Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Belief Limbo
In September 2017, the Public Religion Research Institute published a study of religion in America that showed…
Fear of the Word
My students are afraid to preach—not all of them, but more and more, it seems. And it…
No Liberal Home
Jesus promises his followers that they will be hated in this world. “If the world hates you,…
The True Con
In June, an announcer on CBS observed, “George Will is essentially unchanged from the way he looked…
Alice McDermott’s Dying Breed
We often blame the unfavorable treatment of traditional religion in contemporary art on animus or ignorance. Sometimes…
Word for Word
The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentaryby robert alternorton, 3500 pages, $125 In 1582, Catholic scholars in…
Chaucer’s Divine Seriousness
Chaucer: A European Lifemarion turnerprinceton, 624 pages, $39.95 Chaucer has not lacked for biographies, but Marion Turner’s…
Our Socialist Moment
The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequalityby bhaskar sunkarabasic, 288…
Kissing Christianity Goodbye
Joshua Harris has abandoned his Christian faith, news that marks another blow to American conservative evangelicalism. Harris…
The Story of St. Mark’s Gospel
An interview with Michael Pakaluk, author of The Memoirs of St. Peter, a new translation and commentary…
On the New “Nationalism”
Thanks to President Trump’s “America First” rhetoric and the rise of populist-nationalist parties in Europe, there’s a…
Resurrection in Albania
A visit to Albania today reminds the traveler of the worst of modernity and the fall of…
Reordering the Public Square
In the ongoing intra-conservative debates, some have argued that it is the role of government to enforce…
The Pro-Natalist Case for Nuns
A strange Twitter exchange last week launched a conversation about the relationship between celibate vowed religious and…
What Are Biblical Values?
Give John J. Collins credit for showing his cards up front. In his What Are Biblical Values?…
