Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
St. Paul in the Public Square
Consider this passage from St. Paul: “I am speaking the truth in Christ, I am not lying;…
Los Angeles in Fog
The morning fog obscures the corporate towers, shrouds the shorn palms, slips through the glaucous boughs of…
Science Seeking Understanding
The conversation between science and religion has suffered two sad losses recently, with the deaths of Peter…
Contingency
MORPHINE: Dosage: 200 milligrams, typically 14 light blue tablets. Timing: unconscious in 5“15 minutes, death in 20“50.…
June/July Letters
Choose Your Own Narrative The main problem with George Weigel’s evaluation (“A Campaign of Narratives,” March 2009)…
Wine Cellar
I have two barrels of wine stocked in my private store. One’s earthy, one divine; I thirst…
China’s Catholic Moment
Not since late antiquity has the world seen a migration of peoples like the great urbanization of…
At the Gates of Notre Dame
We all knew this fight was coming. The Catholic Church and the Catholic colleges have been heading…
Jewish Survival in a Gentile World
There are only two possible strategies for Jewish survival in a gentile world. One is to be…
Unawares, by Parrots
The sky erupts in rabid, bright-green shrieking, A bedlam which can only mean that harpies, Descending on…
Faith & Finance
Swings in the business cycle are as psychological as they are economic. The Economist put the matter…
Demographics & Depression
Three generations of economists immersed themselves in study of the Great Depression, determined to prevent a recurrence…
Confessions of a Coward
Early in April, with the publication of the May issue of First Things, I stepped out from…
May Letters
Facing Islam I was surprised to read such a distorted overall view of Christianity and Islam in…
The Return of Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington and the Struggle Against White Supremacy by david h. jackson jr. palgrave macmillan, 260…
