CONTENTS 12 MARCH 2011 COLUMNS 7 DAVID BLAIR


‘Scarcely anyone opposed Mr Blair’s rapprochement with Libya at the time’


9 LAURENCE FREEMAN ‘Dialogue is enriching yet difficult because it is more than scholars talking’


18 LISTEN TO THE WORD 19 PARISH PRACTICE 20 NOTEBOOK 21 LETTERS 22 THE LIVING SPIRIT 23 PUZZLES


BOOKS


24 LEWIS AYRES Jesus of Nazareth –Holy Week Benedict XVI


MICHAEL GLOVER Poetry round-up


NICOLA SMYTH The Invention of Murder Judith Flanders


BRENDAN WALSH Jubilate Michael Arditti


ARTS


28 FEATURE Rick Jones The Sixteen


OPERA Robert Thicknesse Anna Nicole


Dialogue des Carmelites


RADIO D.J. Taylor Woman’s Hour


TELEVISION John Morrish


Civilization: Is the West History? 6 Be still and know not Mark Vernon


Agnosticism should be seen not as indecision, but as an honest position that accepts the limited reach of human understanding


8 Price of enlightenment Conor Gearty Saif Gaddafi’s relationship with the LSE has caused embarrassment, but shouldn’t make the institution play safe, says one of its professors


11 Models of faith Simon Rocker The Pope’s commentary on the blood libel of St Matthew’s Gospel in his new book has been welcomed by rabbinical leaders and scholars


■ FOCUS ON IRELAND FEATURES


4 Religion, respect and revolution Tony Blair Understanding the role and nature of faith in Middle Eastern culture is the key if the West is to help stabilise the region


12 Few eyes are smiling now David Quinn Ireland’s newly elected Government has a bumpy ride ahead


13 Exodus begins Rory Fitzgerald The ‘brightest and best’ are taking their skills abroad to find work


14 Round towers into square holes John Waters Has Irish lack of self-belief played a part in the economic fiasco?


16 Rome’s wider remit Patrick Claffey An apostolic visitation is ruffling the feathers of moral theologians


17 Lenten reflections Diana Klein Our series of Lenten meditations based on Benedict’s XVI’s speeches continues with Newman’s thinking on service


32 THE CHURCH IN THE WORLD Suspension of 21 priests revives sex-abuse scandal


35 LETTER FROM ROME


36 NEWS FROM BRITAIN AND IRELAND Irish priests may boycott new Missal


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