August/September 1998 Issue, FIRST THINGS

- Correspondence, pp. 2-7
- David Klinghoffer and His Critics, pp. 8-16
- Home, Alien Home
  James Nuechterlein
  , p. 17
- Poetry
  Walt McDonald
  , p. 18
- The Imitation of Mr. Starbuck
  Nancy Harvey
  , p. 19
- The Nullification Machine
  Bradley S. Clanton
  , pp. 20-22
- "Why Go to Mass?"
  Amy Welborn
  , pp. 23-24
- Theories of Everything
  Peter J. Leithart
  , pp. 25-26
- The Everyday C.S. Lewis
  Gilbert Meilaender
  , pp. 27-32
- Poetry
  Luci Shaw
  , p. 33
- That Eminent Tribunal
  Francis Canavan
  , pp. 34-39
- Discovering the Talmud
  Eric M. Chevlen
  , pp. 40-44
- Life Law and Suicide, p. 45
- Poetry
  Atar Hadari
  , pp. 46-47
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  The New Populism (Review)
  Andrew J. Bacevich
  , p. 48
  The Great Betrayal, by Patrick J. Buchanan
  1. The Great Betrayal by Patrick J. Buchanan
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  Resisting the Sovereign (Review)
  Russell Hittinger
  , pp. 49-57
  The Dissent of the Governed, by Stephen L. Carter
  1. The Dissent of the Governed by Stephen L. Carter
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  The Secularist Faith (Review)
  Michael Novak
  , pp. 58-60
  The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, by David S. Landes
  1. The Wealth and Poverty of Nations by David S. Landes
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  The Bible by Numbers (Review)
  William A. Dembski
  , pp. 61-63
  Cracking the Bible Code, by Jeffrey Satinover
  1. Cracking the Bible Code by Jeffrey Satinover
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  Making the Wager (Review)
  Edward T. Oakes
  , pp. 64-65
  God: The Evidence, by Patrick Glynn
  1. God: The Evidence by Patrick Glynn
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  Remnants of a Century (Review)
  George McKenna
  , pp. 66-68
  A Thread of Years, by John Lukacs
  1. A Thread of Years by John Lukacs
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  Briefly Noted (15 Reviews) , p. 69
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    Review Jews and the American Slave Trade, by Saul S. ... (Review)
    Lawrence Grossman
    , p. 69
    1. Jews and the American Slave Trade by Saul S. Friedman
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    Review Old Wine, New Flasks, by Roald Hoffmann and Sh... (Review)
    Edward T. Oakes, S.J.
    , p. 70
    1. Old Wine, New Flasks by Roald Hoffmann and Shira Leibowitz Schmidt
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    Review Sacred Games, by Bernhard Lang (Review)
    Geoffrey Wainwright
    , p. 70
    1. Sacred Games by Bernhard Lang
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    Review Reconstructing America, by James W. Ceaser (Review) , p. 70
    1. Reconstructing America by James W. Ceaser
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    Review The Soul of Development, by Amy L. Sherman (Review) , p. 71
    1. The Soul of Development by Amy L. Sherman
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    Review The Pursuit of Happiness, by Servais Pinckaers (Review) , p. 71
    1. The Pursuit of Happiness by Servais Pinckaers
  7. [+]
    Review A Priest Forever, by Benedict Groeschel (Review) , p. 71
    1. A Priest Forever by Benedict Groeschel
  8. [+]
    Review Lutheranism, Anti-Judaism, and Bach's St. John... (Review) , p. 71
    1. Lutheranism, Anti-Judaism, and Bach's St. John Passion by Michael Marissen
  9. [+]
    Review Natural Law and Moral Inquiry, by Robert P. Ge... (Review) , p. 71
    1. Natural Law and Moral Inquiry by Robert P. George
  10. [+]
    Review Friends of God and Prophets, by Elizabeth A. J... (Review) , p. 71
    1. Friends of God and Prophets by Elizabeth A. Johnson
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    Review Why I Am Still a Catholic, by Kevin Ryan and M... (Review) , p. 72
    1. Why I Am Still a Catholic by Kevin Ryan and Marilyn Ryan
  12. [+]
    Review John Cassian: The Conferences, by Boniface Ram... (Review) , p. 72
    1. John Cassian: The Conferences by Boniface Ramsey and John Cassian
  13. [+]
    Review Yours is a Precious Witness, by Margherita Mar... (Review) , p. 72
    1. Yours is a Precious Witness by Margherita Marchione
  14. [+]
    Review The Incoherence of the Philosophers, by Michae... (Review) , pp. 72-73
    1. The Incoherence of the Philosophers by Michael E. Marmura and Al-Ghazali
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    Review Receiving Soren Kierkegaard, by Habib C. Malik (Review) , p. 74
    1. Receiving Soren Kierkegaard by Habib C. Malik
- The Most New Thing inthe Novus Ordo Seclorum, etc.
  Richard John Neuhaus
  , pp. 75-94