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First Links — 8.21.13

The Comforts of the Apocalypse Rob Goodman, Chronicle of Higher Education Airbrushing Protestantism Out of Anglicanism Alister McGrath, Church of Ireland Gazette Coptic Kristallnacht Andrew Doran, National Review Mother of God as Eye and Earth J.Sanidopoulos, Mystagogy Brave New World and the . . . . Continue Reading »

Bruce

So I spent from 1 to after 4 in the morning listening to this AUDIO of one of Springsteen’s concerts on the WRECKING BALL tour. By LISTENING, evan a tonedeaf guy like me can pick up that the music isn’t all that great all the time, and Carl is pretty right to complain that Bruce . . . . Continue Reading »

The Persecution of Egypt’s Christians

The Hudson Institute’s Nina Shea has  an excellent post  on the campaign of violence currently underway in Egypt against the country’s Christians, especially Copts. Frustrated at the overthrow of the Morsi government and enraged by the military’s campaign to eliminate them, . . . . Continue Reading »

R.I.P. John Hollander

The American poet John Hollander has died , leaving a rich legacy of poetry and criticism behind him. Micah Mattix offers a heartfelt tribute to the man and his work in today’s On the Square : While his work is preoccupied with identity and reality, poetry for Hollander can never fully . . . . Continue Reading »

C. S Lewis: Talking about Bicycles

One of the common criticisms of a traditionally Christian sexual ethic is that it forces a lot of gay people into  involuntary celibacy , which some find very lonely, painful, frustrating. I want to start by saying I think this critique is at least partially right. Trying to be faithful to a . . . . Continue Reading »

Desperately Seeking Snowball

I recently heard about a college president who took time during the opening faculty meeting to attack two former professors. These former faculty members left the school two and three years previous, but their memories were shamed in a feeble attempt to divert blame for the school’s problems . . . . Continue Reading »

First Links — 8.20.13

The Saints of August Joseph Wood, Catholic Thing Desegregation & the Rise of Christian Education in the South Hunter Baker, Touchstone Fortress Israel? Benny Morris, Jewish Review of Books “Still, God Helps You” Melissa Pritchard, Wilson Quarterly Pope Urban II’s Reunification . . . . Continue Reading »

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