Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Disconsolate Philosopher
the making of a philosopher by colin mcginn harpercollins, 241 pp., $25.95 Philosophy is made for man, not…
Constitutional Persons: An Exchange on Abortion
Readers of First Things should by now be well-acquainted with the heated national debate—in part inspired by…
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After Aquinas: Versions of Thomism. By Fergus Kerr. Blackwell. 254 pp. $24.95 paper. “The problem with Thomism,”…
Separation of Church and State
During last year’s commencement exercises at the University of Virginia, every graduate received a fancy compendium of…
Eric Voegelin: The Restoration of Order
First, the basics: born in Germany in 1901, Eric Voegelin received a doctorate in political science from…
Abortion in the Tides of Culture
Where did the pro-life movement go? A half-dozen years ago movement activists were everywhere, drafting statements, holding…
The Embarrassment of Sin and Grace
It is hard to know precisely where we are in the unfolding of the Long Lent of…
Orestes Brownson and the Truth About America
If you attend Mass in the crypt of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University…
Ivan Karamazov’s Mistake
It is has become commonplace to regard Ivan Karamazov’s “Legend of the Grand Inquisitor” as a prescient…
A New Kind of Science
One should hesitate to review a book that threatens pulling a muscle just by lifting it. Apart…
How Not To Overturn Roe v. Wade
An aside in Justice Antonin Scalia’s recent article, “God’s Justice and Ours” ( FT , May), provides…
Terrorists Behind Bars
It is a telling—and alarming—sign that following September 11, 2001 the two failed terror attacks involved people…
Fatherhood, 2002
I’m a new man. I’ve just slept through the night for the first time in weeks because…
Feeling Moral
Luke! Trust your feelings!” As we know, Luke does what he is told, and the galaxy is…
Dakota Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving was always tense while I was growing up, and I don’t know why. Christmas, now”Christmas was…
