Books
Educating Father Abraham: The Meaning of Wife
– First Things, November 1994.Excerpt: It is not exactly traditional to speak about the education of Abraham. Pious tales of the patriarch regard him as a precocious monotheist even before God calls him, a man who… More
What’s Your Name?
– With Amy A. Kass, First Things, November 1995.Excerpt: The authors of this essay on names have just identified themselves. Well, not quite. For the sake of full disclosure, they are willing to have it known that they have the same last… More
The End of Courtship
– The Public Interest, Number 126:39–63, Winter 1997.Excerpt: In the current wars over the state of American culture, few battlegrounds have seen more action than that of “family values”–sex, marriage, and child-rearing.… More
Proposing Courtship
– With Amy A. Kass, First Things, October 1999.Excerpt: Anyone interested in improving relations between men and women today and tomorrow must proceed by taking a page from yesterday. For today’s tale regarding manhood and womanhood… More
Wing to Wing, Oar to Oar: Readings on Courting and Marrying
– University of Notre Dame Press, February 2000.Wing to Wing, Oar to Oar: Courting and Marrying is an anthology of source readings offered as a response to the contemporary cultural silence surrounding love that leads to marriage. It… More
Though Courtship May Be Gone Forever, Kasses Propose Re-inventing Its Rituals as a Means to Lasting Love, Marriage
– William Harms, The University of Chicago Chronicle, February 3, 2000.Excerpt: Having taught college-age students for nearly three decades, Amy and Leon Kass have learned from their observations and through conversations that young people who are seeking the… More
Revive Courtship for Seeking Love
– With Amy A. Kass, Los Angeles Times, February 20, 2000.Excerpt: Last Tuesday’s television program “Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire” hit a new low, trivializing marriage as entertainment. But the huge size of its… More
Fanning Real Desire
– Panel discussion, American Enterprise Institute Online, June 1, 2000.The following remarks are excerpted from a recent American Enterprise Institute discussion of Wing to Wing, Oar to Oar, a new anthology of “readings on courting and marrying” by… More
Amy and Leon Kass on Liberal Education, Love & Friendship
– Leon and Amy Kass on Conversations with Bill Kristol, June 2014.In this 2014 release from Conversations with Bill Kristol, Leon and Amy Kass discuss the themes of their writing and teaching careers.
Essays
Educating Father Abraham: The Meaning of Wife
– First Things, November 1994.Excerpt: It is not exactly traditional to speak about the education of Abraham. Pious tales of the patriarch regard him as a precocious monotheist even before God calls him, a man who… More
What’s Your Name?
– With Amy A. Kass, First Things, November 1995.Excerpt: The authors of this essay on names have just identified themselves. Well, not quite. For the sake of full disclosure, they are willing to have it known that they have the same last… More
The End of Courtship
– The Public Interest, Number 126:39–63, Winter 1997.Excerpt: In the current wars over the state of American culture, few battlegrounds have seen more action than that of “family values”–sex, marriage, and child-rearing.… More
Proposing Courtship
– With Amy A. Kass, First Things, October 1999.Excerpt: Anyone interested in improving relations between men and women today and tomorrow must proceed by taking a page from yesterday. For today’s tale regarding manhood and womanhood… More
Wing to Wing, Oar to Oar: Readings on Courting and Marrying
– University of Notre Dame Press, February 2000.Wing to Wing, Oar to Oar: Courting and Marrying is an anthology of source readings offered as a response to the contemporary cultural silence surrounding love that leads to marriage. It… More
Though Courtship May Be Gone Forever, Kasses Propose Re-inventing Its Rituals as a Means to Lasting Love, Marriage
– William Harms, The University of Chicago Chronicle, February 3, 2000.Excerpt: Having taught college-age students for nearly three decades, Amy and Leon Kass have learned from their observations and through conversations that young people who are seeking the… More
Revive Courtship for Seeking Love
– With Amy A. Kass, Los Angeles Times, February 20, 2000.Excerpt: Last Tuesday’s television program “Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire” hit a new low, trivializing marriage as entertainment. But the huge size of its… More
Fanning Real Desire
– Panel discussion, American Enterprise Institute Online, June 1, 2000.The following remarks are excerpted from a recent American Enterprise Institute discussion of Wing to Wing, Oar to Oar, a new anthology of “readings on courting and marrying” by… More
Amy and Leon Kass on Liberal Education, Love & Friendship
– Leon and Amy Kass on Conversations with Bill Kristol, June 2014.In this 2014 release from Conversations with Bill Kristol, Leon and Amy Kass discuss the themes of their writing and teaching careers.
Commentary
Educating Father Abraham: The Meaning of Wife
– First Things, November 1994.Excerpt: It is not exactly traditional to speak about the education of Abraham. Pious tales of the patriarch regard him as a precocious monotheist even before God calls him, a man who… More
What’s Your Name?
– With Amy A. Kass, First Things, November 1995.Excerpt: The authors of this essay on names have just identified themselves. Well, not quite. For the sake of full disclosure, they are willing to have it known that they have the same last… More
The End of Courtship
– The Public Interest, Number 126:39–63, Winter 1997.Excerpt: In the current wars over the state of American culture, few battlegrounds have seen more action than that of “family values”–sex, marriage, and child-rearing.… More
Proposing Courtship
– With Amy A. Kass, First Things, October 1999.Excerpt: Anyone interested in improving relations between men and women today and tomorrow must proceed by taking a page from yesterday. For today’s tale regarding manhood and womanhood… More
Wing to Wing, Oar to Oar: Readings on Courting and Marrying
– University of Notre Dame Press, February 2000.Wing to Wing, Oar to Oar: Courting and Marrying is an anthology of source readings offered as a response to the contemporary cultural silence surrounding love that leads to marriage. It… More
Though Courtship May Be Gone Forever, Kasses Propose Re-inventing Its Rituals as a Means to Lasting Love, Marriage
– William Harms, The University of Chicago Chronicle, February 3, 2000.Excerpt: Having taught college-age students for nearly three decades, Amy and Leon Kass have learned from their observations and through conversations that young people who are seeking the… More
Revive Courtship for Seeking Love
– With Amy A. Kass, Los Angeles Times, February 20, 2000.Excerpt: Last Tuesday’s television program “Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire” hit a new low, trivializing marriage as entertainment. But the huge size of its… More
Fanning Real Desire
– Panel discussion, American Enterprise Institute Online, June 1, 2000.The following remarks are excerpted from a recent American Enterprise Institute discussion of Wing to Wing, Oar to Oar, a new anthology of “readings on courting and marrying” by… More
Amy and Leon Kass on Liberal Education, Love & Friendship
– Leon and Amy Kass on Conversations with Bill Kristol, June 2014.In this 2014 release from Conversations with Bill Kristol, Leon and Amy Kass discuss the themes of their writing and teaching careers.
Multimedia
Educating Father Abraham: The Meaning of Wife
– First Things, November 1994.Excerpt: It is not exactly traditional to speak about the education of Abraham. Pious tales of the patriarch regard him as a precocious monotheist even before God calls him, a man who… More
What’s Your Name?
– With Amy A. Kass, First Things, November 1995.Excerpt: The authors of this essay on names have just identified themselves. Well, not quite. For the sake of full disclosure, they are willing to have it known that they have the same last… More
The End of Courtship
– The Public Interest, Number 126:39–63, Winter 1997.Excerpt: In the current wars over the state of American culture, few battlegrounds have seen more action than that of “family values”–sex, marriage, and child-rearing.… More
Proposing Courtship
– With Amy A. Kass, First Things, October 1999.Excerpt: Anyone interested in improving relations between men and women today and tomorrow must proceed by taking a page from yesterday. For today’s tale regarding manhood and womanhood… More
Wing to Wing, Oar to Oar: Readings on Courting and Marrying
– University of Notre Dame Press, February 2000.Wing to Wing, Oar to Oar: Courting and Marrying is an anthology of source readings offered as a response to the contemporary cultural silence surrounding love that leads to marriage. It… More
Though Courtship May Be Gone Forever, Kasses Propose Re-inventing Its Rituals as a Means to Lasting Love, Marriage
– William Harms, The University of Chicago Chronicle, February 3, 2000.Excerpt: Having taught college-age students for nearly three decades, Amy and Leon Kass have learned from their observations and through conversations that young people who are seeking the… More
Revive Courtship for Seeking Love
– With Amy A. Kass, Los Angeles Times, February 20, 2000.Excerpt: Last Tuesday’s television program “Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire” hit a new low, trivializing marriage as entertainment. But the huge size of its… More
Fanning Real Desire
– Panel discussion, American Enterprise Institute Online, June 1, 2000.The following remarks are excerpted from a recent American Enterprise Institute discussion of Wing to Wing, Oar to Oar, a new anthology of “readings on courting and marrying” by… More
Amy and Leon Kass on Liberal Education, Love & Friendship
– Leon and Amy Kass on Conversations with Bill Kristol, June 2014.In this 2014 release from Conversations with Bill Kristol, Leon and Amy Kass discuss the themes of their writing and teaching careers.
Teaching
Educating Father Abraham: The Meaning of Wife
– First Things, November 1994.Excerpt: It is not exactly traditional to speak about the education of Abraham. Pious tales of the patriarch regard him as a precocious monotheist even before God calls him, a man who… More
What’s Your Name?
– With Amy A. Kass, First Things, November 1995.Excerpt: The authors of this essay on names have just identified themselves. Well, not quite. For the sake of full disclosure, they are willing to have it known that they have the same last… More
The End of Courtship
– The Public Interest, Number 126:39–63, Winter 1997.Excerpt: In the current wars over the state of American culture, few battlegrounds have seen more action than that of “family values”–sex, marriage, and child-rearing.… More
Proposing Courtship
– With Amy A. Kass, First Things, October 1999.Excerpt: Anyone interested in improving relations between men and women today and tomorrow must proceed by taking a page from yesterday. For today’s tale regarding manhood and womanhood… More
Wing to Wing, Oar to Oar: Readings on Courting and Marrying
– University of Notre Dame Press, February 2000.Wing to Wing, Oar to Oar: Courting and Marrying is an anthology of source readings offered as a response to the contemporary cultural silence surrounding love that leads to marriage. It… More
Though Courtship May Be Gone Forever, Kasses Propose Re-inventing Its Rituals as a Means to Lasting Love, Marriage
– William Harms, The University of Chicago Chronicle, February 3, 2000.Excerpt: Having taught college-age students for nearly three decades, Amy and Leon Kass have learned from their observations and through conversations that young people who are seeking the… More
Revive Courtship for Seeking Love
– With Amy A. Kass, Los Angeles Times, February 20, 2000.Excerpt: Last Tuesday’s television program “Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire” hit a new low, trivializing marriage as entertainment. But the huge size of its… More
Fanning Real Desire
– Panel discussion, American Enterprise Institute Online, June 1, 2000.The following remarks are excerpted from a recent American Enterprise Institute discussion of Wing to Wing, Oar to Oar, a new anthology of “readings on courting and marrying” by… More
Amy and Leon Kass on Liberal Education, Love & Friendship
– Leon and Amy Kass on Conversations with Bill Kristol, June 2014.In this 2014 release from Conversations with Bill Kristol, Leon and Amy Kass discuss the themes of their writing and teaching careers.