January 1993
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Creator or Blind Watchmaker?
As a notorious critic of Darwinism, I enjoy reading a newsletter called Basis, which is published by…
A Primer on the Devil
As modern religionists, we face a curious predicament when we think of the Devil. On the one…
The Inescapability of Metaphysics
The purpose of the study of philosophy is not to learn what others have thought, but to…
Maritain and the Jews
Shall we look for the deepest impulse toward that monstrosity—Christians who are anti-Semites? They are seeking an…
The Haunted Mr. Hawthorne
Salem Is My Dwelling Place: A Life of Nathaniel Hawthorne by edward haviland miller university of iowa…
When Shepherds Go Astray
The Public Square Donahue, Oprah, and Geraldo have all had a grand time weighing in on the…
Baptism and Development
In the north Indian state of Bihar, there are indigenous peoples who never converted to the Hinduism…
Cult and Culture
Ecclesiastical anarchism has a long history in American Christianity, but few have gone quite as far as…
The New Liberal Racism
Two Nations: Black and White, Separate, Hostile, and Unequal by Andrew Hacker Scribner’s, 272 pages, $24.95 The…
The Banality of Sin
The Seven Deadly Sins: Jewish, Christian, and Classical Reflections on Human Nature by solomon schimmel free press,…
Why Animals Came in from the Cold
The Covenant of the Wild: Why Animals Choose Domestication by steven budiansky morrow, 190 pages, $18 Having…
The Moral Fragility of Constitutionalism
America’s Constitutional Soul by Harvey C. Mansfield, Jr. Johns Hopkins University Press, 236 pages, $32 In this…
Why Universities Went Secular
The Secularization of the Academy edited by george m. marsden and bradley j. longfield oxford university press,…
Divorce, Communitarian Style
On Divorce by Louis de Bonald translated and with an introduction by Nicholas Davidson Transaction Press, 198…
Briefly Noted 205
Theology and Dialogue edited by Bruce D. Marshall University Of Notre Dame Press, 302 pages, $14.95 paper…
Apology to Starlings
Starlings may mean more than we supposed,Their ugliness but a guiseHiding beauties too deep to probe.Look how…
