First Links—7.10.15

The Great Accumulation: A Review of The Ransom of the Soul, by Peter Brown
Karl Shuve, Hedgehog Review

The Garbage Man Who Would Be King
Matthew Schmitz, American Interest

Behind the Scenes with Dwight Eisenhower, Billy Graham, and the Makers of American Civil Religion
John G. Turner, Christianity Today

What Finland Can Teach America About Baseball
Brian Costa, Wall Street Journal

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