But if he is no Luther, this maverick among Catholic priests has nevertheless defiantly embarked on a course that is forcing the 53-million-member church to consider anew whether it is adequately addressing the needs of its 1.5 million black parishioners.

Worse, it made him consider anew the fact that he still lacked anyone to succeed him.

And so there was cause today to consider anew whether Fernandez will ever be able to surmount his susceptibility to self-destruction on the mound.

It has represented a springboard for many to consider anew the relationship between two groups of black New Yorkers who often have their own share of prejudices against one another.

His hand closed convulsively around the compass, and he glanced once, briefly, over his shoulder as though considering anew whether he could jump the deep rift between the karst towers.

Robinson's triumphs in the face of bigotry evoked a sense of pride among black people and forced the rest of America to consider anew the doctrine of white supremacy.

But no magic appeared, and he was forced to consider anew that perhaps it was forever gone.

As Bruckner wrote in 1934, he created "Race" in a state of "terrible astonishment" that forced him to consider anew that most fundamental question: "What is man?"

Our priority must now be to consider anew not only the proliferation of nuclear weapons but how we can reverse that trend, which is so at odds with the end of the cold war.