"Christianity and Democracy." Center Journal 1, no. 3 (1982): 33-41. An expanded version of "Social Activism and the Church's Mission" (1980).
Essays
The Theologian and the Church
"The Theologian and the Church." Previously unpublished. Vocet 5, no. 4 (1982): 2, 8.
Nietzsche and the Crisis of Nihilism
"Nietzsche and the Crisis of Nihilism." In Meaning, Truth and God, 195-215. Edited by L. S. Rouner. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1982. Collected Essays vol. 2, pp. 337-53.
Review of ‘The Crisis of Political Understanding,’ by Jung
Review of The Crisis of Political Understanding: A Phenomenological Perspective in the Conduct of Political Inquiry, by H. Y. Jung. Review of Metaphysics 34 (1981): 387-88. Collected Essays vol. 4, 300-1.
Review of ‘Conscience in Medieval Philosophy,’ by Potts
Review of Conscience in Medieval Philosophy, by T. C. Potts. Review of Metaphysics 34 (1981): 158-60.
Review of ‘The Problem of Self-Love in St. Augustine,’ by O’Donovan
Review of The Problem of Self-Love in St. Augustine, by O. O'Donovan. Review of Metaphysics 34 (1981): 148-50. Collected Essays vol. 1, 311-14.
Dante and the Structure of Philosophical Allegory
"Dante and the Structure of Philosophical Allegory." Miscellanea Mediaevalia 13, no. 1, Sprache und Erkenntnis im Mittelalter, 434-40. Berlin and New York: De Gruyter, 1981. Collected Essays vol. 1, pp. 269-76.
Review of ‘Chrétiens marxistes et théologie de la libération,’ by Fessard
Review of Chrétiens marxistes et théologie de la libération and Église de France, prends garde de perdre la foi, by G. Fessard. Review of Metaphysics 34 (1981): 128-31. Collected Essays vol. 2, 366-69.
Hellenism and Christianity in Basil the Great’s Address ‘ad adulescentes’
"Hellenism and Christianity in Basil the Great's Address ad adulescentes." In Neoplatonism and Early Christian Thought: Essays in Honour of A. H. Armstrong, 189-203. Edited by H. J. Blumenthal and R. A. Markus. London: Variorum, 1981. Collected Essays vol. 1, 137-51.
Review of ‘On Synthesizing Marxism and Christianity,’ by Vree
Review of On Synthesizing Marxism and Christianity, by D. Vree. Review of Metaphysics 33 (1980): 807-9. Collected Essaysvol. 2, 369-71.