May 2022
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Christian Realism About Ukraine
That we should grieve for the people of Ukraine is unquestionable. The boot of their powerful Russian…
Defeating the Equity Regime
It is useless, for now, to predict where the six-justice conservative majority on the Supreme Court may…
On the Threshold: Part III
Now it was Lent, and we were just forty days from Easter. Heavy rains and rising temperatures…
The Bottom Line
There are two facts of my life that my grandchildren used to tell their friends with pride.…
The Politics of Unhappiness
A traffic jam, a shoe that pinches: It takes very little to ruin a nice day. Nothing…
Ensnared in the Web
About ten years ago, I acquired a deep suspicion of smartphones and social media. Riding a late-night…
Fire Upon the Earth
Contempt for religious faith has been growing in America’s leadership classes for many decades, as scholars such…
Holy Fear
On at least two occasions, my father found himself in public showdowns with Mad Max, an itinerant…
Hope Among the Ruins
These days, it seems, my friends fall into two groups: The Red Hots and the Blue Birds.…
J’Accuse
Bad reviews killed the poet Keats, so the story goes. Even though the tale has been debunked,…
Letters
Forgotten Islam Gabriel Said Reynold’s review of Mustafa Akyol’s book, Reopening Muslim Minds, makes fascinating reading (“Liberal…
Briefly Noted — 5/22
The Two Cities: A History of Christian Politics by andrew willard jonesemmaus road, 376 pages, $34.95 Andrew…
Gender After Eden
The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theoryby abigail favaleignatius, 248 pages, $17.95 Our departure from the Enlightenment…
Hall of Mirrors
Never Speak to Strangers:And Other Writing from Russia and the Soviet Unionby david satteribidem, 692 pages, $34…
Houellebecq’s Omelette
Anéantirby michel houellebecqflammarion, 736 pages, $29 As Chekhov conveyed boredom without being boring, so Michel Houellebecq conveys…
Marching Orders
Common Good Constitutionalismby adrian vermeulepolity, 270 pages, $19.95 This is an ambitious and timely book. It confronts…
The Ultimate Love
Deification Through the Cross: An Eastern Christian Theology of Salvationby khaled anatolioseerdmans, 464 pages, $50 As the…
Atmosphere
The snow this morning falls on brook and rushIn great flakes wending slantwise without purpose,The sky above…
Mary
The kingdom of heaven is likea hummingbird nest, the luckiestcup of air to hold a breastof solitude,…
