October 1992
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A Closed Question And Ecumenism Now
The contention is advanced, with some persuasive force, that the churches lag behind the progress that society…
Tolerance as Catholic Doctrine
“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves,” wrote Abraham Lincoln. Is there any…
On the Death of Literature
The Death Of Literature by Alvin Kernan Yale University Press, 240 pages, $22.50 Those who began to…
Two Paths to Black Power
The process of nominating and confirming Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court served to underline the debate…
A Common Enemy, A Common Cause
On June 24, 1992 the Supreme Court handed down Lee v. Weisman, a decision that declares officially…
Statement on Church and State
June 17, 1948 Recent decisions of the Supreme Court have extended the meaning of the constitutional prohibition…
To Students of Divinity: A Convocation Address
People who talk overmuch about beginning a new phase of life often appear quite foolish. After all,…
Editorial: Abortion and a Nation at War
Surely, one may devoutly hope, Justice Scalia exaggerates. In his dissent from Planned Parenthood v. Casey (joined…
Getting Rid of the Vegetables
The other day, I cleaned out the vegetable bin in my refrigerator. Some leaves of the head…
Better Than Their Fathers
My fourteen-year-old son has decided he is of the wrong race, culturally at any rate. He wants…
Briefly Noted 913
Byzantium: The Apogee by John Julius Norwich Knopf, 389 pages, $30 John Julius Norwich is a good…
An Incredible Lightness of Being
Intellectual Memoirs, 1936–1938 by mary mccarthy harcourt brace jovanovich, 114 pages, $15.95 The novelist and critic Mary…
The Argument From Design
The Mind of God by Paul Davies Simon & Schuster, 254 pages, $22 “I have always thought…
Denomination and Church
Evangelical Reunion: Denominations And The Body Of Christ by John M. Frame Baker Book House, 185 pages,…
The Wonders of Ordinary Language
Wittgenstein on Ethics and Religious Belief by Cyril Barrett, S.J. Blackwell, 285 pages, $44.95 As is well…
The Pope and King Zog
The Columbia History of Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century edited by Joseph Held Columbia University Press,…
Remembering Some of the Answers
The Disuniting of America: Reflections on a Multicultural Society by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Norton, 160 pages,…
La Belle Tontina
For Nicola I send fond wishes to a horse named TontoAnd you, sweet Nicola, who once was…
