November 1991
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Editorial: Democratic Waves
Democracy is still very much a minority phenomenon among the nations of the world, but it is…
Man and Woman: An Old Story
Man and woman. What are they, and why—each alone and both together? How are they alike and…
Abortion and the Actualized Self
The Choices We Made (Angela Bonavoglia, 1990) is the latest collection of sympathetic abortion narratives, a genre…
Poverty & the Victim Ploy
In 1936, Harry Hopkins made a speech defending the honor of the poor. I am getting sick…
When Jews Are Christians
I By now it is obvious that in the past twenty-five years or so there has been…
The Present and Future Church
At the dawning of this century, Christians in Europe and North America harbored great expectations. Many leaders…
Looking at Islam After Kipling and Hesse
Books on Islam, we are told, are enjoying brisk sales. For reasons related to the imperialist past…
Is Egalitarianism Good for the Jews?
Apall hangs over the American debate about equality. It is becoming difficult for people to speak their…
Infernal Counsel
Dear Cachexia, Well, isn’t this impressive! You’ve had charge of this patient of yours for just two…
Ideology Therapy
Wise is he to whom all things taste as they are.—Joseph Pieper The first time the popular…
Tough-minded Feminism
Power Trips and Other Journeys: Essays in Feminism as Civic Discourse by Jean Bethke Elshtain University of…
A Guide to Barth
How to Read Karl Barth: The Shape of His Theology by George Hunsinger Oxford University Press, 298…
Countercultural Christians
Understanding Fundmentalism and Evangelicalism by George M. Marsden Eerdmans, 206 pages, $12.95 Evangelicalism and fundamentalism continue to…
The Neoconservatives
Watch on the Right: Conservative Intellectuals in the Reagan Era by J. David Hoeveler, Jr. University of…
Transfiguration
The alarm sinks its teeth into my ear. I drag out of our warm bed. Another winter…
