Our Most Popular Articles of 2022

by The Editors

Here’s a glance back at our most-read essays of 2022. Continue Reading »

20 Dec 2022

A Cornucopia of Life

by Elizabeth Bachmann

A culture of life, therefore, means not just preserving physical life, but developing rich spiritual, intellectual, and emotional lives.  Continue Reading »

16 Dec 2022

Lady Wisdom’s Banquet

by R. R. Reno

Your financial contribution will help us prepare Lady Wisdom’s sumptuous banquet and feed a secular world starved for truth. Continue Reading »

12 Dec 2022

How I Evolved on Tim Keller: A Follow-Up

by James R. Wood

James Wood, associate editor at First Things, responds to criticisms of his widely discussed original essay “How I Evolved on Tim Keller.” Continue Reading »

24 Jun 2022

A Diverse Communion of Believers

by Liel Leibovitz

Under R. R. Reno’s leadership, First Things has achieved the very difficult distinction of bringing timeless truths into conversation with contemporary preoccupations without compromising either. Continue Reading »

24 Jun 2022

Permanent Things

by Elizabeth C. Corey

As a young First Things reader, I found it both consoling and inspiring to be part of a community of people who believed, as I did, that the Christian faith is both beautiful and true. Continue Reading »

17 Jun 2022

What We Are For

by R. R. Reno

First Things magazine is the leading intellectual journal of its kind, promoting a religiously informed vision of culture, society, theology, and politics. Continue Reading »

15 Jun 2022

A First Things Friendship

by Charles J. Chaput and Carl R. Trueman

First Things friendships respect differences as opportunities, not roadblocks, for constructive engagement with the world.  Continue Reading »

14 Jun 2022

The Importance of “Yes”

by R. R. Reno

As First Things launches our spring fundraising campaign, I invite you to man the ramparts with us. Please join us in speaking that first word, the one that will shape the future. Continue Reading »

10 Jun 2022

My Memories of Midge Decter

by R. R. Reno

In my every encounter with Midge, her manner, so full of vitality and maternal warmth, urged me to choose life. May her memory be a blessing for others, as it already is for me. Continue Reading »

11 May 2022