American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Philosophical Crusher
We milk the cow of the world, and as we do We whisper in her ear, “You are…
storms
the wind’s blown stars to powder in the sky’s blueso the morning’s pale and clear, soft as…
The Vatican and the State of Israel
In a recently published book, Sergio I. Minerbi, formerly of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, speaks…
When Nice People Do Bad Theology
Sure, Walker Percy already said it, but that was as a good-natured joshing, a passing joke. Now…
The Decline and Fall of the Christian College
Every one shall consider the main End of his life and studies, to know God and Jesus…
Judaism and American Public Life: A Symposium
In the half-century now past, the dominant view among American Jews was that religion should be rigorously…
She Turned to Me
She turned to me one night as if to say: “I know.” And though I waited for her…
The Churches & War in the Gulf
About the public debate preceding Operation Desert Storm, two things may be said with some confidence. First,…
Bilbao Alone
Some of the sounds here are familiar: Vivaldi plays the same in this language, keys rattle in locks, the…
An Open Letter to the Religious Community
T he signers of this letter have been active for many years in both scholarship and litigation…
History According to the Village Atheist
The Arrogance of Faith: Christianity and Race in America from the Colonial Era to the Twentieth Century…
Saints as Givers, Saints as Guides
Making Saints: How the Church Determines Who Becomes a Saint, Who Doesn’t and Why by kenneth l.…
Left Out
Encyclopedia of the American Left edited by mary jo buhle, paul buhle, and dan georgakas garland, 928…
The Death Watch
The Public Square We need not speculate about what may be down “the slippery slope” on which we find…
An Old Radio in Atlantic City
It drew people to it like a fire,The needle floating up and down its dial,Fishing for the…
