February 2007

February Letters 177
Hegel Finagled Regarding “America in the European Mind” by Thomas Albert Howard (November): Mr. Howard’s quotation from…
A Letter to Tony Campolo
Dear Reverend Campolo, A lot of my friends are big fans of yours, so I picked up…
Wrong from Wright
Those of us Protestants whose heritage is relatively congregational may sometimes find ourselves thinking things would be…
Struggling Alone
He came out to me in an email. I’ve known him for years, long enough that I…
The Life of the World
Resurrection and the Restoration of Israel: The Ultimate Victory of the God of Life by Jon D.…
Sacra Roma
The Aeneid by Virgil, translated by Robert Fagles Viking Adult, 496 pages, $40 We do not read…
Natural Religion
Is Nature Enough? Truth and Meaning in the Age of Science by John F. Haught Cambridge University…
Chasing Chastity
The Thrill of the Chaste: Finding Fulfillment While Keeping Your Clothes On by Dawn Eden W Publishing…
Modern Times
A World Beyond Politics? A Defense of the Nation-State by Pierre Manent Princeton University Press, 228 pages,…
Briefly Noted 177
American Mythos: Why Our Best Efforts to Be a Better Nation Fall Short by Robert Wuthnow Princeton…
Poetry
Widowhood She wove the veil of her widowhood with thread from his shroud. Samuel Menashe An Inside…