Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
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…
Reformed Ressourcement
Christian Dogmatics: Reformed Theology for the Church Catholicedited by michael allen and scott r. swainbaker, 416 pages,…
The Fantasy of Addiction
I never meant to start an argument about addiction. I had carried my private doubts on the…
Calling Torture by its Name
In conversation with ABC News in his first televised interview since taking office, President Donald Trump spoke…
The Pro-Life Imperative
In 1973, after the Supreme Court issued its Roe v. Wade decision, the New York Times expressed…
A Response to Archbishop Victor Fernandez
Argentine Archbishop Victor Fernandez has taken liberties in his role as ghostwriter for Pope Francis. Michael Pakaluk,…
Theology isn’t Math; but it is Theology
During the heyday of the Solidarity movement, a famous Polish slogan had it that, “For Poland to…
