First Links — 9.27.12

Don’t Just Blame William of Ockham
Michael Brendan Dougherty, The American Conservative

Archbishop of Canterbury: Runners and Riders
Mick Robson and Megan Lane, BBC

Coming Home: The Meaning of Yom Kippur
Lord Jonathan Sacks, ABC Religion & Ethics

Eliot Through His Letters
Martin Lockerd, University Bookman

Governing the World: The History of An Idea
Mark Mazower, Economist

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