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Can Only Theologians Get Married?
Two weeks ago, I watched as two of my friends were wed in a Catholic ceremony in…
The Pan-Orthodox Council: Where Things Stand
The Eastern Orthodox Church’s “Great and Holy Council,” which is set to begin in Crete on Sunday,…
History of Trespass
William Johnstone observes in his study of Exodus and Chronicles that the Chronicler blames the death of…
Benjamin and Beyond
William Johnstone (Chronicles and Exodus) offers an explanation for the nearly verbatim repetition a portion of the…
What You May Not Know about First Things
You may have read Randy Boyagoda’s fine biography of Richard John Neuhaus, our fearless founder. You may…
Around the Tent
William Johnstone (1 & 2 Chronicles, 1.126-7) notes that the gatekeepers listed in 1 Chronicles 9 are…
Nestorian Temptation
Forced to choose between Nestorianism and Monophysitism, Karl Rahner once wrote, “I would prefer to be an…
Homelessness
Anthony Vidler (The Architectural Uncanny), homelessness has been a leading trope for characterizing the modern world. Here’s…
The Eyes of Wendell Berry
The Seer opens with a blur of urban lights and longings: the faster freeway, the taller building,…
A Sanctuary After Orlando
When I heard the news of the shooting at Pulse, a gay club in Orlando, I thought…
A Necessary, Neglected Conversation
It is undeniable that religion informs public life, and we need to regain a sense of the…
Boomer Bust
Walter Russell Mead writes that Hillary Clinton’s candidacy is the climax of a long progress, the march…
Proof of Resurrection
Speaking at a recent conference at Trinity School of Ministry in Ambridge, Pennsylvania, Michael Gorman observed that…
Move On?
SCOTUS has spoken. Same-sex marriage is the law of the land. Time to move on. This insistent…
Left or Right, No One Is Happy
On a number of ocassions I’ve thumped my conservative friends on the head, trying to convince them…
