First Links — 8.29.12

The Problem of Place: A Local and Universal Church
James Matthew Wilson,  Front Porch Republic

The Scriptural Roots of Augustine’s Spirituality
Stephen N. Filippo,  Ignatius Insight

The Decline of the American Political Convention
Geoffrey Kabaservice,  Oxford University Press Blog

Evangelicals Lose a Friend in Metropolitan Jonah
Weston Gentry,  Christianity Today

Better to Be Understood: Academics and Writing
Barton Swaim,  Weekly Standard

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