An Ambiguous Papacy An Ambiguous Papacy
The Catholic Church under John Paul II
Apr 7, 2005 / Editorial / Norman Birnbaum
Pro-Death Politics Pro-Death Politics
The country has witnessed an interlude of religious hysteria, encouraged and exploited by political quackery.
Apr 3, 2005 / Editorial / William Greider
It’s Easter: He Is Recut It’s Easter: He Is Recut
No flaying below the belt: That's the guiding principle behind the kinder, gentler version of Mel Gibson's biblical blood fest, which has hit the cineplex in time for the Easter ...
Mar 24, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Richard Goldstein
Anti-Semite? Self-Hating Jew? Moi? Anti-Semite? Self-Hating Jew? Moi?
That the Boston Globe is a great newspaper can be in no doubt, as its brave (though flawed) reporting on sexual abuse in the Catholic Church has recently demonstrated.
Mar 10, 2005 / Column / Eric Alterman
Jews Without Borders Jews Without Borders
Although revered in certain circles as something close to holy writ, Edward W.
Mar 9, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Lazare
Back to Salem Back to Salem
Off goes former Father Paul Shanley to state prison in Massachusetts for twelve to fifteen years, convicted of digitally raping and otherwise sexually abusing Paul Busa two decad...
Feb 17, 2005 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
A Buddha for the Blue States A Buddha for the Blue States
Scholars of the New Testament speculate that the Gospel of Mark was the first of the canonical Gospels to be composed, sometime between 68 and 73 CE, or thirty-five to forty year...
Feb 3, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Donald S. Lopez Jr.
Our Godless Constitution Our Godless Constitution
The faith of our Founding Fathers definitely wasn't Christianity.
Feb 3, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Brooke Allen
Blood Simple Blood Simple
Half a century has passed since Manny Farber wrote in these pages about underground films, by which he meant the urban crime movies watched by male loiterers near the Greyhound s...
Jan 20, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Jesus to the Rescue? Jesus to the Rescue?
Can a dose of Christianity stiffen the Democrats' spine, win back Kansas and bring people power to the anemic left?
Jan 20, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt