American Politics
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Inevitable Scholasticism
Introduction to Scholastic Theology by ulrich g. leinsle trans. michael j. miller catholic university of america, 392…
Revelation
I am soaking in Revelation, in the King James, just before dawn, The dog snoring in his…
Anniversary In-Sink-Erator
The stream beneath the site of our proposal at Vista Valley Country Club’s faux bridge has brought…
Holy Childhood
did you know summer hides even as she shines once, she whispered to the chinese tallows and…
Restoring the Village
In the year 1215, at a place called Runnymede, the barons of England, having paused from their…
At the Ballet
A bold conception, said to be first-class, with varied styles of gesture, steps, and play, plus music,…
Sects, Politics, and Religion
Good and Bad Ways to Think About Religion and Politics by Robert Benne Eerdmans, 120 pages, $14…
Thinking About Aging
As the number of our years increases, as we age in that simple chronological sense, we also…
Paradoxical Portraits
Blessed and Beautiful: Picturing the Saints by Robert Kiely Yale, 288 pages, $40 n What I discovered,”…
RJN and First Things
This issue marks the beginning of First Things ’ twenty-second year of publication, and every new publishing…
Letters
Conservative Liberalism or Liberal Conservatism? I am grateful to James Kalb for his thoughtful and respectful engagement…
The Real Myth
The Myth of American Religious Freedom by David Sehat Oxford, 368 pages, $29.95 n Conservatives, argues David…
Waiting for St. Vladimir
Alasdair MacIntyre, who is probably the greatest living philosopher, concludes his 1981 masterwork After Virtue by saying,…
Culture and the Light of Faith
Since the Enlightenment it has been fashionable to denounce Christians for prostituting the legacy of classical culture.…
Magnificat
Already gravid, she ascended, nearly bereft of any solace, faith, or hope. The pregnant matron, proudly and…