Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
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…
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…
Spiritual Freedom
On the outskirts of Moscow, there is an Orthodox Christian memorial. The site, known as Butovo, once…
