Heretics and Believers A History of the English Reformation By Peter Marshall Yale. Pp. 672. $40 Review by Calvin Lane Attempts at weaving the story of something called “the English Reformation” have occurred since the 16th century. Yet 1964 was a seminal date in the historiography, as it marked the publication of The English Reformation by A.G. Dickens. A blurb by … [Read more...] about A New Authoritative History
Archives for April 11, 2019
Muhlenberg and Catholic Education
By W.L. Prehn William Augustus Muhlenberg (1796-1877) was the father of the church school movement in the United States. On both sides of the Atlantic, the 19th-century Anglican church revival gave rise to vigorous school-making initiatives. After spending some years promoting and leading public schools in Philadelphia and Lancaster, then making a thorough study of the best … [Read more...] about Muhlenberg and Catholic Education
One Agnostic’s Appreciation
Why We Need Religion By Stephen T. Asma Oxford University Press. Pp. 272. $29.95 Review by Bonnie Poon Zahl Even though the new atheists’ strident denouncements of religion seem to have receded in recent years, it is still the case that secularists rarely offer fair, let alone charitable, interpretations of religion. Given that Stephen Asma, a philosopher and … [Read more...] about One Agnostic’s Appreciation