The Vision & Future of the NEW OXFORD REVIEW

EDITORIAL

Dale Vree

We believe Christianity is about truth. We take theology seriously because theology enables us to say something intelligible about truth and what it requires of us.

Letters to the Editor: November 1985

Beyond Ideology... Mercy... Motivated... Why Cancel?... A Better Choice... Mutual Support

A Chestertonian Adrift in an Ideological World

CONFESSIONS OF AN APOSTATE

Christopher Derrick

If you favor the cause of orthodoxy or tradition in Catholic faith and morals, you should break the close link that exists between that cause and the cause of the political Right.

The Conflict Between Civil Piety & the Right to Life

THE RADICAL IMPLICATIONS OF BEING ANTI-ABORTION

Stephen Settle & John Cavanaugh-O’Keefe

America is in desperate need of hard love. Whether or not pro-lifers are adequate to the task of provid­ing it only they themselves can answer.

Saying a Humble, Compassionate & Joyful “Yes” to Life

A SPIRITUALITY OF PEACEMAKING — PART III

Henri J.M. Nouwen

Resisting the forces of death is only meaningful when we are fully in touch with the forces of life we want to uphold.

The Spiritual Life of Children — Part I

HARVARD DIARY

Robert Coles

The mother of a child I was studying said, 'You ask our daughter about everything except God.' I was at a loss for words.

Bad Things & Good People

CHRIST & NEIGHBOR

John C. Cort

Many cannot bring themselves to believe in Hell, which Christ tells us repeatedly (40 times) is an essential part of his religion.

The Extraordinary Career of Francois Truffaut

A CINEMATIC VIEW

Robert E. Lauder

Truffaut made five more or less autobiographical films, starting with "400 Blows" when actor Jean-Pierre Leaud was 14 and ending 20 years later.

Briefly Reviewed: November 1985

The Prophetic Poet and the Spirit of the Age. Vol. I: Why Flannery O’Connor Stayed Home. Vol. II: Why Poe Drank Liquor. Vol. III: Why Hawthorne Was Melancholy... Miracles and the Critical Mind