Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Moral Turn
For some conservatives, bracing themselves on the night of the election, the evening offered nothing less than…
Stardust to Stardust
I’m at the corner of Broadway and West 73rd Street trying to decide whether the security guard…
Restraining Populism
German Chancellor Angela Merkel wrote Donald Trump a public letter the day after his election. “Germany and…
The Tragedy of the Republic
We French have for some years been overcome by a furor for republicanism and for citizenship. There…
Return of the Strong Gods
A young writer in Australia recently sent me an essay that ended with an arresting sentence: “I…
Out
The Lord God, the Almighty, simply said,“Do not eat any fruit from this tree. ItMay taste delicious,…
Look at Their Democracy
In the three centuries since the prince-elector of Hanover became George I of Great Britain, few power…
Michael Novak by the Sea
Once upon a time there was a lion . . . and the lion had a voice…
Let’s Not Make a Deal…at Least this Deal
Helping those who have broken away from the Catholic Church come back into full communion is a…
Homage to a Christian Humanist
When John T. Noonan, Jr. died last week at the age of 90, the American people lost…
Kink is Not Conscience
Why are some conservative-leaning writers defending Larry Garfield? Garfield was until recently a major developer at Drupal,…
Al Gore’s Holy Anger
When asked how he dealt with hostile skeptics, Al Gore first advised against returning anger with anger.…
Anti-Christianity in France
On the day after François Fillon’s victory in the Republican primary in France last November, the leftist…
Evolving Toward Africa
We Westerners know how modernization works. Light dawns in the north and west and spreads Reason and…
The Papal View from the Global South
This Economy Kills: Pope Francis on Capitalism and Social Justiceby andrea tornielli and giacomo galeazzi, trans. by…