Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
A New Birth of Freedom: Abraham Lincoln and the Coming of the Civil War
A New Birth of Freedom: Abraham Lincoln and the Coming of the Civil War by harry v.…
The Future of the Papacy: A Symposium
In the February issue First Things published the Erasmus Lecture of 2000, “Papacy and Power,” by George…
Just Wages
The National Conference of Catholic Bishops recently issued a statement, Faithful Citizenship , calling for “policies that…
Credible Catholicity?
Richard John Neuhaus says that my assertion in the (London) Sunday Times regarding Pope John Paul’s disability…
Winning Semi–Ugly
The best thing to be said about the endgame of the presidential election is that, bad as…
The Two Politics of Election 2000
The Public Square Late on the night of November 7, I announced to friends with whom I…
Poetry
I could buy a garden gargoyle And set it out relentlessly scowling Toward the kitchen window of…
Papacy and Power
Pope John Paul II’s considerable effect on our times is conceded by admirers and critics alike. The…
Poetry
According to Polybius The sea route to Byzantium Was fortunate in ways not clear When looking at…
The Owl, the Raven, and the Dove: The Religious Meaning of the Grimms’ Magic Fairy Tales
The Owl, the Raven, and the Dove: The Religious Meaning of the Grimms’ Magic Fairy Tales by…
Defining Social Justice
Last year marked the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Friedrich Hayek, among whose many contributions…
Poetry
Water from you will quickly fill my deserted soul, which withers, until it meets with my eyes…
Peace When?
It seems that Bill Clinton won’t get that Nobel Peace Prize after all. On no issue of…
Evangelicals in the Church of Mary
“The Protestants were out at the pro“life ball,” my Catholic friend told me, with some agitation. “They…
For Useless Learning
In an essay written during World War II, C. S. Lewis raised the question of learning during…
