From Political Theology, a review of Theology and the Political: The New Debate, ed. Creston Davis, John Milbak and Slavoj Zizek; a review of Leo Strauss and the Theologico-Political Problem by Heinrich Meier; and a review of Ethics and Politics: Selected Essays, Volume 2 by Alasdair MacIntyre; a review of Bonds of Imperfection: Christian Politics Past and Present by Oliver O’Donovan and Joan Lockwood O’Donovan. Marx had great ideas, but his error was forgetting God, says Pope Benedict in a new encyclical. A review of Reclaiming Liberation Theology. From Laissez-Faire, an essay on the worldly failures of Liberation Theology. What does a free society require of believers and non-believers alike? Timothy Garton Ash wants to know. Steven Douglas Smith (USD): How Secularists Helped Knock Down the Wall of Separation between Church and State. Marci Hamilton on how the push for religious accommodation can go too far: Two important recent examples. A Guide for Consumers of Theology: A look at what it might look like if U.S. News ranked churches. From Peace, an interview with Rabbi Michael Lerner. A usable past for the Spiritual Left: A review of Restless Souls: The Making of American Spirituality from Emerson to Oprah by Leigh Eric Schmidt. A review of Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite by D. Michael Lindsay. A review of Some Family: The Mormons and How Humanity Keeps Track of Itself by Donald Harman Akenson. The currency of faith: A look at how one man put God into circulation.
