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Brockway’s “The Shadow Gospel” Reviewed in the Los Angeles Review of Books
“This is a transcendent, boundary-breaking work about ‘the need to recognize, decode, and resist demonological messages,’” says Peter B. Kaufman, associate director of development at MIT Open Learning.
September 21, 2025
See related: Media & Journalism, Political Parties, Religion, U.S. Elections, United States
Lasch-Quinn’s Review of David Stuttard’s ‘Phoenix’ Published in LA Review of Books
"Even if "Phoenix were merely a retelling of a familiar tale, its well-hewn narrative would still have much appeal," writes Elisabeth Lasch-Quinn, professor of history. "The story is epic. But it does more by giving us an interpretation we should consider, both as a warning and a source of hope."
February 8, 2023
See related: Europe