Religion in Human Evolution, Part I Andrew Brown, The Guardian When Everything’s for Sale Ferdinand Mount, Times Literary Supplement (UK) Two Classes, Divided by “I Do” Jason DeParle, New York Times What Is Liberal Christianity? Ross Douthat, Evaluations . . . . Continue Reading »
There is a consensus that Reihan Salam is good at what he does, but what is that exactly? Take the blog that he writes for National Review , the Agenda . By what standard could we say that the Agenda is a good blog? You can’t go by accuracy, because Reihan assiduously avoids taking a firm stand . . . . Continue Reading »
The presidential campaign is both very boring and a waste of attention. Obama’s minions (to include the Boston Globe of course) would accuse Romney of being Jack the Ripper and the captain of the Exxon Valdez if they thought that such accusations would deflect public attention from the . . . . Continue Reading »
The Christian Science Monitor reports growth among evangelicals in France. Largely young and drawn from minorities. Seems as though the churches are mainly Baptist or Pentecostal. . . . . Continue Reading »
The New York Times’ contrarian wunderkind Ross Douthat wonders aloud: Can Liberal Christianity Be Saved?, against the backdrop of the collapse in the membership of the Episcopal Church.The most successful Christian bodies have often been politically conservative but theologically shallow, . . . . Continue Reading »
In a recent interview, Amy Welborn shares intimate details of writing her book Wish You Were Here: Travels Through Loss and Hope . The book chronicles her trip to Sicily shortly after the death of her husband Michael Dubruiel, a popular Catholic writer and speaker who died of a heart . . . . Continue Reading »
William Doino Jr. on the true stardom of Fulton Sheen : The name of Fulton J. Sheen brings to mind many things: “the Golden Age of Catholicism” . . . the stirring sermons . . . the amusing stories and dramatic conversions . . . the black cassock and red cape . . . the glistening pectoral . . . . Continue Reading »
Christians in the West can no longer take their once-comfortable cultural hegemony for granted and ought to prepare for sacrifice—maybe even persecution—Fr. George W. Rutler writes in Crisis . Surveying the scene twelve years into the new millennium, he says St. Paul’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Businessweek’ s Mormon Moment Fail Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Get Religion “Render to God” a Total Claim Rick Plasterer, Juicy Ecumenism Mère Knows Best Sarah Blustain, Democracy A Reply to R. C. Sproul Bryan Cross, Called to Communion Great Floridian Literature? Jeff Johnson . . . . Continue Reading »
In his column in the New York Times , Ross Douthat chronicles the decline of liberal Protestantism . The Episcopal Church and other mainline denominations were once pillars of the WASP establishment, providing religious leadership and inspiration in nation-defining events such as the civil rights . . . . Continue Reading »
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