D. Scott Hendrickson reviews “The Man Who Invented Fiction: How Cervantes Ushered in the Modern World” by William Egginton
Books
How to cultivate a love for reading in children
In the spirit of the planting season, I offer tips for growing strong readers.
Martin Luther: hero, but no saint
This is a book I have long needed to read. Martin Luther is in the top tier of 16th-century greats whose life, actions and works forever changed the landscape of Christianity and, therefore, all of Western civilization. Yet my knowledge of the man himself was scant and tainted. In Luther the Great, Lyndal Roper, Regius […]
Judas Iscariot: the first and last Christian?
Gail Lumet Buckley reviews “Judas” by Amos Oz.
The Samaritan impulse
Dennis Vellucci reviews “Signals” by Tim Gautreaux.
The Colonial Beginnings of North American Catholicism
Thomas J. Shelley reviews “Continental Ambitions” by
Books on the Bible
John C. Endres and Jean-Francois Racine consider various recent books on the Bible.
Barack Obama and the Limits of Optimism
Jason Berry reviews “A Consequential President” by Michael D’Antonio.
Fordham: A New York Story
John T. McGreevy reviews “Fordham: A History of the Jesuit University of New York: 1841-2003” by Thomas J. Shelley.
Not Like Mike: the Chicago Bull who became a social justice activist
Hodges expresses his disappointment at his teammates for what he saw as their lack of political consciousness.
