Did Mary Have Agency?
by Kirsten SandersIn her new book Women and the Gender of God, Amy Peeler adds contemporary questions of power and consent to the shopworn themes of feminist theology. Continue Reading »
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by John WilsonTitles catch my eye, and I find myself hoping that some books I've read recently will draw the attention of a good reviewer or three Continue Reading »
Ending the Demand for Abortion
by Jonathon Van MarenWe know that a wide range of circumstances drive women to seek abortion, and that there are concrete steps we can take to reduce the demand. Continue Reading »
School Choice Promotes National Unity
by R. R. RenoWe have a great deal in common as Americans. But what we share can be obscured by the rage and fury of our partisan battles. It is for this reason that school choice will paradoxically promote unity in our country. Continue Reading »
The White-Martyr Cardinals’ Dinner
by George WeigelAnd as Cardinal Pell remarked after that memorable dinner, “Cardinal Zen really was the star tonight, wasn’t he?” Indeed, he was. Continue Reading »
The K–12 Education Renaissance
by Jeremy TateClassical K–12 alternatives are rapidly expanding while conventional schools struggle with an enrollment decline not seen since World War II. Continue Reading »
A Divine Comedy We Can Feel in the Pulse
by Jason M. BaxterWe need to realize that Dante is constantly code-switching from a classical in-the-head way of speaking to one that is more in-the-blood and in-the-nerves. Continue Reading »
Cardinal Francis George: Simply Catholic
by Charles J. ChaputHeinlein’s book on Cardinal Francis E. George has two great strengths. The first is that he’s a lucid, engaging writer who’s researched George’s life in impressive detail. The second is that the story of Francis George, the man, is thoroughly absorbing. Continue Reading »
A Tale of Two Muslim Generations
by Ismail RoyerSome have described Hamline as representing a contemporary case of blasphemy. But now, we see blasphemy as a crime against our new god: the self. Continue Reading »
Missouri Macbeths
by Peter J. LeithartLots of bad people get their deserts, but the world of Ozark is one where sinners cannot be laundered and aren’t judged. Continue Reading »
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