Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Terrence Malick and the Great Thing
It looked like a perfectly ordinary premiere. At the Academy Theatre in Hollywood, the red carpet was…
Sustaining the Faithful
I published my first First Things article in December 1990. At that early date, I don’t think…
China’s Future in the Balance
Since the beginning of the month, the Chinese government has arrested dozens of leaders and members of…
The Virgin Whore and the Humorless Don
Much like oil and water, humor and liberal academia do not mix. Anyone who has spent time…
Against the Lunatics
Over thirty years ago, Leszek Kołakowski opined that Nietzsche’s expose of the bankruptcy of Enlightenment humanism had…
The Jewels of England
When visiting the southern United States, I have occasionally been amused to hear the Civil War described…
Giving Our All
This year’s Kavanaugh hearings revealed just how far progressives will go to keep a religious conservative out…
The Making of My Ántonia
This year marks the centenary of Willa Cather’s My Ántonia, and we can thank Viola Roseboro for…
A Time to Think Boldly
The ground is shaking under our feet. What we once thought stable is giving way. Consider our…
Advent Arrow
St. Bernard of Clairvaux famously explained that there are three comings of the Lord. He comes on…
Pope Francis’s Warning
Pope Francis’s famous 2013 exhortation at a World Youth Day gathering in Rio de Janeiro,“¡Hagan lío!” (“Make…
The Case Against CRISPR Babies
A few days after Thanksgiving, a Chinese scientist named He Jiankui shocked the global community by announcing…
Protest of the Provinces
Founded in 1958, the French Fifth Republic has been one of the longest-lasting regimes in the nation’s…
A Grateful Christian
For all the wonderful stories about President George H. W. Bush and how he lived, the story…
Pray for the Pope
Every day after my rosary I say a Pater Noster, Ave Maria, and Salve Regina for the…
