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The Neuhaus I Knew
Richard John Neuhaus: A Life in the Public Square by randy boyagoda image, 459 pages, $30 T he Richard Neuhaus I knew first appears on page 179 of Randy...
The End of Art
Nearly everyone caresโor says he caresโabout art. After all, art ennobles the spirit, ยญelevates the mind, and educates the emotions. Or does it? In fact, tremendous irony attends our...
Barometer Falling
Some books are like barometers: interesting chiefly for what they tell us about the prevailing climate. Lawrence Raineyโs Institutions of Modernism is a case in point. Readers who care...
Tracing the Tokens of Godโs Presence
The Quest for God: A Personal Pilgrimage By Paul Johnson HarperCollins, 216 pages, $24 suspect that most readers will be at least distantly familiar with the British historian and...
The Intellectuals and the Masses
The Intellectuals And The Masses: Pride and Prejudice Among the Literary Intelligensia, 1880-1939 by john carey academy chicago publishers, 246 pages, $12.39 Anyone seeking a vivid illustration of the...
Taking Dialogue Seriously
The Diversity of Religions: A Christian Perspective by j. a. dinoia, o.p. catholic university press, 200 pages, $29.95 We live at an odd moment. One mark of that oddness...
