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American Studies, by Louis Menand

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        Review Same-Sex Attraction, by John F. Harvey and Ger..., p. 59 - 1 Review
        Same-Sex Attraction by John F. Harvey and Gerard V. Bradley
      15. [+]
        Review Office of Innocence, by Thomas Keneally, p. 59 - 1 Review
        Office of Innocence by Thomas Keneally
      16. [+]
        Review Meaninglessness, by M.A. Casey, pp. 59-60 - 1 Review
        Meaninglessness by M.A. Casey
    18. In Lieu of Memoirs, etc. by Richard John Neuhaus, pp. 61-82
  8. [+]
    October 2003 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. Correspondence, pp. 2-13
    2. The Marriage Amendment, pp. 14-20
    3. Waking from the Dead by Wesley J. Smith, pp. 21-22
    4. Fretful Orthodoxy by Alan Mittleman, pp. 23-25
    5. The Supreme Court Rules by Michael M. Uhlmann, pp. 26-35
    6. Two Popes by Raymond de Souza, pp. 36-40
    7. War, Peace & Jean Bethke Elshtain: An Exchange by Stanley Hauerwas and Paul Griffiths, pp. 41-43
    8. --- by Jean Bethke Elshtain, pp. 44-46
    9. Christ and Nothing by David B. Hart, pp. 47-55
    10. St. John of the Cross by Rhina P. Espaillat, p. 56
    11. [+]
      Postmodernist Ecumenism by Avery Cardinal Dulles, pp. 57-60 - 1 Review
      1. The Church in a Postliberal age by George A. Lindbeck and James J. Buckley
    12. [+]
      A Conservative Innovator by George McKenna, pp. 61-66 - 1 Review
      1. Jonathan Edwards: A Life by George M. Marsden
    13. [+]
      Roots of Jihad by Robert Louis Wilken, pp. 67-70 - 1 Review
      1. The Crisis of Islam by Bernard Lewis
    14. [+]
      Sweet Sistine by Gregory Wolfe, pp. 71-74 - 1 Review
      1. Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling by Ross King
    15. [+]
      Briefly Noted (6 Reviews)
      1. [+]
        Review Darwin and Design, by Michael Ruse by Edward T. Oakes, p. 75 - 1 Review
        Darwin and Design by Michael Ruse
      2. [+]
        Review The Holy Reich, by Richard Steigmann-Gall, p. 76 - 1 Review
        The Holy Reich by Richard Steigmann-Gall
      3. [+]
        Review Prolegomena to Charity, by Jean-Luc Marion, p. 77 - 1 Review
        Prolegomena to Charity by Jean-Luc Marion
      4. [+]
        Review Gentleman Revolutionary, by Richard Brookhiser, p. 77 - 1 Review
        Gentleman Revolutionary by Richard Brookhiser
      5. [+]
        Review Worship of the Heart, by Joseph B. Soloveitchi..., p. 77 - 1 Review
        Worship of the Heart by Joseph B. Soloveitchik and Shalom Carmy
      6. [+]
        Review That Old-time Religion in Modern America, by D..., p. 77 - 1 Review
        That Old-time Religion in Modern America by D.G. Hart
    16. Getting Along at the Altar, etc. by Richard John Neuhaus, pp. 78-98
  9. [+]
    November 2003 Issue = 27 Articles
    1. Correspondence, pp. 2-9
    2. Tolkien and the Gift of Mortality by Anna Mathie, pp. 10-11
    3. Scandal, Prayer, and Penance by Sister Mary Catherine of Jesus, pp. 12-13
    4. The Bigot's Opera by Michael Linton, pp. 14-16
    5. Poetry by Miguel de Guevara and Robert Schechter, p. 17
    6. The Holocaust by Martin Rhonheimer, pp. 18-27
    7. The Episcopalian Preference by Philip Turner, pp. 28-31
    8. Poetry by Paul Lake, p. 32
    9. Keeping the Commandments by Robert Louis Wilken, pp. 33-37
    10. Remembering the Gulag by Lawrence A. Uzzell, pp. 38-45
    11. Poetry by Rhina P. Espaillat, pp. 46-50
    12. [+]
      The Risen Christ by Gary A. Anderson, pp. 51-53 - 1 Review
      1. The Resurrection of the Son of God by N.T. Wright
    13. [+]
      Religion and Science Revisited by Robin Collins, pp. 54-57 - 1 Review
      1. Modern Physics and Ancient Faith by Stephen M. Barr
    14. [+]
      The Making of a Killer by Paul McHugh, pp. 58-62 - 1 Review
      1. Harvard and the Unabomber by Alston Chase
    15. [+]
      Too Much Democracy? by William Ruger, pp. 63-64 - 1 Review
      1. The Future of Freedom by Fareed Zakaria
    16. [+]
      Briefly Noted (11 Reviews)
      1. [+]
        Review Sidewalks in the Kingdom, by Eric O. Jacobsen by Jeff McAlister, p. 65 - 1 Review
        Sidewalks in the Kingdom by Eric O. Jacobsen
      2. [+]
        Review An Unfinished Life, by Robert Dallek, p. 66 - 1 Review
        An Unfinished Life by Robert Dallek
      3. [+]
        Review Anti-Catholicism in America, by Mark S. Massa, p. 66 - 1 Review
        Anti-Catholicism in America by Mark S. Massa
      4. [+]
        Review On the Cosmic Mystery of Jesus Christ, by Paul..., p. 67 - 1 Review
        On the Cosmic Mystery of Jesus Christ by Paul M. Blowers and Robert Louis Wilken
      5. [+]
        Review The Secular Revolution, by Christian Smith, p. 68 - 1 Review
        The Secular Revolution by Christian Smith
      6. [+]
        Review A People Adrift, by Peter Steinfels, p. 69 - 1 Review
        A People Adrift by Peter Steinfels
      7. [+]
        Review The Coming Catholic Church, by David Gibson, p. 69 - 1 Review
        The Coming Catholic Church by David Gibson
      8. [+]
        Review Whose Promised Land?, by Colin Chapman, p. 70 - 1 Review
        Whose Promised Land? by Colin Chapman
      9. [+]
        Review Religious Pluralism in America, by William R. ..., p. 70 - 1 Review
        Religious Pluralism in America by William R. Hutchison
      10. [+]
        Review One Dream or Two?, by Nathan Schlueter, p. 71 - 1 Review
        One Dream or Two? by Nathan Schlueter
      11. [+]
        Review The Virtues, or the Examined Life, by Romanus ..., p. 71 - 1 Review
        The Virtues, or the Examined Life by Romanus Cessario
    17. The Secular City Redux, etc. by Richard John Neuhaus, pp. 72-94
  10. [+]
    December 2003 Issue = 28 Articles
    1. Correspondence, pp. 2-5
    2. Johnny of the Cross by Peter M. Candler, Jr., pp. 6-7
    3. Jobs and Babies by Mary Beth Celio, pp. 8-9
    4. A Bible for Everyone by Alan Jacobs, pp. 10-13
    5. Establishing Free Exercise by Vincent Phillip Munoz, pp. 14-19
    6. Retelling Genesis by Bette Howland, pp. 20-27
    7. Coincidence & Conversion by Alicia Chesser, pp. 28-33
    8. A Most Partial Historian by David B. Hart, pp. 34-39
    9. Poetry by David Anthony, p. 40
    10. [+]
      Seekers and Finders by Wilfred M. McClay, pp. 41-43 - 1 Review
      1. The Life You Save May Be Your Own by Paul Elie
    11. [+]
      The Reality of the Beautiful by Edward T. Oakes, pp. 44-47 - 1 Review
      1. Speaking of Beauty by Denis Donoghue
    12. [+]
      The Limits of Theory by R.R. Reno, pp. 48-52 - 1 Review
      1. Praise and Blame by Daniel N. Robinson
    13. [+]
      Pym Wins by Dermot Quinn, pp. 53-57 - 1 Review
      1. The Book Against God by James Wood
    14. [+]
      Briefly Noted (14 Reviews)
      1. [+]
        Review Style and Faith, by Geoffrey Hill by Randy Boyagoda, p. 58 - 1 Review
        Style and Faith by Geoffrey Hill
      2. [+]
        Review My Struggle for Freedom, by Hans Kung, p. 58 - 1 Review
        My Struggle for Freedom by Hans Kung
      3. [+]
        Review American Jesus, by Stephen Prothero, p. 59 - 1 Review
        American Jesus by Stephen Prothero
      4. [+]
        Review The Family in the Modern Age, by Brigitte Berger, p. 59 - 1 Review
        The Family in the Modern Age by Brigitte Berger
      5. [+]
        Review Art's Prospect, by Roger Kimball, p. 60 - 1 Review
        Art's Prospect by Roger Kimball
      6. [+]
        Review Capital Punishment and Roman Catholic Moral Tr..., p. 61 - 1 Review
        Capital Punishment and Roman Catholic Moral Tradition by E. Christian Brugger
      7. [+]
        Review A Moral Enterprise, by Kenneth L. Grasso, Robe..., p. 61 - 1 Review
        A Moral Enterprise by Kenneth L. Grasso, Robert P. Hunt, and Francis Canavan, ...
      8. [+]
        Review A Serious way of Wondering, by Reynolds Price, p. 62 - 1 Review
        A Serious way of Wondering by Reynolds Price
      9. [+]
        Review A Public Faith, by Michael Cromartie, p. 62 - 1 Review
        A Public Faith by Michael Cromartie
      10. [+]
        Review Culture of Life, Culture of Death, by Luke Gor..., p. 62 - 1 Review
        Culture of Life, Culture of Death by Luke Gormally
      11. [+]
        Review Priest, by Michael S. Rose, p. 63 - 1 Review
        Priest by Michael S. Rose
      12. [+]
        Review On the Priesthood, by Matthew Levering, p. 63 - 1 Review
        On the Priesthood by Matthew Levering
      13. [+]
        Review Jews and Christians, by Carl E. Braaten and Ro..., p. 63 - 1 Review
        Jews and Christians by Carl E. Braaten and Robert W. Jenson
      14. [+]
        Review Mary: A Catholic-Evangelical Debate, by Dwight..., pp. 63-64 - 1 Review
        Mary: A Catholic-Evangelical Debate by Dwight Longenecker and David Gustafson
    15. Dalai Lama, Alan Wolfe, The End of Democracy Again by Richard John Neuhaus, pp. 65-82
5. [+]
  Issues of 2004 = 10 Issues, 263 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 2005 = 10 Issues, 236 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 2006 = 10 Issues, 194 Articles