Paley knew by instinct what science now confirms: the role reading plays in developing empathy for the other.
History
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Is war a necessary evil?
Paul Lauritzen reviews “War: An Enquiry” by A. C. Grayling
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
A friar turned detective
The story spans 60 years, and as Broderick tells the tale of Roza Mojewska and Otto Brack he tells the story of Poland itself, touching on Hitler’s goal of annihilating the Poles to give the Germans space.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The Statue of Liberty is a sign of welcome—but our immigration fights will not end
The United States’ status as a nation of immigrants has never been perfect.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Pope Benedict XV and the forgotten campaign to end World War I
Overshadowed in his lifetime, Pope Benedict provided lessons for the world’s peoples and policymakers, then and now.
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A convicted and crucified peasant
Michael Peppard reviews “Destroyer of the Gods: Early Christian Distinctiveness in the Roman World” by Larry W. Hurtado.
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From Jonathan Edwards to Billy Graham
Larry Madaras reviews “The Evangelicals: An Essential History for the Struggle to Shape America” by Frances Fitzgerald.
Posted inFaith, Vantage Point
From 1967: A Luther Renaissance in Catholic Thought
This article appeared as “Luther and Catholic Historians,” on Oct. 21, 1967.
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Photos from the front lines
Gail Lumet Buckley reviews “Dickey Chapelle Under Fire” By John Garofolo.
Posted inMagazine, Of Many Things
Here are the America Jeopardy! questions, er, answers.
The following are the correct responses to the prompts for “America Jeopardy!” How many did you get?