January 1998
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January Letters 142
Islam and Religious Dialogue The tenor of Richard John Neuhaus’ Public Square essay on the book The…
On Not Permitting the Other to Be Other
The Public Square In addition to being wrongheaded, the book is simply wrong on so many scores.…
The Constitution of Babel
These are the times, as recent issues of this journal reflect, for reassessing our constitutional tradition, and…
The Christian Mission in the Third Millenium
In October 1997, immediately following the meeting of evangelical Protestant and Roman Catholic theologians who agreed on…
The Gift of Salvation
In the spring of 1994, a distinguished group of Roman Catholics and evangelical Protestants issued a much-discussed…
The Gorbachev of Darwinism
Stephen Jay Gould is mad as hell, and he’s not going to take it any more. Readers…
The Pope’s Letter to Moscow
On June 24, 1997, the Vatican made a mistake in political judgment. Pope John Paul II sent…
Infanticide for Beginners
It was the issue of abortion that taught me to be suspicious of the word “reform.” It…
“Intelligent Television”
This season’s most controversial new program, Nothing Sacred, is about everyday life at an urban Catholic parish.…
Roe: Twenty-Five Years Later
Twenty-five years ago, on January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court of the United States, in what numerous…
Meaningful Work
A lthough it is sometimes forgotten that a worthy human life can be lived by those who…
The Coming Crisis
American society may soon embark upon the most important constitutional debate since the early nineteenth century. Then…
The Innocence of Billy Graham
Just as I Am:The Autobiography of Billy Graham by billy graham harper san francisco/zondervan, 760 pages, $28.50…
Do Only Christians Know?
Christians Among the Virtues: Theological Conversations with Ancient and Modern Ethics By Stanley Hauerwas and Charles Pinches…
Briefly Noted 142
A Sacred Union of Citizens: George Washington’s Farewell Address and the American Character. By Matthew Spalding and…
Too Majestic for Ornament
Brightest Heaven of Invention: A Christian Guide to Six Shakespeare Plays . By Peter J. Leithart. Cannon…
Explaining Everything
Moral Judgement: Does the Abuse Excuse Threaten Our Legal System? By James Q. Wilson Basic Books. 134…
Spinoza’s Project
Spinoza, Liberalism, and the Question of Jewish Identity By Steven B. Smith Yale University Press. 270 pp.…
Spiraling into Nothingness
Against Liberalism By John Kekes Cornell University Press. 244 pp. $29.95 I remember a lecture a few…
Who Else?
But the Lord rebuilds Jerusalem, Collects the scattered, castoff, brokenhearted Seed of Israel and knows how many…
Latent Image
Chosen, all prepared the vista no one else perceives in a shuttersbreath of light is born. In…
Intersection
red light: stop and wait huddled at the intersection the engine struggles and gasps too cold for…
Self-Portrait, 1998
He is actually very happy, which goes to explain why unexpected tears fill his eyes. His job…
