In ‘A History of Catholic Theological Ethics,’ James Keenan, S.J., offers intellectual history with flesh and bones and a soul.
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Review: Sargent Shriver and the ‘Catholic streak’ that modern politics needs
In ‘Spiritualizing Politics Without Politicizing Religion,’ James R. Price and Kenneth R. Melchin argue that we need Sargent Shriver’s “Catholic streak” now more than ever to break through what they call the “fog of the contemporary culture wars.”
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Review: The Cambridge critics who revolutionized the way you read
With his new book ‘The Critical Revolutionaries,’ Terry Eagleton focuses on the scholars who revolutionized literary study and foreshadowed the New Criticism movement that became widespread in mid-century American universities.
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Review: A portrait of the Golden Age of journalism
In his new book, ‘The Noise of Typewriters: Remembering Journalism,’ Lance Morrow brings together memoir and history to remember some of journalism’s greatest moments.
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Review: Facing war up close
Ben Kesling’s ‘Bravo Company’ tells the story of a U.S. Army infantry company before, during and after a difficult deployment to Afghanistan in 2009.
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Review: Two novels about women of laughter and resilience
In ‘How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water’ by Angie Cruz and ‘Factory Girls’ by Michelle Gallen, readers encounter female protagonists who are smart, tough, hilarious survivors.
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The Pulitzer winner who predicted Elon Musk and Elizabeth Holmes 25 years ago
A quarter-century after its release, Steven Millhauser’s ‘Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer’ shines a harsh but revealing light on some of the 21st century’s most powerful forces and enigmatic personalities.
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Leonard Cohen’s Jewish and Christian imagery: ‘All that poetry was at my fingertips’
In this excerpt from her new book on Leondard Cohen, Marcia Pally examines his use of Jewish and Christian biblical images in the singer-swongwriter’s lyrics.
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French playwright Moliere’s fraught relationship with the Catholic Church: A fresh look on his 400th birthday
Molière faced opposition from church figures during his life over his controversial works. Four centuries after his birth, what religious themes and tensions can be found in his plays?
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Review: A tribute to a teacher
In his latest novel, Julian Barnes returns to his strategy of merging history, fiction and memoir to pay tribute to a beloved teacher.