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David’s Helpers
When David was exiled to the stronghold to flee Saul, warriors from Israel’s tribes gathered to him.…
First Covenant, First Tent
The key to grasping the argument of Hebrews 9:1-10 is to follow the use of the word…
The Eighties Upside-Down
Late last month, Sarah Gless of the design firm Nelson Cash took to the company blog to…
Be Holy
Leviticus 20 is mainly concerned with the penalties for sexual crimes. Adultery, homosexual sodomy, bestiality, and some…
The Danish Girl: Transgender Apologetic, or Rebuttal?
Tom Hooper’s Oscar-winning film The Danish Girl (2015) dramatizes Einar Wegener’s journey toward self-fulfillment as Lili Elbe.…
NFP vs. Sex Ed
In this episode of the First Things Podcast, associate editor Julia Yost talks the ins and outs…
Meeting Us Where We Are
In his book on The Gospel Commission, Michael Horton includes several insightful pages on baptism. “Like circumcision,”…
Pro Rege et Patria
Following Henri de Lubac’s studies in medieval Eucharistic theology, Ernst Kantorowicz traces the development of a sacralized-secular…
Stephen Masty, RIP
I don’t recall if I ever met Stephen Masty but I had heard his name for many…
Rise and Fall of Growth
Everyone acknowledges that economic growth has stagnated for the past half-century by comparison with the previous century.…
The Living and the Dead
When New Haven’s New Burying Ground was set up in the 1790s, it marked a revolution in…
Addicted to Autonomy
In his book on Hands, Darian Leader notes the “paradox at the heart of the modern notions…
Marketing Crafts
Contemporary technologies threaten to suck us into virtual reality, and in response many have turned to real…
Turkey v. the Church
Turkey’s Muslims have used the failed coup attempt last month as an excuse to attack churches. According…
Philosophy Without Tears
Rachel Aviv’s New Yorker profile of philosopher Martha Nussbaum was shadowed by irony. Entitled “The Philosopher of…
