Anglo-Dutch in origin, the new ideology presented a deeply moral vision of the world that vaunted the value of work and innovation, earthly happiness and prosperity, and the liberty, dignity and equality of ordinary people. Darrin M. McMahon reviews “Bourgeois Equality” by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey.
Source: The Morality of Prosperity – WSJ
D.G. Hart reviews “Strange Gods: A Secular History of Conversion” by Susan Jacoby.
Source: Consciences at a Crossroads – WSJ
Tod Lindberg reviews “Secular Faith: How Culture Has Trumped Religion in American Politics” by Mark A. Smith.
Source: How Culture Beat Religion – WSJ
A new study says St. Peter might have suffered from neuropathy
Source: Was a Pope’s Gesture a Sign of Nerve Damage? – WSJ
