December 1994 Issue, FIRST THINGS

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- Correspondence
  Morton H. Pomerantz, Marie Dietz, and Thomas Norton, ...
  , pp. 2-5
- Poetry
  Larry Janowski
  , p. 6
- Some of My Best Friends
  James Nuechterlein
  , p. 7
- Poetry
  Jeanene Skillen
  , p. 8
- Mom and the Gurus of Guiltlessness
  Marcia Segelstein
  , p. 9
- Babies and Body Parts
  Paul C. Fox
  , pp. 10-11
- Fleeing Nature
  David W. Murray
  , pp. 12-14
  The Wild God on Campus
- Reflections on the President's Underwear
  Peter L. Berger
  , pp. 15-16
- Poetry
  Terry Fugate
  , p. 17
- Christianity and the West
  Wolfhart Pannenberg
  , pp. 18-23
  Ambiguous Past, Uncertain Future
- --- by Helen M. Alvare, p. 24
- --- by Hadley Arkes, p. 24
- --- by Francis Canavan, p. 25
- --- by Jean Garton, p. 26
- --- by Robert P. George, p. 26
- --- by Nat Hentoff, p. 26
- --- by Richard D. Land, p. 26
- --- by Roger Cardinal Mahony, p. 27
- --- by Frederica Mathewes-Green, p. 27
- --- by Bernard N. Nathanson, p. 28
- --- by John Cardinal O'Connor, p. 28
- --- by Ralph E. Reed, Jr., p. 29
- --- by Ann Scheidler, p. 29
- --- by Terry Schlossberg, p. 30
- --- by Ronald J. Sider and Keith J. Pavlischek, p. 31
- --- by George Weigel, p. 31
- Educating Father Abraham
  Leon R. Kass
  , pp. 32-42
  The Meaning of Fatherhood
- Poetry
  Laurance Wieder
  , p. 43
- Re-Viewing Vatican II
  George Weigel
  , pp. 44-50
  An Interview with George A. Lindbeck
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  After Modernity, What? (Review)
  Wilfred M. McClay
  , pp. 51-54
  Postmodern Times, by Gene Edward Veith, Jr.
  1. Postmodern Times by Gene Edward Veith, Jr.
- [+]
  Justifying God's Ways (Review)
  Ian S. Markham
  , pp. 55-56
  Evil and the Evidence for God, by R. Douglas Geivett
  1. Evil and the Evidence for God by R. Douglas Geivett
- [+]
  The Case for Immigration (2 Reviews)
  John J. Miller
  , pp. 57-59
  Immigration and Immigrants, by Michael Fix and Jeffrey S. Passel
  1. Immigration and Immigrants by Michael Fix and Jeffrey S. Passel
  2. Postwar Immigrant America by Reed Ueda
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  The Capital of Ambivalence (Review)
  Edward T. Oakes
  , pp. 60-63
  Modernity and Crises of Identity, by Jacques Le Rider
  1. Modernity and Crises of Identity by Jacques Le Rider
- [+]
  Briefly Noted (14 Reviews) , p. 64
  1. [+]
    Review Jack: A Life of C.S. Lewis, by George Sayer (Review)
    Alan Jacobs
    , p. 64
    1. Jack: A Life of C.S. Lewis by George Sayer
  2. [+]
    Review The Alienist, by Caleb Carr (Review)
    Janet Marsden
    , p. 65
    1. The Alienist by Caleb Carr
  3. [+]
    Review The Price of Prophecy, by Alexander F.C. Webster (Review)
    Allyne Smith
    , p. 65
    1. The Price of Prophecy by Alexander F.C. Webster
  4. [+]
    2 Reviews The Essential Paul Ramsey, by William Werpehow... (2 Reviews) , p. 65
    1. The Essential Paul Ramsey by William Werpehowski, Stephen Crocco, and Paul Ramsey, ...
    2. Tragedy, Tradition, Transformism by D. Stephen Long
  5. [+]
    Review Putting the Soul Back in Medicine, by David Sc... (Review) , p. 66
    1. Putting the Soul Back in Medicine by David Schiedermayer, M.D.
  6. [+]
    Review AIDS, Gays, and the American Catholic Church, ... (Review) , p. 66
    1. AIDS, Gays, and the American Catholic Church by Richard L. Smith
  7. [+]
    Review The Catholic Tradition, by Timothy G. McCarthy (Review) , p. 66
    1. The Catholic Tradition by Timothy G. McCarthy
  8. [+]
    Review Through the Moral Maze, by Robert Kane (Review) , p. 66
    1. Through the Moral Maze by Robert Kane
  9. [+]
    Review The Question of Free Will, by Morton White (Review) , p. 66
    1. The Question of Free Will by Morton White
  10. [+]
    Review The Theme Is Freedom, by M. Stanton Evans (Review) , p. 67
    1. The Theme Is Freedom by M. Stanton Evans
  11. [+]
    Review The Hail Mary, by Nicholas Ayo (Review) , p. 67
    1. The Hail Mary by Nicholas Ayo
  12. [+]
    Review The Moral Animal, by Robert Wright (Review) , pp. 67-68
    1. The Moral Animal by Robert Wright
  13. [+]
    Review Understanding Your Rights, by Russell B. Shaw (Review) , p. 69
    1. Understanding Your Rights by Russell B. Shaw
  14. [+]
    Review The Two Churches, by Michael L. Budde (Review) , p. 69
    1. The Two Churches by Michael L. Budde
- The Death of Jutta and Election as Magistra
  Stella Nesanovich
  , p. 69
- The Religious Right, etc.
  Richard John Neuhaus
  , pp. 70-86