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Godard’s Contempt

In “Breathless at Fifty ,   The New Republic ‘s David Thomson suggests that a classic movie really isn’t exactly a classic. There is a temptation to see  Breathless (or  A Bout de Souffle ) as the epitome of the New Wave . . . . But if you want the right emblem, . . . . Continue Reading »

Searching Lutherans

In Lutherans in Search of a Church , today’s “On the Square” article,  Lutheran theologian Robert Benne describes the current state of mainline Lutheranism and the various conservative or traditional or orthodox (however you’d like to put it) responses. I’d be . . . . Continue Reading »

Why Evangelicals Love the Jews

“Why do evangelicals love the Jews?” For years I’ve seen that question asked—albeit almost always indirectly—in various forms. Sometimes it comes from Christians who are skeptical of Zionism; other times from appreciative but suspicious Jews. The underlying subtext, though, . . . . Continue Reading »

The Ground of the American Revolution

By the 18 th century the British empire no longer mediated divine rule. The ground was breaking down, order was dissolving. The American revolution produced heroic symbols that explicated the existential nature of man in the order of existence as both immanent and transcendent, and consequently a . . . . Continue Reading »

As Monica Weigel Likes It

As a second “On the Square” article today, following Archbishop Charles Chaput’s Suing the Church — the subject of much disagreement on the site — is Monica R. Weigel’s review of the Storm Theatre’s production of As You Like It . She commends it, and if . . . . Continue Reading »

Not Footsteps to Follow In

The two comments prompt me to remove the posting. I think it was a fair satirical remark on a disgruntled theologian who has written with contempt for good and serious men, like popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI, but it may have been more mean than satirical. Even if it wasn’t, I have to . . . . Continue Reading »

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