| Correspondence: Saint Augustine, 'Will & Grace,' and 'Ground Zero' | 2 |
| Editorial: Loyal opposition | 5 |
| Et cetera: Setting a narrow table | 6 |
| Toy story | 7 |
| McGowan, Jo | |
| Social insecurity | 8 |
| Dionne, E. J. Jr. | |
| A reelection strategy | 9 |
| Rooney, James P. | |
| 'Poultry Justice' | 10 |
| Bole, William | |
| Led | 11 |
| Lehnert, Richard | |
| THE NEW AMERICAN EMPIRE | 12 |
| Bellah, Robert N. | |
| FROM SILENCE TO VINDICATION | 15 |
| Nugent, Robert | |
| Tadpole Igby Goes Down | 18 |
| Cooper, Rand Richards | |
| Trick or treat? | 20 |
| Wren, Celia | |
| Christianity Incorporated | 22 |
| Budde, Michael & Brimlow, Robert | |
| War without End | 24 |
| Shogan, Robert | |
| The Tristan Chord | 26 |
| Oakes, Edward T. | |
| Religion booknotes | 28 |
| Cunningham, Lawrence S. | |
| Answered prayers | 31 |
| Codd, Kevin |
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