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We are familiar with the “disenchantment” thesis about modern culture. When Max Weber suggested it in the early twentieth century, it seemed to fit many aspects of Western life...

I ‘ve often been told that Jews don’t “do theology.” A quick glance at The Guide for the Perplexed by the great medieval Jewish thinker Maimonides puts paid to...

The research pursued these days in university humanities departments does not, as a rule, enjoy high esteem among those who value the West’s traditional forms of education. For decades,...

Jews, the late Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik observed, were given the Torah at Sinai not as mere passive recipients but as builders of worlds, as partners with the Almighty...

How does an evangelical—not joined with the Church in Rome, but committed to one holy, catholic, and ­apostolic church—live and worship...

The winds of Christian renewal are gathering strength. The Bible Society in Great Britain recently conducted a longitudinal study of Christian practice in England and Wales. The results are...

On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, announcing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. The opinion, written by Justice ­Anthony Kennedy,...

C S. Lewis has never been my favorite Christian writer. I admit this sheepishly, given his stature. The virtues of his most influential work, Mere Christianity, are real. But...

Come può un evangelico—non unito alla Chiesa di Roma ma credente che esista un’unica chiesa, santa, cattolica, e apostolica—vivere e andare in chiesa nell’Italia? Quasi diciannove anni fa, mia...

About eighteen months ago, I decided I wanted a healthier relationship with my smartphone. My phone had become a fixture in every aspect of my life. I kept it...

As I write, the Chair of St. Peter sits empty. It’s difficult to assess the significance of Francis’s pontificate. He championed a “pastoral” approach, which seemed to mean flexibility, invention...

I’ve come to see that early Christian theology is more rabbinic than Platonic. Better: It involves a rabbinic use of Platonism. Early in the third century, Origen, one of the greatest Christian commentators on the Bible...

If you happened to tune in to America’s most popular podcasts these last few months, you might’ve heard some peculiar voices.  Joe Rogan is a big deal. He averages...

It was in June 2022 that my wife and I started looking for a home in Washington, D.C. Among our desires was a safe neighborhood in which to raise...

After the Cold War, the United States could imagine that its military was all-­powerful. America seemed capable of taking decisive action anywhere in the world. This awesome war-making potential...