First Links — 8.20.13

The Saints of August
Joseph Wood, Catholic Thing

Desegregation & the Rise of Christian Education in the South
Hunter Baker, Touchstone

Fortress Israel?
Benny Morris, Jewish Review of Books

“Still, God Helps You”
Melissa Pritchard, Wilson Quarterly

Pope Urban II’s Reunification Policy and Its Demise
Medievalists.net

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