Features
Struggling with theodicy: Kenyan reactions to the Bombing
The bomb exploded on a busy Friday morning in downtown Nairobi, tearing through buildings, bodies, lives and the national consciousness. In its aftermath, Kenyans have been searching for explanations, and most often finding them in their Christian faith. In this ardently religious country which is about 70 percent Christian, people are more likely to discuss God and Satan than American foreign policy or armed extremism.
Books
Incomplete portrait
By V.S. Naipul, Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions Among the Converted Peoples. (Random House, 408 pp.)...
The Papacy and the People of God, edited by Gary MacEoin
Edited by Gary MacEoin, The Papacy and the People of God. (Orbis, 176 pp.)...
The Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls, by Hershel Shanks
By Hershel Shanks, The Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls. (Random House, 246 pp.)...
Departments
Chasing terrorists: Misguided missiles
According to one White House spin doctor, President Clinton didn't want to appear too contrite in his Monica speech because he knew he would soon be back on center stage as commander in chief, defending the U.S. strike against terrorism....
Fidelity makes you happy
What Bill Clinton and others like him don't understand is that sexual escapades always bring more trouble than they are worth. It is fidelity that makes you happy," my friend said....
Soul music
Researchers say Mozart has amazing effect on rats," headlined the Chicago Tribune on August 11. "Music's boost to humans also occurs in rodents," read the subhead. I was skeptical....