May 1999 Issue, FIRST THINGS

- Correspondence, pp. 2-10
- The Myth of Declension
  James Nuechterlein
  , p. 11
- Poetry
  Bill Buege
  , p. 12
- Christmas in Sudan
  William L. Saunders
  , pp. 13-15
- Letter from Moscow
  Lawrence A. Uzzell
  , pp. 16-17
- Southern Baptist Ghosts
  Timothy George
  , pp. 18-24
- A Christian University
  Mark R. Schwehn
  , pp. 25-31
  Defining the Difference
- Columbus and the Beginning of the World
  Robert Royal
  , pp. 32-37
- Poetry
  Eric Metaxas
  , p. 38
- "Saving" the Poor
  Daniel P. Moloney
  , pp. 39-42
- Poetry
  Mary Freeman
  , p. 43
- Nature as Law and Gift
  Edward T. Oakes
  , pp. 44-50
- D.A. Carson, pp. 51-52
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  Old Ghosts (2 Reviews)
  Andrew J. Bacevich
  , pp. 53-56
  Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America, by John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr
  1. Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America by John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr
  2. The Haunted Wood by Allen Weinstein and Alexander Vassiliev
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  Who Is My Friend? (Review)
  Gilbert Meilaender
  , pp. 57-59
  Friendship in the Classical World, by David Konstan
  1. Friendship in the Classical World by David Konstan
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  1642 and All That (Review)
  Mark A. Noll
  , pp. 60-63
  The Cousins' Wars, by Kevin P. Phillips
  1. The Cousins' Wars by Kevin P. Phillips
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  The Archetypes in the Machine (Review)
  John J. Reilly
  , pp. 64-67
  TechGnosis, by Erik Davis
  1. TechGnosis by Erik Davis
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  How to Read the Bible (Review)
  Robert Louis Wilken
  , pp. 68-70
  Thinking Biblically, by Andre LaCocque, Paul Ricoeur, and David Pellauer, ...
  1. Thinking Biblically by Andre LaCocque, Paul Ricoeur, and David Pellauer, ...
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  Augustine Then and Now (Review)
  Glenn Tinder
  , pp. 71-72
  Living in Two Cities, by Eugene TeSelle
  1. Living in Two Cities by Eugene TeSelle
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  Briefly Noted (13 Reviews) , p. 73
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    Review Living in the Image of God, by Irving Greenber... (Review)
    David Novak
    , p. 73
    1. Living in the Image of God by Irving Greenberg and Shalom Freedman
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    Review Leisure, the Basis of Culture, by Josef Pieper (Review)
    Joshua P. Hochschild
    , p. 74
    1. Leisure, the Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper
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    Review Christian Mythmakers, by Rolland Hein (Review)
    J.A. Hanson
    , p. 74
    1. Christian Mythmakers by Rolland Hein
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    Review The Natural Law, by Heinrich A. Rommen (Review) , p. 75
    1. The Natural Law by Heinrich A. Rommen
  5. [+]
    Review On Cultivating Liberty, by Brian C. Anderson a... (Review) , p. 75
    1. On Cultivating Liberty by Brian C. Anderson and Michael Novak
  6. [+]
    Review Hollywood Party, by Kenneth Lloyd Billingsley (Review) , p. 75
    1. Hollywood Party by Kenneth Lloyd Billingsley
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    Review Christianity and American Freemasonry, by Will... (Review) , p. 76
    1. Christianity and American Freemasonry by William J. Whalen
  8. [+]
    Review Ethica Thomistica, by Ralph M. McInerny (Review) , p. 76
    1. Ethica Thomistica by Ralph M. McInerny
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    Review The American Leadership Tradition, by Marvin O... (Review) , p. 76
    1. The American Leadership Tradition by Marvin Olasky
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    Review The Theology of the Church, by Avery Dulles an... (Review) , p. 76
    1. The Theology of the Church by Avery Dulles and Patrick Granfield
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    Review That All May Be One, by Harding Meyer (Review) , p. 76
    1. That All May Be One by Harding Meyer
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    Review Saints and Sinners, by Eamon Duffy (Review) , p. 76
    1. Saints and Sinners by Eamon Duffy
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    Review Holocaust Scholars Write to the Vatican, by Ha... (Review) , p. 76
    1. Holocaust Scholars Write to the Vatican by Harry James Cargas
- November 16, etc.
  Richard John Neuhaus
  , pp. 77-98