Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
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…
Ash Wednesday in Rome
Half an hour before sunrise on Ash Wednesday, hundreds of English-speakers from all over Rome will begin…
Abbot Zerchi and the Dictatorship of Relativism
At the urging of a couple of friends who had recently read it for the first time,…
John XXIII’s Prophetic Encyclical
When Pope John XXIII is canonized this April, the honor will be long-awaited—and richly deserved. After serving…
Roland on Consciousness
A few months ago, the morning before my eldest brother wasto return home to Norway after a…
Keeping Faith in Provo
Oh say, what is truth? ’Tis the fairest gem / That theriches of worlds can produce, /…
