The Paradox of Liberation: Secular Revolutions and Religious Counterrevolutions by michael walzer yale, 192 pages, $ 26 Michael Walzer's name is associated with the summons to undertake social criticism that is engaged: that is, rooted in actual circumstances; cognizant of real people's wants,.... (firstthings.com)
The Tragedy of U.S. Foreign Policy: How America's Civil Religion Betrayed the National Interest by walter a. mcdougall yale, 424 pages, $ 30 (firstthings.com)
The New Testament: A Translation by david bentley hart yale, 616 pages, $ 35 David Bentley Hart's new single - handed translation of the New Testament will strike the fair - minded reader by turns as startling, incisive, audacious, smug, shrewd, and quirky to the point of exasperation: everything, in.... (firstthings.com)