Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Quest for the Historical Jesus
In this episode, Michael C. Legaspi joins Rusty Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his…
Renewal Begins with Baal-Fighters
By the time we get to Judges 6, we’re in a groove. We know the beat of…
The Return of Jewish Theology
I ‘ve often been told that Jews don’t “do theology.” A quick glance at The Guide for…
Jesus After the Critics
Quests for the “historical Jesus” are as old as Christianity itself. The claims of Jesus’s earliest followers…
Demons and ChatGPT
Last week, the New York Times reported on a strange phenomenon. A number of ChatGPT users believe…
Remembering Walter Brueggemann
Earlier this month, renowned Old Testament scholar Walter Brueggemann (1933–2025) passed away. Brueggemann was a lion of…
The Comic Trinity of Nicaea
The year 2025 marks the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, convened by Emperor Constantine I…
The Problem with N. T. Wright’s Abortion Remarks
Anglican theologian and former bishop of Durham N. T. Wright has landed himself in hot water following…
The Apolitical Politics of Christendom
In my little corner of the Christian world, everyone’s talking about politics, especially the permutations and implications…
Recognizing the Importance of MacIntyre
The death of Alasdair MacIntyre at the age of ninety-six is neither unexpected nor tragic. His close…
Nicaea and Augustine, Antidotes for Our Age
Are we living at the Hour of the Fathers? Today, talk of early church theologians and ancient…
Genocide in Gaza?
The Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, was, according to British historian Andrew Roberts,…
David Tracy’s Theological Missteps
The Catholic Church in the United States has lost a great theologian with the recent death of…
While We’re At It
I’ve come to see that early Christian theology is more rabbinic than Platonic. Better: It involves a…
We’re All Protestants Now
Peter Harrison is one of today’s finest intellectual historians. He writes clearly, explains complex ideas lucidly without…