October 2001
America’s Most Influential Journal of Religion and Public Life
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Judging Historical Guilt
I was surprised to find in James Nuechterlein’s “ Pride and Patriotism ” (May) a chain of…
One Nation Under Many Gods
Public Square The idea of “Christian America” meets with determined opposition on many fronts, and for many…
America Fifty/Fifty
G. K. Chesterton’s famous description of the United States as “a nation with the soul of a…
Drawing Pro-Life Lines
In last fall’s presidential election pro-life voters were faced with a difficult moral choice emblematic of the…
Good Wars
Fighting, killing, making war. Human beings have been doing it almost from the very beginning and show…
American Satyricon
We live in what we like to think of as a very sophisticated society. International commerce keeps…
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…
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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…
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The Influence of Faith: Religious Groups and U.S. Foreign Policy Edited by Elliott AbramsRowman & Littlefield. 237…
