December 05, 2005


Crisis • Vol. 23 • No. 10 • November 2005 •
www.CrisisMagazine.com


Features:

Benedict XVI and the ‘True Time’ of Vatican II
Randy Boyagoda says that contrary to what critics claim, Pope Benedict XVI may be the man to fully implement the authentic reforms of Vatican II.

War Without End: A Brief History of The Muslim Conquests
T. David Curp looks at the violent history of Islamic expansion…and what it jeans for us today.

None So Blind: How Secularists Ignore the Value of Religion
Thomas E. Woods Jr. cuts through secular nonsense about religion’s alleged threat to civilization and progress.

Society At Sea: A Reflection on Civility
Anne Morse examines the state of manners today in the social microcosm of a holiday
cruise.

Six Months in Durham: A Campaign Diary
Benedict Rogers recently campaigned for Parliament in Durham, England. Here, he offers his reflections on conservative political life in Great Britain.

The Folksy Majesty of Santero Art
Maria Stella Ceplecha introduces sacred art for the common people.

 




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Books - Arts - Culture:

Exodus: Why Americans Are Fleeing Liberal Churches for Conservative Christianity
by Dave Shiflett

The Eighties: America in the Age of Reagan 
by John Ehrman

Great Conservatives: A Perspective on British History 
by Martin O. Hutchinson

Field Notes on the Compassionate Life: A Search for the Soul of Kindness
by Marc Ian Barasch

Poem

“Haiku for My Beloved”
by Marion Montgomery

Films

The Constant Gardener
William Baer says The Constant Gardener is a predictable mess.

Music

Toccata Classics
Robert R. Reilly looks at Martin Anderson’s exciting new classical music label.


Departments:

Letters

Columns:

The Editor's View
Brian Saint-Paul

The Idler
David Warren

Guest Column
Patricia Jarnier

Cloud of Witnesses
George W. Rutler

Sense and Nonsense
James V. Schall

Ashes to Ashes
Tom Howard


 

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