Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Ad Orientem and Absolutism
Shortly after Cardinal Sarah made a mess and, Francis-like, sparked some uncomfortable dialogue in the Church, I…
Lund and the Quest for Christian Unity
Next month, on October 31, the eve of All Saints Day, Pope Francis will visit Lund, Sweden,…
Secular Blindness
What is the largest blind spot shared by intellectuals and talking heads of both Left and Right…
What’s Preaching For?
What should a preacher do in his Sunday sermon? Lecture on the Bible? Talk about Jesus? Tell…
Heaven in Ohio?
The Heavenly Tableby donald ray pollockdoubleday, 384 pages, $27.95 A book by Donald Ray Pollock is always…
Hans Friedrich Grohs: From Bereavement to Benediction
Hans Friedrich Grohs (1892-1981) was an accomplished artist who belonged to the second generation of German Expressionist…
Speaking from the Peripheries
The September issue of Harper’s features a thoughtful essay by Alan Jacobs, “The Watchmen: What Became of…
He’s Not “Turning his Back to the People”
Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments,…
God and Brexit
Ever since the United Kingdom decided in June to leave the European Union, contending (and sometimes overlapping)…
A Commendation of Leviticus
Christians don’t quite know what to do with Leviticus. Some parts, especially in the latter half of…
The Sacraments Don’t Need Fixing
I’m at that time of life—mid-to-late twenties—when friends and acquaintances start to make lifelong commitments. And I…
Death of God Fifty Years On
On April 8, 1966, a five-thousand-word cover story appeared in Time magazine, sending the country into a…
Word Perfect
God is Beautiful: The Aesthetic Experience of the Quran by navid kermani wiley, 400 pages, $45 According…
Letters—Aug/Sept 2016
Human Wrongs R. R. Reno, agreeing with Yuval Levin, believes we must rid ourselves of our nostalgia…
Donald Trump, Man of Faith
Donald Trump is a man of faith. It’s true that during his presidential campaign he has demeaned…