Law
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Purpose: Biological, Biblical, or Both?
In one of his early books, Untimely Meditations , Friedrich Nietzsche spins a tale that, in paraphrase,…
An Alien Grace
Dr. Who , television’s longest-running science fiction show, has returned to planet Earth after battling near extinction.…
A Man for All Reasons?
Back in February, I received a phone call from the journalist Paul Elie. I knew his name…
The November Issue of First Things Has Arrived
“Expansive and yet vacuous is the prose of Kahlil Gibran,” writes Alan Jacobs in the new issue…
Anglican Confusion
No one can deny there is plenty of disagreement in the Anglican Communion, but right now straightforward…
Women and the Catholic Priesthood
In May 1994, Pope John Paul II issued his apostolic letter Ordinatio Sacerdotalis. It is, as far…
Do You Want to Know a Secret?
Astounded as I was by the phenomenal bestselling success of Rhonda Byrnes’ The Secret ¯gobsmacked by the…
Mansfield on Atheism
Here at First Things , we’ve managed, more or less, to avoid talking about the new atheism…
How to Understand Politics
For some time we have taken political science for granted, as if it did not require some…
Zen in Venice: An Interview
On July 22, 2007, Cardinal Zen Ze-kiun of Hong Kong lunched with Benedict XVI in Lorenzago di…
Harold O.J. Brown (1933–2007)
Whether in foul weather or fair, a bicyclist would sometimes suddenly emerge from an opening in the…
The Ten Commandments of … What?
I present to you a document of some forty pages entitled ” Guidelines for the Pastoral Care…
The Irrationality of Richard Dawkins
In his 2006 book, The God Delusion , Richard Dawkins laments the career path of Kurt Wise,…
Faithful Reason About Stem Cells
Two years ago, William Saletan¯Slate.com’s science reporter¯compared the typical approaches of Jewish and Catholic thinkers to bioethical…
Richard Rorty, R.I.P.
Richard Rorty has died , passing away on Friday, June 8. A uniquely American mix of philosopher,…
