Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Fossilized Faith
Christian Smith, a sociologist at Notre Dame, has a knack for turning academic research into books that…
Strange Gods
We promised Joshua that we would serve the god who brought us to this land. Of course...
Canterbury Fails
When it was announced in October that the next archbishop of Canterbury would be a woman with…
Briefly Noted
The Book of Mormon simultaneously affirms the Bible and challenges its uniqueness, with the stated purpose to…
Wistful Agnostics and True Believers
With the death of the New Atheist industrial complex, a new variety of religion-friendly intellectual discourse has…
Western Civilization and Augustine (ft. Chad Pecknold)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Chad Pecknold joins…
The Haunted Empire
In October 1905, Papus, a French occultist, performed a solemn ritual amid the marble and gold of…
Charles Murray Comes to God (ft. Charles Murray)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Charles Murray joins…
Anglican Imaginary
I have long thought that the Great Litany of the Book of Common Prayer represents most fully…
Vatican II at Sixty
December 8, 2025, is quickly approaching, a date marking the sixtieth anniversary of the close of the…
Modernity and God-Talk
The great temptation of the modern world is to live as if God did not exist—etsi Deus…
How Much Does Dilexi Te Reflect Leo XIV’s Thinking?
"Slogans do not lift people out of poverty,” Pope Leo XIV said in his address to the…
While We’re At It
According to the Wall Street Journal, construction spending on churches is up. For two decades, church attendance…
No, Paul Was Not Against the Jews
Last month, I was initially pleased to learn of a second First Things article reviewing my book,…
Briefly Noted
Our Lady of the Green Scapular charts a relay race of grace. The vision granted to Sr.…
