The Difference Christianity MadeGEORGE WEIGEL
Our world would be unthinkable without the Bible and its interpreters.
The Relevance of Christopher Dawson Book ReviewGERALD J. RUSSELLO
"Progress and Religion" was perhaps the most influential of Christopher Dawson's many influential books. Anthropology, sociology, philosophy, religion, and history formed the backdrop for the key idea that religion is the soul of a culture and that a society or culture which has lost its spiritual roots is a dying culture. To Dawson, a return to the Christian culture that had formed Western civilization was the only remedy for a world adrift.
Pope Answers SeminariansPOPE BENEDICT XVI
Here is the Vatican translation of the answers Benedict XVI gave to questions posed by seminarians of the Roman Major Seminary, during the Popes visit there Feb. 17.
The Degeneration of Public AdministrationTHEODORE DALRYMPLE
Today's bureaucrats speak and think in a language of social-managerial gibberish.
All Schools Are Public Schools: Funding All SchoolsJASON BOFFETTI
Boffetti questions the unspoken premise in education debates that only publicly run schools serve the public good and should therefore be entitled to public money. Training good citizens is the public purpose all schools serve, whether we call them public or private. At various times in world and American history, private schools have been widely recognized as serving the public good and have received public money for the work they do. No one found this unusual.
Its Morning After in AmericaKAY HYMOWITZ
With their genius for problem solving and compromise, pragmatic Americans have seen the damage that their decades-long fling with the sexual revolution and the transvaluation of traditional values wrought. And now, without giving up the real gains, they are earnestly knitting up their unraveled culture. It is a moment of tremendous promise.
The Health Risks of Gay SexJOHN R. DIGGS, JR., M.D.
As a physician, it is my duty to assess behaviors for their impact on health and wellbeing. When something is beneficial, such as exercise, good nutrition, or adequate sleep, it is my duty to recommend it. Likewise, when something is harmful, such as smoking, overeating, alcohol or drug abuse, and homosexual sex, it is my duty to discourage it.
Contraception: Why Not?JANET SMITH
Janet Smith explains why the Catholic Church keeps insisting, in the face of the opposite position held by most of the rest of the modern world, that contraception is one of the worst inventions of our time.
Contraception: Why Not? (revised)JANET E. SMITH
Janet Smith explains why the Catholic Church keeps insisting, in the face of the opposite position held by most of the rest of the modern world, that contraception is one of the worst inventions of our time.