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So here we are waiting for Pope Francis to hand down his encyclical on our moral responsibility…

Regular readers of firstthings.com will recognize these popular articles from last year. However, in case you missed…

Advocates of LGBTQ rights often accuse their critics of living in the past, specifically in the Dark…

Race, Sumo Wrestling, and Showdowns:2014 in Articles Jonathan Askonas, Fare Forward The Meaning of “Culture” Joshua Rothman,…

In her contribution to Justification in a Post-Christian Society (52), Christine Helmer summarizes the work of Birgit…

New Year’s Day has never been my favorite day off. What does it in fact celebrate? July 4th,…

Here’s something a little different for this blog—a holiday recipe. The Armenian Christmas Pudding, or anooshaboor (“sweet…

I usually learn about the music that has been released any given year via the end-of-year music…

Israel’s priests did not inherit land. Many lived in cities and they possessed the land immediately surrounding.…

Christoph Schwobel’s contribution to Justification in a Post-Christian Society is characteristically grand. Exploring what contribution Lutheranism can make…

Christoph Schwobel’s analysis of promising (Justification in a Post-Christian Society) opens out into a discussion of theology…

Exactly one year ago I suggested that we read through Augustine’s City of God in 2014. I’m happy…

“We have an altar, from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat. For…

In his study of Calvin’s Company of Pastors, Scott Manetsch estimates that “just under 5 percent of all…

From Foreign Policy, a moving essay on how Iraqi Christians are observing this Christmas season. Last month,…