Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Scandal Time (Continued)
Don’t be fooled by the parentheses. “Continued” is the operative word. As in going on and on.…
Letters—June/July 2002
I am moved to respond to the opinion piece by Professor Robert Benne (“ Reinventing Sexual Ethics,”…
The Old Religion in a New World: The History of North American Christianity
Historians of American religion have been congratulating themselves of late on the booming state of scholarship in…
The Case for “Discrimination”
I’m a long-time Democrat. In 1972, I organized a group called “Evangelicals for McGovern/Shriver” and helped McGovern…
Morality in the Absence of a Story
Some while back, Robert Jenson wrote “How the World Lost its Story“ (FT, October 1993), and it…
Jihad and Just War
In February 1998, long before the September 11 terrorist attacks on America, Osama bin Laden and four…
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…
