April 2004
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Luther, the Controversy
I noted with interest Edward T. Oakes’ review of Luther (“Luther, the Movie,” January). His remarks about…
The Church as Culture
Last spring on a trip to Erfurt, the medieval university town in Germany famous for its Augustinian…
Talking Democracy
Democracy and Tradition ”the fruit of years of reflection and development by the author”actually comprises essays on…
The End of the Pius Wars
Who, even among scholars in the field, could keep up with the flood of attacks on Pius…
“Thinly Disguised Totalitarianism”
In 2003, the chief appellate court of the province of Ontario unanimously ruled that the common law…
Alzheimer’s & Grace
The author of Psalm 71 begs the Lord, “Cast me not off in the time of old…
St. Benedict After September 11
Philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre closed his 1981 book After Virtue by posing what might be called the St.…
Briefly Noted 19
A Fierce Discontent: The Rise and Fall of the Progressive Movement in America, 1870-1920. By Michael McGerr.…
The Catholic Revival in English Literature, 1845-1961
The Catholic Revival in English Literature by Ian Ker is not, as its title suggests, the study…
Hope and Memory: Lessons from the Twentieth Century
“Humanitarian bombs,” “ethical war,” and “surgical strikes””it is Orwellian Newspeak such as this, accompanying recent military action…
God’s Bestseller
“They were smuggling . . . books?” exclaimed the young woman incredulously. She had seen me reading…
Political Philosophy and the God of Abraham
Thomas Pangle, author of numerous acclaimed studies spanning the entire history of political philosophy from Socrates to…
Passions Surrounding The Passion
“An Open Letter to the Jewish Community” was issued by the Catholic League a few weeks prior…
While We’re At It
• Medical concerns have been raised about the “morning after pill,” but the Christian Century editorially opines…
Low Expectations and Catholic Preaching
Among all the qualities Protestants look for in their clergy, the one consistently rated highest is that…
Editorial Secrets Revealed
Paul Johnson says an important part of it in his introduction to The Norman Podhoretz Reader (Free…
The Bishop of Bray
Heresy is better than schism, says the Episcopal bishop of Virginia. Bishop Peter J. Lee had for…
Love the Lovely Boomerang
Love the lovely boomerang remands, in command and countermand, circumnavigations that sang exile and reply out of…
