From Verbum et Ecclesia, Johann-Albrecht Meylahn (Pretoria): Seeking the Good (Peace) of the Republic: The Violence Against and of Difference in Defining the Public Space. Bernard Levinson (Minnesota): The Bible’s Break with Ancient Political Thought to Promote Equality: "It Ain’t Necessarily So". A review of The Hebrew Republic: Jewish Sources and the Transformation of European Political Thought by Eric Nelson. What would Jesus do? A person who could gather the courage to really follow the WWJD principle as an undistracted life would be a powerful leader indeed. A review of The Long Divergence: How Islamic Law Held Back the Middle East by Timur Kuran (and more and more). A review of The Power of Religion in the Public Sphere (and more). James Schall on what is "Roman Catholic Political Philosophy". God and political science, democratic diplomacy, and terror: Whether or not one likes religious actors, they are here to stay — the issue is not whether but when and how religious actors will enter public life and shape political outcomes. A discussion of Paul W. Kahn’s Political Theology: Four New Chapters on the Concept of Sovereignty (and more). A review of Not in the Heavens: The Tradition of Jewish Secular Thought by David Biale (and more). A review of The Bible Now by Richard Elliott Friedman and Shawna Dolansky. A review of Jesus Wars: How Four Patriarchs, Three Queens, and Two Emperors Decided What Christians Would Believe for the Next 1,500 Years by Philip Jenkins. Religious liberty and Islam: By the year 2020, the Islamic nations of the Mediterranean Basin will resound with positive cries for democracy, human rights, individual liberty, and the dignity of every man, woman, and child. Point and Counterpoint: Why should Christians promote religious freedom?
