I have known James B. Jordan and Peter J. Leithart for several years. I think I can say without any exaggeration that their lectures and writings enabled me to read the Bible through new eyes and to appreciate the depth and richness of it. However, they helped me to understand not only the Bible better but also see the manifold implications of its teaching in such fields like art and culture, history and politics, to mention few of them. In my opinion the special feature of their method is to allow the Bible to speak for itself and not to try to impose on it the philosophical categories and ideas to which we all are so much accustomed. Both of them proved to be committed ministers as they visited Eastern Europe several times to teach at theological conferences and family camps for what I am very grateful. I hope and pray that the Trinity Institute will be a place where many people will acquire a better knowledge of the Word of God and be better equipped to serve Him in the world.
Bogumil Jarmulak, Pastor of Ewangeliczny Zbor Reformowany, Poznan, Poland
Dear Reader,
Can I be direct with you?
War abroad. Socialists on the rise. AI upending human life. Endless uproar online. The modern attention economy doesn’t want readers — it wants users enslaved to the tyranny of the present.
First Things is the antidote: literary excellence, timeless truths, and a fixed point of reference in a culture that has lost its bearings.
But we can’t do it without readers like you.
Our goal: Raise $150,000 by November 1 to sustain First Things in the year ahead.
Your gift anchors readers in the permanent things.
Make your Fall Campaign gift now using the button below.
If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Giovanni Del Piero, Director of the Editor’s Circle, at gdelpiero@firstthings.com or 212-627-1985.
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE
The Church in the Age of Therapy
In 1966, Philip Rieff wrote in The Triumph of the Therapeutic that “Religious man was born to…
Canada’s Deadliest Blind Spot
On September 20, the Daily Mail ran a story with the provocative headline, “Our 83-year-old Christian grandmother…
The Faithful Joy of Dolly Parton and Fulton Sheen
Dolly Parton and Fulton Sheen seem to have had little in common. She favored rhinestones; he wore…
