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The music of Van Cliburn was key to a Cold War thaw
Lisa Baglione reviews “Moscow Nights” by Nigel Cliff
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‘Lincoln in the Bardo’: Between heaven and hell, a half-lit existence
John Anderson reviews “Lincoln in the Bardo” by George Saunders.
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Is cultural renewal possible without a culture war?
“Out of the Ashes” promises a plan for cultural renewal, but seems to skip the most difficult steps.
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Was Pontius Pilate an agent of Christian salvation?
A new book situates Pilate in the political and cultural milieu of the Roman Empire in the Middle East.
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St. Ignatius, the Jesuits and the pope: a close and complex history
The relationship between the Jesuits and the popes has had far-reaching consequences for the church over the centuries.
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A theologian of unmatched influence
Martin E. Marty reviews “An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story” by Jeremy L. Sabella.
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A Polish poet veers into science fiction
Frank Freeman reviews “The Mountains of Parnassus” by Czeslaw Milosz.
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A Russian-American family encounters a hostile homeland
Teresa Donnellan reviews “The Patriots” by Sana Krasikov.
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Critic, curator, broadcaster and scoundrel: the man behind the epic documentary “Civilisation”
Robert Hosmer reviews “Kenneth Clark: Life, Art and Civilization” by James Stourton.