LGBTQ
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Editorial: AIDS: Deadly Confusions Compounded
R eaders whose minds have not been numbed by all the media-generated sensations since then may be…
The Mindless Self: Freud Triumphant
In the heat of the anguished nineteenth-century debate over evolutionary theory, Samuel Butler declared that Darwin had…
Man and Woman: An Old Story
Man and woman. What are they, and why—each alone and both together? How are they alike and…
Looking at Islam After Kipling and Hesse
Books on Islam, we are told, are enjoying brisk sales. For reasons related to the imperialist past…
The Constitution and the Erotic Self
The history books tell us that Gavrilo Princip, the Serbian nationalist who shot and killed Austrian Archduke…
Reviving the Missionary Mandate
The editorial in our May 1991 issue was titled “Christian Mission and the Third Millennium.” It described…
Man, Woman, and Public Policy
Our topic is sexual identity and the meaning of gender in elite public discourse. Few topics are…
Pop Goes the Culture
We made a mistake in a recent public symposium by saying, in response to a question, that…
Boys and Girls: The Long Way Back to the Obvious
Surveys provide additional evidence that Americans are returning to “traditional values.” Traditional values is usually a synonym…
The Rich, the Poor, and Reaganomics
When we come to measure the success of a presidency, it matters a great deal whether the…
When Nice People Do Bad Theology
Sure, Walker Percy already said it, but that was as a good-natured joshing, a passing joke. Now…
Undertakings and Promises
For Christians, as for everyone else, the topic of sexual ethics is today one of widespread confusion,…
The Uses of Homophobia
The best way to win an argument is to control the terms of discussion. Any high school…
Polygamy, Peyote, and the Public Peace
No one should be surprised that decisions of great constitutional moment are sometimes occasioned by cases that…
Homosexuality and the Churches
The Public Square Rapidly changing attitudes toward Christian ministry reflect a cultural incursion into the life of…
