Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Land of Athanasius and its Lessons
The visit of Pope Francis to Egypt last week (April 28-29) was an act of personal courage,…
A Life of Being-in-the-World
The profession of philosophy lost one of its most distinguished members with the death of Hubert Dreyfus…
Fosdick’s Reformation
Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878-1969), a major icon of American Protestant liberalism, was a phenomenon. At the age…
Letters—May 2017
Forgiveness I was especially pleased to find Bishop Robert Barron’s article (“Forgiving Dylann Roof”) in the March…
Empson in the East
The Face of the Buddhaby william empsonedited by rupert arrowsmithoxford, 208 pages, $49.95 William Empson (1906–1984) was…
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. It…
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…
