Paul Moses reviews “City of Gods: Religious Freedom, Immigration and Pluralism in Flushing, Queens” and “Irish-American Autobiography: The Divided Hearts of Athletes, Priests, Pilgrims, and More.”
Paul Moses
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Why the gods should be fully present in history and culture
Orsi traces the rise of “absence” to the religious debates of the 16th century.
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Retrieving the real presence in an age of absence
A review of ‘History and Presence’ by Robert A. Orsi
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A President’s Faith
‘Redeemer: the Life of Jimmy Carter,’ by Randall Balmer, and ‘A Call to Action,’ by Jimmy Carter
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Obedient and Orthodox?
In each generation and in many languages, writers have sought to interpret Francis of Assisi anew.
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A Moral Architect?
The story of Robert Drinan's decade in Congress continues to raise troubling questions