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Richard John Neuhaus, 1936-2009
by Scott Gilbreath ~ January 9th, 2009
Father Richard John Neuhaus, one of the most influential Christian thinkers of our time, passed away yesterday morning at age 72.
I received the benefit of that influence when I was a relatively new Christian in the early 1980s. I first encountered him in the pages of National Review, where he wrote a regular column on religion. In 1984, his book The Naked Public Square helped me to understand the place of Christianity in politics and public life. Also about that time, Fr Neuhaus launched the indispensable periodical First Things.
He was a leader in the cause of promoting intelligent, classical Christian thinking in the contemporary decadent West. His passing is a great loss to us, but he is now in the care of our Lord and Saviour. May light perpetual shine upon him.
This video is from a CBC interview of December 2007.
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