The Fabricated Luther: The Rise and Fall of the Shirer Myth By Uwe Siemon-Netto Concordia, 186 pages, $12.99. “I’ve always felt fortunate that I didn’t belong to a church tradition with a brilliant founder; that way I haven’t had to spend my time defending him.” Such was . . . . Continue Reading »
Populism and Elitism: Politics in the Age of Equality by Jeffrey Bell Regnery Gateway, 202 pages, $21.95 Jeffrey Bell has been an aid to both Ronald Reagan and Jack Kemp, a candidate for the Senate, and fellow at a number of different institutes. He is currently president of Lehrman Bell Mueller . . . . Continue Reading »
Free Persons and the Common Good by Michael Novak Madison Books, 244 pages, $17.95 . A number of commentators” among them David Hollenbach, John Langan, and myself”have argued that the American Catholic Bishops’ pastoral letters, and even the Pope’s recent encyclicals, . . . . Continue Reading »
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