Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The New Jansenism: A Pessimism That Would Canonize All
One of my students, in a paper concerning the Church’s doctrine on the four last things, made…
The Typographical Reformation
The English philosopher Francis Bacon (1561-1626) once said that the three greatest inventions during his lifetime were…
The Dangers of Half-Truths
You’ve read it again and again. Finnis and Grisez asserted it. Joseph Seifert said the same thing…
No Authority Over Divine Law
In his column this week, George Weigel writes that “it cannot be the case that a grave…
Paul, Apollos, and Cephas, all Over Again
In April 2016, Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth, England, issued a pastoral letter on the interpretation of…
Dear Johannes Cochlaeus: Enough Already
Dear Johannes Cochlaeus, You always were a clever one, but this time you’ve gone too far. You…
Taking Responsibility for the Reformation
This year marks the five hundredth anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. It is a year of celebration,…
How Does Catholic Identity Affect Hookup Culture?
Early research into hookup culture on Catholic campuses indicated that Catholic campuses were just like secular campuses.…
Synod-Talk, Again
On January 13, the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops published a “preparatory document” for the…
Peter Says No
Perhaps the greatest Anglican intellect of the late twentieth century, Henry Chadwick, described Blessed John Henry Cardinal…
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…
Experiments in Matrimony
Just Married: Same-Sex Couples, Monogamy, and the Future of Marriage by stephen macedo princeton, 320 pages, $29.95…
