The first thing to note about Andrew Koppelman’s new book is is that word “American”—sitting awkwardly beside the abstract concept of “religious neutrality.”
The issues that gnaw at George Scialabba relate primarily to political economy. For an avowed man of the left, “the last three decades have been bitter medicine.”
In this Commonweal interview, the writer Valerie Sayers talks about faith and witness, growing up Catholic in South Carolina, and her new novel, ‘The Powers.’
‘The Myth of Persecution’ puts Candida Moss in the ranks of historian-physicians who seek to heal the ills of Christianity via the therapy of revisionist history.
The tug-and-pull of polarities forms an enduring reality of public discourse. David Cannadine’s stimulating book attests to the workings of this remorseless process.
Rouben Mamoulian, original director of the movie version of ‘Porgy and Bess,’ is forgotten. In ‘“On My Way,”’ Joseph Horowitz endeavors to restore his reputation.
Briskly analyzing the nexus of Christian epistemology, inquiry, and education, Kenneth Garcia proposes a more constructive understanding of academic freedom.
‘America’s Unwritten Constitution’ is a novel and often persuasive analysis of how our written Constitution blends with an unwritten one to form a coherent whole.
‘Catholics in the American Century’ gathers essays exploring how Catholic experience and perspectives enrich our understanding of the broader American experience.
