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September 24, 2001

Vol. 185 / No. 8

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Books
Karen A. BartaSeptember 24, 2001

Books on Jesus continue to sell In particuclar books on Jesus as a historical person have attracted a wide readership Much of the credit for this goes to the New Testament scholar Robert Funk who convened the Jesus Seminar as part of his admirable effort to make religion the fourth Ra matter of

Books
Anthony Egan, S.J.September 24, 2001

With their eyes so set on heaven Protestant Evangelicals either are unconcerned about such earthly matters as politics or their vision of a world rooted in a literal interpretation of the Bible makes them move in right-wing circles As a result they are the strategic allies of dictators multinat

The Word
John R. DonahueSeptember 24, 2001

II was thinking about these readings while half-heartedly watching one of the morning television news shows There was a segment on the rising number of spas for dogs where with compatible companions they could get a complete makeover mdash haircut shampoo pedicure mdash topped off by a dose of

Columns
Thomas J. McCarthySeptember 24, 2001

Feeling wooed? You should be, at least according to pundits and Washington insiders. It seems that 2001 has been the year for courting the Catholic vote. The term burst on the scene shortly after the inauguration and has consistently shown up in news stories ever since, particularly with respect to

News

Catholics Pray, Agencies Assist in Wake of Terrorist AttacksCatholic bishops and priests led prayers and church-run hospitals and agencies mobilized to assist the victims in the wake of the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history. Virtually every Catholic church in the United States scheduled a speci