October 2001

One Nation Under Many Gods
Public Square The idea of “Christian America” meets with determined opposition on many fronts, and for many…
In Defense of Jabez
“Read not the times, read the eternities,” said Henry David Thoreau. It isn’t often that the two…
Evangelical and Catholic Together?
Among the many (of course) excellent items in this issue, there is Ralph Wood’s thoughtful and intelligent…
Letter From Ukraine
There is one remaining institution of the old Tsarist empire of the Romanovs: the Patriarchate of Moscow.…
The Names of Love
Plato was no friend of safe sex, and latex would not have changed his mind. In his…
Good News from the Court
Good News v. Milford is very good news indeed for advocates of school vouchers and faith-based organizations…
All Shook Up: Music, Passion, and Politics
Are there prizes for titles and dust jackets? If so, Spence Publishing should win them both for…
Pluralism in Philosophy: Changing the Subject
John Kekes has written a book that will provoke readers. It will stir up their interest, lead…
The Trinity in German Thought
In writing both of his Catechisms of 1529, Martin Luther attempted to highlight the trinitarian structure of…
Briefly Noted 36
The Influence of Faith: Religious Groups and U.S. Foreign Policy. Edited by Elliott Abrams. Rowman & Littlefield.…
The Book of Marriage: The Wisest Answers to the Toughest Questions
The Book of Marriage undertakes to provide an overview of one of the greatest human institutions at…
American Evangelical Christianity: An Introduction
With the death of Sydney Ahlstrom and the retirements of Robert Handy and Martin Marty from the…
Poetry
To age is but to respect gravity, movement that is denial given up in the fashion of…