In Brief Princeton in the Nation's Service: Religious Ideals and Educational Practice, 1868-1928 / Adam and Eve in Seventeenth-Century Thought D.G. Hart / Edward E. Ericson, Jr.
Professor of Death Peter Singer and the scandal of "bioethics." J.L.A. Garcia
All Dogs Go to Heaven? A poll finds that 43 percent of Americans believe pets go to heaven Ted Olsen
The Back Page: Taming Beasts "Raising the moral status of dogs has created a breed of snarling, dangerous humans" Charles Colson with Anne Morse
Hindu Holy Wars The myth of the holy cow Chandra Mallampalli
Creature Discomforts A conservative Christian makes the case for animal mercy in Dominion Matthew Scully
Good Question: Vegetarians in Paradise Based on Isaiah 11:6-7 and 65:25, will we be vegetarians in the new heaven and earth as Adam and Eve were before the Fall? Answered by Bill T. Arnold
Weblog: Supreme Court Will Hear Death Row Conversion Case Plus: Nigeria violence spreads despite state of emergency, more on the Communion conundrum, closing Catholic churches, and other stories from online sources around the world. Compiled by Ted Olsen
Cockroaches and the Nicene Creed To an accompaniment of whale songs, the worshippers glory in God's creation; there's no service quite like the annual blessing of the animals at St. John the Divine. By Jennifer and Edwin Woodruff Tait