Joe Carter

Over on EerdWord, First Things senior editor R.R. Reno discusses his forthcoming book Fighting the Noonday Devil — and Other Essays Personal and Theological : We are not meant to leave things as they are; God commanded Adam and Eve to till and keep the garden and exercise dominion. Society and . . . . Continue Reading »

There are few modern foreign warriors that U.S Marines consider their equals, much less hold in awed esteem. But at the top of that short list are the Gurkhas.Gurkhas are best known for their legendary exploits of bravery and tenacity while serving in the Indian Army’s Gorkha regiments and the . . . . Continue Reading »

This  latest report on the benefits of marriage won’t be a surprise to First Things readers. But it’s encouraging to see that the findings of family researchers in America are being confirmed by Europeans: Marriage cheers you up, improves your diet and helps you live longer, . . . . Continue Reading »

1. This issue—the thirty-third volume of thirty-three things—is comprised of one item each from the previous thirty-two posts, a sampling for those who might have missed the earlier editions. What do you think of our weekly Friday feature? Like it? Love it? Really, really love it? Let me . . . . Continue Reading »

The Book: Christianity and Western Thought, Volume One: From the Ancient World to the Age of Enlightenment by Colin Brown:10 — The Gist: Outlines the changes in preconceptions, worldviews, and paradigms that have affected the ways in which people have thought about religion in general and . . . . Continue Reading »

The Book: Christianity and Western Thought, Volume One: From the Ancient World to the Age of Enlightenmen t by Colin Brown :10 — The Gist: Outlines the changes in preconceptions, worldviews, and paradigms that have affected the ways in which people have thought about religion in general and . . . . Continue Reading »

On behalf of humanities professors, Stephen Brockmann apologizes for failing to pass along to students the value of Western Civilization : What on earth were we thinking? Exactly why was it considered progressive in the 1980s to get rid of courses like Western civilization (courses that frequently . . . . Continue Reading »

In an apparent attempt to disrupt communication among protestors, the Egyptian government shut off the country’s Internet access : Internet access was shut down across the country shortly after midnight. Mobile phone text messaging services also appeared to be partially disabled, working only . . . . Continue Reading »

The Book: Introverts in the Church: Finding Our Place in an Extroverted Culture by Adam S. McHugh :10 — The Gist: Many churches—particularly evangelical churches—tend to be extroverted places where introverts are marginalized, causing some Christians to feel they are not being . . . . Continue Reading »

My previous post about China’s proposed megacity reminded me of this thought experiment by James Fallows : If Americans wanted to imagine what it would take to be “strong” in the way China currently is, he said, all we’d have to do is think of moving the entire population of . . . . Continue Reading »