Crisis . Vol. 25 . No. 1 . January 2007 . www.CrisisMagazine.com Features: The (In)Sincere Friends of Religion: Has the Democratic Party Abandoned its Faith? Louis Bolce and Gerald De Maio look at anti-religious trends of the Left. Three Pastors: Life, Death, and Religion in Muslim Iran Harold Fickett pulls the curtain back on Christianity in a Muslim state. Ora et Labora: The Sisters of Ephesus Anthony Esolen travels to Starrucca, Pennsylvania, and finds encouragement in a group of inspiring nuns. The Physiology of Success: Balancing Body, Mind, and Spirit Armstrong Williams reminds us that a truly Christian life must be balanced. Academic Freedom and the Catholic University Timothy T. O’Donnell of Christendom College throws down the gauntlet to some of the other “Catholic” institutions of higher learning. Paignton: Marriage, Divorce, and a Seaside Town Joanna Bogle examines the advance of secular morality through the changes in a small town.

Edition's Cover January 2007

Letter to a Christian Nation
by Sam Harris

Basilica: The Splendor and the Scandal: Building St. Peter’s
by R. A. Scotti

American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation
by Jon Meacham

Christian Faith and Human Understanding: Studies on the Eucharist, Trinity, and the Human Person
by Robert Sokolowski

The Attack: A Novel
by Yasmina Khadra

Poem

“Out of Tune with the Stars”
by X. J. Kennedy

Films

William Baer says
Jerry Bruckheimer takes a step away from mindless action movies with the intriguing Déjà Vu.

Music

Best of the Rest
Robert R. Reilly uses his first column of 2007 to round up some of the best releases of 2006.

Letters

Columns:

The Editor’s View
Brian Saint-Paul

The Idler
David Warren

Cloud of Witnesses
George W. Rutler

Sense and Nonsense
James V. Schall

Ashes to Ashes
Tom Howard