Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
State Irreligion
In the May 1892 issue of Le Banquet, a young Marcel Proust wrote a spirited condemnation, excerpted…
“Grace” in Ebbing, Missouri
Local adman Red Welby (Caleb Landry Jones) is reading when Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand) storms into his…
Punching Above Our Weight
In my two years working at First Things, it has come to my attention that many readers…
Poland and the Future of Europe
As a child growing up in the Polish diaspora, I often visited the land of my forefathers…
Our Mission Against Despair
The work of dying well,” wrote Richard John Neuhaus , “is, in largest part, the work of…
After the Irish Debacle
I wasn’t surprised by the result of Ireland’s May 25 referendum, which opened a path to legal…
The Man Who Stole the World
When it comes to the great questions of existence, the real divide may be not between Christians…
Freedom and First Things
What is the mission of First Things? We have a stock answer: To advance a religiously informed…
Solzhenitsyn’s Prophecy
Versions of these remarks were delivered this spring at the commencement ceremony for the Mount Academy of…
Atheists and Their Beliefs
Like Twain, Gandhi, and Einstein, Chesterton is misquoted almost as often as he is quoted accurately. One…
Craving Approval Isn’t Evangelization
The bizarre comment and the weird gesture have not, until recently, been associated with high-ranking churchmen. Both,…
Conservative Jurisprudence Resorts to Relativism
Jack Phillips is the now-famous owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colorado, the baker who in 2012…
The Supreme Court Punts
The outcome of Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission didn’t surprise me. Our political emphasis on…
No Victory for Religious Liberty
Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission is the latest Supreme Court intervention in the American culture…
Reclaiming the Center of Evangelicalism
Recent developments in the Southern Baptist Convention have been difficult to watch: the destructive pastoral advice issued…
