tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post8838973162888779314..comments2024-03-23T12:05:23.537-05:00Comments on The Wild Reed: Garry Wills: All "Poped Out"Michael J. Baylyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-5823369897486341352008-11-28T22:00:00.000-06:002008-11-28T22:00:00.000-06:00It seems like Mr. Wills' best works are his shorte...It seems like Mr. Wills' best works are his shorter ones. Not long ago I finished "Mind and Heart," a historical analysis of the battle between secularism (mind) and evangelism (heart) within American society since its very inception. A very interesting thesis, and he did well with it, I thought, through the Civil War. Then, the secular part of the thesis-antithesis was neglected, and what was given was a more-or-less seething anger at "the heart."<BR/><BR/>I was engrossed, then disappointed.kevin57https://www.blogger.com/profile/01681985465980196347noreply@blogger.com