Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Acid Bath of Ingratitude
Early last week, there was a terrible accident. A young mother, driving on icy Wyoming roads, lost…
Not Just for Catholics
I am not a Roman Catholic, but I love the churches of Rome. Where else on earth…
The New Monasticism Gets Older
Nearly ten years ago, Christianity Today highlighted the emergence of “the new monastics,” referring to them as…
Celebrity Pastors’ Walter White Problem
In the final season of Breaking Bad, Walter White, the chemistry teacher turned drug kingpin, has made…
Let the Battle for Purity Begin
Each year on March 19, Catholics throughout the world interrupt the austerities of Lent to celebrate the…
Orthodoxy, State and Society
In a conversation about Russian Orthodoxy some dozen years ago, that famous source who can only be…
Why is the Catholic Church so Defensive?
The recent PBS documentary from Frontline, “Secrets of the Vatican,” was an artful mix of baroque music,…
Husserl’s Students
Dietrich von Hildebrand and Edith Stein: Husserl’s Students by dr. alice von hildebrandroman catholic books, 52 pages,…
How to Reach the Hip, Urban, and Socially Liberal
Bishop Rimbo is getting creative. Leader of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s New York diocese since…
Mark Driscoll’s Problems, and Ours
The recent revelation that Mars Hill Church in Seattle paid an outside company to boost sales of…
Girard v. Genesis
Over many decades and in voluminous writings, René Girard has elaborated a theory of sacrifice, scapegoating, and…
Ulf Ekman’s Charismatic Conversion
The founder of one of Sweden’s largest Protestant congregations is converting to Catholicism. This past Sunday Ulf…
A Holy Calling: To Keep Truth Alive
His real name was George Pease Williams, but to ward off insensitive school-yard taunts as a young…
“Forgiveness Sunday” Opens the Door to Orthodox Lent
I miss Ash Wednesday, the Western liturgical churches’ entry into Lent. The ashes on the forehead in…
John Wesley and Religious Freedom
Lumping together the recently attempted Arizona religious freedom law with new criminal laws against homosexuality in Nigeria…
