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Title: tedious and predictable
Review: Gary Wills is a smart guy--his books on Chesterton, Lincoln at Gettysburg and St Augustine are first rate--but it seems he has come to accept the rather tiring and annoying liberal agenda of the late twentieth century. His last books (with the exception of the book on Augustine) are different versions of the same late twentieth century liberal narrative. In effect hee is writning the same book over and over again. It is true that like many liberaltheologians Wills wants to be his own Pope. One wonders why he chooses to stay in the Catholic Church--after all no one is forcing him to and he knows the rules. He reminds me of a tennis player I knew who demanded four serves because he did not like the first two. Sorry but the rules say two. If you don't like it go and make up your own game.
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