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Critics' choices for Christmas

by Jim Sleeper

Commonweal, December 7, 1990, p. 726

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    Issues of Jan.-Mar. 1990 = 6 Issues, 91 Articles
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      January 12, 1990 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 2
      2. Editorials, pp. 3-4
      3. Uncertain future by Margaret E. Crahan, p. 5
      4. Champagne for the losers by Adolph Schalk, p. 6
      5. Independence for all by J. Bryan Hehir, p. 7
      6. If nothing is knowable... by David R. Carlin, Jr., pp. 8-9
      7. Semantics & style in an abortion campaign by Mary C. Segers, pp. 10-12
      8. Playing for time in the Middle East by J.J. Goldberg, pp. 13-15
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        Screen: Myth & Darkness by Tom O'Brien, pp. 16-17 - 3 Reviews
        The Little Mermaid (1989 Film) by John Musker and Ron Clements
        Triumph of the Spirit (1989 Film) by Robert M. Young
        Camille Claudel (1989 Film) by Bruno Nuytten
      10. Stage by Gerald Weales, p. 18
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        Self-government depends on our selves by Dennis Hale, p. 19 - 1 Review
        Democracy and Its Critics by Robert A. Dahl
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        Who Dunit, If 'Twas Done? by Barbara A. Bannon, pp. 20-21 - 1 Review
        A Thief in the Night by John Cornwell
      13. [+]
        Intellectual Gunslinger by Don Wycliff, p. 22 - 1 Review
        Straight Shooting by John R. Silber
      14. [+]
        Neither Market Nor State by Jean Bethke Elshtain, pp. 23-32 - 1 Review
        Whose Keeper? by Alan Wolfe
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      January 26, 1990 Issue = 11 Articles
      1. Corerspondence, p. 34
      2. Editorials, p. 35
      3. Tax strike for justice by George Martin and James Manney, pp. 36-37
      4. Orphans need homes by Abigail McCarthy, pp. 38-39
      5. Women's ordination by John Garvey, pp. 40-41
      6. The sacrament of creation by Michael J. Himes and Kenneth R. Himes, pp. 42-48
      7. Ratzinger's 'nature' isn't natural by Sebastian Moore, pp. 49-51
      8. Stage by Gerald Weales, pp. 52-53
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        Screen: Devilish Duos by Tom O'Brien, pp. 54-55 - 3 Reviews
        She-Devil (1989 Film) by Susan Seidelman
        The War of the Roses (1989 Film) by Danny DeVito
        Blaze (1989 Film) by Ron Shelton
      10. [+]
        Homosexual priests & nuns: two assessments by Eugene Kennedy, pp. 56-58 - 2 Reviews
        Homosexuality in the Priesthood and the Religious Life by Jeannine Gramick
        Gay Priests by James G. Wolf
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        Religious Booknotes by Lawrence S. Cunningham, pp. 59-64 - 6 Reviews
        Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings by Timothy F. Lull and Martin Luther
        Adolf Von Harnack: Liberal Theology at Its Height by Martin Rumscheidt and Adolf von Harnack
        The Shame and the Sacrifice by Edwin Robertson
        Karl Barth: Theologian of Freedom by Clifford Green and Karl Barth
        Summa Theologiae by Timothy McDermott and St. Thomas Aquinas
        Liberation Theology and Its Critics by Arthur F. McGovern
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      February 9, 1990 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 66
      2. Editorials, pp. 67-69
      3. Embattled parish by Robert McAfee Brown, p. 70
      4. Land of burning hands by Janet Fleischman, p. 71
      5. 'Einig Vaterland' by Abigail McCarthy, p. 72
      6. Nationalism's siren call by David R. Carlin, Jr., pp. 73-74
      7. Blissed out & loving it by Fred Siegel, pp. 75-76
      8. The flawed triumph of social democracy by Wallace Katz, pp. 77-81
      9. Poetry by Nancy G. Westerfield, p. 82
      10. Meeting God in Carolina by Jim Johnson and Kathy Johnson, p. 83
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        Screen: At War With Ourselves by Tom O'Brien, pp. 84-85 - 2 Reviews
        Glory (1989 Film) by Edward Zwick
        Born on the Fourth of July (1989 Film) by Oliver Stone
      12. Stage by Gerald Weales, p. 86
      13. [+]
        The blight in their baggage by John B. Breslin, p. 87 - 1 Review
        The Other Side by Mary Gordon
      14. [+]
        Perfect Pitch by Joseph Cunneen, p. 88 - 1 Review
        Seeing Voices by Oliver W. Sacks
      15. [+]
        Ceausescu's Folly by Thomas Swick, p. 89 - 1 Review
        The Razing of Romania's Past by Dinu C. Giurescu
      16. [+]
        The Church in Africa by Joseph G. Donders, p. 90 - 2 Reviews
        African Catholicism by Adrian Hastings
        God in South Africa by Albert Nolan
      17. [+]
        The Conspiracy of Testing? by Thomas A. Shannon, p. 91 - 1 Review
        Dangerous Diagnostics by Dorothy Nelkin and Laurence Tancredi
      18. [+]
        Retractions of a Genius by Nancy Boyd, p. 92 - 1 Review
        The Godwins and the Shelleys by William St. Clair
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        Artful Dodgers by Peter LaSalle, pp. 93-96 - 1 Review
        Fabricating Lives by Herbert Leibowitz
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      February 23, 1990 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. Coprrespondence, p. 98
      2. Editorials, pp. 99-101
      3. Clean sheets for the Klan by Carol Strickland, p. 102
      4. 'Just Cause' examined by Phillip Berryman, pp. 103-104
      5. When Caesar wins by John Garvey, pp. 105-106
      6. The primacy of caring by Daniel Callahan, pp. 107-109
      7. Poetry by Rawdon Tomlinson, pp. 110-113
      8. Life after death by Madeline Marget, p. 114
      9. Poetry by Michael Cadnum, p. 115
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        Screen: Heroism Without Glamour by Tom O'Brien, p. 116 - 2 Reviews
        Henry V (1989 Film) by Kenneth Branagh
        Music Box (1989 Film) by Constantin Costa-Gavras
      11. Stage by Gerald Weales, p. 117
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        It's darker than we thought by Chet Raymo, p. 118 - 1 Review
        The Fifth Essence by Lawrence M. Krauss
      13. [+]
        A Legal Leninist by Fred Siegel, pp. 119-128 - 2 Reviews
        Battle for Justice by Ethan Bronner
        The Tempting of America by Robert H. Bork
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      March 9, 1990 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 130
      2. Editorials, pp. 131-132
      3. Panama: Whose agenda? by Phillip Berryman, pp. 133-135
      4. Tides of change by Abigail McCarthy, p. 136
      5. 'Make war, not love' by David R. Carlin, Jr., p. 137
      6. Weeding our back yard by Karl Bermann, pp. 138-140
      7. 'We cannot hide you from Jesus' by Emanuel D. Thorne, pp. 141-142
      8. Old wine, old wineskins by Berard L. Marthaler, pp. 143-145
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        Screen: Love Stories by Tom O'Brien, pp. 146-149 - 2 Reviews
        Driving Miss Daisy (1989 Film) by Bruce Beresford
        Enemies, A Love Story (1989 Film) by Paul Mazursky
      10. Stage by Gerald Weales, p. 150
      11. Religious Book Week: Critics' Choices by David Toolan, p. 151
      12. --- by Elizabeth Beverly, p. 152
      13. --- by Phyllis Zagano, p. 153
      14. --- by Gerard S. Sloyan, p. 154
      15. --- by Carl Mitcham, p. 154
      16. --- by Joan Sexton, p. 155
      17. --- by Gertrud Mueller Nelson, pp. 156-157
      18. --- by Joseph Grange, p. 158
      19. --- by Richard Alleva, pp. 159-160
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        Religious Booknotes by Lawrence S. Cunningham, pp. 161-168 - 6 Reviews
        Luther: Man Between God and the Devil by Heiko A. Oberman
        Hildegard of Bingen, 1098-1179 by Sabina Flanagan
        Women Mystics in Medieval Europe by Emilie Zum Brunn and Georgette Epiney-Burgard, ...
        Simone Weil: An Intellectual Biography by Gabriella Fiori
        Simone Weil: The Just Balance by Peter Winch
        The Human and the Holy by Donald J. Moore
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      March 23, 1990 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 170
      2. Editorials, pp. 171-173
      3. New world, new roles by J. Bryan Hehir, p. 174
      4. Couldn't happen. Did by John Garvey, pp. 175-176
      5. Reviving the truth, making it heard by Ricardo Urioste, pp. 177-179
      6. Can this war ever end? by Patrick Lacefield, pp. 180-183
      7. Reparations: Attention must be paid by Ignacio Martin-Baro, pp. 184-185
      8. Poetry by Nikia Leopold, p. 186
      9. Vietnam according to Oliver Stone by Christian Appy, pp. 187-188
      10. Media by Frank McConnell, p. 189
      11. Stage by Gerald Weales, p. 190
      12. [+]
        Liberation theology: lessons & limits by Robert E. White, p. 191 - 1 Review
        Liberation Theology at the Crossroads by Paul E. Sigmund
      13. [+]
        Evelyn Waugh Revisited by Arthur J. Moore, pp. 192-195 - 1 Review
        The Brideshead Generation by Humphrey Carpenter
      14. [+]
        'Pilgrimage Toward Our Humanity' by Kenneth P. Jameson, pp. 196-200 - 1 Review
        The Undeserving Poor by Michael B. Katz
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      April 6, 1990 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 202
      2. Editorials, pp. 203-205
      3. Revolutionary Pulaski by Jean Bethke Elshtain, p. 206
      4. On Sunday in Corral by Ann Manganaro, p. 207
      5. A manifesto for Marxists by David R. Carlin, Jr., pp. 208-209
      6. Resurrection & Real Presence by Robert P. Imbelli, pp. 210-212
      7. The politics of gumutlichkeit by Stephen Brockman, pp. 213-215
      8. Poem by Michael Cadnum, pp. 216-217
      9. Stephen Hawking & the mind of God by Chet Raymo, pp. 218-221
      10. [+]
        Screen: A Wealth of Graces by Paul Baumann, p. 222 - 2 Reviews
        My Left Foot (1989 Film) by Jim Sheridan
        Cinema Paradiso (1988 Film) by Giuseppe Tornatore
      11. Stage by Gerald Weales, p. 223
      12. Poem by Michael Cadnum, p. 224
      13. [+]
        The sin of malign forgetfulness by Dennis O'Brien, p. 225 - 1 Review
        Nuclear Catholics and Other Essays by J.M. Cameron
      14. [+]
        Starved for Meaning by Peggy R. Ellsberg, p. 226 - 1 Review
        An Appetite for Poetry by Frank Kermode
      15. [+]
        Inventing Secularism by Michael Wyschogrod, p. 227 - 2 Reviews
        Spinoza and Other Heretics, Vol. I by Yirmiyahu Yovel
        Spinoza and Other Heretics, Vol. II by Yirmiyahu Yovel
      16. [+]
        In Brief by Susanne Washburn, pp. 228-232 - 1 Review
        Catholics USA by Linda Brandi Cateura
      17. Cover Illustration by Emil Antonucci
    2. [+]
      April 20, 1990 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 234
      2. Editorials, pp. 235-237
      3. What killed Robbie? by Jane Hussain, p. 238
      4. School in the marketplace by Paul Baumann, p. 239
      5. Leaves of the artichoke by John Garvey, pp. 240-241
      6. The consistent ethic after 'Webster' by Joseph L. Bernardin, pp. 242-248
      7. 'Beggars' can't be choosers by Raymond A. Schroth, pp. 249-251
      8. Marie-Dominique Chenu by Joseph A. Komonchak, pp. 252-254
      9. Easter bunnies and Xmas trees by J. Paul Martin, p. 255
      10. Media by Frank McConnell, p. 256
      11. [+]
        Screen: The Books Were Better by Paul Baumann, pp. 257-258 - 2 Reviews
        The Handmaid's Tale (1990 Film) by Volker Schlondorff
        The Hunt for Red October (1990 Film) by John McTiernan
      12. Stage by Gerald Weales, p. 259
      13. [+]
        Good cause, bad argument by Charles L. Glenn, p. 260 - 1 Review
        Privatization and Educational Choice by Myron Lieberman
      14. [+]
        Reviving the Spirit by Tom O'Brien, pp. 261-262 - 1 Review
        Killing the Spirit by Page Smith
      15. [+]
        Contradictory Terms by James P. Degnan, p. 263 - 1 Review
        The Hundred Yard Lie by Rick Telander
      16. [+]
        Helping the Center to Hold by Frances FitzGerald, pp. 264-265 - 1 Review
        The Struggle for America's Soul by Robert Wuthnow
      17. [+]
        Fidel, Pinochet & the Pen by Saul Maloff, pp. 266-272 - 2 Reviews
        Self-Portrait of the Other by Heberto Padilla
        My House Is On Fire by Ariel Dorfman
      18. Cover Illustration by Emil Antonucci
    3. [+]
      May 4, 1990 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 274
      2. Editorials, pp. 275-276
      3. Nothing's simple by Margaret O'Brien Steinfels, p. 277
      4. Aborting history by David R. Carlin, Jr., p. 278
      5. A common currency by Abigail McCarthy, pp. 279-280
      6. Two is not enough by Jo McGowan, pp. 281-282
      7. Other lives by Katharine Byrne, pp. 283-285
      8. When should the state step aside? by John Collins Harvey, Kevin P. Quinn, and Sandra H. Johnson, ..., pp. 286-293
      9. Stage by Gerald Weales, pp. 294-295
      10. [+]
        Screen: What's Left of Desire by Paul Baumann, p. 296 - 2 Reviews
        Pretty Woman (1990 Film) by Garry Marshall
        Too Beautiful for You (1989 Film) by Bertrand Blier
      11. [+]
        Citizens of the whole world by Bette S. Weidman, pp. 297-298 - 3 Reviews
        Jazz Cleopatra by Phyllis Rose
        He Included Me by Sarah Rice and Louise Westling
        Motherwit by Onnie Lee Logan and Katherine Clark
      12. [+]
        Old King Coal by Andrew Strom, p. 299 - 1 Review
        Where the Sun Never Shines by Priscilla Long
      13. [+]
        Stuck in the Fast Lane? by Peter Kovler, pp. 300-304 - 1 Review
        The Sun Also Sets by Bill Emmott
    4. [+]
      May 18, 1990 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 306
      2. Editorials, pp. 307-308
      3. A deluge of images by John Garvey, pp. 309-310
      4. The paradoxes of Covenant House by Rosanne Haggerty Redmond and Mark Redmond, pp. 311-316
      5. An honest day's work by Paul Wilkes, pp. 317-318
      6. [+]
        Screen: Rockin & Rollin' by Paul Baumann, p. 319 - 2 Reviews
        Cry-Baby (1990 Film) by John Waters
        Mystery Train (1989 Film) by Jim Jarmusch
      7. Poetry by John Fandel, p. 319
      8. Media by Frank McConnell, pp. 320-321
      9. [+]
        Ann Beattie: less than minimal by Rand Richards Cooper, p. 322 - 1 Review
        Picturing Will by Ann Beattie
      10. [+]
        Pugnacity & Vision by Don Wycliff, p. 323 - 1 Review
        The Catholic Myth by Andrew M. Greeley
      11. [+]
        Where Sin Abounds by Richard Wightman Fox, pp. 324-325 - 1 Review
        The Political Meaning of Christianity by Glenn Tinder
      12. [+]
        Overwhelmed But Undaunted by Madeline Marget, pp. 326-327 - 1 Review
        The Message to the Planet by Iris Murdoch
      13. [+]
        Taking Our Medicine by Thomas Higgins, p. 328 - 1 Review
        What Kind of Life by Daniel Callahan
      14. [+]
        Engineering Consent by Christian Appy, p. 329 - 1 Review
        The Rockets' Red Glare by Richard J. Barnet
      15. [+]
        Waistbands & Epiphanies by Peggy R. Ellsberg, pp. 330-331 - 1 Review
        The Kneeling Bus by Beverly Coyle
      16. [+]
        The Crack of the Bat by Thomas E. Brinkman, Jr., pp. 332-336 - 1 Review
        Diamonds in the Rough by Joel Zoss and John Bowman
    5. [+]
      June 1, 1990 Issue = 23 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 338
      2. Editorials, pp. 339-340
      3. Czeching out the election by George Abbott White, p. 341
      4. Down for the count by Abigail McCarthy, p. 342
      5. Personally opposed, but... by David R. Carlin, Jr., pp. 343-344
      6. The philosophy & the provocateur by Bernard Doering, pp. 345-347
      7. A night at the circus by Larry Evans, p. 348
      8. Poetry by E.B. de Vito, p. 349
      9. My first field guide by Gianfranco Pagnucci, p. 350
      10. [+]
        Screen: Something to Gag On by Richard Alleva, p. 351 - 1 Review
        The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1990 Film) by Peter Greenaway
      11. Poetry by Anita Tanner, p. 352
      12. Resurrection by Joan I. Siegel, p. 352
      13. Goodwill by David Garrison, p. 352
      14. Some Note I Can Not Hold by Jeanne Anderson, pp. 352-353
      15. Stage by Gerald Weales, p. 354
      16. Art by Tom O'Brien, p. 355
      17. --- by Geoffrey Gneuhs, p. 356
      18. Unique among immigrant groups by Michael W. Foley, pp. 357-359
      19. [+]
        Reveille for Alinsky by Jack Clark, p. 360 - 1 Review
        Let Them Call Me Rebel by Sanford D. Horwitt
      20. [+]
        Portraits of the Artists by Julius Lester, p. 361 - 2 Reviews
        The Image of the Black in Western Art, Vol. IV, Part 1 by Hugh Honour
        The Image of the Black in Western Art, Vol. IV, Part 2 by Hugh Honour
      21. [+]
        Soon To Be a Movie by Linda Simon, p. 362 - 1 Review
        A Cloud on Sand by Gabriella De Ferrari
      22. [+]
        In Brief by David E. DeCosse, pp. 363-368 - 1 Review
        Creative Communion by Joe Holland
      23. Cover Illustration by Emil Antonucci
    6. [+]
      June 15, 1990 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 370
      2. Editorials, pp. 371-372
      3. Who won this round? by Paul Baumann, pp. 373-374
      4. The perils of privatization by Steve Ellner, p. 375
      5. The newswatcher by John F. Desmond, p. 376
      6. Persuasion preferred by John Garvey, pp. 377-378
      7. Looking forward to the past by J. Bryan Hehir, p. 379
      8. Why the third world goes hungry by Kathy McAfee, pp. 380-385
      9. Liturgy & lawns by Peggy Rosenthal, p. 386
      10. [+]
        Screen: Bad Cop, Bad Cop by Richard Alleva, p. 387 - 1 Review
        Q & A (1990 Film) by Sidney Lumet
      11. Stage by Gerald Weales, p. 388
      12. Media by Frank McConnell, p. 389
      13. [+]
        In Ouagadougou, the road more traveled by John P. Hogan, pp. 390-391 - 1 Review
        Lords of Poverty by Graham Hancock
      14. [+]
        A Traashy War on Rubbish by Lee Siegel, p. 392 - 1 Review
        Tenured Radicals by Roger Kimball
      15. [+]
        The Start of Something Big by W.D. Keith, pp. 393-394 - 1 Review
        The Innocent by Ian McEwan
      16. [+]
        Religious Booknotes by Lawrence S. Cunningham, pp. 395-400 - 7 Reviews
        The Europe of the Devout by Louis Chatellier
        The Avila of Saint Teresa by Jodi Bilinkoff
        Yves Congar by Aidan Nichols
        Faith in a Wintry Season by Karl Rahner, Paul Imhof, and Hubert Biallowons
        Faith on the Edge by Leonardo Boff
        The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions by Keith Crim
        Dictionary of Christianity in America by Daniel G. Reid, Robert D. Linder, and Bruce L. Shelley, ...
  3. [+]
    Issues of Jul.-Sep. 1990 = 4 Issues, 76 Articles
    1. [+]
      July 13, 1990 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 402
      2. Editorials, p. 403
      3. Aftermath of corruption by Mary Rothschild and Edward Schau, pp. 404-405
      4. Who's on first by David R. Carlin, Jr., pp. 406-407
      5. The war within by Abigail McCarthy, p. 408
      6. An encounter with Lady Poverty by William di Canzio, pp. 409-414
      7. Poetry by Carol Miller, p. 415
      8. The churches that would not die by Peadar Kirby, p. 416
      9. Ukraine by Borys A. Gudziak, pp. 417-418
      10. Romania by Janice Broun, p. 419
      11. [+]
        Screen: Death in a Time of AIDS by Richard Alleva, pp. 420-421 - 1 Review
        Longtime Companion (1989 Film) by Norman Rene
      12. Stage by Gerald Weales, p. 422
      13. [+]
        Deeper than sex or politics by John B. Breslin, pp. 423-424 - 1 Review
        Writers Revealed by Rosemary Hartill
      14. [+]
        Werfel Discovered by Crystal Gromer, pp. 425-432 - 1 Review
        Franz Werfel by Peter Stephan Jungk
    2. [+]
      August 10, 1990 Issue = 22 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 434
      2. Editorials, pp. 435-438
      3. Meet me in church by George W. Grayson, pp. 439-440
      4. Limiting the Pitch by Mark Conrad, pp. 441-442
      5. Extraordinary means by John Garvey, pp. 443-444
      6. Newman's infallible instincts by Joseph A. Komonchak, pp. 445-447
      7. Strike one, you're out by George G. Higgins, pp. 448-449
      8. Poetry by Mark Kirby, p. 450
      9. A new old world by Margaret O'Brien Steinfels, pp. 451-454
      10. Poetry by Brian Murphy, p. 455
      11. Stage by Gerald Weales, p. 455
      12. [+]
        Screen: Trivial Pursuits by Richard Alleva, pp. 456-457 - 2 Reviews
        Total Recall (1990 Film) by Paul Verhoeven
        Dick Tracy (1990 Film) by Warren Beatty
      13. Media by Frank McConnell, p. 458
      14. 'People power' by Patrick Jordan, p. 459
      15. [+]
        Sixteen enigmatic words by Francis Flaherty, p. 460 - 2 Reviews
        Articles of Faith, Articles of Peace by James Davison Hunter and Os Guinness
        The Christ Child Goes to Court by Wayne R. Swanson
      16. [+]
        Out of the Frying Pan by Raymond A. Schroth, p. 461 - 1 Review
        Wildlife by Richard Ford
      17. [+]
        Modern China: Still To Come by Nicholas R. Clifford, pp. 462-463 - 2 Reviews
        The Search for Modern China by Jonathan D. Spence
        China Rising by Lee Feigon
      18. [+]
        Playing for Keeps by Paul Baumann, p. 464 - 1 Review
        Finding Fault by Michael O. Garvey
      19. [+]
        Too Long, Too Sad, Too Bitter by Robert E. Hosmer, Jr., p. 465 - 1 Review
        Titmuss Regained by John Clifford Mortimer
      20. [+]
        The Cost of Confusion by Eileen P. Flynn, p. 466 - 3 Reviews
        The Myth of Heterosexual AIDS by Michael Fumento
        AIDS and the Health Care System by Lawrence O. Gostin
        Children, Adolescents, and AIDS by Jeffrey M. Seibert and Roberta A. Olson
      21. [+]
        Principles, First or Last? by James Gaffney, pp. 467-472 - 1 Review
        The Abuse of Casuistry by Albert R. Jonsen and Stephen Toulmin
      22. Cover Illustration by Emil Antonucci
    3. [+]
      September 14, 1990 Issue = 24 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 474
      2. Editorial, p. 475
      3. ACT-UP acts out by Robert Dawson, p. 476
      4. What makes an act good? by David R. Carlin, Jr., p. 477
      5. Intimately interposed by Paul Baumann, pp. 478-479
      6. Patching up the peace in symbolic Selma by Allston Fitts III, p. 480
      7. Special section: Re-Generating Catholicism, pp. 481-482
      8. Young Adults: A Look at the Demographics by John A. Coleman, pp. 483-487
      9. God on Campus: Still There, Still Welcome by Michael J. Hunt, pp. 488-490
      10. Needed: A Dose of Radical Despair by Michael O. Garvey, pp. 491-493
      11. Faith Watching: More of Us Have Less in Common by Kathleen McGarvey Hidy, p. 494
      12. Working It Out: Young Catholics' Balancing Act by John Fontana, pp. 495-496
      13. Can We Get Real About Sex? by Lisa Sowle Cahill, pp. 497-502
      14. The High Costs of Parenthood by Barbara Whitehead and Ralph Whitehead, pp. 503-504
      15. Roundtable by John Cusick, Martha Dudich, Chuck Pfeffer, and Maree Hartley, ..., pp. 505-508
      16. Here Comes Everybody by John Shea, pp. 509-510
      17. Afterword by Robert J. Egan, pp. 511-515
      18. [+]
        Screen: Too Hot, Too Cool by Richard Alleva, pp. 516-517 - 1 Review
        May Fools (1990 Film) by Louis Malle
      19. [+]
        Vintage Donleavy...a wonderful gallop by Elizabeth Shannon, pp. 518-519 - 1 Review
        A Singular Country by J.P. Donleavy
      20. [+]
        Through a Glass Darkly by James W. Hickey, pp. 520-522 - 1 Review
        God, Death, Art and Love by Robert E. Lauder
      21. [+]
        Breathes Life Off the Page by Robert E. Hosmer, Jr., pp. 523-524 - 1 Review
        Women Writers at Work by George Plimpton
      22. [+]
        In Brief by Patrick Jordan, p. 525 - 1 Review
        Seed of Sarah by Judith Magyar Isaacson
      23. [+]
        Review King's Pawn, by George H. Dunne by Edward S. Skillin, pp. 526-528 - 1 Review
        King's Pawn by George H. Dunne
      24. Cover Illustration by Emil Antonucci
    4. [+]
      September 28, 1990 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 530
      2. Editorials, pp. 531-532
      3. 'Love, Ellen Treadway' by Thomas J. Cottle, p. 533
      4. Don't be offended by John Garvey, pp. 534-535
      5. Short-term, long-term by J. Bryan Hehir, p. 536
      6. Poetry by Dixie Partridge, p. 537
      7. The machinery of illusion & effect by Edward T. Wheeler, pp. 538-541
      8. Solidarity endures a crisis of conscience by Mark O'Connor, p. 542
      9. Poetry by Mark DeFoe, p. 543
      10. Poetry by Paul Ramsey, pp. 544-545
      11. [+]
        Screen: Improbable Blues by Richard Alleva, pp. 546-548 - 1 Review
        Mo' Better Blues (1990 Film) by Spike Lee
      12. Stage by Gerald Weales, p. 549
      13. [+]
        Empowered to forgive by Lee Siegel, pp. 550-551 - 1 Review
        A Miracle, a Universe by Lawrence Weschler
      14. [+]
        Broadening the Conversation by Mary Pat Kelly, p. 552 - 1 Review
        The Screening of America by Tom O'Brien
      15. [+]
        A Language We Never Learned by Thomas Swick, pp. 553-554 - 1 Review
        Bohin Manor by Tadeusz Konwicki
      16. [+]
        Religious booknotes by Lawrence S. Cunningham, pp. 555-560 - 5 Reviews
        Faith and Wealth by Justo L. Gonzalez
        Consider Jesus by Elizabeth A. Johnson
        For the Sake of the Gospel by Edward Schillebeeckx
        Utopian Pessimist by David McLellan
        Beauty and Holiness by James Alfred Martin, Jr.
  4. [+]
    Issues of Oct.-Dec. 1990 = 6 Issues, 108 Articles
    1. [+]
      October 12, 1990 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 562
      2. Editorials, pp. 563-564
      3. Exhuming the past by Kenneth Aman, pp. 565-566
      4. A new north wind by Jordan Bishop, p. 567
      5. Gay rights laws by David R. Carlin, Jr., p. 568
      6. Toughest assignment by Abigail McCarthy, pp. 569-570
      7. Disabled for the kingdom by Paul E. Dinter, pp. 571-576
      8. Portrait of an artist & a culture by Mary Ann Glendon, p. 577
      9. Poetry by Leonard A. Temme, p. 578
      10. [+]
        Screen: Theydunit by Richard Alleva, p. 579 - 2 Reviews
        The Two Jakes (1990 Film) by Jack Nicholson
        Presumed Innocent (1990 Film) by Alan J. Pakula
      11. Stage by Gerald Weales, p. 580
      12. Poetry by Anne Porter, p. 581
      13. These guys know how to write by Paul Baumann, pp. 582-584
      14. [+]
        Where the money went by Francis Flaherty, p. 585 - 1 Review
        The Politics of Rich and Poor by Kevin P. Phillips
      15. [+]
        Too Much Ado About Raissa by Madeline Marget, pp. 586-587 - 1 Review
        Raissa Maritain by Judith D. Suther
      16. [+]
        Choosing Choice by Don Wycliff, p. 588 - 1 Review
        Politics, Markets and America's Schools by John E. Chubb and Terry M. Moe
      17. [+]
        Another Unhappy Family by Crystal Gromer, p. 589 - 1 Review
        Family Pictures by Sue Miller
      18. [+]
        In Brief by Lawrence S. Cunningham, pp. 590-592 - 1 Review
        Decrees of the Ecumenical Councils by Norman P. Tanner
      19. Cover Illustration by Emil Antonucci
    2. [+]
      October 26, 1990 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 594
      2. Editorials, pp. 595-596
      3. Variant views on abortion by Nancy Amidei, p. 597
      4. Something gained---& lost by Frank McConnell, pp. 598-599
      5. What's in charge here? by Robert Alan Cook, p. 600
      6. Spirituality made simple by John Garvey, p. 601
      7. Baghdad as target? by J. Bryan Hehir, pp. 602-603
      8. A choice of weapons by Philip P. Hallie, pp. 604-606
      9. How narrow the gate? by Gordon C. Zahn, pp. 607-609
      10. Return from the wilderness by Jane Lewis Engelke, pp. 610-611
      11. [+]
        Screen: A Conjurer Falters by Richard Alleva, pp. 612-613 - 1 Review
        Dreams (1990 Film) by Akira Kurosawa and Ishiro Honda
      12. Stage by Gerald Weales, p. 614
      13. Poetry by Beth Houston and Charles W. Pratt, p. 615
      14. [+]
        The indelible memory of the Warsaw ghetto by Michael T. Kaufman, p. 616 - 1 Review
        My Brother's Keeper? by Antony Polonsky
      15. [+]
        Masterful & Disheartening by David Holahan, p. 617 - 1 Review
        My Traitor's Heart by Rian Malan
      16. [+]
        Writers on the Book by Dan Wakefield, pp. 618-619 - 1 Review
        Incarnation by Alfred Corn
      17. [+]
        Religious Booknotes by Lawrence S. Cunningham, pp. 620-624 - 7 Reviews
        A World at Prayer by John Carden
        The Passion of Therese of Lisieux by Guy Gaucher
        Archbishop Romero: Memories and Reflections by Jon Sobrino
        John Henry Newman: His Life and Work by Brian Martin
        The Rise of the Papacy by Robert B. Eno
        The Emergence of the Laity in the Early Church by Alexandre Faivre
        The Living God
    3. [+]
      November 9, 1990 Issue = 24 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 626
      2. Editorials, pp. 627-629
      3. Robin Hood's merry plan by Michael Hoyt and Mary Ellen Schoonmaker, pp. 630-631
      4. Lost in transition by Bethe Dufresne, p. 632
      5. A father's death by Jennifer Corbett, p. 633
      6. Poetry by Beth Houston, p. 634
      7. Holy ground by Warren R. Carlin, p. 635
      8. Mary Abigail McCarthy by Abigail McCarthy, p. 636
      9. Hold that line by David R. Carlin, Jr., pp. 637-638
      10. [+]
        The book of B. by Jack Miles, pp. 639-641 - 1 Review
        The Book of J by Harold Bloom and David Rosenberg
      11. The way things are by Paul Elie, pp. 642-645
      12. The laughing cemetery by William Butt, pp. 646-650
      13. Poetry by John Nixon, Jr., p. 651
      14. Match Point; On Larkin by Ron Overton, p. 651
      15. The Dust Jacket at Waldenbooks by Jay A. Blumenthal, p. 651
      16. [+]
        Screen: At the Edges by Richard Alleva, pp. 652-653 - 2 Reviews
        Postcards from the Edge (1990 Film) by Mike Nichols
        The Tall Guy (1989 Film) by Mel Smith
      17. Stage by Gerald Weales, p. 654
      18. [+]
        The marrow of the bone by William di Canzio, pp. 655-657 - 1 Review
        In Mysterious Ways by Paul Wilkes
      19. [+]
        Integration: The Lost Ideal by Fred Siegel, pp. 658-659 - 2 Reviews
        The Civil Rights Era by Hugh Davis Graham
        The Closest of Strangers by Jim Sleeper
      20. [+]
        A Dangerous Environment by Joseph A. Page, pp. 660-661 - 2 Reviews
        The Burning Season by Andrew Revkin
        The World Is Burning by Alex Shoumatoff
      21. [+]
        Writer On the Stump by Lee Siegel, pp. 662-663 - 1 Review
        The General in His Labyrinth by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
      22. [+]
        How the Saints Stumble In by Gordon C. Zahn, pp. 664-665 - 1 Review
        Making Saints by Kenneth L. Woodward
      23. [+]
        The Power of Self-Description by Peggy R. Ellsberg, pp. 666-667 - 1 Review
        Carnal Knowing by Margaret R. Miles
      24. [+]
        In Brief by Jack Riemer, pp. 668-672 - 1 Review
        Memories of My Life in a Polish Village, L930-l949 by Toby Knobel Fluek
    4. [+]
      November 23, 1990 Issue = 12 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 674
      2. Editorials, p. 675
      3. Monsignor Jozef Tiso by Janice Broun, pp. 676-677
      4. All is grace by J. Bryan Hehir, p. 678
      5. Clarity, not consolation by John Garvey, pp. 679-680
      6. An ethical challenge to prochoice advocates by Daniel Callahan, pp. 681-691
      7. A political challenge to the prolife movement by James R. Kelly, pp. 692-695
      8. [+]
        Screen: What Writers Do by Richard Alleva, pp. 696-697 - 1 Review
        Henry and June (1990 Film) by Philip Kaufman
      9. Stage by Gerald Weales, p. 698
      10. [+]
        The sound of one absolute clapping by Daniel A. Degnan, p. 699 - 1 Review
        Abortion: The Clash of Absolutes by Laurence H. Tribe
      11. [+]
        The Tyranny of Our Incarnation by Elizabeth Beverly, pp. 700-704 - 1 Review
        Foreign Studies by Shusaku Endo
      12. Cover Illustration by Emil Antonucci
    5. [+]
      December 7, 1990 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 706
      2. Editorials, pp. 707-708
      3. Vatican targets Weakland by George G. Higgins, p. 709
      4. Vouching for fidelity by Vernon Ruland, pp. 710-711
      5. War, gender, silence by Abigail McCarthy, pp. 712-713
      6. What they said before the council by Joseph A. Komonchak, pp. 714-716
      7. Claiming the blues for blacks only by Maureen Mullarkey, pp. 717-719
      8. [+]
        Screen: Badfellas by Richard Alleva, pp. 720-721 - 2 Reviews
        Miller's Crossing (1990 Film) by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
        GoodFellas (1990 Film) by Martin Scorsese
      9. Stage by Gerald Weales, pp. 722-723
      10. Media by Frank McConnell, pp. 724-725
      11. Critics' choices for Christmas by Jean Bethke Elshtain, p. 726
      12. --- by Jim Sleeper, p. 726
      13. --- by Peter Steinfels, p. 727
      14. --- by Karen Sue Smith, p. 728
      15. --- by Richard John Neuhaus, p. 728
      16. --- by Raymond A. Schroth, p. 729
      17. --- by Susan Cahill, p. 730
      18. --- by Margaret Wimsatt, p. 731
      19. --- by John W. Cook, pp. 732-736
    6. [+]
      December 21, 1990 Issue = 17 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 738
      2. Editorials, p. 739
      3. Memories of February 27 by Steve Ellner, p. 740
      4. Incest for the millions by Warren Goldstein, p. 741
      5. Hello, Mrs. Robinson by Peadar Kirby, p. 742
      6. If you had been there... by John Garvey, pp. 743-744
      7. Are toys us? by Emil Antonucci, p. 745
      8. Poetry by Joan I. Siegel, p. 746
      9. A whirlwind of violence by Ernest W. Ranly, pp. 747-748
      10. Poetry by Donnell Hunter, pp. 749-750
      11. Burdened with history by Anthony Ugolnik, pp. 751-755
      12. Stage by Gerald Weales, p. 756
      13. [+]
        Screen: Sunny & Claus by Richard Alleva, pp. 757-758 - 2 Reviews
        Reversal of Fortune (1990 Film) by Barbet Schroeder
        White Hunter, Black Heart (1990 Film) by Clint Eastwood
      14. [+]
        Engaging testimony, unconvincing argument by Robert G. Hoyt, p. 759 - 1 Review
        No Turning Back by Barbara Ferraro, Patricia Hussey, and Jane O'Reilly, ...
      15. [+]
        Theologian At Work by Robert P. Imbelli, pp. 760-761 - 1 Review
        Theology and Church by Walter Kasper
      16. Index to Vol. CXVII, pp. 762-768
      17. Cover Illustration by Emil Antonucci
2. [+]
  Issues of 1991 = 22 Issues, 379 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1992 = 22 Issues, 427 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1993 = 22 Issues, 393 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1994 = 22 Issues, 401 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1995 = 22 Issues, 397 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1996 = 22 Issues, 383 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1997 = 22 Issues, 404 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1998 = 22 Issues, 408 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1999 = 22 Issues, 407 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 2000s = 2 Years, 44 Issues, 778 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 2000 = 22 Issues, 390 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 2001 = 22 Issues, 388 Articles