The Death of Pub Culture
In London this summer, I walked past a pub sign near Trafalgar Square that read “Fully Air Conditioned. Serving Cold Beers.” Turning to my wife, I laughed: “I truly…
October 2026
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October 2026 Print Edition
America’s Most Influential Journal of Religion and Public Life
Talkin’ God and Football
Friendly Neighborhood Philosopher
Every now and then, a work of art comes along that helps us think through the thicket…
The Left Is Right About the Bible
Texas Public School Students Will Be Required to Read the Bible,” warned a headline in the New…
Creedal Orthodoxy Won’t Save Us
Pundits tell us that we are moving beyond the culture wars. Left and right are merging in…
The Scandal of Jewish Belief
The Gospel of Matthew ends with this promise of Jesus to his disciples: “Behold, I am with…
Icarus Descending
Bin Laden’s Bequest
It came as a shock. The image of a plane disappearing into a building as flames erupt.…
The Dreadful Christ of Pär Lagerkvist
It’s dangerous to meet a god,” says the disgraced Pythia in Pär Lagerkvist’s The Sibyl. Her observation…
The Death of Pub Culture
In London this summer, I walked past a pub sign near Trafalgar Square that read “Fully Air…
Germany’s Illiberal “Liberal” Democracy
Germany finds itself in a strange situation. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) is steadily growing in popularity,…
Seven Years Alone on Wildcat Mountain
I didn’t like doing my spring cleaning in March. March is cold on Wildcat Mountain. It was…
Living Humanae Vitae in Poland
Humanae vitae remains alive, if not entirely well, fifty-eight years after its promulgation. When Pope Paul VI…
The Making of Roger Scruton
Cambridge, October 1964. A new undergraduate named Mary Hoffman is sitting in the corner at a party,…
Reasons to Be Proud
I was introduced to the culture wars of the 1980s and ’90s after they were already over. As…
Spending Down Solidarity
Imagine that you work as a janitor in the office building of a large corporation. One evening…
Forgotten Missions
The World’s Reformation is a splendid achievement. Extensively researched, Alec Ryrie’s book covers an extraordinary global scope,…
Lethe
He thought he saw her in the orchid houseand all the flowers seemed to disappear,but someone with…
On Suddenly Having Several Children
God never gives us more than we can take,”the midwife told us, after catching two—two—heartbeats in your…
Centaur
The Etruscan centaur holds up his right hand,not palm outward as if to stop chariot trafficor solemnly…
The End of the University
Universities exist to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and culture that will prepare them for life,…
The Decline and Fall of the Christian College
Every one shall consider the main End of his life and studies, to know God and Jesus…
Why I’m Done with Notre Dame
I retired from the University of Notre Dame at the end of 2025. More accurately, I left.…
The Christian University: Eleven Theses
I am honored to join in the prayer and reflection marking the inauguration of a new president…
Keeping Your Faith in College
When we go off to college, we’re not yet adults but no longer children, and we’re often…
