Arts & Letters
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Malick the Philosopher
Terrence Malick and the Examined Lifeby martin woessneruniversity of pennsylvania, 416 pages, $65 In his book God, Philosophy,…
Joker: Folie à Deux and the Anxiety of Authenticity
The modern emphasis on individual identity hinges on the concept of authenticity. Today, we see people attempt personal…
The Enduring Essence of the Mets
I grew up in working-class New York City in the 1980s, which means I grew up with…
What Was Humanism?
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Eric Adler joins in…
Art for the Glory of God
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Daniel McInerny joins in…
The Dark Side of Jane Austen
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. first things senior editor…
Writing Mothers
In April of this year, I wrote about Nadya Williams’s Cultural Christians in the Early Church: A…
Music in an Age of Decadence
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Mark Evans joins in…
Hannah and Her Resisters
We Are Free to Change the World: Hannah Arendts Lessons in Love and Disobedienceby lyndsey stonebridge hogarth, 368…
Gather Ye
Second Place — 2024 First Things Poetry Prize
Two Owls
First Place — 2024 First Things Poetry Prize
Rehumanizing the Humanities
I have to admit to a tendency for my eyes to glaze over when people talk about…
The Fall of the American College
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. David R. Barnhizer joins…
Winners of the Inaugural First Things Poetry Prize
We are pleased to announce that the winner of the inaugural First Things Poetry Prize is Josiah…
Hagar and Ishmael as Main Characters
A number of scholars say Genesis 16, the story of Hagar and Ishmael, is the center of…
