“Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means Son of Encouragement), sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles’ feet” (Acts 4:36-37).“While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set . . . . Continue Reading »
Because my blog post on the role of disgust in the debate on same-sex marriage has generated some controversy, I thought an excerpt from Martha Nussbaum’s book, From Disgust to Humanity, would be helpful. She challenges the conventional view that disgust is only a visceral emotion that is not . . . . Continue Reading »
For a delightful romp through the academic groves, see a satirical effusion from Jason Peters over at The Front Porch Republic: The Way to Bliss. Part David Lodge, part Jonathan Swift, part John Kennedy Toole, this collegiate reverie has some wickedly funny moments: feminist archeologists who . . . . Continue Reading »
Yesterday I encouraged readers to take a look at a column by David Rieff over on The New Republic website. Today’s Wall Street Journal reports some changes in the Obama administration’s efforts to support dissidents in Iran. The details are interesting, and readers will . . . . Continue Reading »
A young friend of Irish descent, who spent his high school years in Dublin, displeased by our publication of Stephen Webb’s How Soccer is Ruining America , writes: First Things can write what it wishes on theology, no arguments from me. You can write what you will on politics, up . . . . Continue Reading »
There is a Q and A avec moi in Salvo, actually a version of an earlier audio interview conducted several months ago. As an abridged product, it misses some of the nuances, but here are the core points of that exchange. From “You Beast: Animal Rights and Wrongs:”You write in your . . . . Continue Reading »
In the current edition of The Atlantic , Pamela Paul pens an unsettling essay disputing social science evidence on the unique role of fathers, and advocates a gender-neutral approach to child-rearing, highlighting a recent study on lesbian parenting. It’s hard not to connect . . . . Continue Reading »
The nonsense many college students are taught “takes three forms: condescension, literature taught as a crossword puzzle, and historicism,” writes Fr. Edward Oakes in Nonsense Drives Them Away , today’s “On the Square” feature. He is describing a new book review . . . . Continue Reading »
[Note: Every Friday on First Thoughts we host a discussion about some aspect of pop culture. Today’s theme is animated films. Have a suggestion for a topic? Send them to me at jcarter@firstthings.com.] The first movie I ever watched in a theater was the animated films, Bednobs and Broomsticks . . . . Continue Reading »
Justin Taylor, our fellow blogger at Evangel, has already posted a blog that brought attention to J. Ligon Duncan’s address at Together for the Gospel 2010 conference, “Did the Church Fathers Know the Gospel?” At the risk of redundancy, I am compelled to bring further attention to . . . . Continue Reading »
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