Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
John Wesley and Religious Liberty
Last year I wrote for First Things on John Wesley’s reaction to anti-Methodist riots in the mid-1700s as…
When Pastoral Language Becomes Political Rhetoric
Mark Bauerlein’s post on the rhetoric of anti-discrimination points clearly to the problem which traditionalists face: In…
Will David Hart’s Dog Go To Heaven?
In a recent issue of First Things (“Vinculum Magnum Entis,” April), David Hart recounts (or, perhaps, constructs) a…
The Vision of Father Neuhaus
In his insightful new biography, Richard John Neuhaus: A Life in the Public Square, Randy Boyagoda recounts the…
Cardinal Kasper Responds to First Things Review of “Mercy”
In one of his first statements after his election, Pope Francis said of Cardinal Walter Kasper’s book…
Of Human Dignity
The following address was given at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary on March, 17 2015. Vatican II ended…
Why San Francisco’s City Church is Wrong About Sex
The senior pastor and elders of San Francisco’s evangelical City Church will no longer require members to…
Liturgy and Interchangeable Sexes
First Timothy 2:12–14 is one of the texts most commonly cited in debates over women’s ordination: “I…
St. John’s Seventh Sign
The eleventh chapter of John opens with Jesus across the Jordan, away from Judea, laying low after…
Is God Really Infinite?
Classical theism, with its identification of God with infinity, has developed a reputation for emphasizing divine transcendence…
At Last, A Council for the Ages?
A Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church has been scheduled for 2016. In March of…
The Global Family
Josephine Baker and the Rainbow Tribe? by matthew pratt guterl ?harvard, 288 pages, $28.95 It is easy…
Spring
I love to see the leaves arrive,the new green spangling the blue,when branches, struggling alive,remake my window’s…
A Joust with Mario Cuomo
The first time I met Mario Cuomo, the first words out of his mouth were “Teilhard de…
Irving Kristol’s God
Having long been regarded as the godfather of neoconservatism, Irving Kristol is well known for his political…
