November 2 , 2009
Vol. 201 No.12,Whole No. 4872
EDITORIALS
If recent statistics prove to be accurate, then we need to confront autism as a major health care crisis. By The editors
Galileo at the Vatican: Dr. Barnes' Little Museum By The editors
ARTICLES
By John F. Butler
Why even Obama cannot bring an end to the culture wars By William Bole
Religious studies return to China. By Thomas P. Rausch
God is an elusive presence in a world looking for certitude and control. By Thomas J. Santen
Our duty to returning veterans By Timothy P. Broglio
BOOKS & CULTURE
"A Serious Man" tackles the problem of suffering By John Anderson
By Jake Martin
COLUMNS & DEPARTMENTS
Road races are occasions of joy and laughter, sweat and strain. By Margaret Silf
Rome Open to Anglican Return, U.S. Walks Tightrope in Sudan and Uganda, State of U.S. Marriage, more ...
The many ways to help homeless, abused animals By Patricia A. Kossmann
Receiving the Council, The Education of a British-Protected Child , Easy, The Saint and the Sultan, The Difference God Makes, On The Irish Waterfront
Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time (B), Nov. 8, 2009 By Barbara E. Reid



