Protestantism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
While We’re At It
In Palm Sunday reflections posted on his website, Coram Fratribus, Bishop Erik Varden observes: In the Saint…
Anglicans and the Abuja Contradiction
The Abuja Affirmation marks the end of an era. The third largest Christian communion, Anglicanism (behind only…
The Conqueror’s Triumph
Ascension Day, celebrated by the Western Church on May 14 this year, is the neglected stepchild of…
The Cult of Pastoral Vulnerability
Another well-known minister has resigned from his pastoral office due to a previously undisclosed inappropriate relationship. The…
The Church’s Gender Gap Problem
When I was growing up, it wasn’t uncommon to hear women bemoan their husbands’ absence from church.…
The Return of the Mainline? (ft. Brad East)
In this episode, Brad East joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his…
In Defense of Cultural Christianity
More than two centuries ago, Søren Kierkegaard attacked the established church of his native Denmark. He denounced…
Looking for the Real Catholic Church in New York City
Young Catholics are on the rise in New York City, according to the Washington Post, the New…
Via Crucis, 2026
The Way of the Cross—and the third, seventh, and ninth stations in particular—has been an especially appropriate…
Canterbury and the Collapse of Anglican Unity
For more than a century, the archbishop of Canterbury has been regarded as primus inter pares, the “first…
Lessons from the Eternal City
Regular First Things readers will know that one of my preoccupations is the dehumanization that grips our…
Mainlining Nostalgia
Ryan Burge is unignorable. A political scientist known for his “graphs about religion,” Burge is required reading…
When the Bells Stop Ringing
Some years ago, I was a resident at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown, a small postindustrial…
James Talarico’s Backward Christianity
James Talarico wants to “reclaim Christianity for the left.” That’s the title of the New York Times…
A New Purity Culture
I grew up in evangelical purity culture. Well-thumbed copies of I Kissed Dating Goodbye, Every Young Man’s…
