Persecution and Constitutional Theocracy
by Peter J. LeithartImmense practical obstacles stand in the way of making the liberal principles of the Universal Declaration truly universal. Continue Reading »
Theology Matters
by Yitzchok Adlerstein and Gerald McDermottWhen misused, theology can spell the difference between life and death. Continue Reading »
Diplomacy and Persecution in China
by Thomas F. FarrWe are witnessing a global crisis in religious freedom, wherein roughly three-quarters of the world’s people live in nations where religion is highly or very highly restricted. China presents a particularly troubling case. The assault on religion currently taking place under President Xi Jinping . . . . Continue Reading »
Immigration Idealism
by Matthew SchmitzFor much of my life, I believed in open borders. Aside from violent criminals, I could think of no person who had entered this country illegally or overstayed a visa who deserved to be sent away. But in fact, I had thought little about the matter. I simply meant well, and I knew that all . . . . Continue Reading »
Immigration: An Exchange
by Peter J. Leithart and Matthew SchmitzPeter J. Leithart and Matthew Schmitz provide two Christian views on immigration. Continue Reading »
A Proposal for Persuasion
by Jonathan SilverConservative thinkers will have to become at once less political and more political. Continue Reading »
Looking at Christ
by Rainer Maria WoelkiWe talk too much about the Church in terms defined by the world, and not enough about Christ. Continue Reading »
Pro-Life Liturgy
by Carrie Frederick FrostAn icon of the Annunciation appears on the central altar doors of every Orthodox Christian church. The “royal doors” are double doors, so the icon is a diptych, with Gabriel on the left and Mary on the right. As a young child, I found the movement of this icon mesmerizing as the doors opened and . . . . Continue Reading »
Pelagius the Progressive
by Charlotte AllenThe year 2018 marked the sixteen-hundredth anniversary of the excommunication of one of Christianity’s most famous heretics: the fifth-century monk Pelagius, who gave his name to “Pelagianism,” the set of beliefs that denies the doctrine of original sin and the need for grace in order to live . . . . Continue Reading »
Letters
by VariousGod’s Supersessionism David Novak (“Supersessionism Hard and Soft,” February) clearly demonstrates the negative consequences of the “hard” supersessionism and the positive benefits of the “soft.” I consider myself a soft supersessionist, meaning that the covenant God made with the Jews . . . . Continue Reading »
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