Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Anti-Catholic Attacks After Dobbs
In late June of 1992, just a few weeks before I entered law school, the Supreme Court…
Our Task in Post-Roe America
In 1974, Justice Harry Blackmun, the author of the Roe v. Wade decision, said in a television…
Lutherans, Lenin, and Stalin
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Matthew Heise joins the podcast to…
Light in the Darkness
When Aldous Huxley wrote Brave New World nearly a century ago, he imagined future human society as…
Putin’s Post-Stalinist Project
We cannot understand what is happening in Ukraine right now if we dismiss Russian president Vladimir Putin…
A Matter of Holiness
Here’s a simple fact: Many of today’s social issues are important, but not all of them have…
Angels in the Outfield
Novels and movies about Major League Baseball routinely skew toward fantasy (The Natural, Field of Dreams, and…
Permanent Things
The First Things 2022 Spring Campaign seeks to raise $600,000 by June 30. To make your contribution, visit www.firstthings.com/donate. In…
Vincent Phillip Muñoz on the Establishment of Religion
Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Vincent Phillip Muñoz to talk about his May 27, 2022…
Pope Francis Does Not Understand the American Church
Someone has to say it publicly: The Holy Father does not understand the Catholic Church in the…
Denying and Defying our Human Bodies
I like to keep my finger on the pulse of the latest developments and trends in the…
A First Things Friendship
The First Things 2022 Spring Campaign seeks to raise $600,000 by June 30. To make your contribution, visit www.firstthings.com/donate. Friendship…
Are Southern Baptists Still People of the Book?
Southern Baptists, like most conservative evangelicals, are distinguished by the things we say we believe about the…
Six Modern Theologians Every Thoughtful Person Should Read
Modern theology is discourse about God in the context of modernity and the cultural ethos brought about…
Christopher Caldwell on Regime Change, American Style
Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Christopher Caldwell to discuss his article from the June/July 2022…
