Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Multi-Speed Ecumenism
For Protestants and some Orthodox, the ecumenical movement began with the Edinburgh Missionary Conference in 1910. For…
Whatever You Do, Don’t Mention the Jews
The term hypocrisy is much over-used and much misused. It comes from the Greek, of course, and…
Letters—May 2002
In his article “ Jews, Christians, and Civil Society ” (February), David Novak categorically states that the…
Better Off Dead?
In my favorite movie, George Bailey falls under the terrible illusion that everyone around him would be…
Purgatory for Everyone
A few years ago, the journalist Philip Nobile wrote an article near the first anniversary of the…
Pulpit Economics
In debates between Christian theologians and economists over the nature of capitalism, facts and figures count for…
Letters—April 2002
Copyright (c) 2002 First Things 122 (April 2002): 2-7. Dostoevsky and Rome I enjoyed Rodney Delasanta’s “…
The Islamic Roots of Democratic Pluralism and The Monks of Tibhirine: Faith, Love, and Terror in Algeria
Abdulaziz Sachedina is a man with a mission. He is determined to demonstrate that when it comes…
Progress and Religion
Not so long ago, before the dot“com bubble“burst and the September 11 terrorist attack, it seemed as…
Huxley’s Hucksters
The Guggenheim museum recently announced the finalists for the Hugo Boss prize, which is worth $50,000 and…
A Better Concept of Freedom
On October 31, 1958, Isaiah Berlin gave his inaugural lecture as Chichele Professor of Social and Political…
Orthodoxy and “Parallel Monologues”
I don’t know how many of our subscribers are Orthodox Christians. But from those who are, we…
Letters—March 2002
Avery Cardinal Dulles claims that on the question of religious freedom the difference between the nineteenth-century popes…
The Uses of Anger
I’m angry, and I have been ever since I watched a 767 slam into the North Tower…
A Lesson in Hermeneutics
In Kenya, vervet monkeys take the ground Until a sentry gives a chattering bark, Which in the…
