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'''Richard John Neuhaus''' has since 1990 been the [[editor]] of the [[journal]] ''First Things'', which he also founded. In 1990 he also converted to [[Catholicism]]. Before then he was [[Lutheran]] pastor for some 30 years. He has penned several [[book]]s<ref>http://orlabs.oclc.org/identities/lccn-n50-3021 His Worldcat identity</ref>. His book ''The Naked Public Square: Religion and Democracy in America'' (1984) was widely reviewed. On January 8, 2009, he died during a short bout with cancer.<ref>http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=31452&wf=rsscol</ref>
'''Richard John Neuhaus''' (1936-2009) was the editor of the conservative monthly magazine ''First Things'', which also founded in 1990. He became a Catholic priest in 1991 and was an important spokesman for mainstream religious conservatism.
==Career==
In 1990 he also converted to Catholicism. Before then he was [[Lutheran]] pastor for some 30 years. He has written several books<ref>http://orlabs.oclc.org/identities/lccn-n50-3021 His Worldcat identity</ref>. His book ''The Naked Public Square: Religion and Democracy in America'' (1984) was widely reviewed. On January 8, 2009, he died during a short bout with cancer.<ref>http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=31452&wf=rsscol</ref>
[[Image:Neuhaus.jpg|thumb|200px]]
==Natural law==
Neuhaus emphasized the central importance of "natural law". The concept originated with [[Aristotle]] and shaped Scholastic philosophy during the Middle Ages; it remains the mainstay of Catholic moral teaching. The basis of natural-law models is that the "oughts" come from "out there," that is, from God. [[Thomas Jefferson]] captured it well: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."
==Evaluations==
*America v. 151 (Oct. 13 1984). <blockquote>
*America v. 151 (Oct. 13 1984). <blockquote>
[http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=1650 "C. S. Lewis in the Public Square"], December 1, 1998, ''First Things''
[http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=1650 "C. S. Lewis in the Public Square"], December 1, 1998, ''First Things''
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[[Category:Conservatism]]