The face of the Catholic Church in America has changed--and will likely continue changing--in the wake of Vatican II historic events scandals a new papacy and an increasingly pro-active laity Based on almost two decades of Gallup surveys from 1987 to 2005 American Catholics Today has been uni

A review of essays by Anne Fadiman

In 2003 the theological community and the world lost one of its most prolific and down-to-earth Christian scholars Dorothee Soelle Her work endured five decades and spanned the period from the birth of political theology to our present globalistic cyber-age Soelle rsquo s voice was not silenced a

Here are two incontrovertible truths about Gertrude Bell 1868-1926 she was a brilliant wise fascinating woman and she played a significant role in the creation of modern Iraq But 8220 Queen of the Des-ert 8221 8220 Shaper of Nations 8221 The original British edition had a quieter t

A review of Paul Lakeland's latest book

I found myself rooting for this book as I went through the early pages But about one-third through Consumed I began thinking ldquo repetitious rdquo then tried to convince myself that it had a nice ldquo range rdquo but eventually had to admit that it was a rambling reflection best described