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Battles are Ugly When Women Fight

Joe Carter

In The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe , Father Christmas issues weapons to the Pevensie children. Peter receives a sword and a shield, Susan receives a bow and...

With My Body I Thee Worship

Joe Carter

In the old Book of Common Prayer marriage liturgy, the man says these words as he places a ring on his wife’s finger: “With this ring I thee wed,...

Time to Say Goodbye

Joe Carter

Three years ago this month First Things launched this blog to provide a space for a broad range of evangelical viewpoints. We’ve had dozens of contributors, more than 1,500...

Why Would a Neo-Anabaptist Want to Reward Terrorists?

Joe Carter

Over the past decade the neo-Anabaptist movement has been gaining ground within evangelicalism. Young evangelicals have been particularly receptive thanks to social activists like Shane Claiborne. From working alongside...

Answers to Questions You May Have About the Snake Fight Portion of Your Thesis Defense

Joe Carter

A few weeks ago a friend asked me why why I didn’t pursue a PhD. “Snakes,” I explained, “I’m deathly afraid of snakes.” In case you weren’t aware, snake...

What Would Bonhoeffer Say About the HHS Mandate?

Joe Carter

What would Diedrich Bonhoeffer have to say about the HHS mandate? Eric Metaxas—best selling author of Bonhoeffer:Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy —explains in this brief video on the dangers to...

Monarchists to the Left of Me, Socialists to the Right, Here I Am, Stuck in the Middle with You Liberals

Joe Carter

A few weeks ago I poked gentle fun at distributists for being utopians . They didn’t find it funny—at all. Apparently, a distributist with a sense of humor is...

On the Square Today

Joe Carter

Peter J. Leithart proposes to begin a sensible discussion of empire : 1) Whether power is good or evil depends on its use. Power is often abused. But in...

First Links – 12.30.11

Joe Carter

Going Home Again New York Times , David Brooks Does Anyone in the Media Ever Read the Bible? Fox News , Eric Metaxas On marriage, religious liberty, and the...

Debt Limit

Joe Carter

(Via: Take Your Vitamin Z )

First Links – 12.29.11

Joe Carter

Bishops Say Rules on Gay Parents Limit Freedom of Religion New York Times , Laurie Goodstein Top 10 Theology Stories of 2011 The Gospel Coalition , Collin Hansen Top...

Psychiatry’s Flawed Tool

Joe Carter

Someday our grandchildren’s grandchildren are going to sitting in college classroom learning about the early 21st century and wonder how a society so seemingly advanced could have such primitive...

Peace on Earth, Goodwill to Men … Except for the Priests Beating Each Other With Broomsticks

Joe Carter

This is both the funniest and most depressing Christmas-related news item I’ve read all week: Clergy from two Christian sects came to blows in the Church of the Nativity...

First Links – 12.28.11

Joe Carter

Literacy Matters—In Church Comment , Deborah Van Duinen God, Government and Roger Williams’ Big Idea Smithsonian , John M. Barry Charismatic movement growing quickly worldwide CNN , Stacey Samuel...

Why Christianity is Losing America

Joe Carter

Why is the sun setting on the West? Vishal Mangalwadi argues that is is due to one factor: the brand Christianity. In November 2011, I visited two classes at...