R.R. Reno is Editor of First Things. He is the general editor of the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible and author of the volume on Genesis.

The Future of Marriage Last summer, billionaire hedge fund manager and major Republican donor Paul Singer put up $1 million to launch American Unity. His goal was to break down the Republican party’s opposition to gay marriage and thus remove political resis

A recent report from the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life tells us that 20 percent of Americans now check “none” when asked about their religious affiliation. A strikingly unified and compact group, they populate the irreligious left.

If we believe in the sure triumph of Christ, why do we allow ourselves to be drawn into the very unsure world of political conflict? If our victory is assured, why enter the current fight about same-sex marriage, abortion, or anything else? If we are to worsh

The social contract in America is coming undone, and it will be revised and rewritten in the coming years. That’s to be expected. In the city of man, no governing consensus or established regime lasts forever. As James Piereson points out in the June issue of

Notre Dame teaches physics and philosophy, and so does the University of Chicago. Both raise money, field sports teams, and maintain their buildings. Aside from a few peripheral activities, how do they differ? Not much. So the Obama White House has concluded

It wasn’t a conclusion he thought he’d come to. When he was a young graduate student, Jonathan Haidt presumed that “liberal” was pretty much a synonym for “reasonable,” if not for “obvious.” Now, as he writes in The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided

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It’s easy to see why gay activists invoke the civil-rights movement of the 1950s and early 1960s, and not just because it’s a handy way to take the moral high ground. It puts a large body of legal sanctions, an expansive bureaucratic power, and a well-establi

In The Brothers Karamazov, the rationalist and unbelieving Ivan is visited by the devil, who lays out the moral consequences of atheism. After belief in God is extinguished, “man will be exalted with the spirit of divine, titanic pride, and the man-god will a

R.R. Reno is Editor of First Things. He is the general editor of the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible and author of the volume on Genesis. His previous “On the Square” articles can be found here. Become a fan of First Things on Facebook, subscribe

R.R. Reno is Editor of First Things. He is the general editor of the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible and author of the volume on Genesis. His previous “On the Square” articles can be found here. Become a fan of First Things on Facebook, subscribe t

R.R. Reno is Editor of First Things. He is the general editor of the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible and author of the volume on Genesis. His previous “On the Square” articles can be found here. Become a fan of First Things on Facebook, subscribe

R.R. Reno is Editor of First Things. He is the general editor of the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible and author of the volume on Genesis. His previous “On the Square” articles can be found here. RESOURCES “God Is Not a Christian: Desmond Tutu a

R.R. Reno is Editor of First Things. He is the general editor of the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible and author of the volume on Genesis. His previous “On the Square” articles can be found here. Become a fan of First Things on Facebook, subscribe

R.R. Reno is Editor of First Things. He is the general editor of the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible and author of the volume on Genesis. His previous “On the Square” articles can be found here. Become a fan of First Things on Facebook, subscribe

R.R. Reno is Editor of First Things. He is the general editor of the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible and author of the volume on Genesis. His previous “On the Square” articles can be found here. Become a fan of First Things on Facebook, subscribe

R.R. Reno is Editor of First Things. He is the general editor of the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible and author of the volume on Genesis. His previous “On the Square” articles can be found here. RESOURCES R.R. Reno, Best Schools for Theology (200

R.R. Reno is Editor of First Things. He is the general editor of the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible and author of the volume on Genesis. His previous “On the Square” articles can be found here. Become a fan of First Things on Facebook, subscribe

R.R. Reno is Editor of First Things. He is the general editor of the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible and author of the volume on Genesis. His previous “On the Square” articles can be found here. Become a fan of First Things on Facebook, subscribe

R.R. Reno interviews Archbishop Charles J. Chaput about his “A Charitable Endeavor” which appeared in the November 2009 issue.

R.R. Reno interviews Maura about her article “Gambling With Lives” which appeared in the November 2009 issue.

R.R. Reno interviews Mary Eberstadt about her article “What Does Woman Want?” which appeared in the October 2009 issue.

R.R. Reno interviews Alan Jacobs about his article “Beyond the Wild Wood” which appeared in the October 2009 issue.

R.R. Reno interviews Reuven Brenner about his article “The Rule of Law and the Wealth of Nations” which appeared in the August/September 2009 issue.

R.R. Reno interviews Hadley Arkes about his article “Empathy & Apathy,” which appeared in the Aug/Sept 2009 issue.

R.R. Reno interviews Mary Eberstadt about her article “Pro-Animal, Pro-Life” which appeared in the June/July 2009 issue.

R.R. Reno interviews Joseph Bottum on his article “Of Second Things—And First Things,” which appeared in the May 2009 issue.

R.R. Reno interviews First Things’ new associate editor David Goldman on his article “Demographics & Depression,” which appeared in the May 2009 issue.

R.R. Reno interviews Maria McFadden Maffucci on her remembrance of Father Richard John Neuhaus and the “Rockford Raid,” which appeared in the April 2009 issue.