Uncategorized
What We’ve Been Reading—8.26.16
Matthew Schmitz Kingsley Amis once said, “If it doesn’t begin with ‘A shot rang out,’ I don’t…
Why Man and Woman Are Not Equal
Of course, conservative Christians believe that women and men are not equal. We know we believe such…
Why Man and Woman Are Not Equal
“This article is coming soon… if you need the text for time-sensitive research or reference, please contact…
The Francis Effect?
In this episode of the First Things Podcast: New survey findings from Georgetown University’s Center for Applied…
The Francis Effect?
“This article is coming soon… if you need the text for time-sensitive research or reference, please contact…
Upcoming Events 8.26.16
New York: “Happiness Without Religion? A Philosophical Debate” Saturday, September 10, 3 – 5 pm The NYU…
Daily Prayers, Daily Vows
My sister entered a monastery slowly, over the course of some years, and she says this is…
Symbolic Cosmos
Jean Hani (The Symbolism of the Christian Temple, 10) illustrates her concept of “vertical” cosmic symbolism with…
Barth, Rosenstock, Rosenzweig
Mark Lindsay (Barth, Israel, and Jesus, 27-28) notes that Barth found little intellectual companionship during his early…
Tales of the Christ
Peter Suderman doesn’t much like the Ben Hur remake, which he describes as purposeless, a lesser film…
Founding ISIS
David Goldman thinks Trump has a point when he accuses Bush, Clinton, and Obama of creating ISIS.…
The Prince to the Rescue
Chris Deliso reports in the current issue of The National Interest on the “global network of aristocrats,…
Patterns in the Psalter
On his web site, CJ Labuschagne analyzes the five books of the Psalter and each of the…
Girls Will Be Boys
Laura Horak’s Girls Will Be Boys examines cross-dressing women and lesbians in early 20th-century American film. According…
Baseball Time
Joseph Bottum ponders why inductions into the Baseball Hall of Fame are so full of sepia-hued nostalgia.…