Against Doomerism
by R. R. RenoIt’s tempting to recoil from the present uncertainty and see in it only dark possibilities. But we must not underestimate God’s providence. Continue Reading »
It’s tempting to recoil from the present uncertainty and see in it only dark possibilities. But we must not underestimate God’s providence. Continue Reading »
Since plague time began, I’ve found the following books reassuring, challenging, illuminating, and in some cases just plain fun. Continue Reading »
The flag has become not a symbol of unity but a battleground. Continue Reading »
The new religions practiced in post-secular America are selfish, choice-obsessed, therapeutic, and adaptable to expediency. Continue Reading »
In a time where cheap outrage passes for true analysis, First Things provides thoughtful cultural criticism that models virtue even as it calls out the idols of the age. Continue Reading »
Iconoclasts seek to assault the sensibilities of those they oppose, and utterly destroy all physical evidence that such views ever existed. Continue Reading »
Secular society sees religion—and public worship in particular—as little more than a cultural expression or a lifestyle choice. Continue Reading »
First Things is committed to defending the knowledge that “temporal tasks are best conducted in the light of eternal destiny.” Continue Reading »
Today’s iconoclasm fails to uphold any permanent ideals against which the past or the present might rightly be judged. Continue Reading »
There is always a danger, when we visit the past, of seeing what we want to see or what we expect to see. Continue Reading »