First Links — 8.7.12

When Calvin and Qutb Went Smashing
Philip Jenkins, RealClearReligion

Conservatives and the State
Francis Fukuyama, The American Interest

In Defense of Apologetics
Tim Keller, The Gospel Coalition

The Death-Haunted Art of Friendship
Eve Tushnet,  Catholic Lane

Porky Populism
Rod Dreher, The American Conservative

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