Joe Carter

During 2011, First Things published over 200 articles in our print edition that were available on our website. The following were the top ten most read: 1. The Trouble with Ayn Rand , David Bentley Hart Civilization teeters on the brink: they’ve made a movie of Atlas Shrugged. 2. The Truth . . . . Continue Reading »

Breaking “The Rules” Doublethink , Eve Tushnet Christian pilgrims flock to Holy Land CNN , Izzy Lemberg Fighting Human Trafficking Patheos , An interview with Charles Powell Christmas and the Philosophers Blog and Mablog , Douglas Wilson How can we remain silent while Christians are being . . . . Continue Reading »

During 2011, First Things published (so far) 1,595 blog posts on First Thoughts. The following were the top ten most read*: 1. Amish Against Orange Produces Greatest Mugshot Ever , Joe Carter 2. Thoughts on the Penn State Scandal , Joe Carter 3. The Gurkha and the Forty Thieves , Joe Carter 4. . . . . Continue Reading »

During 2011, First Things published over 400 original articles in our On the Square section. The following were the top ten most read: 1. Uncredentialed Wonder , Elizabeth Scalia 2. How to Destroy a Culture in 5 Easy Steps , Joe Carter 3. The Fountainhead of Satanism , Joe Carter 4. Palin and the . . . . Continue Reading »

Evangelicals envision Christian worship as an escape from reality, where life is hard, filled with sickness, death, and lament. Yet good art, especially the Bible, knows better. Bad Art and the Tortured Beauty of the Cross from The Gospel Coalition on Vimeo . . . . . Continue Reading »

Gift Books of Christian Wisdom: A Syllabus for Our Era Crisis Magazine , Rev. James V. Schall, S.J. Christmas liturgical calendar lags pop culture The Republic , Terry Mattingly The Media Made Malcolm X History Today , Peter Ling The search for the God particle goes beyond mere physics Washington . . . . Continue Reading »

British Prime Minister David Cameron on the King James Bible : The Bible is a book that has not just shaped our country, but shaped the world. And with 3 Bibles sold or given away every second a book that is not just important in understanding our past, but which will continue to have a profound . . . . Continue Reading »

The Economist explains how social media in the sixteenth century helped bring about the Reformation : Scholars have long debated the relative importance of printed media, oral transmission and images in rallying popular support for the Reformation. Some have championed the central role of printing, . . . . Continue Reading »

War Horse: A Modern Epic on the End of Modernity Philosophical Fragments , Timothy Dalrymple Why Hanukkah Is the Most Celebrated Jewish Holiday in America TIME , Tim Newcomb Split GOP presidential endorsements reflect fractured evangelical base CNN , Dan Gilgoff No Sex Please, I’m British . . . . Continue Reading »

Alan Lightman, a physicist at MIT and author of one of my favorite novels ( Einstein’s Dreams ), thinks that speculating about the multiverse theory is a sign that physics is stepping outside the boundaries of science and into the realm of faith : The history of science can be viewed as the . . . . Continue Reading »