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February 10, 2014

Vol. 210 / No. 4

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Editorials
The EditorsJanuary 28, 2014

The world awaits a Westphalia moment among the Sunni and Shiite branches of Islam.

Books
Nathaniel PetersMarch 12, 2014

Thomas Nevin rsquo s The Last Years of Saint Th r se the sequel to his Th r se of Lisieux God rsquo s Gentle Warrior is at once beautiful and maddening It describes the final years of Th r se rsquo s life in great detail and with helpful insights but does it in blustery and reductive pros

Books

Newspaper editorial writers labor long and hard and in relative obscurity to craft persuasive arguments to win readers to the publication rsquo s point of view on an issue But most readers surveys tell us give little more than a glance to the columns of black ink that carry those arguments The e

Politics & Society Books
John A. ColemanMarch 12, 2014

Robert Wuthnow of Princeton University is now pretty much the dean of American sociologists of religion. Much like the late Rev. Andrew Greeley, Wuthnow is a very prolific author, penning a book about once a year.

HAPPY DAYS? Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen in a new production of "Waiting for Godot"
Theater
Rob Weinert-KendtJanuary 16, 2014

A new ‘Wait for Godot’ on Broadway affirms Samuel Beckett’s brilliance

The Word
John W. MartensJanuary 28, 2014

Christians in general and Catholics in particular sometimes have an uneasy relationship with the notion of law This uneasiness can be traced back to Jesus rsquo own confrontations with Jewish authorities regarding his interpretation of the law of Moses and later to the Apostle Paul rsquo s antith

Current Comment
The EditorsJanuary 28, 2014

Only a unified adherence to international humanitarian law can save Syria.