inmedias.blogspot.com - 1/9/2009
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I haven't met many famous people, and when it comes to famous intellectuals--particularly those theorists, philosophers, and theologians that I'm especially interested in--I've met even fewer. Charles Taylor once; Jürgen Habermas once; Amitai Etzioni once (though I was actually on a panel with ...
firstthings.com - 1/8/2009
rossdouthat.theatlantic.com - 1/10/2009
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I only met him twice, but he was
a mentor nonetheless. My family migrated through Christianity when...
I was young: I was baptized Episcopalian, attended Evangelical and Pentecostal churches, and became a Catholic, with the rest of my family, when I was ...
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Richard John Neuhaus, RIP
corner.nationalreview.com - 1/8/2009
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corner.nationalreview.com —
The death of Father Neuhaus is a terrible
blow. Not for him, who is now united with...
his Savior and his Redeemer, in whom Father Neuhaus placed all of his trust and all of his hope; but for us, who have lost one of America's leading public ...
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A Tribute to Father Neuhaus
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Neuhaus and Liberalism
Ross Douthat —
... and Russell Arben Fox have characteristically thought-provoking musings. And for anyone interested in passing a fuller judgment on Neuhaus' thought, and its relationship with the liberal tradition, I recommend going to the horse's mouth: To the above-mentioned essay on ...
memories and surveys
The American Scene —
... When a person of note dies, there are, very generally speaking, two kinds of commentary that immediately appear. The first is the personal remembrance: So-and-So As I Knew Him, or What So-and-So Meant to Me. The second is the considered survey, the overview and summary judgment of a career. Of course, it’s possible to combine the two: Russell Arben Fox’s characteristically thoughtful reflection on Richard John Neuhaus does that, I think. But, you know, generally speaking. ...
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Richard John Neuhaus, RIP
theanchoressonline.com 1/10/2009 — First Things announces his death and reprints an old, relevant, and quite brilliant piece of his , on the subject of death. Do read it.
He was such an accessible, always-interesting writer and teacher, and a man of great faith. R.I.P.
Neuhaus and Liberalism
rossdouthat.theatlantic.com 1/10/2009 — Damon Linker : In his obituary for Richard John Neuhaus, Douthat claims, in response to some nameless silly person (who just happens to be me ),
that Neuhaus was dedicated to reconciling Christianity with the liberal
tradition. I suspect that will ...
Richard J. Neuhaus Online
ratzingerfanclub.com 1/8/2009 — Biographical Information How I Became the Catholic I Was , biographical essay published in First Things . Letter from Fr. Neuhaus to Lutheran friends and clergy explaining his decision to convert to Catholicism. Republished by San Francisco Bay ...
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strangeherring.wordpress.com 1/9/2009 — Wherever orthodoxy is optional, it sooner or later will be proscribed.
Woody Allen said that 90% of life is just showing up. Richard John Neuhaus showed up. Whether it was at civil-rights marches in the 1960s or pro-life marches of the 1980s, Richard ...
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Second Thoughts on Trade
washingtonpost.com 1/28/2009 — A few months ago, Robert Cassidy found himself pondering whether trade actually benefited the American economy. "I couldn't prove it," he says. "Did it benefit U.S. multinational corporations? Yes. But I cannot prove that it benefits the economy."
First thoughts: First and 10 for Obama
firstread.msnbc.msn.com 1/16/2009 — From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann*** First and 10 for Obama: Fresh off his first legislative victory in getting the second half of the TARP money released -- Rahm Emanuel called it the equivalent of completing an ...
Two thoughts on the Miracle on the Hudson
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