Life of Faith
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Cardinal Newman for Ash Wednesday
No theologian working inside the traditions of western Christianity was more sensitive to the rhythms of the…
The Fear of Being Viewed as Insufficiently Progressive
One detects in some quarters a sense of inevitability about momentous changes in the ordering¯or disordering, as…
Was Washington Really a Deist?
As we approach George Washington’s birthday¯so often lost these days in the good shopping bargains of a…
The March Issue Is Here
The March issue of First Things is now available¯at newsstands and here, online, for subscribers. Look, I…
Anglican Storm Clouds
“I fear schism,” Rowan Williams told the BBC , and with good reason. Today the annual meeting…
Are Atheists Victims of Discrimination?
“Are atheists discriminated against in America?” That’s the question a CNN journalist recently asked me during an…
Friends of God
“Balaam got up in the morning, saddled his donkey and went with the princes of Moab .…
Prostitutes for the Disabled
Here’s a very sad story from Great Britain . Twenty-two-year-old Nick Wallis suffers from Duchenne muscular dystrophy,…
Episcopal Elevation, Pitstick the Theologian, and the Fate of Europe
Some Muslims in America are unhappy with us. And apparently they know something I don’t. This from…
Death on Demand
The Swiss Supreme Court has ruled that people with mental illnesses can be legally assisted in suicide.…
Married Women and the New York Times
As a general rule, the New York Times tries so hard to discredit Jewish and Christian morality…
On Heresy: A Final Word (Until the March Issue of First Things)
My webposting last week asking whether it is legitimate anymore for Catholics to call Protestants heretics has…
Christ Killers, Dumbed-Down Translations, and How Conservatives Got That Way
I have not yet read Jeremy Cohen’s new book Christ Killers: The Jews and the Passion from…
Evangelicals and the Mother of God
It is time for evangelicals to recover a fully biblical appreciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and…
The Hrant Dink Murder and Its Meaning
On January 19, 2007, a journalist named Hrant Dink was shot dead by a seventeen-year-old militant on…
