CONTENTS 24 SEPTEMBER 2011 COLUMNS
5 CLIFFORD LONGLEY ‘God works in even more mysterious ways than the medieval mind could imagine’
11 CHRISTOPHER JAMISON ‘There are parallels between marriage and religious life as both diminish in number’
14 PETER STANFORD ‘Expending so much energy on making small changes to the Mass feels introspective’
8 THE TABLET POEM 15 LISTEN TO THE WORD 16 PARISH PRACTICE 17 NOTEBOOK 18 LETTERS 19 THE LIVING SPIRIT 20 PUZZLES
BOOKS
21 ROBERT CARVER Russian Frontiers: eighteenth-century travellers in the Caspian, Caucasus and Central Asia Beatrice Teissier (ed.)
EMMA KLEIN A School of London: a trilogy Chip Martin
ARTS
24 FEATURE Francine Stock
Film and popular culture
THEATRE Mark Lawson My City
OPERA Robert Thicknesse La Clemenza di Tito
TELEVISION John Morrish Educating Essex
27 THE CHURCH IN THE WORLD Pope’s TV broadcast urges Germans to open their eyes to God
30 LETTER FROM ROME
31 NEWS FROM BRITAIN AND IRELAND Poor poll ratings for Church as bishops set out mission plan
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12 Winners and losers at party games Julia Langdon Political conferences have changed out of all recognition in recent years, but the press still finds them a fascinating spectacle
10 Out of the long shadow of the past Sarah Mac Donald When the Pope makes his first official visit to Germany he will be welcomed by a Jewish community that is growing in confidence
6 Last days at Dale Farm Sam Adams The Tablet visits Irish Travellers facing eviction from their homes and finds many awaiting their fate with prayer and resignation
8 Power and perversity Una Kroll A well-known Anglican campaigner for women’s ordination explains why she gave up her ministry to become a Catholic
FEATURES
4 If the euro falls, what price peace? Stephen Wall The European economy is in crisis, and with it comes a danger that the EU’s core values of solidarity and coexistence will be lost
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