Commonweal - Building Good Economies - Conference Celebrating Modern Catholic Social Teaching at 125 - April 20-22, 2016

Sep 29, 2026

Commonweal issue dated January 29, 2016 presents an editorial and sectioned lineup spanning letters, columns, articles, film and books, poetry, and a last word. It also features conference information for “Building Good Economies,” an interdisiciplinary Catholic social teaching gathering at Fordham University (April 20-22, 2016). Reader responses address universal salvation and requesting prayer, engaging scripture and moral implications, including accountability and the purpose of trials.

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CategoryReligion & Spirituality

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Pages32

Reading Time1 h 21 min

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UPFRONT

Letters

Editorial

A Debate Worth Watching

Care Extended

Mollie Wilson O'Reilly

Short Take

Pedagogy for the Unimpressed

ARTICLES

The Luftwaffe Over Liverpool

Memories of a Wartime Childhood

The River Runs On

Norman Maclean's Christian Tragedies

FILM

BOOKS

POETRY

LAST WORD

THE HARM IN HOPING?

REQUESTING PRAYER

CommonwealJANUARY 29,2016 FRANCIS OAKLEY ON BOYHOOD MEMORIES OF THE BLITZTIMOTHY SCHILLING ON NORMAN MACLEANPETER BERKOWITZ ON FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHETHE EDITORS ON THE DEMOCRATS &WALL STREET $3.95 US/$4.50 CAN V.commonwealmagazine.org The Francis and Ann Curran Center for American Catholic Studiesof Fordham University presents # Building Good Economies Interdisciplinary and Practical Perspectives A Conference Celebrating Modern Catholic Social Teaching at 125 CST@125 April 20-22,2016 Pope Auditorium I Lowenstein Center |Lincoln Center CampusFordham University I New York City For full program details,call for papers,and registration information,please visitfordham.edu/cacs or write tocacs@fordham.edu. Join internationally renowned thinkers anddynamicleaders as they discuss thechallenges—and the necessity—of buildinggood economies for the 21st century. Sponsored by Fordham's Francis and Ann Curran Center for American Catholic Studies.Thanks to Johnand Jeanette Walton and the John and Constance Curran Charitable Foundation for their generous support. FORDHAM The Francis and Ann Curran Centerfor American Catholic Studies THE JESUIT UNIVERSITY OF NW YORK JANUARY 29,2016·VOLUME 143·NUMBER 2 UPFRONT 4 Letters Editorial5 A Debate Worth Watching COLUMNIST Care Extended6 Mollie Wilson O'Reilly SHORT TAKE Pedagogy for the Unimpressed8 Robert Cowan ARTICLES The Luftwaffe Over Liverpool12 Francis OakleyMemories of a Wartime Childhood The River Runs On18 Timothy P.SchillingNorman Maclean's Christian Tragedies FILM A 2015 Movie Roundup 22 Rand Richards Cooper BOOKS Objective Troy24 Nick Baumannby Scott Shane Anti-Education 27 Peter Berkowitzby Friedrich Nietzsche Finale 29 Dominic Preziosiby Thomas Mallon POETRY Untitled10 Fabio Morábito,translatedfrom the Spanishby Kathleen Snodgrass LAST WORD St.Gregory in the Congo 31 Jay Carney andJohn O'Keefe Commonweal·January 29,2016 Founded in 1924Commonweal Editor Paul Baumann Associate EditorsMatthew Boudway,Matthew Sitman Production Tiina Aleman Digital Editor Dominic Preziosi Assistant Digital Editor Kaitlin Campbell Editorial Assistant Maria Bowler Contributing EditorRand Richards Cooper Editor at LargeMollie Wilson O'Reilly Copy Editor Susanne Washburn Business Manager James Hannan Development Christa A.Kerber Poetry Rosemary Deen Film Richard Alleva,Rand Richards Cooper Stage &Television Celia Wren Columnists E.J.Dionne Jr.,Anthony Domestico,Rita Ferrone,Luke Timothy Johnson,Cathleen Kaveny,Jo McGowan,Charles R.Morris,Mollie Wilson O'Reilly,Margaret O'Brien Steinfels Subscription Information 855-713-1792 subscriptions@commonwealmagazine.org Advertising Manager Regan Pickett commonwealads@gmail.com 540-349-5736 Publisher Thomas Baker Commonwea/[ISSN 0010-3330],a review ofpublic affairs,religion,literature,and the arts,ispublished biweekly,except in April,July,August,and November,when it is published monthly,byCommonweal Foundation,47S Riverside Drive,Rm.405,New York,NY 10115.Telephone:(212)662-4200.E-mail:editors@commonwealmagazine.org.Fax:(212)662-4183.POSTMASTER:send addresschanges to Commonweal,P.O.Box 3000,Denville,NJ 07834-9982. Commonweal is indexed in Reader's Guide toPeriodical Literature,Book Review Digest,and BookReview Index.Commonweal articles are available atmany libraries and research facilities via ProQuestand OpinionArchives.Serials Data program No.:ISSN0010-3330.Periodicals postage paid at New York,NY,and at additional offices.Copyright ◎2016Commonweal Foundation.Single Copy,$3.95.Yearlyprint subscriptions,U.S.,56S;Canada,$70;other partsof the world,$7S.Special two-year rate:U.S.$108;Canada,$118;other parts of the world,$128.Add$4S for airmail.For digital and online subscriptionoptions visit www.commonwealmagazine.org/digital. Cover design:Cecilia Guerrero RezesCover photo from the collections ofthe Imperial War Museums. Uni

FAQs

What is the “Building Good Economies” conference described in the issue?

It is an interdisciplinary conference celebrating modern Catholic social teaching at 125, held April 20-22, 2016 at Fordham University’s Pope Auditorium and Lowenstein Center on the Lincoln Center campus in New York City.

How do the letters address the idea of universal salvation?

One letter discusses scripture’s hopeful passages and raises concerns about moral hazard, accountability, and the meaning of trials if everyone is ultimately saved.

Why does “REQUESTING PRAYER” emphasize prayer for universal salvation?

It argues the church cannot teach the doctrine directly yet is allowed and enjoined to hope for it and pray for it, citing the Catechism and scriptural context from 1 Timothy 2:1-5.

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