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Running from Boundaryless Love
Born to Run is an anthem of escape, seemingly an exodus from the confinements of small-town America:…
Horror for Kids
Terrence Rafferty calls filmmaker Guillermo del Toro the “Master of Highbrow Horror” (The Atlantic). He traces del…
Unphilosophical Cosmopolitanism
In an essay on the notion of “cosmopolitanism,” Wayne Cristaudo presents Franz Rosenzweig and Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy as…
Mister Bossy
I had a teacher in middle school named Mister Bossy. Yes, we made fun of his name.…
Unity and Uniformity
In various writings advocating efforts to promote the unity of the church, I haven’t always made clear…
Paedocommunion, the Gospel, and the Church, I
Should young children receive the Lord’s Supper? Should we practice paedo-communion? Before we address the question of…
Why Devout Muslims Are Not Comfortable Voting for a Woman
Like most American citizens, devout Muslims are puzzled about how to vote in this presidential race. Obviously,…
Titles We Didn’t Choose — November 2016
The November 2016 issue of First Things is ready for your perusal, in print and on our…
Liturgy as Military Banquet
Israel gathers at Hebron to make David king (1 Chronicles 11–12). There are the usual king-making actions—anointing,…
Gospel of the Broken Wall
Christians often oppose truth and unity. Evangelicals are inclined to leave unity to the mushy mainline, to…
Shepherd of Israel
1 Chronicles 11–12 form a unit, framed by references to David’s coronation ceremony at Hebron: A. Gathering…
A Day in Court
1:12 Literary editor Matthew Schmitz recounts his day in a Manhattan jury pool. He failed to be…
Reformational Catholicism, A Wish-List
In a 2014 piece published in First Things, I offered a “wish list” for Protestant churches, a…
View from Patmos
Writing in 1888, J. Theodore Bent described a visit to Patmos, during which he read the Apocalypse.…
Sons of the Right Hand
Bede (Latin Commentaries on Revelation, 133-5) interprets the list of Israel’s tribes in Revelation 7 by etymologizing…
