American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Church as Sacrament
Evangelical Catholicism:Deep Reform in the 21st-Century Church by george weigel Basic, 304 pages, $27.99 In his bracing…
Faith in Fiction
I’m sick of Flannery O’Connor. I’m also sick of Walker Percy, G. K. Chesterton, J. R. R.…
The Halakhah of Jesus’ Trial
The question of who is responsible for the death of Jesus has a long and vexatious history,…
After the Ascension
Ascension Thursday: gone again. My usual panic every year Sets in as the Easter season ends; I’d…
Briefly Noted
Auctoritas Patrum?: The Reception of the Church Fathers in Puritanism by Ann-Stephane Schäfer Peter Lang, 449 pages,…
Confirmation Day
The day I was granted the Sacrament of Confirmation and was admitted with full rights and privileges…
Sociology as Theology
Just when you thought liberal Protestantism was dead, Robert Bellah writes what is arguably the greatest work…
Halakhic Poetry
Majesty and Humility: The Thought of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik by Reuven Ziegler Urim, 424 pages, $34.95…
Cronyism’s Charms
Against Fairness by Stephen T. Asma Chicago, 224 pages, $22.50 Stephen Asma buries in the endnotes of…
Letters
Fighting Eugenics In “My Brittle Bones” (March), Philip C. Burcham makes the excellent point that decisions related…
Modern Conceit
Before Religion: A History of a Modern Concept by Brent Nongbri Yale, 288 pages, $35 In Before…
Lena Dunham’s Inviolable Self
In an episode from the first season of HBO’s series Girls, Hannah Horvath—played by the show’s creator…
Lost Legion of Decency
Their annual conferences have passed resolutions. Their clergy have lobbied for censorship bills. Their journals have crusaded.…
God and the Gaps
Most often the story is told like this: There is some feature of the world that science…
Japan’s Epic
The Tale of the Heike Translated by Royall Tyler Viking, 784 pages, $50 If you have ever…
