Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Letters—January 2014
Pharisees In “Marriage Matters” (“Public Square,” November), R. R. Reno wondered how such a display of “public”…
The End Is Near
The last few monks retreat in monasteries, / the vigilant in town consult well-thumbed / survival guides,…
Sinai’s Universalism
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks derives two messages from Jeremiah 29. One is that Jewish life may continue, even…
Camus Between God and Nothing
I happened to be in Paris several years ago on the evening they were giving out the…
The Drama of Ukraine
My fascination with Ukraine began in 1984, during a sabbatical year at the Woodrow Wilson International Center…
Briefly Noted
Love and Salt: A Spiritual Friendship Shared in Letters by amy andrews and jessica mesman griffith loyola,…
Explaining Agamben
The Kingdom and the Glory: For a Theological Genealogy of Economy and Government by giorgio agamben translated…
Wise Helmsman
Writing from Left to Right: My Journey from Liberal to Conservative by michael novak image, 336 pages,…
The Light of the Torah
Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks has composed a message to the Christian community replete with intellectual light and…
On Dominant Minorities
Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks has made a compelling case for the creative and culturally dynamic role that…
Hebraism Redoubled
The blow to Christian egos may not be such a bad thing. Christians, particularly those in the…
From a Lost World
This year, of course, we mark the centenary of the beginning of the end. It was in…
Death, Our Enemy
A man named Jim died at work today. I watched it happen. I came out and there…
2013 in Review
As 2013 draws to a close I’d like to look back at the past year for First…
Punk Rock Catholicism
“In many and various ways,” the Letter to the Hebrews tells us, does God reveal Himself. I…
