John C. Endres and Jean-Francois Racine consider various recent books on the Bible.
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Barack Obama and the Limits of Optimism
Jason Berry reviews “A Consequential President” by Michael D’Antonio.
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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.
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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.
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Bosch and Bruegel: From the Monstrous To the Ordinary
Karen Sue Smith reviews “Bosch & Bruegel” by
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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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A theologian of unmatched influence
Martin E. Marty reviews “An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story” by Jeremy L. Sabella.
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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.