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Autonomy or Theonomy
Peter Adamson finds some general trends in his forthcoming study of Philosophy in the Hellenistic and Roman Worlds.…
Egyptian Bees
The subtitle of Gene Kritsky’s forthcoming Tears of Re is “Beekeeping in Ancient Egypt.” The linkage of deity,…
First Links —10.1.15
Benedict-hearts in the Age of Francis Marc, Patheos Nothing Like It in 3000 Years of Jewish Literature…
Love (III)
John Drury begins his book on George Herbert, Music At Midnight, with Herbert’s “Love (III)”: Love bade me…
Self-Surprise
“I surprised myself,” says the woman who courageously fights off a mugger, the wife caught in an…
Jesus and the Professional Theologians
On the Sabbath after the last day of the Feast of Booths, Jesus has an intense debate…
First Links — 9.30.15
Evangelism in the Early Church Robert Wilken, Christian History Back to Science Class for the Science Guy…
Sacrifice and Worship After Stoicheia
Let me begin with two starting points, too rapidly explained and defended. First: It is clear from…
Unseemly Members
It has been common in the Christian West, particularly in the modern era, to define the image…
Premodern Condition
In The Premodern Condition, Bruce Holsinger examines the influence of medieval studies on some of the major figures…
Clinging to Emptiness
Christians today often think that the church needs to be powerful and well-ordered to attract notice. This…
No More Tirades
First Things stands for something. Many things, actually. One of them is a commitment to reality-based conservatism,…
First Links — 9.28.15
‘He’s a Disruptor’: Interview with ‘First Things’ Editor R.R. Reno on Pope Francis’ U.S. Visit Sean Salai,…
Hamlet’s Passion
In her 1959 study of Shakespeare’s Tragic Heroes, Lily Campbell treats the four main tragedies of tragedies of…
Shattered Loins
Moses’ blessing of Levi (Deuteronomy 33:8-11) includes a curse against Levi’s enemies: “Yahweh, bless his substance, and…
