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January Favorites

As one of those baby boomers who came of age during the folk-music revival of the 1950s and 1960s, I was attracted immediately to Lauren Weiner’s “ Where Have All the Lefties Gone .” The article is a must for anyone who wants to know more about the music, its makers, and the . . . . Continue Reading »

Cicero vs. Augustine on the Republic

Mary Ann Glendon’s essay “Cicero Superstar” leads the January issue of First Things, now available on our website. Prof. Glendon writes:More rare than athletes who have played both baseball and football in the major leagues are individuals who have achieved great distinction in . . . . Continue Reading »

Do Only Radical Pacifists Oppose Torture?

To do evil a human being must first of all believe that what he’s doing is good . . . Ideology—that is what gives evildoing its long-sought justification and gives the evildoer the necessary steadfastness and determination. That is the social theory which helps to make his acts seem good . . . . Continue Reading »

Teaching John Paul II to Evangelicals

Craig Carter (no relation) teaches theology and ethics at an evangelical college in Canada. In a recent class on marriage he had his students read Man and Woman He Created Them: A Theology of the Body by John Paul II. He relates the effect it had on his students : They were mostly surprised to be . . . . Continue Reading »

What Makes the Bible Special?

Many people make a resolution in the New Year to be more intentional, more diligent, more zealous for daily Bible reading. And God bless them in their desire and effort to be deeply in God’s Word! What is their point? Why immerse ourselves deeply in God’s Word? Here is the great news . . . . Continue Reading »

Brit Hume’s Worldview Critique

Even for Fox News, this is surprising, yet this is how every believer ought to be prepared to respond—telling the truth with meekness and gentleness. Likely, Brit Hume’s statement will be regarded as arrogant and closed-minded, but Buddhism doesn’t provide for the needs of . . . . Continue Reading »

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