Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Valuing Celibacy
The question of married priests is primarily a Christological and ecclesiological one. But it has important practical…
A Good Editor Is Hard to Find
Good Things Out of Nazareth: The Uncollected Letters of Flannery O’Connor and Friends by flannery o’connor edited…
Adversary Culture in 2020
The unrest that erupted in late May 2020 started in Minneapolis, my hometown, with the death of…
Anger-Politics on the Right
Populism is a threat to democracy.” “Trump is an authoritarian.” “Trump subverts constitutional norms.” Claims such as…
Briefly Noted
Latin and Greek Monasticism in the Crusader Statesby bernard hamilton & andrew jotischky cambridge, 552 pages, $100…
Evangelicals and Race Theory
For many years, apart from sporadic eruptions in American society, the issue of race has played Banquo’s…
Letters—February 2021
Fatherlessness One of the most fascinating details of Mary Eberstadt’s “The Fury of the Fatherless” (December) is…
Lincoln’s Almost Chosen People
In his wonderful book Land of Lincoln, Andrew Ferguson recalls meeting an immigrant family from Thailand who…
Passionate Men
Among Christians, anger is one of the seven deadly sins. For Jews, too, it is a major…
Praying the Psalms
Athanasius, the heroic bishop of Alexandria in the mid-fourth century—who was sent into exile five times—is best…
Seeing the Whole
A few years ago, I visited Albi, a small town in southern France famed for its Cathedral of…
The First Week of the Biden Administration
The new White House is moving to implement the Democratic party’s current agenda. As with any political…
Populism Comes to Portugal
Portugal’s presidential election took place on January 24 as the country’s COVID-19 death rate surged. Only 40…
The Holy See and Thug Regimes
The list of grave issues that must be addressed during a future papal interregnum, and by the…
Phil Spector and the Sound of American Glory
Phil Spector, who died in prison on January 18 from complications of COVID-19, was the very model of…
