As recent remarks from the head of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity make clear, not all is well when it comes to the ecumenical project. To make progress, we need to answer one simple question: What is the purpose of ecumenism? Continue Reading »
One point of distinction of postmodern conservatism is its critical appreciation of the controversial work of Leo Strauss to knowing how to read and think. Continue Reading »
Pagan piety, Buzzfeed bias, and more daily articles of interest. Continue Reading »
We like to think that we’re quite close to the ancient world, that they were really just like us—the truth is, I’m afraid that they really weren’t. Or were they? Continue Reading »
The installation of Hailemariam Desalegn as the prime minister in the fall of 2012 was a “Catholic” moment in the history of Ethiopia, which up to this point had been led by members of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. This development may be insightful, not simply as an example of the rise of Protestantism in Ethiopia, but also as a mirror for a kind of political discourse that is both religious and committed to religious freedom. Continue Reading »
For three more days, courtesy of BBC 4, you can listen to the soothing voice of Jeremy Irons reading T. S. Eliot’s Four Quartets. Continue Reading »
Hello, good readers of the First Things website. Here is a brief reminder (for those of you who know) and a guide (for those of you who do not). Continue Reading »
The genius of ritual, the origins of the self-made man, and more daily articles of interest. Continue Reading »
Why do totalitarian maniacs get so much more attention than democracy builders? Continue Reading »
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