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A word of congratulations to The New Criterion
Congratulations on 35 years of exemplary cultural leadership. A responsible, discerning critic builds culture by extolling the…
Hindenburg’s Bathing Suit and the Burkini Ban
In general, I find clothing to be more trouble than it’s worth. It requires a lot of…
Why Pro-Trump Evangelicals Should Remember the Remnant
As Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton continue to score record levels of dissatisfaction and unfavorability, evangelicals are…
Why Pro-Trump Evangelicals Should Remember the Remnant
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Buildings and Battles
As soon as David becomes king (1 Chronicles 13), he wants to bring the ark of God…
Is Nationalism Racist?
It’s the puzzle of the 2016 Presidential race. It’s the question that’s dominating European politics in the…
Interview: Religious Liberty At The Present Time
First Things presents an interview by Mark Bauerlein with legal scholar Mark Movsesian, on the topic of…
Sex Negative
The attitude toward sex in our secular culture is simultaneously tedious and disturbing. Tedious because of its…
Formed in Secret
In Psalm 139, David says that darkness and light are alike to God, night bright as the…
Masterpiece for One
Maitre Frenhofer stands with Pygmalion and Orpheus in the pantheon of influential fictional artists. The painter of…
An Unplanned Pilgrimage
The sun rose over Paris as we walked to catch the train to the Saint Lazare station.…
Sit Down
It may look quaint to contemporary Christians, but once upon a time there were vigorous debates about…
A Pastoral Approach
In a recent essay for First Things, Robert A. Gahl criticized Rocco Buttiglione’s interpretation of the pastoral…
Missing Mary
The paintings, which were to go on either side of the altar, were beautiful. A top-notch studio…
Word Made Number Made Building
In his study of the Symbolism of the Christian Temple, Jean Hani offers a brief analysis of…
