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“. . . The real crisis has scarcely begun. We will have to count on terrific upheavals. But I am equally certain about what will remain at the end: not the Church of the political cult, which is dead already, but the Church of faith. It may well no longer be the dominant social power to the extent that she was until recently; but it will enjoy a fresh blossoming and be seen as man's home, where he will find life and hope beyond death. . . .”
German radio broadcast, Christmas Day, 1969
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Illuminations
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From Heavenly Harmony
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Touchstone looks back at recent "classics"
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(2001–2013)
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Contours of Culture
on books & the spirit of the age
(2009-2014)
25.4 — July/August 2012
24.1 — January/February 2011
James Turner's Without God, Without Creed: The Origins of Unbelief in America
The Matter at Hand
on events of the day
(2002–2005)
15.8 — October 2002
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Practical Christianity
pondering the Christian life
(1993–2004)
14.2 — March 2001
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book reviews
32.4 — July/August, 2019
Then They Will Come for Us
Then They Came For Me: Martin Niemöller, The Pastor Who Defied the Nazis by Matthew D. Hockenos
A review by J. Daryl Charles
32.3 — May/June, 2019
Shame & Redemption
The Crucifix on Mecca's Front Porch: A Christian's Companion for the Study of Islam
A review by Casey Chalk
32.4 — July/August, 2019
Novel Conversion
Evolution of Desire: A Life of René Girard
by Cynthia L. Haven
A review by David K. Anderson
32.6 — November/December, 2019
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Chronicling the Golden Age of Astronomy: A History of Visual Observing from Harriot to Moore
by Neil English
A review by Guillermo Gonzalez
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