Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Stages on Life’s Way
Reading Dante’s Purgatorio, one can’t help wondering what terraces await one at the conclusion of the terrestrial…
It is Written in the Book
All good Catholics know that nominalism is a Bad Thing. Nominalism is the substitution of “names” for…
What Mary Teaches
A couple of decades ago, when I was a theology professor, I got a call from my…
On Max Weber and Milton
In this biweekly series, the First Things junior fellows share mini-essays on their current reading endeavors. Connor Grubaugh Assistant…
Domesticating the Divinity
Some biblical scholars consider the Book of Deuteronomy to be a collection of sermons: catechetical homilies on…
Mary, Foundress of America
Earlier this summer, I led the first pilgrimage from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to the Basilica…
Mother Seton and the American Crisis
As America’s troubles intensify, and anger and violence spread, it’s essential for people of good will, especially those…
Evangelizing Metaphysics
For much of the past century, theologians have busied themselves reconceiving the doctrine of the Trinity. Taking…
Revelation on Tap: Vatican I and the “Amoris Laetitia” Controversy
In AD 866, Pope St. Nicholas I condemned the use of torture for extracting confessions as a…
Christian Religion as Common Language
In postwar Britain, the Butler Education Act (1944) required all schools to teach religious education and to…
Fr. Manners
Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. I fell asleep at your book talk . . . …
Motown and the Turbocharged Church
Detroit hasn’t gotten a lot of good press in recent decades, as it’s struggled to cope with…
Saving Christians from Genocide
Two years after its release, this still photo, taken from an ISIS propaganda video, remains as haunting as…
Whence the Convert Problem?
I was initially perplexed by the recent dust-up over converts in the Catholic commentariat. It seemed an…
