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Monica’s Garden: Notes Towards “A People’s History of Theology”
Ed Simon argues for the necessity of a theoretical “People’s History of Theology.”
Religion
"You always admire what you really don't understand."
— Blaise Pascal
Tracing the Hard Edges of Religion: On Peter Brown’s “Journeys of the Mind”
Michael Ledger-Lomas reviews Peter Brown’s “Journeys of the Mind: A Life in History.”
Fury Born from Helplessness: On Leopoldo Gout’s “Piñata”
Matthew James Seidel reviews Leopoldo Gout’s “Piñata.”
A Brain of Two Minds: On Iain McGilchrist’s “The Matter with Things”
Rowan Williams reviews Iain McGilchrist’s “The Matter with Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the World.”
Beyond Our Delusions: On Iain McGilchrist’s “The Matter with Things”
Andrew Louth reviews Iain McGilchrist’s “The Matter With Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the World.”
Does Horror Infect or Protect?: On Brandon R. Grafius’s “Lurking Under the Surface”
Jason Ray Carney reviews Brandon R. Grafius’s “Lurking Under the Surface: Horror, Religion, and the Questions That Haunt Us,” a nonfiction book that explores the relationship between horror films and biblical studies.
Naming Names: On A. N. Wilson’s “Confessions”
Timothy Larsen reviews A. N. Wilson’s “Confessions: A Life of Failed Promises.”
The Body in Topography
Mariam Gomaa reflects on the intertwining characteristics of health, surgery, religion, and philosophy.
Containment, Reform, and Abuse: On John T. McGreevy’s “Catholicism”
Kevin Hart reviews John T. McGreevy’s new book, “Catholicism: A Global History from the French Revolution to Pope Francis.”
Doubting Thomas: On Peter Manseau’s “The Jefferson Bible”
Ed Simon reviews Peter Manseau’s “The Jefferson Bible.”
The Catholic Opposition to Pope Francis: On Massimo Borghesi’s “Catholic Discordance”
Victor Gaetan reviews Massimo Borghesi’s “Neoconservatism vs. the Field Hospital Church of Pope Francis,” translated by Barry Hudock.
A Weighty Affair: On Ed Simon’s “Pandemonium”
David Bentley Hart reviews Ed Simon’s “Pandemonium: A Visual History of Demonology.”
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