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Buildings and Battles

Peter J. Leithart

As soon as David becomes king (1 Chronicles 13), he wants to bring the ark of God…

Is Nationalism Racist?

Peter J. Leithart

It’s the puzzle of the 2016 Presidential race. It’s the question that’s dominating European politics in the…

Interview: Religious Liberty At The Present Time

Mark Movsesian

First Things presents an interview by Mark Bauerlein with legal scholar Mark Movsesian, on the topic of…

Sex Negative

Carl R. Trueman

The attitude toward sex in our secular culture is simultaneously tedious and disturbing. Tedious because of its…

Formed in Secret

Peter J. Leithart

In Psalm 139, David says that darkness and light are alike to God, night bright as the…

Masterpiece for One

Peter J. Leithart

Maitre Frenhofer stands with Pygmalion and Orpheus in the pantheon of influential fictional artists. The painter of…

An Unplanned Pilgrimage

Sr. Alicia Torres

The sun rose over Paris as we walked to catch the train to the Saint Lazare station.…

Sit Down

Peter J. Leithart

It may look quaint to contemporary Christians, but once upon a time there were vigorous debates about…

A Pastoral Approach

Rocco Buttiglione

In a recent essay for First Things, Robert A. Gahl criticized Rocco Buttiglione’s interpretation of the pastoral…

Missing Mary

Eric M. Riesen

The paintings, which were to go on either side of the altar, were beautiful. A top-notch studio…

Word Made Number Made Building

Peter J. Leithart

In his study of the Symbolism of the Christian Temple, Jean Hani offers a brief analysis of…

What We’ve Been Reading—8.26.16

The Editors

Matthew Schmitz Kingsley Amis once said, “If it doesn’t begin with ‘A shot rang out,’ I don’t…

Why Man and Woman Are Not Equal

Glenn T. Stanton

Of course, conservative Christians believe that women and men are not equal. We know we believe such…

Why Man and Woman Are Not Equal

John Doe

“This article is coming soon… if you need the text for time-sensitive research or reference, please contact…

The Francis Effect?

The Editors

In this episode of the First Things Podcast: New survey findings from Georgetown University’s Center for Applied…