Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
A Narrow Victory for Religious Liberty
Last week, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in the Catholic adoption services case, Fulton v.…
Arguments, Not Sound Bites
I have been writing for First Things since 2013. The intervening years have been an interesting time…
The Critical Eye of Janet Malcolm
Janet Malcolm died on Wednesday, June 16, the same day that the New Yorker signed its first…
A Time of Reconsolidation
The last sixteen months have been extraordinary. In April and May 2020, the pandemic precipitated the cessation…
Christians, Beware the Blame Game
In 2014, I wrote an article for First Things entitled “A Church For Exiles.” My purpose was…
Faithfully Generous
I joined First Things because I firmly believe that it is America’s most influential journal of religion…
Events Roundup—6.7.21
ONLINE Jacques Maritain: Political Theology for a Pluralistic AgeJune 8, 10, 15, and 17 The Morningside Institute…
What’s in Store for Your Sons
In the 1970s, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson playfully warned mothers about the downsides of the cowboy…
Worst Cases
Getting old can be dreary in some respects, but there are compensations. On the downside, you forget…
The Internet Novel Comes of Age
No One Is Talking About Thisby patricia lockwood riverhead, 224 pages, $25 Chosen Spirits by samit basusimon…
No Justice, No Republic
The Sarah Halimi case—a brutal anti-Semitic assassination followed by an ongoing denial of justice—may be construed as…
Ruth and the Long Embrace
In 1804, English painter George Dawe exhibited his painting “Naomi and Her Daughters” for the first time.…
Briefly Noted
Art and Faith:A Theology of Makingby makoto fujimura yale, 184 pages, $26 Fujimura’s Art and Faith meditates…
Friendship in Truth
I have had many friends in the course of my life, but only since growing older have I…
List for Confession
Avarice—Quite a bit.Lust—Not so much these days.Envy—I’ve never saidMuch in a rival’s praise.Pride can be kept in…
