Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The War of the Conciliar Succession, Continued
While I’ve never been able to remember the details of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714)…
The Power of Reality
In Goethe’s poetic play Faust, the titular erudite scholar debates with his young assistant Wagner. While Wagner…
Our Sexy Life
My wife and I got married in the autumn after we graduated from college. We were both…
Christian Mysticism Must Be Wild
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Jason M. Baxter joins the…
Leonard Cohen’s Lost Children
Canadian novelist, poet, and songwriter Leonard Cohen died in 2016, but his work still influences the public…
Mutilating Our Bodies
There are many memorable moments in Matt Walsh’s provocative new documentary What is a Woman? But perhaps…
Leo Strauss, Spinoza, Orthodox Judaism
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Jeffrey Bloom and Rabbi Gil…
Joe v. Joe on Roe
President Joe Biden delivered remarks at the White House shortly after the Dobbs decision reversing Roe v. Wade was announced. The…
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…
