September 1, 2003

Crisis • Vol. 21 • No. 7 • July / August 2003 • www.CrisisMagazine.com Features: A Quiet Death in Rome: Was John Paul I Murdered? For more than 20 years, the mysterious death of John Paul I has haunted the Catholic Church. Was he murdered? Sandra Miesel weighs the evidence and reaches a verdict. The Moral Coherence of the Catholic Politician J. Bottum looks at the winding road traveled by politicians of faith. Does Science Point to God? Part II The Christian Critics Benjamin D. Wiker answers criticism of the Intelligent Design movement...this time from Christians themselves. The Curious Language of Liberal Church Activists A Handy Guide Steve Rempe shows you how to decode the language of leftist Church activists. The Good Sisters: An Appreciation Marian Crowe remembers the nuns of her childhood and wonders where they've gone.

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Books - Arts - Culture:

Poem
"“Waiting” by A. M. Juster

The New Anti-Catholicism: The Last Acceptable Prejudice
by Philip Jenkins

The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn
by Diane Ravitch

The Reign of Charles V
by William Maltby

God Still Matters
by Herbert McCabe, O.P.

J. R. R. Tolkien's Sanctifying Myth: Understanding Middle-earth
by Bradley J. Birzer

Master and Pupil
Robert Royal looks at the friendship of Albert Camus and Jean Grenier.

Day Camp
Terry Teachout says Down With Love is an unnecessary return to an unbearable genre.

George Enescu: Gentle Giant
Martin Anderson looks at the quiet genius and saintly life of one of the 20th century’s finest composers.

Departments:

Letters

Columns:

Sed Contra
Deal W. Hudson

Late Edition
Michael M. Uhlmann

These Parables
George W. Rutler

Sense & Nonsense
James V. Schall

End Notes
Ralph McInerny