October 2002 Issue, FIRST THINGS

- Correspondence, pp. 2-7
- Antonin Scalia and His Critics, pp. 8-18
  The Church, the Courts, and the Death Penalty
- Truth, Beauty & the American Way
  Alicia Mosier
  , pp. 19-20
- Russians and Catholics
  Lawrence Uzzell
  , pp. 21-22
- The Last Respectable Prejudice
  Kenneth L. Woodward
  , pp. 23-24
- Was Reinhold Niebuhr a Christian?
  Gabriel Fackre
  , pp. 25-26
- Whatever Happened to Sociology?
  Peter L. Berger
  , pp. 27-29
- The Meanings of Marriage
  John Witte, Jr.
  , pp. 30-40
- Poetry
  Luis de Camoes
  , p. 41
- What Is Left of Socialism
  Leszek Kolakowski
  , pp. 42-45
- Poetry
  Luis de Camoes
  , p. 46
- How to Think About Globalization
  M.A. Casey
  , pp. 47-56
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  The Abolition of Man? (Review)
  Marc D. Guerra
  , pp. 57-59
  Our Posthuman Future, by Francis Fukuyama
  1. Our Posthuman Future by Francis Fukuyama
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  Lincoln's Prudence (Review)
  Allen C. Guelzo
  , pp. 60-64
  Lincoln's Virtues, by William Lee Miller
  1. Lincoln's Virtues by William Lee Miller
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  Smart Thinking (Review)
  Edward T. Oakes
  , pp. 65-68
  Upheavals of Thought, by Martha C. Nussbaum
  1. Upheavals of Thought by Martha C. Nussbaum
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  A Famous Victory (Review)
  Andrew J. Bacevich
  , pp. 69-72
  Six Days of War, by Michael B. Oren
  1. Six Days of War by Michael B. Oren
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  Briefly Noted (19 Reviews) , p. 73
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    Review Real Ethics, by John M. Rist (Review)
    Joseph W. Koterski, S.J.
    , p. 73
    1. Real Ethics by John M. Rist
  2. [+]
    Review The Lonely Way, by Hermann Sasse (Review)
    John T. Pless
    , p. 74
    1. The Lonely Way by Hermann Sasse
  3. [+]
    Review Catholic Women's Colleges in America, by Tracy... (Review)
    Naomi Schaefer
    , pp. 74-75
    1. Catholic Women's Colleges in America by Tracy Schier and Cynthia Russett
  4. [+]
    Review Morality and the Human Goods, by Alfonso Gomez... (Review)
    Jay Webber
    , p. 76
    1. Morality and the Human Goods by Alfonso Gomez-Lobo
  5. [+]
    Review A Stay Against Confusion, by Ron Hansen (Review)
    Jeff McAlister
    , p. 77
    1. A Stay Against Confusion by Ron Hansen
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    Review Niebuhr and His Age, by Charles C. Brown (Review) , p. 78
    1. Niebuhr and His Age by Charles C. Brown
  7. [+]
    Review Freedom and Its Betrayal, by Isaiah Berlin and... (Review) , p. 78
    1. Freedom and Its Betrayal by Isaiah Berlin and Henry Hardy
  8. [+]
    Review Being After Rousseau, by Richard L. Velkley (Review) , p. 79
    1. Being After Rousseau by Richard L. Velkley
  9. [+]
    Review Living Icons, by Michael Plekon (Review) , p. 80
    1. Living Icons by Michael Plekon
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    Review Whitebread Protestants, by Daniel Sack (Review) , p. 80
    1. Whitebread Protestants by Daniel Sack
  11. [+]
    Review The Right Questions, by Phillip E. Johnson (Review) , p. 81
    1. The Right Questions by Phillip E. Johnson
  12. [+]
    Review Christ's Fulfillment of Torah and Temple, by M... (Review) , p. 81
    1. Christ's Fulfillment of Torah and Temple by Matthew Levering
  13. [+]
    Review Toward a Theory of Immigration, by Peter C. Me... (Review) , p. 81
    1. Toward a Theory of Immigration by Peter C. Meilaender
  14. [+]
    Review The Future is Now, by William Kristol and Eric... (Review) , p. 81
    1. The Future is Now by William Kristol and Eric Cohen
  15. [+]
    Review Power Over Pain, by Eric Chevlen and Wesley J.... (Review) , p. 82
    1. Power Over Pain by Eric Chevlen and Wesley J. Smith
  16. [+]
    Review The Last Things, by Carl E. Braaten and Robert... (Review) , p. 82
    1. The Last Things by Carl E. Braaten and Robert W. Jenson
  17. [+]
    Review The Saints' Guide to Knowing the Real Jesus, b... (Review) , p. 82
    1. The Saints' Guide to Knowing the Real Jesus by David Mills
  18. [+]
    Review The Ethical Thought of Hans Urs von Balthasar,... (Review) , p. 82
    1. The Ethical Thought of Hans Urs von Balthasar by Christopher Steck
  19. [+]
    Review The Faith, by Brian Moynahan (Review) , p. 82
    1. The Faith by Brian Moynahan
- Seeking a Better Way, etc.
  Richard John Neuhaus
  , pp. 83-110