Life of Faith
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Remember the Prisoners
Nobody criticizes us. We have no enemies,” Warden Burl Cain tells me as the servers load our…
InterVarsity Christian Ministry in Trouble for Acting Christian
To protect against discrimination, liberals increasingly seek to discriminate. News broke over the weekend that all twenty-three…
The Statute of Kalisz’s Great Legacy
During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, Christian rulers across Europe east and west persecuted and expelled Jews.…
How to Avoid Death Panels
It shows the level of suspicion people have for government and the health care system that many…
The Enemies, and Friends, of the Humanities
A funny thing happened when Michael Novak brought Herbert Marcuse to lecture to his students. It was…
Mary’s Most Loyal Children
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a solemn feast day and a holy day of obligation…
When the Bible Became a Musical
As a rule, I don’t like musicals. Well, it’s not “as” a rule. It is a rule.…
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
The trends aren’t dramatic, but they are noteworthy nonetheless. Americans are gradually becoming more pro-life. In 2012…
Reading Soloveitchik
The occasion of my first encounter with the theology of Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik was a reading group…
Tradition and the Individual Theologian
Catholics, Orthodox, and not a few Protestants have been known to reject theological novelties with a wave…
Time to Stand Against Rome?
A recent joint statement by a number of Italian evangelical groups indicts the Roman Catholic Church as…
Five Rules for Consoling the Dying
There are some things that should never be said to the dying. I’ve never bothered developing a…
Presbyterians’ Procedural Problems
The 221st General Assembly (2014) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will be remembered for its approval of…
Death, Again
Another intrusive death is rising in my life, and not just my own. He was a vigorous…
Clutch Your Pearls and Think of the Children
There was a time when virtue summoned manly images like that of The Iliad’s Prince Hector soothing…
