December 2000
America’s Most Influential Journal of Religion and Public Life
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Animal Rights
David R. Carlin presents a believable argument in the first few paragraphs of “ Rights, Animal and…
What Jacques Barzun Believes, Maybe
The Public Square I share fully the pleasure that our reviewer, John J. Reilly, takes in Jacques…
A Pro–Life Loss of Nerve?
There are times when it is hard to accept that advocates of legal abortion mean what they…
That Lousy War: Explaining Vietnam
Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy by robert s. mcnamara, with james…
Philosophy in an Old Key
Confessions of a Philosopher: A Personal Journey Through Western Philosophy from Plato to Popper By Bryan Magee…
Peace When?
It seems that Bill Clinton won’t get that Nobel Peace Prize after all. On no issue of…
Joe Lieberman as Rorschach Test
As this issue goes to press, the result of the November election is unknown. But whatever the…
Evangelicals in the Church of Mary
“The Protestants were out at the pro“life ball,” my Catholic friend told me, with some agitation. “They…
The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering
The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering by norman g. finkelstein verso, 304 pages,…
Sing Unto the Lord
Jon Vickers: A Hero’s Life by jeannie williams northeastern university press, 432 pages, $25.04 In opera, it’s…
A Jewish Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews: Jewish Life and the Emergence of Christianity by paula fredriksen…
The Book of Heaven: An Anthology of Writings from Ancient to Modern Times
The Book of Heaven: An Anthology of Writings from Ancient to Modern Times edited by carol and…
We the People: The Fourteenth Amendment and the Supreme Court
We the People: The Fourteenth Amendment and the Supreme Court by michael j. perry oxford university press,…
Briefly Noted 28
Deus Trinitas:The Doctrine of the Triune Godby david coffeyoxford university press, 196 pages, $147.29 The many books…
Defining Social Justice
Last year marked the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Friedrich Hayek, among whose many contributions…
