Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Evangelicals in Exile
When I was an evangelical convert in high school in the 1990s, the Religious Right was rallying—not…
Islam and America
A preview of The Public Square, forthcoming in the March issue of First Things. The confirmation hearings…
The Statue of Wokeness
President Trump’s executive order limiting immigration from seven majority-Muslim counties reveals a chaotic, cynical administration—and a hysterical,…
A Papal Tutor of Heroic Virtue
On January 20, Pope Francis authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to publish decrees acknowledging…
The Fantasy of Addiction
I never meant to start an argument about addiction. I had carried my private doubts on the…
Experiments in Matrimony
Just Married: Same-Sex Couples, Monogamy, and the Future of Marriage by stephen macedo princeton, 320 pages, $29.95…
Chinese History Lessons
For most of the past three years, I have helped run a program for high school students…
France’s Catholic Moment
Since France definitively adopted a republican form of government in 1870, ardent Catholics have rarely occupied the…
Gratitude for the Given
We often hear that conservatism comes from a sober recognition of limits—getting mugged by reality. We are…
Stones
We carry our small griefs like stones in pockets.We rub them smooth with worry, thumb their coldsolidity,…
Spiritual Freedom
On the outskirts of Moscow, there is an Orthodox Christian memorial. The site, known as Butovo, once…
The Devil and Hilary Mantel
By now, everyone who reads contemporary fiction will have heard of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the…
Our Canaanite Woman
I made my first confession last month, and it was easier than I expected. Not that I…
Letter to a Campus Activist
You appear confident, but are unsure. You appear angry, but are afraid. You appear righteous, but are…
Absolute Reason
The Collected Works of Spinoza, Vols. I and II edited and translated by edwin curley princeton, 1,544…
