OCTOBER 2012: REVIEW by Jay D. Green Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics Ross Douthat Free Press, 2012 $26.00. 352 pages. Among the many keen observations found in his new book, Ross Douthat notes the virtual absence of Christians in the leading class of American public intellectuals. After reading Bad Religion, I would suggest that Douthat himself is an exception that proves this rule. The thirty-two-year-old wunderkind conservative New York Times columnist here treats readers to a…
Jay D. GreenOctober 1, 2012