As 2019 begins, here’s a look back at the past ten years of First Things. This list, based on page views, presents our 25 most popular print articles published since January 2009. In case you missed any, everything is linked.
1. Mormonism Obsessed with Christ, Stephen Webb
2. Against Heterosexuality, Michael Hannon
3. Scientific Regress, William Wilson
4. American Carnage, Christopher Caldwell
5. Shame Storm, Helen Andrews
6. Inventing the Crusades, Thomas F. Madden
7. Donald Trump, Man of Faith, Matthew Schmitz
8. Go With God, Stanley Hauerwas
9. Believe It or Not, David Bentley Hart
10. Transgender Conformity, Katherine Kersten
11. The Ignoble Lie, Patrick J. Deneen
12. Challenging Radical Islam, John A. Azumah
13. The Bookish Life, Joseph Epstein
14. Letter to an Aspiring Intellectual, Paul J. Griffiths
15. The Anti-Christian Alt-Right, Matthew Rose
16. How I Evolved on Gay Marriage, Matthew Schmitz
17. Waiting for a Young Pope, Matthew Schmitz
18. Dress Up, G. Bruce Boyer
19. Can the Religious Right Be Saved?, Russell Moore
20. Taking the Long Way, Yuval Levin
21. The Cold War Is Over, Peter Hitchens
22. The Two Shall Become One Flesh, Evangelicals and Catholics Together
23. The Zealous Faith of Secularism, Mary Eberstadt
24. Empathy Is Not Charity, Patricia Snow
25. Christian and Countercultural, Rod Dreher
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