Book Reviews:

Historian argues successfully that West grew from chaotic 10th century

2 weeks ago

Historian argues successfully that West grew from chaotic 10th century The Birth of the West: Rome, Germany, France and the Creation of Europe in the Tenth Century by Paul Collins. Public Affairs Publishers (New York, 2013). 496 pp., $29.99. 


Academic work too complex for those content with simplicity of prayer

April 5, 2013

Academic work too complex for those content with simplicity of prayer Testing Prayer: Science and Healing by Candy Gunther Brown. Harvard University Press (Cambridge, Mass., 2012). 372 pp.; $29.95. 


Biography a balanced look at pope whose wartime policies under scrutiny

March 8, 2013

Soldier of Christ: The Life of Pope Pius XII by Robert A. Ventresca. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press (Cambridge, Mass., 2013). 414 pp., $35. 


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