October 1996 Issue, FIRST THINGS

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- Correspondence, pp. 2-6
- Neoconservative Redux
  James Nuechterlein
  , pp. 7-8
- Mercy Killings at Golgotha
  Jeffrey E. Ford
  , p. 9
- How Partisan Are the Bishops?
  Robert A. Sirico
  , pp. 10-12
- Apologizing to the Babies
  Joan Frawley Desmond
  , pp. 13-15
- Not So Christian America
  Thomas C. Reeves
  , pp. 16-21
- Choosing Abundance
  John P. Sisk
  , pp. 22-25
- Poetry
  Michael R. Jones
  , p. 26
- Presbyterian Hold the Line
  Terry Schlossberg
  , pp. 27-28
- Poetry
  Michael R. Jones
  , p. 29
- Christianity and Democracy, pp. 30-36
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  Martha Nussbaum, Poets' Defender (Review)
  Alan Jacobs
  , pp. 37-41
  Poetic Justice, by Martha C. Nussbaum
  1. Poetic Justice by Martha C. Nussbaum
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  Ralph Reed's Real Agenda (Review)
  Richard John Neuhaus
  , pp. 42-45
  Active Faith, by Ralph Reed
  1. Active Faith by Ralph Reed
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  The Storyteller and the Scientist (2 Reviews)
  Phillip E. Johnson
  , pp. 46-50
  Climbing Mount Improbable, by Richard Dawkins
  1. Climbing Mount Improbable by Richard Dawkins
  2. Darwin's Black Box by Michael J. Behe
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  Keeping Company (Review)
  Gilbert Meilaender
  , pp. 51-57
  In Good Company, by Stanley Hauerwas
  1. In Good Company by Stanley Hauerwas
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  A Life Beyond Repair (Review)
  D.G. Myers
  , pp. 58-63
  Jerzy Kosinski: A Biography, by James Park Sloan
  1. Jerzy Kosinski: A Biography by James Park Sloan
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  Beyond the Therapeutic State (Review)
  J. Daryl Charles
  , pp. 64-65
  It's All the Rage: Crime and Culture, by Wendy Kaminer
  1. It's All the Rage: Crime and Culture by Wendy Kaminer
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  Tracing the Tokens of God's Presence (Review)
  Roger Kimball
  , pp. 66-69
  The Quest for God, by Paul Johnson
  1. The Quest for God by Paul Johnson
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  Briefly Noted (11 Reviews) , p. 70
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    Review The Fragility of Freedom, by Joshua Mitchell (Review)
    Wilfred M. McClay
    , p. 70
    1. The Fragility of Freedom by Joshua Mitchell
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    Review Moral Action and Christian Ethics, by Jean Porter (Review)
    Victor L. Austin
    , p. 70
    1. Moral Action and Christian Ethics by Jean Porter
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    Review Science, Jews, and Secular Culture, by David A... (Review)
    Elliott Abrams
    , p. 71
    1. Science, Jews, and Secular Culture by David A. Hollinger
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    Review Material Christianity, by Colleen McDannell (Review)
    Camille S. Williams
    , p. 71
    1. Material Christianity by Colleen McDannell
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    Review The Birth of Liberal Guilt in the English Nove... (Review)
    Elizabeth Powers
    , p. 71
    1. The Birth of Liberal Guilt in the English Novel by Daniel Born
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    Review The Struggle for Theology's Soul, by William M... (Review)
    James J. Buckley
    , p. 72
    1. The Struggle for Theology's Soul by William M. Thompson
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    Review Finding God at Harvard, by Kelly Monroe (Review)
    Sydney Leach
    , p. 72
    1. Finding God at Harvard by Kelly Monroe
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    Review Explorations in Metaphysics, by W. Norris Clarke (Review)
    Kenneth L. Grasso
    , p. 72
    1. Explorations in Metaphysics by W. Norris Clarke
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    Review Embodying Forgiveness, by L. Gregory Jones (Review) , p. 72
    1. Embodying Forgiveness by L. Gregory Jones
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    Review How do You Spell God?, by Marc Gellman and Tho... (Review) , p. 73
    1. How do You Spell God? by Marc Gellman and Thomas Hartman
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    Review The Church Visible, by James-Charles Noonan, Jr. (Review) , p. 73
    1. The Church Visible by James-Charles Noonan, Jr.
- Football Saturday Afternoons, Athens, Ohio, 1953-56
  Saul Bennett
  , p. 73
- Islam Cornered, etc.
  Richard John Neuhaus
  , pp. 74-98