Crisis • Vol. 23 • No. 8 • September 2005 • www.CrisisMagazine.com Features: A Necessary Bondage? When The Church Endorsed Slavery T. David Curp looks at a dark period in church history and explains the context around it. The Work Of Human Hands: When Catholicism Becomes A Hobby Anthony Esolen says we too often take god's glory for ourselves. In The Shoes Of A Shepherd: A Week In The Life Of An American Bishop Robert Griffin spends a week with the inspiring bishop thomas olmsted of phoenix. Feeling The Pinch: Ten Ways Alumni Can Help Renew Catholic Colleges Patrick J. Reilly Says that an alumnus has options when his alma mater departs from the orthodox faith. Whispering Truth: Scientists And The (Un)Hidden God Paul A. Wagner underscores the growing intersection between science and religious faith.

Edition's Cover September 2005

How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization
by Thomas E. Woods Jr.

Sacred and Secular Scriptures: A Catholic Approach to Literature
by Nicholas Boyle

Heloise and Abelard: A New Biography
by James Burge

The Third Spring: G. K. Chesterton, Graham Greene, Christopher Dawson & David Jones
by Adam Schwartz

Memory and Identity: Conversations at the Dawn of a Millennium
by Pope John Paul II

Poem

“The Cool Green”
by Les Murray

Films

On Their Own
Terry Teachout looks at a brilliant independent film that isn't for everyone

Music

Farewell: Two Profiles in Courage
Robert R. Reilly bids farewell to two musical greats.

Departments:

Letters

Columns:

The Editor's View
Brian Saint-Paul

From the Hill
Rick Santorum

The Idler
David Warren

Guest Column
Charles D. Dean Jr.

Cloud of Witnesses
George W. Rutler

Sense and Nonsense
James V. Schall

Ashes to Ashes
Tom Howard