Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Rhyme & Reason
Hymns are chimerical critters. Their bodies are made of poetry, and their breath is music. The natural…
Correspondence
The Gestalt of the Book in Questio n I was disappointed to see”in Paul Griffith’s review, in…
Science Friction
It all started with a letter, dated December 1943, that began, “I wish to disagree, somewhat violently,…
The Prophet Motive
Why do more Americans go to church regularly than people in any other country in the world?…
Traveling with God
Abraham’s Journey by Joseph B. Soloveitchik KTAV, 252 pages, $25 n Readers of Western philosophy know Abraham…
Rejection Note for Paradise Regained
Loved that first book—it’s got no equal— but, Johnny, we don’t love your sequel. If you would…
I Want To Burden My Loved Ones
To live or to die? When the time comes, Gilbert Meilaender wants his fate in his family’s…
How The World Lost Its Story
As our changing culture struggled to define itself, the theologian Robert W. Jenson mourned the missing narrative…
Snapshots
1990 Liberal public opinion found it easier to accept the defections from the pro-Soviet cause than from…
Farewell to the Woman Question
A prescient look at the coming postfeminist backlash by Midge Decter , the author of Liberal Parents,…
Drinking Stars
Down in the soul’s wine cellars The casks of virtue brood. They’re aging through the centuries, Like…
One Darkest Night
One darkest night I went, aflame with love’s devouring eager burning” O fortunate event!” no witnesses discerning,…
Foster Child
Everywhere she goes, he goes. She’s brought him here for Sunday tea. He’s been with me two…
Putting First Things First
In the editorial with which the premiere issue began, First Things announced its arrival on the American…
