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    4. Poetry by Walt McDonald, p. 18
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      1. Abraham Joshua Heschel by Edward K. Kaplan and Samuel H. Dresner
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      1. Human Cloning by Ronald Cole-Turner
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      A Vanishing World by Robert Louis Wilken, pp. 69-71 - 1 Review
      1. From the Holy Mountain by William Dalrymple
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      1. Someone Else's House by Tamar Jacoby
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        Why Marriage Matters by Glenn T. Stanton
      2. [+]
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        Blaise Pascal by Marvin R. O'Connell
      3. [+]
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        Hannah Arendt: An Introduction by John McGowan
      4. [+]
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        Covenant and Commitments by Max L. Stackhouse
      5. [+]
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        Unwilling Germans? by Robert R. Shandley
      6. [+]
        Review J.I. Packer, by Alister McGrath, p. 77 - 1 Review
        J.I. Packer by Alister McGrath
      7. [+]
        Review The C. S. Lewis Readers' Encyclopedia, by Jeff..., p. 77 - 1 Review
        The C. S. Lewis Readers' Encyclopedia by Jeffrey D. Schultz and John G. West, Jr.
      8. [+]
        Review Letters to Gabriel, by Karen Garver Santorum, p. 78 - 1 Review
        Letters to Gabriel by Karen Garver Santorum
      9. [+]
        Review The Things in Heaven and Earth, by Harold Fickett, p. 78 - 1 Review
        The Things in Heaven and Earth by Harold Fickett
      10. [+]
        Review Jesus of Nazareth, by Raymund Schwager, p. 78 - 1 Review
        Jesus of Nazareth by Raymund Schwager
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        Review The Unmaking of Americans, by John J. Miller, p. 78 - 1 Review
        The Unmaking of Americans by John J. Miller
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        Review Medieval Exegesis, Volume 1, by Henri de Lubac, p. 78 - 1 Review
        Medieval Exegesis, Volume 1 by Henri de Lubac
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        Quodlibetal Questions by Alfred J. Freddoso, Francis E. Kelley, and William of Ockham, ...
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        Human Dignity and Contemporary Liberalism by Brad Stetson
      15. [+]
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        The March of Freedom by Edwin J. Feulner, Jr.
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        The Enduring Edmund Burke by Ian Crowe
    20. Of State by Laurance Wieder, p. 79
    21. Setback in Rome, etc. by Richard John Neuhaus, pp. 80-102
  9. [+]
    November 1998 Issue = 33 Articles
    1. Correspondence, pp. 2-6
    2. Sin, Theodicy & Politics by James Nuechterlein, p. 7
    3. Poetry by Susan St. Martin, p. 8
    4. Questioning Everything? by Daniel P. Moloney, pp. 9-10
    5. What Aquinas Never Said About Women by Michael Nolan, pp. 11-12
    6. Music for the End of Time by Michael R. Linton, pp. 13-14
    7. Poetry by Marjorie Maddox, p. 15
    8. Original Sin by Edward T. Oakes, pp. 16-23
    9. Poetry by J. Bottum, p. 24
    10. What Would Newton Do? by Phillip E. Johnson, pp. 25-30
    11. Poetry by Marjorie Maddox, p. 31
    12. [+]
      The Pro-Life Movement Then and Now by Dave Andrusko, pp. 32-36 - 2 Reviews
      1. Articles of Faith by Cynthia Gorney
      2. Wrath of Angels by James Risen and Judy L. Thomas
    13. The Supreme Court 1998 by Michael W. McConnell, pp. 37-39
    14. [+]
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      1. An Introduction to the New Testament by Raymond E. Brown
    15. [+]
      Cahill's Gift by Dennis Prager, pp. 42-49 - 1 Review
      1. The Gifts of the Jews by Thomas Cahill
    16. [+]
      Problems of Ecclesiology by Avery Dulles, pp. 50-51 - 1 Review
      1. After Our Likeness by Miroslav Volf
    17. [+]
      The Politics of the Possible by Jean Bethke Elshtain, pp. 52-54 - 1 Review
      1. Raymond Aron by Brian C. Anderson
    18. [+]
      Beyond Reductionism by David B. Hart, pp. 55-56 - 1 Review
      1. Religious Mystery and Rational Reflection by Louis Dupre
    19. [+]
      Toward a Religious Humanism by Allen G. Weakland, pp. 57-59 - 1 Review
      1. Sacred Passion by Gregory Wolfe
    20. [+]
      Just Friends by J. Budziszewski, pp. 60-62 - 1 Review
      1. For Fidelity by Catherine M. Wallace
    21. [+]
      Briefly Noted (12 Reviews)
      1. [+]
        Review Abraham Geiger and the Jewish Jesus, by Susann... by Jon D. Levenson, p. 63 - 1 Review
        Abraham Geiger and the Jewish Jesus by Susannah Heschel
      2. [+]
        Review The Ethics of War and Peace, by Terry Nardin by James Turner Johnson, p. 63 - 1 Review
        The Ethics of War and Peace by Terry Nardin
      3. [+]
        Review Confession of St. Patrick and Letter to Coroti... by Jeff McAlister, p. 64 - 1 Review
        Confession of St. Patrick and Letter to Coroticus by John Skinner
      4. [+]
        Review The One Hundred Most Important Events in Chris... by Robert Louis Wilken, pp. 64-65 - 1 Review
        The One Hundred Most Important Events in Christian History by A. Kenneth Curtis, J. Stephen Lang, and Randy Petersen, ...
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        Review Sexual Wisdom, by Richard Wetzel by Sarah E. Hinlicky, p. 66 - 1 Review
        Sexual Wisdom by Richard Wetzel
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        Review Story of a Storm, by Risto Lehtonen, p. 66 - 1 Review
        Story of a Storm by Risto Lehtonen
      7. [+]
        Review When in Rome, by Robert J. Hutchinson, p. 66 - 1 Review
        When in Rome by Robert J. Hutchinson
      8. [+]
        Review Dying with Dignity, by Hans Kung and Walter Jens, p. 66 - 1 Review
        Dying with Dignity by Hans Kung and Walter Jens
      9. [+]
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        Community Works by E.J. Dionne, Jr.
      10. [+]
        Review With Liberty for All, by Phillip E. Hammond, p. 67 - 1 Review
        With Liberty for All by Phillip E. Hammond
      11. [+]
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        Turbulent Souls by Stephen J. Dubner
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        Equal Treatment of Religion in a Pluralistic Society by Stephen V. Monsma and J. Christopher Soper
    22. A World of Our Own Making, etc. by Richard John Neuhaus, pp. 71-94
  10. [+]
    December 1998 Issue = 39 Articles
    1. Correspondence, pp. 2-8
    2. The Gayest Story Ever Told by James Nuechterlein, p. 9
    3. Poetry by Sally Thomas, p. 10
    4. Liberating Academic Freedom by George M. Marsden, pp. 11-13
    5. Hazards of New Fortune by Wilfred M. McClay, pp. 14-15
    6. Poetry by Marjorie Maddox, p. 16
    7. Contraception: A Symposium by Harold O.J. Brown, p. 17
    8. --- by J. Budziszewski, p. 18
    9. --- by Charles J. Chaput, p. 19
    10. --- by Eric Chevlen, pp. 20-21
    11. --- by Sarah E. Hinlicky, p. 22
    12. --- by Gilbert Meilaender and Philip Turner, pp. 22-23
    13. --- by R.Albert Mohler, Jr., p. 24
    14. --- by Alicia Mosier, pp. 25-26
    15. --- by Janet E. Smith, pp. 27-28
    16. Poetry by Walt McDonald, p. 29
    17. C.S. Lewis in the Public Square by Richard John Neuhaus, pp. 30-35
    18. Should the Church Repent? by Avery Dulles, pp. 36-40
    19. Poetry by Sally Thomas, p. 41
    20. [+]
      What Is Man? by Russell Hittinger, pp. 42-44 - 2 Reviews
      1. The City of Man by Pierre Manent
      2. Modern Liberty and Its Discontents by Pierre Manent, Daniel J. Mahoney, and Paul Seaton, ...
    21. [+]
      Onward, Christian Soldiers? by James Turner Johnson, pp. 45-47 - 1 Review
      1. Does Christianity Cause War? by David Martin
    22. [+]
      The Decline of Marriage by Romanus Cessario, pp. 48-52 - 1 Review
      1. From Sacrament to Contract by John Witte, Jr.
    23. [+]
      Is the Left Good fo the Jews? by Edward S. Shapiro, pp. 53-54 - 1 Review
      1. Jews Against Prejudice by Stuart Svonkin
    24. [+]
      Doing Theodicy by Jerry L. Walls, pp. 55-57 - 1 Review
      1. Can God be Trusted? by John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
    25. [+]
      The Good Casuist by David Novak, pp. 58-60 - 1 Review
      1. Difficult Moral Questions by Germain Grisez
    26. [+]
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        Review Staring into Chaos, by Bruce G. Brander by John J. Reilly, p. 61 - 1 Review
        Staring into Chaos by Bruce G. Brander
      2. [+]
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        The Art of the Impossible by Vaclav Havel
      3. [+]
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        On Being Catholic by Thomas Howard
      4. [+]
        Review Philip of Spain, by Henry Kamen, p. 62 - 1 Review
        Philip of Spain by Henry Kamen
      5. [+]
        Review The Swiss, the Gold and the Dead, by Jean Ziegler, pp. 62-63 - 1 Review
        The Swiss, the Gold and the Dead by Jean Ziegler
      6. [+]
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        Out of Order by Donald J. Wold
      7. [+]
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        Adoremus Hymnal by Adoremus Society
      8. [+]
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        International Society by David R. Mapel and Terry Nardin
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        The Pilgrim's Guide by David Mills
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        Flannery O'Connor by Jill Pelaez Baumgaertner
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        Deepening Communion by William G. Rusch and Jeffrey Gros
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        Mary and the Fundamentalist Challenge by Peter M.J. Stravinskas
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        Souls, Bodies, Spirits by Kerry N. Jacoby
    27. A Passion for Truth by Richard John Neuhaus, pp. 65-82
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