January 2002
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Religious Freedom in a Time of War
It was a mighty battle and alleluias ascended when, in the late 1990s, religious freedom was institutionally…
Between Beasts and God
Near the beginning of the twenty-fourth and last Book of Homer’s Iliad, called by Simone Weil “the…
Philosophy and Tyranny
Heidegger’s Children by Richard Wolin Princeton University Press, 312 pages, $29.95 The Reckless Mind: Intellectuals in Politics…
The Basics About Stem Cells
In August of last year, President Bush approved the use of federal funds to support research on…
Dostoevsky Also Nods
Those of us who thought we were well informed about 1054 and all that were stung by…
Knowledge for the Sake of Knowledge
In the unforgettable Franny and Zooey, J.D. Salinger’s wearied heroine, recovering from some kind of spiritual crisis,…
The Reappearing Nuclear Family
As if it didn’t have enough to fret about, the two-parent American family got taken for quite…
Hard Thoughts in Wartime
November 21, 2001. As of this date, the American war against terrorism is going better than almost…
Jews and Compassionate Conservatism
Since September 11, President Bush has placed much of his domestic policy agenda on hold. Yet we…
One Man’s Bach
The True Life of J.S. Bach By Klaus Eidam , translated by Hoyt Rogers Basic. 432 pp.…
Briefly Noted 39
David’s Secret Demons: Messiah, Murderer, Traitor, King By Baruch Halpern Eerdmans. 492 pp. $30 This book is,…
Faith Seeking Explanation
Religion Explained: The Evolutionary Origins of Religious Thought By Pascal Boyer Basic. 375 pp. $27.50 Pascal Boyer…
The Popular Adams
John Adams By David McCullough Simon & Schuster. 752 pp. $35 Ever since 1776 John Adams and…
Taking Responsibility
With the Grain of the Universe: The Church’s Witness and Naural Theology By Stanley Hauerwas Brazos. 250…
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David’s Secret Demons: Messiah, Murderer, Traitor, King By Baruch Halpern Eerdmans. 492 pp. $30 This book is,…
September 2001
We meet our griefs again when work is through and do with words what little words can…
Requiem
A payload of people phoning home: their ghost voices linger, caught on tapes, rewound, rewound, as if…
Jerusalem Artichoke
It’s not , though: Anyone can tell you this is absolutely not an artichoke. And the Jerusalem…
