February 1, 2003



Crisis Vol. 21 No. 2 - February 2003

Features:

If Christ has not Been Raised: The Evidence for the Resurrection
Too many Christians accept Jesus’ resurrection on blind faith alone. But Mark Shea says there are good, solid reasons to believe Christ rose from the dead.

Married with (A Lot Of) Children
Tom Hoopes shows you how the government is waging war on large families...and even threatening to take away their children.


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Memories of Bernard Lonergan
Michael Novak recalls his friend and teacher—a brilliant and often misunderstood theologian.

Crisis Interview with Robert Bennett
Deal W. Hudson sits down with this prominent member of the U.S. bishops’ national review board on clergy sexual abuse to discuss what the board will be doing and whether its recommendations will be binding on the Church.

The Universe According to Tolkien
With the popular movies and the books, you’re probably familiar with the world of The Lord of the Rings. But Sandra Miesel tells you about a side of J.R.R. Tolkien’s universe you have probably never heard of.


Books - Arts - Culture:

Poem
“The Prior of S. Maria Delle Grazia, to Most Noble Ludivicio, Duke of Milan”
by J. Herman

After Nature
by W.G. Sebald

God and the World: A Conversation with Peter Seewald
by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger

The Clash of Orthodoxies: Law, Religion, and Morality in Crisis
by Robert P. George

John Paul II and the Legacy of Dignitatis Humanae
by Hermínio Rico, S.J.

A Poisoned Chalice
by Jeffrey Freedman

Flyover Country
Terry Teachout tells you why Hollywood doesn’t understand America.

Finding the Beautiful
Robert R. Reilly says you can find beautiful 20th-century music...if you know
where to look.

Departments:

Letters

Columns:

Sed Contra
Deal W. Hudson

Late Edition
Michael M. Uhlmann

Guest Column
Mark Gauvreau Judge

These Parables
George W. Rutler

Sense & Nonsense
James V. Schall

End Notes
Ralph McInerny

Seeing Things
Robert Royal

 

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