December 2017
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The Christian Way
Christians freely obey Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God. “Come,” he beckons, “follow me.” Being a…
Our Secular Theodicy
I live in Berkeley, one of the most religious cities in America. Its churches are being converted…
Liberal Tradition, Yes;
Liberal Ideology, No
There are rumors of economic and political heresy at First Things. My reassessment of Michael Novak’s Spirit…
Culture is Downstream of Politics
Walk into any room full of Christian conservative donors, and someone will say, “Politics is downstream of…
Historical Ignorance, Moral Arrogance
My generation tends to think of itself as the first generation to be moral, tolerant, decent, and…
Neither Pop Nor Culture
Let me begin with a confession. I spent almost a half century producing pop culture, mostly for…
The Florentine Pietà
In the late 1540s, an aging Michelangelo embarked on what he intended to be his culminating sculptural…
The Appomattox Compromise
On a “what if” radio program sixty years ago, I heard the newly inaugurated President Lincoln persuade…
You Can Say That
While I was talking with our longtime contributor Hadley Arkes this month, he quoted a statement that…
Letters
CONTEMPT OF COURT James Nuechterlein (“Remembering Peter Berger,” October) feels that the 1996 First Things symposium on…
Big Mullah
2084: The End of the Worldby boualem sansaltranslated by alison andersoneuropa editions, 240 pages, $17 Sleep soundly,…
Against Capital Punishment
The Death Penalty, Volume Iby jacques derridatranslated by peggy kamufuniversity of chicago, 312 pages, $38 The Death…
To Imagine Excellence
Let Us Watch Richard Wilbur:A Biographical Studyby robert bagg and mary bagguniversity of massachusetts, 392 pages, $32.95 Richard…
Politics After Liberalism
The Politics of Virtue: Post-Liberalism and the Human Futureby john milbank and adrian pabstrowman and littlefield, 418 pages,…
Döllinger’s Unquiet Grave
The Pope and the Professor: Pius IX, Ignaz von Döllinger, and the Quandary of the Modern Ageby…
Here Is What I’d Like to Say to You
Brave and awkward. Everything I knew I knew I do notBut isn’t it amazing how you are…
Fire Up a Candle
Fire up a candle for the Advent wreath.The birth is a week away.Let the deer browse peacefully…
The Fourth Sunday of Advent
Snow that has fallen in the night Blankets at last the sodden clay And offers such peace…
