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Robert L. Wilken Archives
All Years = 8 Books, 77 Articles
Decade 1970s = 2 Books, 3 Articles
��Year 1971 = 2 Books, 1 Article
��Year 1976 = 1 Article
��Year 1978 = 1 Article
Decade 1980s = 2 Books, 4 Articles
��Year 1980 = 1 Article
��Year 1981 = 1 Article
��Year 1983 = 1 Book
��Year 1984 = 1 Book
��Year 1985 = 1 Article
��Year 1988 = 1 Article
Decade 1990s = 2 Books, 42 Articles
��Year 1990 = 5 Articles
��Year 1991 = 1 Article
��Year 1992 = 1 Book, 4 Articles
��Year 1993 = 4 Articles
��Year 1994 = 6 Articles
��Year 1995 = 1 Book, 6 Articles
��Year 1996 = 5 Articles
��Year 1997 = 5 Articles
��Year 1998 = 3 Articles
��Year 1999 = 3 Articles
Decade 2000s = 2 Books, 28 Articles
��Year 2000 = 1 Article
��Year 2001 = 4 Articles
��Year 2002 = 5 Articles
��Year 2003 = 2 Books, 4 Articles
��Year 2004 = 4 Articles
��Year 2005 = 6 Articles
��Year 2006 = 4 Articles
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Ancient
(Review)
Robert L. Wilken
St. Martin and His Hagiographer, by Clare Stancliffe
St. Martin and His Hagiographer
by Clare Stancliffe
The American Historical Review,
October 1985
, p. 913
[+]
Ancient
(Review)
Robert L. Wilken
Juden und Christen im Heiligen Land, by Gunter Stemberger
Juden und Christen im Heiligen Land
by Gunter Stemberger
The American Historical Review,
June 1990
, p. 790
[+]
Ancient
(Review)
Robert Louis Wilken
Golden Mouth: The Story of John Chrysostom, by J.N.D. Kelly
Golden Mouth: The Story of John Chrysostom
by J.N.D. Kelly
The American Historical Review,
December 1997
, p. 1460
[+]
Augustinian Justice
(Review)
Robert Louis Wilken
Christ and the Just Society in the Thought of Augustine, by Robert Dodaro
Christ and the Just Society in the Thought of Augustine
by Robert Dodaro
First Things,
November 2005
, pp. 50-53
[+]
Book Forum
(Review)
Robert L. Wilken
The Christian Tradition, Vol. I, by Jaroslav Pelikan
The Christian Tradition, Vol. I
by Jaroslav Pelikan
The Saturday Review,
August 7, 1971
, p. 26
[+]
Briefly Noted
(Review)
Robert L. Wilken
The Founders of the Western World, by Michael Grant
The Founders of the Western World
by Michael Grant
First Things,
December 1992
, p. 64
[+]
Briefly Noted
(2 Reviews)
Robert L. Wilken
Byzantium: The Apogee, by John Julius Norwich
Byzantium: The Apogee
by John Julius Norwich
Religion and the Rise of Western Culture
by Christopher Dawson
First Things,
October 1992
, p. 62
[+]
Briefly Noted
(Review)
Robert L. Wilken
From Synagogue to Church, by James Tunstead Burtchaell
From Synagogue to Church
by James Tunstead Burtchaell
First Things,
March 1993
, p. 52
[+]
Briefly Noted
(Review)
Robert L. Wilken
Martyrs and Martyrologies, by Diana Wood
Martyrs and Martyrologies
by Diana Wood
First Things,
April 1994
, p. 54
[+]
Briefly Noted
(Review)
Robert L. Wilken
Romans, by Joseph A. Fitzmyer, S.J.
Romans
by Joseph A. Fitzmyer, S.J.
First Things,
January 1995
, p. 77
[+]
Briefly Noted
(Review)
Robert Louis Wilken
The Spirit of the Liturgy, by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
The Spirit of the Liturgy
by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
First Things,
March 2001
, p. 59
[+]
Briefly Noted
(Review)
Robert Louis Wilken
The Future of Catholic Biblical Scholarship, by Luke Timothy Johnson and William S. Kur...
The Future of Catholic Biblical Scholarship
by Luke Timothy Johnson and William S. Kurz, S.J., ...
First Things,
May 2003
, p. 72
[+]
Briefly Noted
(Review)
Robert Louis Wilken
Ambrose's Patriarchs, by Marcia L. Colish
Ambrose's Patriarchs
by Marcia L. Colish
First Things,
December 2006
, pp. 55-56
The Christian Holy City
Robert L. Wilken
Judaism,
Spring 1997
, pp. 180-188
Articles
The Christian Intellectual Tradition
Robert L. Wilken
First Things,
June/July 1991
, pp. 13-17
The Christians as the Romans Saw Them
(1984)
Robert L. Wilken
2
Reviews
[+]
Church and World in Christian Antiquity
(Review)
Robert L. Wilken
The End of Ancient Christianity, by R.A. Markus
The End of Ancient Christianity
by R.A. Markus
First Things,
February 1992
, pp. 54-56
The Church as Culture
Robert Louis Wilken
First Things,
April 2004
, pp. 31-36
The Church's Way of Speaking
Robert Louis Wilken
First Things,
August 2005
, pp. 27-31
[+]
Confessing Mysticism
(Review)
Robert Louis Wilken
The Mysticism of Saint Augustine, by John Peter Kenney
The Mysticism of Saint Augustine
by John Peter Kenney
First Things,
November 2006
, pp. 54-56
Correspondence
Ed Brenegar, Robert H. Tucker, and Robert L. Wilken, ...
First Things,
December 1990
, p. 2
Correspondence
John Cardinal O'Connor, George Marsden, and Paul Simon, ...
First Things,
March 1990
, pp. 2-4
Correspondence
Charlotte Smith, Jan Curtis, and Robert C. Tompkins, ...
First Things,
August/September 1993
, pp. 2-11
Critics' Choices for Christmas
Robert L. Wilken
Commonweal,
December 3, 1976
, p. 794
Books
[+]
Dark side of the enlightenment
(Review)
Robert L. Wilken
The Broken Staff, by Frank E. Manuel
The Broken Staff
by Frank E. Manuel
Commonweal,
January 15, 1993
, p. 21
Books
[+]
Dismantling the Cross
(Review)
Robert Louis Wilken
Constantine's Sword, by James Carroll
Constantine's Sword
by James Carroll
Commonweal,
January 26, 2001
, pp. 22-27
[+]
Epic of the West
(Review)
Robert Louis Wilken
The Rise of Western Christendom, by Peter Brown
The Rise of Western Christendom
by Peter Brown
National Review,
January 26, 2004
, p. 46
Gregory VII and the Politics of the Spirit
Robert Louis Wilken
First Things,
January 1999
, pp. 26-31
[+]
How to Read the Bible
(Review)
Robert Louis Wilken
Thinking Biblically, by Andre LaCocque, Paul Ricoeur, and David Pellauer, ...
Thinking Biblically
by Andre LaCocque, Paul Ricoeur, and David Pellauer, ...
First Things,
May 1999
, pp. 68-70
[+]
In Brief
(Review)
Robert L. Wilken
The Gnostic Dialogue, by Pheme Perkins
The Gnostic Dialogue
by Pheme Perkins
Commonweal,
September 11, 1981
, pp. 508-512
In Defense of Constantine
Robert Louis Wilken
First Things,
April 2001
, pp. 36-40
Interpreting the Bible: Three Views
Robert L. Wilken
First Things,
August 1994
, pp. 44-47
Jaroslav Pelikan, Doctor Ecclesiae
Robert Louis Wilken
First Things,
August 2006
, pp. 19-20
Religious Books
[+]
The Jesus Seminar gets an 'F'
(Review)
Robert L. Wilken
The Real Jesus, by Luke Timothy Johnson
The Real Jesus
by Luke Timothy Johnson
Commonweal,
March 8, 1996
, pp. 19-20
The Jews as the Christians Saw Them
Robert Louis Wilken
First Things,
May 1997
, pp. 28-32
Jews, Christians, and the Land of Israel
Robert L. Wilken
First Things,
August/September 1990
, pp. 13-14
John Chrysostom and the Jews
(1983)
Robert L. Wilken
Rhetoric and Reality in the Late 4th Century
2
Reviews
Judaism and the Early Christian Mind
(1971)
Robert L. Wilken
A Study of Cyril of Alexandria's Exegesis and Theology
1
Review
Keeping the Commandments
Robert Louis Wilken
First Things,
November 2003
, pp. 33-37
The Land Called Holy
(1992)
Robert L. Wilken
Palestine in Christian History and Thought
3
Reviews
[+]
The Language of Belief
(Review)
Robert Louis Wilken
Faith of Our Fathers, by Eamon Duffy
Faith of Our Fathers
by Eamon Duffy
First Things,
April 2005
, pp. 48-50
[+]
Lifted to Glory
(Review)
Robert L. Wilken
The Resurrection of the Body in Western Christianity, 200-1336, by Caroline Walker Bynum
The Resurrection of the Body in Western Christianity, 200-1336
by Caroline Walker Bynum
First Things,
October 1995
, pp. 62-66
The Lives of the Saints and the Pursuit of Virtue
Robert L. Wilken
First Things,
December 1990
, pp. 45-50
[+]
Martyrs of Hope
(Review)
Robert Louis Wilken
The Monks of Tibhirine, by John W. Kiser
The Monks of Tibhirine
by John W. Kiser
The Weekly Standard,
April 22, 2002
, pp. 34-36
The Myth of Christian Beginnings
(1971)
Robert L. Wilken
2
Reviews,
1
Readable
No Other Gods
Robert L. Wilken
First Things,
November 1993
, pp. 13-17
On the Cosmic Mystery of Jesus Christ
(2003)
Paul M. Blowers and Robert Louis Wilken
Selected Writings From St. Maximus the Confessor
1
Review
Books
[+]
Paul and Judaism: The Issue of the Covenant
(Review)
Robert L. Wilken
Paul and Palestinian Judaism, by E.P. Sanders
Paul and Palestinian Judaism
by E.P. Sanders
Commonweal,
October 13, 1978
, pp. 663-665
Books
[+]
Procrustean marriage beds
(Review)
Robert L. Wilken
Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe, by John Boswell
Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe
by John Boswell
Commonweal,
September 9, 1994
, pp. 24-25
Protestants & the pope
Stanley Hauerwas and Robert L. Wilken
Commonweal,
February 15, 1980
, pp. 80-84
[+]
Reading the Old from the New
(Review)
Robert Louis Wilken
Christian Figural Reading and the Fashioning of Identity, by John David Dawson
Christian Figural Reading and the Fashioning of Identity
by John David Dawson
First Things,
April 2003
, pp. 64-66
Religious book week critics' choices
Robert L. Wilken
Commonweal,
March 11, 1988
, p. 154
Remembering the Christian Past
(1995)
Robert L. Wilken
1
Review
[+]
Briefly Noted
(Review)
Robert L. Wilken
The Arab Christian, by Kenneth Cragg
The Arab Christian
by Kenneth Cragg
First Things,
December 1992
, p. 64
[+]
Briefly Noted
(Review)
Robert L. Wilken
Theology Without Boundaries, by Carnegie Samuel Calian
Theology Without Boundaries
by Carnegie Samuel Calian
First Things,
April 1994
, p. 55
[+]
Briefly Noted
(Review)
Robert L. Wilken
The Apostolic Faith, by Frederick W. Norris
The Apostolic Faith
by Frederick W. Norris
First Things,
February 1994
, p. 46
[+]
Briefly Noted
(2 Reviews)
Robert L. Wilken
When Women Were Priests, by Karen Jo Torjesen
When Women Were Priests
by Karen Jo Torjesen
Marriage in the Early Church
by David G. Hunter
First Things,
May 1994
, p. 60
[+]
Briefly Noted
(Review)
Robert L. Wilken
The Clash of Gods, by Thomas F. Mathews
The Clash of Gods
by Thomas F. Mathews
First Things,
May 1995
, p. 72
[+]
Briefly Noted
(Review)
Robert L. Wilken
On the Soul and the Resurrection, by Catharine P. Roth and St. Gregory of Nyssa
On the Soul and the Resurrection
by Catharine P. Roth and St. Gregory of Nyssa
First Things,
May 1995
, p. 72
[+]
Briefly Noted
(Review)
Robert L. Wilken
A Concise History of the Early Church, by Norbert Brox
A Concise History of the Early Church
by Norbert Brox
First Things,
November 1995
, p. 66
[+]
Briefly Noted
(Review)
Robert L. Wilken
Ambrose of Milan, by Neil B. McLynn
Ambrose of Milan
by Neil B. McLynn
First Things,
November 1995
, p. 66
[+]
Briefly Noted
(Review)
Robert L. Wilken
God, Cosmos, and Humankind, by Gerhart B. Ladner
God, Cosmos, and Humankind
by Gerhart B. Ladner
First Things,
December 1996
, p. 45
[+]
Briefly Noted
(2 Reviews)
Robert L. Wilken
Jerusalem: The Endless Crusade, by Andrew Sinclair
Jerusalem: The Endless Crusade
by Andrew Sinclair
A Byzantine Journey
by John Ash
First Things,
June/July 1996
, p. 56
[+]
Briefly Noted
(Review)
Robert L. Wilken
A Byzantine Journey, by John Ash
A Byzantine Journey
by John Ash
First Things,
June/July 1996
, p. 56
[+]
Briefly Noted
(Review)
Robert L. Wilken
Presence and Thought, by Hans Urs von Balthasar
Presence and Thought
by Hans Urs von Balthasar
First Things,
May 1996
, p. 64
[+]
Briefly Noted
(2 Reviews)
Robert Louis Wilken
Jerusalem and the Holy Land, by James R. McCormick
Jerusalem and the Holy Land
by James R. McCormick
City of Stone
by Meron Benvenisti
First Things,
November 1997
, p. 61
[+]
Briefly Noted
(Review)
Robert Louis Wilken
The One Hundred Most Important Events in Christian History, by A. Kenneth Curtis, J. St...
The One Hundred Most Important Events in Christian History
by A. Kenneth Curtis, J. Stephen Lang, and Randy Petersen, ...
First Things,
November 1998
, pp. 64-65
[+]
Briefly Noted
(Review)
Robert Louis Wilken
Moses the Egyptian, by Jan Assmann
Moses the Egyptian
by Jan Assmann
First Things,
August/September 1999
, p. 76
[+]
Briefly Noted
(Review)
Robert Louis Wilken
The Making of a Christian Aristocracy, by Michele Renee Salzman
The Making of a Christian Aristocracy
by Michele Renee Salzman
First Things,
August/September 2002
, p. 80
[+]
Briefly Noted
(Review)
Robert Louis Wilken
Venice: Lion City, by Garry Wills
Venice: Lion City
by Garry Wills
First Things,
March 2002
, p. 64
[+]
Briefly Noted
(Review)
Robert Louis Wilken
Christian Hope and Christian Life, by Rowan Greer
Christian Hope and Christian Life
by Rowan Greer
First Things,
March 2002
, p. 65
[+]
Briefly Noted
(Review)
Robert Louis Wilken
Renouncing the World Yet Leading the Church, by Andrea Sterk
Renouncing the World Yet Leading the Church
by Andrea Sterk
First Things,
November 2004
, p. 59
[+]
Briefly Noted
(Review)
Robert Louis Wilken
The Religious Context of Early Christianity, by Hans-Josef Klauck
The Religious Context of Early Christianity
by Hans-Josef Klauck
First Things,
February 2005
, p. 54
[+]
Briefly Noted
(Review)
Robert Louis Wilken
Turning Towards the Lord, by Uwe Michael Lang
Turning Towards the Lord
by Uwe Michael Lang
First Things,
June 2005
, p. 55
[+]
Briefly Noted
(Review)
Robert Louis Wilken
Four Cultures of the West, by John W. O'Malley
Four Cultures of the West
by John W. O'Malley
First Things,
March 2005
, p. 56
[+]
Briefly Noted
(Review)
Robert Louis Wilken
Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614, by L.P. Harvey
Muslims in Spain, 1500 to 1614
by L.P. Harvey
First Things,
November 2006
, p. 58
[+]
Roman Republican
(Review)
Robert Louis Wilken
Cicero, by Anthony Everitt
Cicero
by Anthony Everitt
The Weekly Standard,
September 9, 2002
, pp. 37-38
[+]
Roots of Jihad
(Review)
Robert Louis Wilken
The Crisis of Islam, by Bernard Lewis
The Crisis of Islam
by Bernard Lewis
First Things,
October 2003
, pp. 67-70
The Spirit of Early Christian Thought
(2003)
Robert Louis Wilken
Seeking the Face of God
2
Reviews
Timely Religion
Robert Louis Wilken
For Easter, PBS Presents a Jesus Without Easter
The Weekly Standard,
April 6, 1998
, pp. 36-39
[+]
Toward Purity of Heart
(2 Reviews)
Robert Louis Wilken
Cassian the Monk, by Columba Stewart
Cassian the Monk
by Columba Stewart
John Cassian: The Conferences
by Boniface Ramsey and John Cassian
First Things,
November 2000
, pp. 48-51
[+]
An Updated Classic
(Review)
Robert Louis Wilken
Augustine of Hippo: A Biography, by Peter Brown
Augustine of Hippo: A Biography
by Peter Brown
First Things,
May 2001
, pp. 49-52
[+]
Upon These Rocks
(Review)
Robert Louis Wilken
Saints and Sinners, by Eamon Duffy
Saints and Sinners
by Eamon Duffy
Commonweal,
November 7, 1997
, pp. 24-25
[+]
A Vanishing World
(Review)
Robert Louis Wilken
From the Holy Mountain, by William Dalrymple
From the Holy Mountain
by William Dalrymple
First Things,
October 1998
, pp. 69-71
Books
[+]
We Believe
(Review)
Robert Louis Wilken
Credo, by Jaroslav Pelikan
Credo
by Jaroslav Pelikan
First Things,
May 2004
, pp. 39-40
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