14 NOVEMBER 1987, page 41

Donkeys And Angels

Balaam's ass tripped on one and knew it. A sight more vision than that gifted to Balaam by Balaam. Within his rights then, he thumped it. For in as much as it is given to......

A Radical With Firm Roots

Peter Hebblethwaite A LIFE OF BISHOP JOHN A. T. ROBINSON: SCHOLAR, PASTOR, PROPHET by Eric James Collins, f15 J ohn Robinson's life was transformed by a letter he received in......

A Little Learning Of The Wrong Things

Patrick Reyntiens THE CLOSING OF THE AMERICAN MIND by Allan Bloom Simon & Schuster, £14.95 T hough it may be a poignant misfor- tune, felo de se is no crime. But if one were to......

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