Friday digest

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New today from the Century:

• Heath Carter reviews Ira Katznelson: "Were liberal democracies ill equipped to manage the crises of the 1930s? It was a genuine question, as Katznelson underscores in this engrossing book." (subscription required)

• Steve Thorngate observes Benjamin Britten's 100th birthday

• David Heim on Pope Francis and R. J. Palacio

• "Advent," a poem by Donna Pucciani

In the news:

• Aging expert Vern Bengtson: Boomers will return to church
• Atheists challenge IRS over nonprofit finances
• Americans divided on facing death: Fight it, choose it or let it come
• Religious groups rally around U.N. climate talks in Warsaw
• Congress pushes for release of American pastor imprisoned in Iran
• Behind scenes, Catholic bishops seek an exit strategy for Obamacare mandate