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Trump: tragedy or farce? Douthat

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Douthat on Change and the RC Church

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Douthat on Change and the RC Church

NYTimes Though of course this view is hardly confined to conservative Catholics. Many a liberal op-ed on How the Church Must Change starts out by suggesting that teaching X (on divorce, homosexuality, etc.) needs to be revamped and proceeds to acknowledge … Continue reading

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Douthat on Islam and the West

NYTimes HT Dreher who marks a British initiative to monitor religious groups.

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Douthat, Christianity and Heresy

Where Christianity Ends Which is why I think it’s a mistake, both theologically and personally, to read individuals and cultures out of the Christian family prematurely, just because you think they’re moving, in deed or word, away from essential elements of … Continue reading

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Douthat on the Relationship Between Universities Understanding Religion and the loss of the Humanities

at minute 45:50 he gives something of his story of coming to the church answering the question “what happened when your family was visited by the Holy Spirit?”

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Strong Culture/ Weak Culture and Suspicion

Douthat’s Chapter 5 Heresy Douthat’s “Bad Religion” has gotten mixed reviews. The book complains about the loss of cultural power of the orthodoxies of the mid 20th century represented by Reinhold Niebuhr, Billy Graham, MLK Jr. and the Roman Catholic … Continue reading

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