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History, Evangelicals, and Protestantism
Many years ago, one my academic mentors told me that the task of the historian was to…
First Links — 3.12.15
Cardinal Peter Turkson Delivers the Trocaire 2015 Lenten Lecture Editors, Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference Why Local Food…
Fragile Fruitfulness
Israel is a vine, transplanted from Egypt (Psalm 80; Isaiah 5). She exists to produce wine that…
Judgment to the Corners
The oracle of judgment in Ezekiel 14:12-23 is structured as a fourfold judgment: sword, famine, beasts, plague…
The Political Economy of Fairy Tales
In a TLS review of several recent books on fairy tales, Fracesca Wade points to the political context…
Why Now?
Jesus prayed that the church’s unity would reflect the unity of the Father and Son. Paul urged…
Introduction to the First ECT Statement
Over the coming days, First Things will present a set of reflections on Evangelicals and Catholics Together originally…
Upcoming Events—3.11.15
New York The Art of the Beautiful: Beauty, Culture, and the New Evangelization March 14 The Most…
First Links—3.11.15
Why Poor Women with Unintended Pregnancies Are Less Likely to Get Abortions Amber Lapp, Family Studies Flannery…
Remembering the Present
In his Deja Vu and the End of History, Italian philosopher Paolo Virno explores the phenomenology of memory,…
Potential, Act, and Violence
Paolo Virno (Deja Vu and the End of History) observes that potential and act occur simultaneously. Take…
Practical Ecumenism
The New Testament makes clear that the church is one and should manifest that unity. But given…
Apocalypse and Epistemology
In his introduction to Apocalyptic and the Future of Theology, Joshua Davis traces the travail of modern theology…
Does Notre Dame Have a Prayer?
Yesterday, in a brief order published at the head of an otherwise miscellaneous list, the Supreme Court made…
First Links—3.10.15
Are LARCs the Solution to Nonmarital Childbearing? Helen Alvaré, Family Studies ISIS and What the World Really…
