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    Issues of Jan.-Mar. 1986 = 6 Issues, 87 Articles
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      January 17, 1986 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 2
      2. Editorials, pp. 3-4
      3. 'Practical politics' by Nancy Amidei, p. 5
      4. Free-market espionage by David R. Carlin, Jr., pp. 6-7
      5. The malpractice muddle by Dena Seiden, pp. 8-13
      6. The abstract enemy by Jean Bethke Elshtain, p. 14
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        Screen: Mystery & Travesty by Tom O'Brien, pp. 15-16 - 4 Reviews
        Clue (1985 Film) by Jonathan Lynn
        Young Sherlock Holmes (1985 Film) by Barry Levinson
        The Jewel of the Nile (1985 Film) by Lewis Teague
        Rocky IV (1985 Film) by Sylvester Stallone
      8. The sounds of silence by James Bernauer, pp. 17-19
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        From Behind Closed Doors by Robert G. Hoyt, p. 20 - 1 Review
        The Politics of Sex and Religion by Robert Blair Kaiser
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        Describing the peace & the patience by Holly Metz, p. 21 - 1 Review
        Jozef Mak by Jozef Ciger-Hronsky
      11. [+]
        An awkward fit by Dick Howard, pp. 22-24 - 1 Review
        The Lost Soul of American Politics by John Patrick Diggins
      12. Verse by Mary Ann Coleman, p. 25
      13. The Album by Nancy G. Westerfield, p. 25
      14. Something in You by E.B. de Vito, p. 25
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        In brief by David Toolan, pp. 26-32 - 1 Review
        Quantum Reality by Nick Herbert
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      January 31, 1986 Issue = 12 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 34
      2. Editorials, pp. 35-36
      3. 'Get beyond labels' by Nancy Amidei, p. 37
      4. Attending to tradition by John Garvey, pp. 38-39
      5. The Mideast by J. Bryan Hehir, p. 40
      6. The return of 'mystery' by Robert Imbelli, pp. 41-43
      7. 'So far, so bad...' by Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza, pp. 44-45
      8. Chorus of the hemispheres by Matthew L. Lamb, pp. 46-49
      9. What to do with a 'convergence' by John Deschner, pp. 50-51
      10. [+]
        Screen: Tenuous Places by Tom O'Brien, pp. 52-53 - 2 Reviews
        The Color Purple (1985 Film) by Steven Spielberg
        Out of Africa (1985 Film) by Sydney Pollack
      11. [+]
        Running Difficulties by Mary C. Segers, pp. 54-57 - 1 Review
        Ferraro: My Story by Geraldine A. Ferraro and Linda Bird Francke
      12. [+]
        In Brief by Peter Steinfels, pp. 58-64 - 1 Review
        Taking Sides by Michael Harrington
    3. [+]
      February 14, 1986 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Stage by Gerald Weales, pp. 52-65
      2. Correspondence, p. 66
      3. Editorials, pp. 67-68
      4. Where welcome waits by Karen Sue Smith, p. 69
      5. Etiquette of ignorance by David R. Carlin, Jr., pp. 70-71
      6. In defense of managed integration by J.S. Fuerst and Roy Petty, pp. 72-77
      7. Under the Peruvian volcano by Ernest W. Ranly, pp. 78-81
      8. The virtuoso pianist by Robert H. Bell, pp. 82-83
      9. [+]
        Screen: Spirit of History by Tom O'Brien, pp. 84-86 - 2 Reviews
        Lady Jane (1986 Film) by Trevor Nunn
        Revolution (1985 Film) by Hugh Hudson
      10. [+]
        A Mural in Progress by David J. O'Brien, p. 87 - 1 Review
        The American Catholic Experience by Jay P. Dolan
      11. [+]
        Religious booknotes by David Toolan, p. 88 - 7 Reviews
        The City of Joy by Dominique Lapierre
        My Quest for Beauty by Rollo May
        Symbolism, the Sacred, and the Arts by Mircea Eliade
        Magical Child Matures by Joseph Chilton Pearce
        The Path to No-Self by Bernadette Roberts
        Edith Stein: A Biography by Waltraud Herbstrith
        Simone Weil by John M. Dunaway
      12. [+]
        Wrestling with modernity by Dennis P. McCann, pp. 89-90 - 1 Review
        The Theory of Communicative Action, Vol. 1 by Jurgen Habermas
      13. [+]
        The wells went dry by Daniel Morrissey, p. 91 - 1 Review
        Funny Money by Mark Singer
      14. [+]
        In Brief by David Toolan, pp. 92-96 - 1 Review
        Excesses: Eros and Culture by Alphonso Lingis
    4. [+]
      February 28, 1986 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 98
      2. Editorials, p. 99
      3. Voices in the night by Gene Palumbo, p. 100
      4. A needless shortage by Nancy Amidei, p. 101
      5. Prayer, politics, & doubt by John Garvey, pp. 102-103
      6. Fighting with bare hands by Jenna Mariechild, pp. 104-106
      7. A tangled revolution by Roger Parker, pp. 107-109
      8. Dance by Don McDonagh, p. 110
      9. [+]
        Screen: Zooming Downhill by Tom O'Brien, pp. 111-113 - 2 Reviews
        The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986 Film) by Michael Chapman
        Brazil (1985 Film) by Terry Gilliam
      10. Verse by Elisabeth Murawski, pp. 114-115
      11. Religious Book Week Critics' Choices by Nathan A. Scott, Jr., p. 116
      12. --- by Phyllis Trible, p. 116
      13. --- by Robert C. Neville, p. 117
      14. --- by Susan Annette Muto, pp. 117-118
      15. --- by David Herlihy, p. 119
      16. --- by Kenan B. Osborne, p. 119
      17. --- by Diana L. Eck, p. 120
      18. --- by Eugene B. Borowitz, p. 121
      19. --- by Drew Christiansen, p. 122
      20. --- by Christine Downing, pp. 123-128
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      March 14, 1986 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 130
      2. Editorials, pp. 131-132
      3. Still the gauntlet by Barry Hillenbrand, pp. 133-134
      4. On naming the moon by David R. Carlin, Jr., pp. 135-136
      5. Rights, economics, & the Trinity by Michael J. Himes and Kenneth R. Himes, pp. 137-141
      6. The White House goes condo by Nicolaus Mills, pp. 142-147
      7. Fashioning the wanted child by Eileen P. Flynn, pp. 148-149
      8. [+]
        Screen: New Amsterdam by Tom O'Brien, p. 150 - 1 Review
        Hannah and Her Sisters (1986 Film) by Woody Allen
      9. [+]
        The Last Superstar by Dennis P. McCann, pp. 151-152 - 1 Review
        Reinhold Niebuhr: A Biography by Richard Wightman Fox
      10. [+]
        The casual becomes perfect by Margaret Wimsatt, p. 153 - 1 Review
        The Collected Prose by Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Giroux
      11. [+]
        Making time & place by Jamake Highwater, pp. 154-155 - 2 Reviews
        A History of Architecture by Spiro Kostof
        American Architecture Now II by Barbaralee Diamonstein
      12. [+]
        Evidence for fame by Robert Phillips, p. 156 - 1 Review
        Collected Stories by Tennessee Williams
      13. [+]
        Smelling our smell by Joan D. Chittister, pp. 156-160 - 1 Review
        Theology for a Nuclear Age by Gordon D. Kaufman
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      March 28, 1986 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 162
      2. Editorials, pp. 163-165
      3. In the thick of it by James O'Gara, pp. 166-167
      4. The force of restraint by John Garvey, pp. 168-169
      5. Tough choices on campus by Raymond A. Schroth, pp. 170-172
      6. Don't tread on us by Karen Sue Smith, pp. 173-174
      7. Verse by Leah Shelleda Fulton, p. 175
      8. The wind & the rain by Neville Braybrooke, pp. 176-178
      9. Stage by Gerald Weales, pp. 179-180
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        Screen: Title Page by Tom O'Brien, p. 181 - 1 Review
        The Trip to Bountiful (1985 Film) by Peter Masterson
      11. [+]
        Cerebral Mysteries by Paul Baumann, pp. 182-183 - 1 Review
        The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
      12. [+]
        Belaboring education by Maurice R. Berube, pp. 184-185 - 1 Review
        The Teacher Rebellion by David Selden
      13. [+]
        Roots & sinew by Walter M. Miller, Jr., pp. 186-192 - 1 Review
        The Bone People by Keri Hulme
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    Issues of Apr.-Jun. 1986 = 6 Issues, 90 Articles
    1. [+]
      April 11, 1986 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 194
      2. Editorials, pp. 195-196
      3. Patron & serpent by Clara Hemphill, pp. 197-198
      4. Donkey serenade by Benedict Driscoll, p. 199
      5. Infectious incivilitis by Abigail McCarthy, p. 200
      6. Thucydides, et al. by David R. Carlin, Jr., pp. 201-202
      7. The fetus & fundamental rights by Joan C. Callahan, pp. 203-208
      8. Star Wars by Bruce Russett, p. 209
      9. Offensive in nature by Patrick Jordan, pp. 210-211
      10. The longest mile by Robert H. Bell, p. 212
      11. [+]
        Screen: Comedy High & Low by Tom O'Brien, p. 213 - 2 Reviews
        Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986 Film) by Paul Mazursky
        A Room With a View (1986 Film) by James Ivory
      12. [+]
        Fiscal Theses for Sale by Charles K. Wilber, pp. 214-215 - 2 Reviews
        The Nature and Logic of Capitalism by Robert L. Heilbroner
        The Zero-Sum Solution by Lester Thurow
      13. [+]
        Dixie's trove by Victor A. Kramer, pp. 216-218 - 1 Review
        The History of Southern Literature by Louis D. Rubin, Jr.
      14. [+]
        Involuntary journeys by T. Patrick Hill, p. 219 - 1 Review
        Emigrants and Exiles by Kerby A. Miller
      15. Verse by Penelope Leavitt and Zona Teti, pp. 220-224
    2. [+]
      April 25, 1986 Issue = 10 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 226
      2. Editorials, pp. 227-229
      3. Attention & ambiguity by John Garvey, pp. 230-231
      4. Abortion & the sexual agenda by Sidney Callahan, pp. 232-238
      5. Vietnam's American children by Joseph Cerquone, pp. 239-241
      6. The force of Cardinal Lustiger by Steven Englund, pp. 242-247
      7. Stage by Gerald Weales, p. 248
      8. [+]
        With a Turored Eye by Nell Gifford-Martin, pp. 249-250 - 1 Review
        Image as Insight by Margaret R. Miles
      9. [+]
        Siren's wail by Tom O'Brien, pp. 251-252 - 1 Review
        The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
      10. [+]
        This immense journey by J.A. Appleyard, pp. 253-256 - 1 Review
        To be a Revolutionary by Padre J. Guadalupe Carney
    3. [+]
      May 9, 1986 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 258
      2. Editorials, pp. 259-260
      3. Welfare in Minnesota by Nancy Amidei, p. 261
      4. A second coming by David R. Carlin, Jr., pp. 262-263
      5. The battle for Nicaragua by Edward R.F. Sheehan, pp. 264-267
      6. Cuba: the changing climate by Stanislaus Maillard, pp. 268-271
      7. What can Arias deliver? by J.S. Fuerst, pp. 272-273
      8. A task that cannont wait by Edmund S. Nadolny, pp. 274-275
      9. Testament in Tucson by Steven Watrous, pp. 276-277
      10. [+]
        Screen: Ironic Variations by Tom O'Brien, p. 278 - 2 Reviews
        Angry Harvest (1985 Film) by Agnieszka Holland
        My Beautiful Laundrette (1986 Film) by Stephen Frears
      11. The Illusion of refuge by Robert Jones, pp. 279-281
      12. [+]
        Those Feet of Clay by Martin Green, pp. 282-283 - 2 Reviews
        The Diaries of Sophia Tolstoy by Cathy Porter and Sophia Tolstoy
        Tolstoy's Diaries by R.F. Christian and Leo Tolstoy
      13. [+]
        A teacher's teacher by Raymond A. Schroth, pp. 284-288 - 1 Review
        Sometimes a Shining Moment by Eliot Wigginton
    4. [+]
      May 23, 1986 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 290
      2. Editorials, pp. 291-292
      3. Forgotten partner by Jordan Bishop, pp. 293-294
      4. Instruction & illusion by John Garvey, pp. 295-296
      5. A genius for passion & purity by William Dunlea, pp. 297-299
      6. A bittersweet world by Lucy Komisar, pp. 300-301
      7. [+]
        Screen: Blooming Past by Tom O'Brien, pp. 302-303 - 2 Reviews
        Desert Bloom (1986 Film) by Eugene Corr
        On Valentine's Day (1986 Film) by Ken Harrison
      8. [+]
        The Sorcerer's Apprentice by William V. Shannon, p. 304 - 2 Reviews
        The Triumph of Politics by David A. Stockman
        The Real David Stockman by John Greenya and Anne Urban
      9. [+]
        The other side of soullessness by Robert Jones, pp. 305-307 - 1 Review
        Children of Light by Robert Stone
      10. [+]
        Generations of intrigue by Barbara A. Bannon, p. 308 - 1 Review
        A Perfect Spy by John le Carre
      11. [+]
        Dealing from a full deck by Theophane Boyd, p. 309 - 1 Review
        Meditations on the Tarot by Anonymous
      12. [+]
        Religious Booknotes by Mary Gerhart, pp. 310-312 - 7 Reviews
        Rome: The Biography of a City by Christopher Hibbert
        Jerusalem by F.E. Peters
        Storytelling: Imagination and Faith by William J. Bausch
        A Chesterton Celebration at the University of Notre Dame by Rufus William Rauch
        J.R.R. Tolkien: Myth, Morality, and Religion by Richard L. Purtill
        Charles Williams: Poet of Theology by Glen Cavaliero
        More Than Meets the Eye by Patrick W. Collins
      13. [+]
        Spinner of the red thread by Frederick Franck, p. 313 - 1 Review
        The Mother's Songs by Meinrad Craighead
      14. [+]
        A labor, great & severe by Ronald Christ, pp. 314-315 - 1 Review
        I the Supreme by Augusto A. Roa Bastos
      15. [+]
        The abdication of judgment by David Toolan, pp. 316-317 - 1 Review
        The Cult of Information by Theodore Roszak
      16. [+]
        In Brief by Patrick Jordan, pp. 318-320 - 1 Review
        No Time to Grieve by Helene Iswolsky
    5. [+]
      June 6, 1986 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 322
      2. Editorials, pp. 323-325
      3. Selected memories by Barbara Harrison, p. 326
      4. Exploiting grief by Jan R. Costello, pp. 327-328
      5. As the synod nears by Abigail McCarthy, p. 329
      6. Second thoughts on Libya by David R. Carlin, Jr., pp. 330-331
      7. The summons to responsibility by David J. O'Brien, pp. 332-333
      8. Lost innovation by Debra Campbell, pp. 334-336
      9. Verse by B.A. St. Andrews, p. 337
      10. Abortion pluralism feminism, pp. 338-342
      11. [+]
        Screen: Taking Liberty by Tom O'Brien, p. 343 - 2 Reviews
        Sweet Liberty (1986 Film) by Alan Alda
        Short Circuit (1986 Film) by John Badham
      12. Stage by Gerald Weales, p. 344
      13. [+]
        The Restoration of Vision by Brian Swann, p. 345 - 4 Reviews
        The Wild Birds by Wendell Berry
        The Collected Poems, 1957-1982 by Wendell Berry
        Standing by Words by Wendell Berry
        Recollected Essays, 1965-1980 by Wendell Berry
      14. [+]
        Guises of the confounding Spirit by Margaret R. Miles, p. 346 - 1 Review
        Christian Spirituality, Vol. I by Bernard McGinn, John Meyendorff, and Jean Leclercq, ...
      15. Verse by Regina de Cormier-Shekerjian, p. 347
      16. Reaching Darien by Elisabeth Murawski, p. 347
      17. Van Gogh Tumulus Newgrange, Ireland by Larry Weirather, pp. 347-348
      18. [+]
        In Brief by Karen Sue Smith, pp. 349-352 - 1 Review
        The Courage of Conviction by Phillip L. Berman
    6. [+]
      June 20, 1986 Issue = 18 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 354
      2. Editorials, pp. 355-358
      3. Mainstream currents by Keith C. Burris, p. 359
      4. The dogs never lie by Philip McManus, p. 360
      5. More than sentiment by John Garvey, pp. 361-362
      6. Nuclear ethics for strategics & policymakers by J. Bryan Hehir, p. 363
      7. The precarious road by Peggy Rosenthal, pp. 364-366
      8. Verse by LeRoy Smith, Jr., p. 367
      9. Contemplation & controversy by Eva Fleischner, pp. 368-370
      10. A witness to the world by T.R. Healy, pp. 371-372
      11. Verse by Anne Porter and Theodore Deppe, p. 373
      12. [+]
        Screen: Bloody Mayhem by Tom O'Brien, p. 374 - 3 Reviews
        F/X (1986 Film) by Robert Mandel
        A Great Wall (1986 Film) by Peter Wang
        Top Gun (1986 Film) by Tony Scott
      13. The need for superstars by Robert G. Middleton, pp. 375-376
      14. [+]
        Absolutely Absent by William M. Thompson, pp. 377-378 - 1 Review
        The First Coming by Thomas Sheehan
      15. [+]
        The quandaries of conception by Thomas A. Shannon, pp. 379-380 - 3 Reviews
        Brave New People by D. Gareth Jones
        Making Babies by Peter Singer and Deane Wells
        A Question of Life by Mary Warnock
      16. [+]
        Confessions of a religious agnostic by Neville Braybrooke, p. 381 - 1 Review
        The Diary of Beatrice Webb, Vol. IV: 1924-1943 by Norman Ian MacKenzie, Jeanne MacKenzie, and Beatrice Webb, ...
      17. [+]
        In Brief by Richard M. Valelly, p. 382 - 1 Review
        Benjamin Constant and the Making of Modern Liberalism by Stephen Holmes
      18. [+]
        Review Christians and the Military, by John Helgeland... by Peter Steinfels, pp. 382-384 - 1 Review
        Christians and the Military by John Helgeland, Robert J. Daly, and J. Patout Burns, ...
  3. [+]
    Issues of Jul.-Sep. 1986 = 4 Issues, 58 Articles
    1. [+]
      July 11, 1986 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 386
      2. Editorials, pp. 387-389
      3. A growing hemorrhage by Nancy Amidei, pp. 390-391
      4. Political immersion by Janet Scott Barlow, p. 392
      5. Nursery screams by Robert H. Bell, pp. 392-393
      6. More than coincidence? by Abigail McCarthy, p. 394
      7. Earning & learning by David R. Carlin, Jr., pp. 395-396
      8. The next earthquake by Curtis Skinner, pp. 397-399
      9. Christians & the class struggle by John C. Cort, pp. 400-404
      10. [+]
        Screen: Theft & Flair by Tom O'Brien, p. 405 - 2 Reviews
        Legal Eagles (1986 Film) by Ivan Reitman
        Mona Lisa (1986 Film) by Neil Jordan
      11. Stage by Gerald Weales, p. 406
      12. Master of topsy-turvydom by Neville Braybrooke, p. 407
      13. [+]
        Importance of Being Focused by Joseph A. Komonchak, p. 408 - 1 Review
        Synod Extraordinary by Peter Hebblethwaite
      14. [+]
        Possessive ghosts of nostalgia by Steven G. Kellman, pp. 409-411 - 2 Reviews
        The Iowa Baseball Confederacy by W.P. Kinsella
        Dance Me Outside by W.P. Kinsella
      15. [+]
        Folding uncharted boundary waters by William R. Ayers, pp. 412-416 - 1 Review
        Modern Science and Human Values by William W. Lowrance
    2. [+]
      August 15, 1986 Issue = 15 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 418
      2. Editorials, pp. 419-420
      3. Ground for tragedy by Kim McQuaid, pp. 421-422
      4. Right attention by John Garvey, pp. 423-424
      5. Central American policy by J. Bryan Hehir, p. 425
      6. Values, victims, & visions by James Gaffney, pp. 426-428
      7. Verse by Dawn O'Leary, p. 429
      8. The quagmire of dependency by Jim Chapin, pp. 430-433
      9. Dance by Don McDonagh, p. 434
      10. [+]
        Screen: Courtship Casualties by Tom O'Brien, p. 435 - 2 Reviews
        About Last Night... (1986 Film) by Edward Zwick
        Heartburn (1986 Film) by Mike Nichols
      11. Verse by Sister Mary Lucina, p. 436
      12. The dark side of the boom by Roger Copeland, pp. 437-439
      13. [+]
        Obstructing Aggression by Leon V. Sigal, p. 440 - 1 Review
        Making Europe Unconquerable by Gene Sharp
      14. [+]
        Speaking with tongues of memory by David Lee Garrison, pp. 441-442 - 1 Review
        The Past by Galway Kinnell
      15. [+]
        Out of place in the parish by Valerie Hendy, pp. 443-448 - 1 Review
        New Catholic Women by Mary Jo Weaver
    3. [+]
      September 12, 1986 Issue = 12 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 450
      2. Editorials, p. 451
      3. Summer breakdown by Robert H. Bell, pp. 452-454
      4. As the synod nears II by Abigail McCarthy, p. 455
      5. Leviathan at large by David R. Carlin, Jr., pp. 456-457
      6. The faces of global competition by Lance Compa, pp. 458-460
      7. On dissent in the church by Charles E. Curran, pp. 461-469
      8. [+]
        Screen: Plays on Film by Tom O'Brien, pp. 470-471 - 2 Reviews
        Extremities (1986 Film) by Robert M. Young
        'Night, Mother (1986 Film) by Tom Moore
      9. [+]
        007---Conspiracy or Accident? by Marilyn J. Young and Michael K. Launer, pp. 472-473 - 1 Review
        Shootdown by R.W. Johnson
      10. [+]
        Getting a foothold on therapy by Michael Eigen, pp. 474-475 - 2 Reviews
        How Does Analysis Cure? by Heinz Kohut, Arnold Goldberg, and P.E. Stepansky, ...
        Self Psychology and the Humanities by Heinz Kohut and C.B. Strozier
      11. [+]
        Seer of the darkest Sinai by Jack Riemer, pp. 476-477 - 1 Review
        Against Silence by Irving Abrahamson
      12. [+]
        In Brief by Dick Howard, pp. 478-480 - 1 Review
        Freedom at a Price by Rosemary Kavan
    4. [+]
      September 26, 1986 Issue = 16 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 482
      2. Editorials, pp. 483-486
      3. Tolerance limits by John Garvey, pp. 487-488
      4. The Vatican, Israel, & 'holy Zion' by F.G. Friedmann, pp. 489-490
      5. Subsidizing Pinochet by Peter Hakim, pp. 491-493
      6. Living with apocalypse by David Toolan, pp. 494-499
      7. [+]
        Screen: Adaptation Loss by Tom O'Brien, p. 500 - 1 Review
        Children of a Lesser God (1986 Film) by Randa Haines
      8. Stage by Gerald Weales, p. 501
      9. Improvisational notes by Mimi D'Aponte, pp. 502-503
      10. [+]
        A Novel of the Afghan War by Robert Ochs, p. 504 - 1 Review
        Kara Kush by Idries Shah
      11. [+]
        A succinct & careful interpreter by Jeffrey Gros, p. 505 - 1 Review
        The Church in the World by Robert E. Webber
      12. [+]
        Wracking more than the imagination by Edith Wyschogrod, p. 506 - 1 Review
        The Body in Pain by Elaine Scarry
      13. Verse by Dave Leedy, p. 507
      14. Utopia Perceived by Le Roy Smith, Jr., p. 507
      15. Mortuary as Setting for Varismo Opera by Barbara M.R. Van Dyken, pp. 507-509
      16. [+]
        In Brief by Karen Sue Smith, pp. 510-512 - 1 Review
        Beyond Anger by Carolyn Osiek
  4. [+]
    Issues of Oct.-Dec. 1986 = 6 Issues, 105 Articles
    1. [+]
      October 10, 1986 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 514
      2. Editorials, pp. 515-516
      3. Magic from below by Nancy Amidei, p. 517
      4. The Buthelezi factor by Marjorie Hope and James Young, pp. 518-519
      5. Vocations to the laity by David R. Carlin, Jr., p. 520
      6. Orchestrated crises by Abigail McCarthy, p. 521
      7. No routine smugglers by Eric Jorstad, pp. 522-524
      8. The 'infallible' temptation by Sebastian Moore, pp. 525-527
      9. Catholics & Jews (cont.) by Andrew Baker, Robert Gorham Davis, and Jane Redmont, ..., pp. 528-531
      10. Media by Karen Sue Smith, pp. 532-533
      11. [+]
        Screen: Inventive Adventures by Tom O'Brien, p. 534 - 2 Reviews
        Peggy Sue Got Married (1986 Film) by Francis Ford Coppola
        Down by Law (1986 Film) by Jim Jarmusch
      12. Verse by Marilyn P. Donnelly, p. 535
      13. [+]
        Authority & Ambivalence by T. Howland Sanks, pp. 536-537 - 1 Review
        The Politics of Heresy by Lester R. Kurtz
      14. [+]
        The sensuous Christian by Ronald Modras, pp. 538-544 - 1 Review
        Innocent Ecstasy by Peter Gardella
    2. [+]
      October 24, 1986 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 546
      2. Editorials, p. 547
      3. What's on your minds? by Raymond Schroth, p. 548
      4. Surviving with style by Harvey Cox, pp. 549-550
      5. In search of 'liberation' by Peadar Kirby, pp. 551-552
      6. [+]
        Screen: Bad Habits by Tom O'Brien, p. 553 - 2 Reviews
        The Name of the Rose (1986 Film) by Jean-Jacques Annaud
        Tough Guys (1986 Film) by Jeff Kanew
      7. Verse by Anne Porter, p. 554
      8. Messenger for the ten thousandth by Harry James Cargas, pp. 555-556
      9. Verse by C.W. Pratt, p. 557
      10. [+]
        Language of 'Fact' --- & of Love by Michael Harrington, p. 558 - 1 Review
        The Capitalist Revolution by Peter L. Berger
      11. [+]
        Review The Lost Language of Cranes, by David Leavitt by Robert Jones, pp. 558-559 - 1 Review
        The Lost Language of Cranes by David Leavitt
      12. [+]
        Andrew Greeley, this is my life! by John Deedy, pp. 560-561 - 1 Review
        Confessions of a Parish Priest by Andrew M. Greeley
      13. [+]
        Punished, unfinished, untouched by Robert Phillips, pp. 562-563 - 2 Reviews
        Portrait of Delmore by Delmore Schwartz and Elizabeth Pollet
        The Middle Generation by Bruce Bawer
      14. [+]
        A positive Jewish theology of the church by Paul M. van Buren, p. 564 - 3 Reviews
        The Resurrection of Jesus by Pinchas Lapide
        Jesus in Two Perspectives by Pinchas Lapide and Ulrich Luz
        The Sermon on the Mount by Pinchas Lapide
      15. [+]
        Small gestures, large patterns by Linda Simon, p. 565 - 1 Review
        The Beet Queen by Louise Erdrich
      16. Verse by Marie Ponsot, p. 566
      17. [+]
        Awakening the people by John Patrick Diggins, pp. 567-569 - 1 Review
        A Machine That Would Go of Itself by Michael Kammen
      18. [+]
        New collections, new pleasures by J.V. Long, pp. 570-571 - 4 Reviews
        One Way or Another by Peter Cameron
        The Piano Tuner by Peter Meinke
        Success Stories by Russell Banks
        The News from Ireland, and Other Stories by William Trevor
      19. [+]
        In brief by Karen Sue Smith, pp. 572-576 - 1 Review
        Monkeys by Susan Minot
    3. [+]
      November 7, 1986 Issue = 14 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 578
      2. Editorials, pp. 579-581
      3. Taking a stand by Peadar Kirby, p. 582
      4. Running the republic by David R. Carlin, pp. 583-584
      5. A hollow ring by Abigail McCarthy, p. 585
      6. The pope, our brother by William M. Shea, pp. 586-589
      7. 'He is somebody' by Jim Sleeper, pp. 590-593
      8. Another kind of merger by Mel Piehl, pp. 594-597
      9. [+]
        Screen: Autumn Films by Tom O'Brien, p. 598 - 5 Reviews
        Cactus (1986 Film) by Paul Cox
        Police (1985 Film) by Maurice Pialat
        Menage (1986 Film) by Bertrand Blier
        'Round Midnight (1986 Film) by Bertrand Tavernier
        Rouge Baiser (1986 Film) by Vera Belmont
      10. Media by Karen Sue Smith, p. 599
      11. [+]
        Ideas of Consequence by Sebastian Moore, pp. 600-601 - 1 Review
        Feast of Love by Mary G. Durkin
      12. [+]
        Tasting the terrible sweetness by Paul Wilkes, pp. 602-603 - 1 Review
        Eighteen Poems by Thomas Merton
      13. [+]
        In brief by William H. Slavick, p. 604 - 1 Review
        Thomas Merton by Victor A. Kramer
      14. [+]
        Review Doomsday or Deterrence?, by Ferenc Feher and A... by Robert D. Holsworth, pp. 604-608 - 1 Review
        Doomsday or Deterrence? by Ferenc Feher and Agnes Heller
    4. [+]
      November 21, 1986 Issue = 13 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 610
      2. Editorials, p. 611
      3. A fan inflamed by Robert H. Bell, pp. 612-613
      4. A dangerous equation by John Garvey, pp. 614-615
      5. Food & water: an ethical burden by James J. Walter, pp. 616-619
      6. Defining sacred bonds by T. Patrick Hill, pp. 620-622
      7. Raised voices in Nicaragua by John C. Cort, pp. 623-630
      8. [+]
        Screen: Public Introspection by Tom O'Brien, p. 631 - 2 Reviews
        The Color of Money (1986 Film) by Martin Scorsese
        The Mission (1986 Film) by Roland Joffe
      9. Stage by Gerald Weales, p. 632
      10. Verse by Dan Liebert, p. 633
      11. [+]
        Entering the Pantheon by Denise Lardner Carmody, p. 634 - 1 Review
        Christianity and the World Religions by Hans Kung, Joseph van Ess, and Heinrich von Stietencron, ...
      12. [+]
        Choice & teasing the tastes by Ron Nahser, pp. 635-637 - 4 Reviews
        Image-Makers by William Meyers
        The Mirror Makers by Stephen Fox
        Advertising, the Uneasy Persuasion by Michael Schudson
        Advertising the American Dream by Roland Marchand
      13. [+]
        Consequences & connections by Neville Braybrooke, pp. 638-640 - 1 Review
        Pandaemonium 1660-1886 by Humphrey Jennings, Mary-Lou Jennings, and Charles Madge, ...
    5. [+]
      December 5, 1986 Issue = 22 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 642
      2. Editorials, pp. 643-645
      3. Cloud over St. Cloud by Robert L. Spaeth, p. 646
      4. No time for silence by John J. McNeill, p. 647
      5. Outlawing tongues by David R. Carlin, Jr., pp. 648-649
      6. Spirit of Seattle by Abigail McCarthy, p. 650
      7. After the pastoral by R. Bruce Douglass and William J. Gould, Jr., pp. 651-653
      8. Coming of age on the West Bank by Thomas M. Ricks, pp. 654-657
      9. Music by David B. Noble, p. 658
      10. Verse by Leslie Jean Coulthard, p. 658
      11. [+]
        Screen: Rites of Passage by Tom O'Brien, p. 659 - 2 Reviews
        Therese (1986 Film) by Alain Cavalier
        Nutcracker: The Motion Picture (1986 Film) by Carroll Ballard
      12. Verse by John Fandel, p. 660
      13. Critics' Christmas choices by Nina King, p. 661
      14. --- by Frank Burch Brown, p. 661
      15. --- by Bernard McGinn, p. 662
      16. --- by Eliot Janeway, p. 663
      17. --- by Jerome Rothenberg, p. 664
      18. --- by Anne E. Patrick, p. 665
      19. --- by Peter Steinfels, p. 666
      20. --- by Colleen O'Connor, p. 667
      21. --- by Rosemary Deen, p. 668
      22. --- by John F. Haught, pp. 669-672
    6. [+]
      December 26, 1986 Issue = 23 Articles
      1. Correspondence, p. 674
      2. Editorials, pp. 675-676
      3. Truth flashes by John Garvey, pp. 677-678
      4. From ignorance, to incoherence, to collapse by J. Bryan Hehir, p. 679
      5. Gay rights/gay plight by Stephen Elred, pp. 680-681
      6. A response by Joseph L. Bernardin, pp. 682-683
      7. Haiti by Karen Sue Smith, pp. 684-688
      8. [+]
        Screen: Beyond Heroics by Tom O'Brien, p. 689 - 1 Review
        The Mosquito Coast (1986 Film) by Peter Weir
      9. Success in small things by Tom O'Brien, pp. 690-692
      10. [+]
        Between Heaven & Earth by Peggy Rosenthal, p. 693 - 1 Review
        Hope in Hard Times by Paul Rogat Loeb
      11. [+]
        Religious book notes by Mary Gerhart, pp. 694-695 - 7 Reviews
        Woman: Survivor in the Church by Joan Ohanneson
        Gender and God by Rachel Hosmer
        The Mother's Songs by Meinrad Craighead
        Beyond Anger by Carolyn Osiek
        Christian Feminism by Mary Bader Papa
        The Feminist Mystic and Other Essays on Women and Spiritualilty by Mary E. Giles
        Visions of Women by Linda A. Bell
      12. [+]
        Destroying earthly hells by Eliot Janeway, p. 696 - 1 Review
        The Devil and Dr. Church by F. Forrester Church
      13. A Call to Action, p. 697
      14. A New Way of Doing the Work of the Church by David J. O'Brien, pp. 698-700
      15. Unrehearsed & unforgettable by John Cardinal Dearden, pp. 701-702
      16. One Who Rides the Roller Coaster by Francis J. Butler, pp. 703-704
      17. If the Bishops Meant What They Said by Dolores L. Curran, p. 705
      18. The train leapt the tracks by James Finn, p. 706
      19. New Face on an Old Criticism by Dennis P. McCann, pp. 707-708
      20. An explosion of possibilities by Kenneth A. Briggs, p. 709
      21. Recalling Call to Action: Lessons for the Future by The Editors, p. 710
      22. Decades of disarray: a call to unity by John Tracy Ellis, pp. 710-712
      23. Index to Vol. CXIII, pp. 713-720
8. [+]
  Issues of 1987 = 22 Issues, 342 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1988 = 22 Issues, 359 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1989 = 22 Issues, 381 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 1990s = 10 Years, 220 Issues, 3,977 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 1990 = 22 Issues, 378 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 1991 = 22 Issues, 379 Articles
3. [+]
  Issues of 1992 = 22 Issues, 427 Articles
4. [+]
  Issues of 1993 = 22 Issues, 393 Articles
5. [+]
  Issues of 1994 = 22 Issues, 401 Articles
6. [+]
  Issues of 1995 = 22 Issues, 397 Articles
7. [+]
  Issues of 1996 = 22 Issues, 383 Articles
8. [+]
  Issues of 1997 = 22 Issues, 404 Articles
9. [+]
  Issues of 1998 = 22 Issues, 408 Articles
10. [+]
  Issues of 1999 = 22 Issues, 407 Articles
[+]
Issues of the 2000s = 2 Years, 44 Issues, 778 Articles
1. [+]
  Issues of 2000 = 22 Issues, 390 Articles
2. [+]
  Issues of 2001 = 22 Issues, 388 Articles