June/July 1998 Issue, FIRST THINGS

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- Correspondence, pp. 2-10
- The Weird World of Sports
  James Nuechterlein
  , p. 11
- Poetry
  Marjorie Maddox
  , p. 12
- Affirming Ourselves to Death
  Gilbert Meilaender
  , p. 13
- Justice Brennan Lives
  William Bentley Ball
  , pp. 14-15
- More Scandals of the Evangelical Mind
  Preston Jones
  , pp. 16-17
- George Rochberg's Revolution
  Michael Linton
  , pp. 18-20
- The Revenge of Conscience
  J. Budziszewski
  , pp. 21-27
- United Methodists at the End of the Mainline
  William J. Abraham
  , pp. 28-32
- Poetry
  Laurance Wieder
  , p. 33
- Must the Truth Offend?
  Jerry L. Walls and J.A. Dinoia
  , pp. 34-39
  An Exchange
- Poetry
  P. Fellowes
  , pp. 40-41
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  Shut Up, He Explained (Review)
  Gary Hardaway
  , p. 42
  Answering the "Virtuecrats", by Robert J. Nash
  1. Answering the "Virtuecrats" by Robert J. Nash
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  Waugh Revisited (Review)
  Kenneth R. Craycraft Jr.
  , pp. 43-47
  The Life of Evelyn Waugh, by Douglas Lane Patey
  1. The Life of Evelyn Waugh by Douglas Lane Patey
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  Conversing with an Absent God (Review)
  Bill Coyle
  , pp. 48-50
  Questions for Ecclesiastes, by Mark Jarman
  1. Questions for Ecclesiastes by Mark Jarman
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  A World of Mendacity (Review)
  Paul Hollander
  , pp. 51-54
  The Soviet World of American Communism, by Harvey Klehr, John Earl Haynes, and Kyrill A...
  1. The Soviet World of American Communism by Harvey Klehr, John Earl Haynes, and Kyrill Anderson, ...
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  Modernity and Christianity Reconsidered (Review)
  Brian C. Anderson
  , pp. 55-56
  The Disenchantment of the World, by Marcel Gauchet
  1. The Disenchantment of the World by Marcel Gauchet
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  Briefly Noted (14 Reviews) , p. 57
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    Review Huxley, by Adrian Desmond (Review)
    Nancy R. Pearcey
    , p. 57
    1. Huxley by Adrian Desmond
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    Review Happy Alchemy, by Robertson Davies, Jennifer S... (Review)
    David Stewart
    , p. 58
    1. Happy Alchemy by Robertson Davies, Jennifer Surridge, and Brenda Davies, ...
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    Review Parochial and Plain Sermons, by John Henry Newman (Review) , p. 58
    1. Parochial and Plain Sermons by John Henry Newman
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    Review The Virtue of Civility, by Edward Shils and St... (Review) , p. 58
    1. The Virtue of Civility by Edward Shils and Steven Grosby
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    Review Newman and Conversion, by Ian Ker (Review) , p. 59
    1. Newman and Conversion by Ian Ker
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    Review Memoir on Pauperism, by Alexis de Tocqueville (Review) , p. 59
    1. Memoir on Pauperism by Alexis de Tocqueville
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    Review Islam: A Very Short Introduction, by Malise Ru... (Review) , p. 59
    1. Islam: A Very Short Introduction by Malise Ruthven
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    Review Christianity in South Africa, by Richard Elphi... (Review) , p. 59
    1. Christianity in South Africa by Richard Elphick and Rodney Davenport
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    Review A Moral Vision for America, by Joseph Cardinal... (Review) , p. 59
    1. A Moral Vision for America by Joseph Cardinal Bernardin and John P. Langan
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    Review The East German Church and the End of Communis... (Review) , p. 59
    1. The East German Church and the End of Communism by John P. Burgess
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    Review The Politician's Guide to Assisted Suicide, Cl... (Review) , p. 60
    1. The Politician's Guide to Assisted Suicide, Cloning, and Other Current Controversies by George J. Marlin
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    Review The (Magic) Kingdom of God, by Michael Budde (Review) , p. 60
    1. The (Magic) Kingdom of God by Michael Budde
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    Review The Encyclopedia of American Catholic History,... (Review) , p. 60
    1. The Encyclopedia of American Catholic History by Michael Glazier and Thomas J. Shelley
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    Review Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions,... (Review) , p. 60
    1. Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions by Gerald H. Anderson
- The Extraordinary Politics of Alien Citizens, etc.
  Richard John Neuhaus
  , pp. 61-82