Paul Elie is a senior fellow at Georgetown’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs and a regular contributor to The New Yorker. His books include The Life You Save May Be Your Own and The Last Supper. Also by this author Generalizing with Precision Get Commonweal’s latest, delivered twice weekly. Email address Published in the November 5, 2004 issue: View Contents Recommended for you Christian Radical By Arvin Alaigh October 1, 2026 Pulling the Brake By Eugene McCarraher September 28, 2026 Clerics Without Clericalism By Timothy Kirchoff October 1, 2026