First Links — 1.31.14

The Nautilus on the Cathedral
Rev. Tim Schenck, Clergy Family Confidential

An Altar on the Farm
Phillip Jensen, Comment

The Apocalypse in America’s DNA
Stefany Anne Golberg, Smart Set

Back to (Divinity) School
Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Wall Street Journal

Recklessness and Resignation: Democracy in a Time of Crisis
Daniel Cohen, Los Angeles Review of Books

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