First Links — 8.28.12

When Spirits Collided: Islam and Christianity in the West
Dario Fernandez-Morera, Library of Law and Liberty

Life Is Cheap in Norway: C. S. Lewis and Anders Breivik
John Piper,  Desiring God

Language: Irregular, But Not Arbitrary
Phillip Ball,  Prospect

A “Duty” to Engineer Morality?
William M. Briggs

Political Enthusiasts, By Turns Infuriated and Delighted by the Church
A. Barton Hinkle,  Reason

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