Life of Faith
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Robo-Jesus
One always hopes that a new year will both usher in what’s truly new and show the…
Three Movie Reviews
Apocalypto When Apocalypto was announced¯a film set in the waning days of the Mayan Empire, with a…
Sin & Cinema
People are basically good, right? It’s a truism drilled into us by any number of self-help books,…
There Will Be Blood
“Can everything around here be got?” oil man Daniel Plainview asks. “Sure” is the reply. And so…
In David’s Line
I've no faith in the power of my prayer. Grant me the grace to phrase a psalm…
What Natural Theology Isn’t
The Open Secret: A New Vision for Natural Theology by Alister E. McGrath Wiley-Blackwell, 384 pages, $94.95…
The Annunciation
She bows her head Submissive, yet Her downcast glance Asks the angel, “Why For this romance, Do…
Biblical Interpretation in Crisis
In Wladimir Solowjew’s History of the Antichrist, the eschatological enemy of the Redeemer recommended himself to believers,…
The Death of the Grown-up
My reflexive response on reading Diana West’s The Death of the Grown-up has been to keep announcing…
An Interview with Timothy Keller
On any given Sunday in Manhattan, before and after theater matinees, visits to museums, and walks in…
Apply to Be a Junior Fellow
So, if you look up higher on this page, you’ll see that First Things is beginning its…
Professor Lee Silver’s Vast Scientific Conspiracy
Just before Thanksgiving, news broke about a new stem-cell technique that could produce the equivalent of embryonic…
American Catholics and Catholic Americans
The calibrations and ruminations of sociologists all too often dress up as expert “findings” what we already…
No Friend in Jesus
I cannot conceive an argument with John’s Jesus,” Jacob Neusner once wrote, “because eternal Israel in John…
Barzun at 100
Remember the culture wars? In light of September 11 and the continuing War on Terror, it seems…
