Calendars of My Life
by John WilsonOn New Year’s Day of 2023, I tried to remember my first memories of the holiday. Continue Reading »
Truth’s Many Triumphs
by R. R. RenoAs readers, you have signaled your support for First Things and our combination of spirited opposition to our wayward world with cheerful celebration of truth’s many triumphs. Continue Reading »
Armenian Christians Face a Humanitarian Crisis
by Jack Baghumian and Lara SetrakianThe Armenian Christians in Nagorno-Karabakh are sustained by faith amidst the crisis caused by the Azeri blockade, which is steadily worsening every day. Continue Reading »
Political Religion
by Jake MeadorThere is no theology here,” Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote to a friend shortly after arriving in America in 1930. He was referring to Union Theological Seminary, home to some of the day’s most respected liberal theologians, including Reinhold Niebuhr. But he didn’t just mean the seminary. Later . . . . Continue Reading »
No Mercy Without Rules
by Carl R. TruemanPerhaps paradoxically, my freedom requires rules, which sometimes run against my instincts. It is thus a mercy that those rules are given to me and, where necessary, enforced by external authority. Continue Reading »
A Dauntless Magazine
by Mark BauerleinAs one institution after another joins the woke regime, I promise First Things readers and listeners that you will not find this magazine doing the same. Continue Reading »
Christmas Amid Chaos
by Carl R. TruemanOur world stands at a moment of anthropological crisis. Advent offers us each an opportunity to reflect upon how Christ, God Incarnate, offers a vision of humanity that speaks to humanity’s deepest needs. Continue Reading »
A Fear-Filled Advent for Armenian Christians
by Mark MovsesianIn the South Caucasus this Advent, Armenian Christians face the threat of ethnic cleansing. Continue Reading »
Megan Basham on Prodigal Daughter
by R. R. RenoEditor R. R. Reno is joined by Megan Basham to talk about her article, “Prodigal Daughter,” from the December 2022 issue. Continue Reading »
Among the Infidels
by James HankinsChristians today are effectively living in partibus infidelium—in formerly Christian lands where infidels now press toward a future world we Christians can’t share. Continue Reading »
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