Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
To an Unborn Child
Storm clouds move in and darken all the house, The morning paper on the kitchen table…
The Forgotten Virtue
At present there is a great deal of handwringing about civility. On campus, students in screaming packs…
“Teach Torah and Fight for Justice”
In Jewish law, tikkun olam means improving the world. It refers to several rabbinic enactments of the…
Wretched, We Sail On
A shadow of sensation lies therein.The hungered truth is stumbling on the stairs.All pleasure which is measured…
Queering Science
This past August, Brown University public health professor Lisa Littman had her woke moment. Littman studies sexual…
Marcion on the Elbe
Accusations of anti-Judaism are flying in Germany. In a 2013 essay, “Die Kirche und das Alte Testament”…
The Offering
The room is full of empty chairs.The gods above break down, distraught.We offer them our thoughts and…
After Kavanaugh?
In the aftermath of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, the New York Times published an…
I’ll Have Consequences
Not too many years ago, I knew a little boy who was prone to temper tantrums that…
T. S. Eliot, Populist
What defines the essence of populism? What is it for, and what is it against? T. S.…
Orthodox Origen
Origen: On First Principlesedited and translated by john behroxford, 800 pages, $200 In its eleventh canon, the…
U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!
The Virtue of Nationalismby yoram hazonybasic books, 304 pages, $18.99 In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks,…
Letter to an Aspiring Doctor
You tell me you are thinking, my dear Stephen, of medicine as a career, but you wonder…
Letters
Death Penalty Sad to say, but as surely as night follows day, when Pope Francis speaks on…
Angels of Advent
Angels appear at critical moments in the Hebrew Bible. The angel of Yahweh helps Hagar as she…
