Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Malling of Mecca
It’s big. No, I mean really BIG. And I’m not talking about the Burj Dubai , which…
The Seamless Garment Reconfigured
Hawks and social conservatives in the United States find themselves in a delicate coalition that will either…
Why Atheism Is Selling … Books
In his June/July First Things article, ” Remembering the Secular Age ,” along with emails he’s been…
How to Pray
As a Catholic growing up in the years before Vatican II, I knew very few Protestants, much…
Mansfield on Atheism
Here at First Things , we’ve managed, more or less, to avoid talking about the new atheism…
Blame It on W
We play a game in my family called Blame It on W. At first, we were a…
Pandering to Prejudices
You usually know that somebody is losing the argument when he loses his cool and resorts to…
A Right to Do Wrong? A Rejoinder to Miller
Robert Miller worries that one of the arguments in my post on Amnesty International is philosophically unsound…
Response to “A Respectful Word on Episcopal Competence”
As a longtime reader and fan of
Benedict and the Biblical Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth: From the Baptism in the Jordan to the Transfiguration by benedict xvidoubleday, 374 pages,…
Danger and Opportunity: A Plea to Catholics
We live in a time of both danger and opportunity for the Catholic Church in the United…
Is Amnesty International Incoherent?
Ryan Anderson argued persuasively last week that Amnesty International’s new position on abortion laws makes AI effectively…
September Letters
Salt and LightI was deeply moved by Sally Thomas’ article about her experience as a homeschooling mother…
Who Speaks for the Church?
The Public Square The Senate’s “comprehensive” immigration bill has been sidelined for a time but will surely…
Don John of Austria Is Riding to the Sea
The Victory of the West:The Great Christian-Muslim Clash at the Battle of Lepantoby Niccolò CapponiPerseus, 412 pages,…
