Judaism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
How to Battle for Hearts and Minds
In a forthcoming issue of First Things, I review a fine book by Michael McVicar, who teaches at Florida…
A Nation Pulling Apart
That my mother hated Jews was clear, although why she hated them was one of those shameful…
Check Your Speaker List
The Telos Group works to offer a voice that is “genuinely pro-Israeli, pro-Palestinian, pro-American, and pro-peace, all at…
The Hebrew Republic
Scholars have long recognized that the Bible supplied what Mark Noll has called the “common coinage of…
Sinai’s Universalism
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks derives two messages from Jeremiah 29. One is that Jewish life may continue, even…
While We’re At It
• Remember the alliance of atheists who offered to take care of your pets in the event…
Confessions of a Coward
Early in April, with the publication of the May issue of First Things, I stepped out from…
Death on a Friday Afternoon
Exploration into God is exploration into darkness, into the heart of darkness. Yes, to be sure, God…
Either Way, Amalek Must Die: A Passover Meditation
During the Passover Seder, Jews recite the following verse from Jeremiah 10:25: “Pour out your wrath on…
Realigning Jewish Peoplehood
On July 22, 2007, the New York Times ran an article by Harvard law professor Noah Feldman…
No Friend in Jesus
I cannot conceive an argument with John’s Jesus,” Jacob Neusner once wrote, “because eternal Israel in John…
A Changed Stem Cell Debate
Sometimes political discussions get so bogged down that people’s views get set in stone. With advocates on…
The World and the Holy Grail
For some time now, I’ve been reading Bill Bryson’s terrific 2003 book, A Short History of Nearly…
Theology and Civil Authority in Time of War
Two fine recent articles by evangelical scholars serve to highlight a problem I have mentioned before in…
The Competence of Bishops, Once More
On July 31, I posted here ” A Respectful Word on Episcopal Competence .” Bishop Thomas Wenski…
