Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Russia: Religion on a Leash
To those who value stability above all other political goods, Russia should look more attractive now than…
How Richard Rorty Found Religion
Richard Rorty’s Aversion to traditional religion and religious belief is well known. In 2000, for example, he…
The Politics of Partisan Neutrality
Americans who want to understand conflicts between Democrats and Republicans during the election season have received precious…
Credo: Historical and Theological Guide to Creeds and Confessions of Faith in the Christian Tradition
In 1844 Philip Schaff, a Swiss church historian, to the surprise of his academic colleagues, accepted a…
Waugh Abroad: Collected Travel Writing
The year 2003 marked the centenary of the birth of Evelyn Waugh, which Knopf has chosen to…
“Thinly Disguised Totalitarianism”
In 2003, the chief appellate court of the province of Ontario unanimously ruled that the common law…
Passions Surrounding The Passion
“An Open Letter to the Jewish Community” was issued by the Catholic League a few weeks prior…
The Catholic Revival in English Literature, 1845-1961
The Catholic Revival in English Literature by Ian Ker is not, as its title suggests, the study…
God’s Bestseller
“They were smuggling . . . books?” exclaimed the young woman incredulously. She had seen me reading…
Political Philosophy and the God of Abraham
Thomas Pangle, author of numerous acclaimed studies spanning the entire history of political philosophy from Socrates to…
Love the Lovely Boomerang
Love the lovely boomerang / remands, in command and countermand, / circumnavigations that sang...
Letters—March 2004
I very much appreciated reading Philip Turner’s ruminations about “The Episcopalian Preference” (November 2003). I have thought…
Publick Religion: Adams v. Jefferson
The civic catechisms of our day still celebrate Thomas Jefferson’s experiment in religious liberty. To end a…
Nasty and Nice in Politics and Religion
A half-truth is, more often than not, the half that we prefer to believe, or prefer that…
Jefferson’s Demons: Portrait of a Restless Mind
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a little different from the other great monuments of Washington, D.C. Standing…