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Help from Yahweh

John Doe

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

Is Satan a Straight White Cis Male?

William Boot

I am a layman whose prejudices are dictated by the spirit of the age, so I am…

The Only Begetter of Truth

John Brewer Eberly Jr.

Congratulations to John Brewer Eberly, Jr. for winning first place in our second annual Student Essay Contest.…

Leviticus on Homosexuality

Peter J. Leithart

In Leviticus 18 and 20, the one specific sexual sin that is described as an “abomination” is…

No, God Isn’t Transgender

Robert A. J. Gagnon

In what has to be a new low for the New York Times, the Gray Lady (or…

Cardinal Sarah’s Liberal Liturgical Vision

Br. Michael Baggot

Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments Cardinal Robert Sarah recently…

Confusion

Peter J. Leithart

Leviticus 18:23 describes male or female bestiality as tebel, a noun related to the verb balal, the…

Is God Still Dead?

The Editors

In this episode of the First Things Podcast: Matthew Rose joins editor Rusty Reno and associate editor…

Is God Still Dead?

John Doe

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

What We’ve Been Reading—8.13.16

The Editors

Mark Bauerlein At the First Things retreat last weekend, Robert Louis Wilken delivered a somber and moving…

The Mystery of the Body

Peter J. Leithart

Luke Timothy Johnson’s critique of John Paul II’s theology of the body isn’t convincing. He complains about…

Memory and Imagination

Peter J. Leithart

In her study of digital memory (When We Are No More), Abby Smith Rumsey distinguishes between data…

Freedom Deregulated

Peter J. Leithart

In his Resurrecting the Idea of a Christian Society, Rusty Reno finds a “false view of freedom…

Peace of God, Truce of God

Peter J. Leithart

The late 10th century was a period or feuding, pillaging, and general disorder. In their editorial introduction…

The Injustice of Nonjudgmentalism

Peter J. Leithart

Rusty Reno (Resurrecting the Idea of a Christian Society) summarizes the findings of Charles Murray’s 2013 Coming…