Not the Catholic Moment?

by Kenneth Craycraft

Has the Catholic Church lost its place in the public . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jun 1991

Beyond Liberty

by Dean C. Curry

This Hemisphere of Liberty: A Philosophy of the Americas by michael novak aei press, 153 pages, $18.95 We are nearly two years into the post-Cold War era—an era as yet without a name—and we have awakened to the sobering reality that democracy is easier to desire than it is to sustain. . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 1991

The Vatican and the State of Israel

by Eugene J. Fisher

In a recently published book, Sergio I. Minerbi, formerly of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, speaks of the Catholic Church as “the chief opponent” of the Zionist movement past and present, and he identifies “the real reasons underlying” this “hostility” as “immutable . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 1991

Of Rome and Runnymede

by Paul V. Mankowski

Curious. Why should the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Boston Globe all see fit to carry the story of the promulgation of Ex Corde Ecclesiae, the papal declaration on the mission of Catholic universities? On the face of it, Vatican norms for . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 1991

Saints as Givers, Saints as Guides

by James Tunstead Burtchaell

Making Saints: How the Church Determines Who Becomes a Saint, Who Doesn’t and Why by kenneth l. woodward simon and schuster, 461 pages, $24.95 Newman did not regard himself as a theologian, and it would distort his accomplishments to call him one. He was that rarer and more comprehensive figure, . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 1991

“I Am the Very Model of a Modern Vicar-P’rochial”

by Mike Aquilina

V-P:I am the very model of a modern Vicar-P’rochial. I’ve schooling theological, from Curran to Ezekial. I know the Code of Canon Law, and know which lines are optional for dear dissenting brethren, Manichean or adoptional. From seminars I’ve learned to be more challenging and quizzical, more . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 1991

History According to the Village Atheist

by James Turner

The Arrogance of Faith: Christianity and Race in America from the Colonial Era to the Twentieth Century by forrest g. wood alfred a. knopf 517 pages, $29.95 I remember one of those 2:00 A.M. college bull sessions that gave a much younger me the beginnings of an education. On that night, we were . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 1991

The Death of Religious Higher Education

by The Editors

From time to time, a set of concerns reaches something like a critical mass. Familiar discontents vaguely felt turn into more focused anxieties, and then, all of a sudden it seems, a passel of scholars arrives at a similar analysis of what has gone so thoroughly wrong—and some similar ideas of . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jan 1991

The New “Lapsed”

by Peter J. Leithart

In the aftermath of the victory over Communist domination of Eastern Europe, previously hidden divisions are surfacing within the churches that played such a crucial role in that struggle. For example, the recent book on religion in the Soviet Union by Michael Bourdeaux of Keston College documents . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jan 1991

Authority in the Church: Excavations Among the Ruins

by Philip Turner

Authority is an issue that occupies a central place in current ecumenical discussion among the churches and it is one of enormous social and political importance as well. Accordingly, while the arguments that follow are directed most particularly to the question of authority in the churches, they . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Dec 1990