Volume > Issue > New Oxford Notes: January-February 2016

New Oxford Notes: January-February 2016

Francis & the Lutherans: Intercommunion Confusion

A joint document published by the U.S. bishops and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America leaves unsaid how "Eucharistic hospitality" can be accomplished without violating Catholic practice.

READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.
Giving an Appearance of Solidity to Pure Wind

When considering Muslim tolerance, one might inquire: Are Muslim attitudes toward drinking alcohol tolerant? And how about free speech? Women's rights? Freedom of religion? Music and Art?

READ MORE ON THIS NOTE.

You May Also Enjoy

Understanding the Sacrifice of Isaac

Can the God who condemns the killing of the innocent be the same God who orders the innocent to be killed? How could God command such an action?

The Trials of Following One's Conscience

The law of the land in 1969 provided little hope for pacifists who did not belong to religious denominations with a marked anti-war theology.

Problems With Darwinism

It is not so much that Darwinism confirms materialism, as that materialism leaves Darwinism as the only, or at least the best, explanation of evolution.