Arts & Letters
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Contrasting Visions of the Judiciary in Brown and Dobbs
In 1954, the Supreme Court upended 58 years of constitutionally protected segregation, concluding that “in the field…
Tyranny by Numbers
The Psychology of Totalitarianismby mattias desmettranslated into english by els vanbrabantchelsea green publishing, 256 pages, $53.25 …
The Irrepressible, Irreplaceable Midge Decter
About two-thirds of the way through that fine 1992 film A League of Their Own, star catcher…
Protecting Christian Liberty in the PCA
The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) was founded in 1973. At that time, its identification with the…
How We Got Here
Aaron Renn, author of the widely discussed “Three Worlds of American Evangelicalism” essay, responds to criticisms of his…
The Lessons of Russian Warmaking
CRACOW. Four and a half months after Russia invaded Ukraine on the Orwellian pretext of displacing a…
Style Is Vital
The First Things 2022 Spring Campaign seeks to raise $600,000 by June 30. To make your contribution, visit www.firstthings.com/donate. Although…
The End of the Beginning of the End of Abortion
The decision today in the Dobbs case, long awaited from the Court, can be appreciated—and savored—as a…
How I Evolved on Tim Keller: A Follow-Up
James Wood, associate editor at First Things, responds to criticisms of his widely discussed original essay “How I…
SCOTUS Rules for Religious Schools
This week, the U. S. Supreme Court ruled 6–3 in Carson v. Makin that a Maine program…
The Art of St. Joseph
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Elizabeth Lev joins the podcast to…
Recycling the Same Old Same Old
In December 2021 and May 2022, I had the pleasure of teaching a mini course in Rome,…
The Rise of Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity
We recently passed the 100-year anniversary of Harry Emerson Fosdick’s famous sermon “Shall the Fundamentalists Win?” Delivered…
The Future of the Latin Mass in D.C.
For centuries, Catholics around the world gathered in their local parishes to worship God in Latin, the…
What We Are For
First Things magazine is the leading intellectual journal of its kind, promoting a religiously informed vision of…
