Family
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Fewer Boys Is Better . . . for Boys
The numbers are clear. In 2015, females made up 56 percent of the undergraduate population in the…
The Battle Over the Museum of the Bible
One thing you’ve got to say about the brand-new Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C: It’s…
Steinem vs. Friedan
The Fight is over, for now. I hope it will continue, however, in a bigger stadium. Which…
The Academic Advantages of the Bible
For years, Christians have asserted that the removal of the study of the Bible from public school…
The Godless Nursery School
Hell hath no fury like secular parents in one of America’s most expensive zip codes when they…
Against Princeton
The urgent message hit my inbox yesterday. It was from Kim Benston, the president of my alma…
A Theology of Adoption
Not by Nature but by Graceby gilbert meilaenderuniversity of notre dame, 136 pages, $25 The theme of…
Our Ancient Debt to Alcuin
If your intentions are carried out, it may be that a new Athens will arise in France…
Catholic America
Continental Ambitions: Roman Catholics in North America by Kevin Starr Ignatius, 675 pages, $34.95 In The Good…
The Necessity of Judgment
Montaigne: A Lifeby philippe desantranslated by steven rendall and lisa nealprinceton, 832 pages, $39.95 When faced with…
Letters
Sacraments, Not Sweets James Zacchaeus’s story (“Thanks for Everything, Pope Francis,” June/July) is a testimony to what…
Euthanasia for Alzheimer’s Patients?
The medically vulnerable have rarely been in greater jeopardy. Alzheimer’s disease patients are at particular risk. In…
This Sporting Life
Amid the hoo-hah surrounding the clash between Donald Trump and the NFL, perhaps the most important question…
Ban the Laptops, Yes
A study just appeared in Education Next, under the title “Should Professors Ban Laptops?” The study worked like this:…
The Lost Purpose of Learning
In the autumn of AD 386, a thirty-two-year-old academic superstar named Aurelius Augustinus made a radical move:…
