Over on Tablet, David Goldman explains how the Orthodox Jewish theologian Michael Wyschogrod taught him the biblical reasons behind the dietary laws : Rational argument about kashrut falls short, but I was ready to hear a biblical argument, especially now that my daughter had called me on the . . . . Continue Reading »
In The Terry Jones saga shows the strength of anti-Americanism , Janet Dailey — who is, I think, an American living in England — argues that when the “absurdity” of believing that some “wacko fantasist,” by which she means Pastor Jones, could destroy “any . . . . Continue Reading »
You probably don’t know this, but the editor of the Human Life Review , Maria McFadden Mafucci, was present for the famous “great raid” that led to the launching of First Things . The Review will be hosting their annual Great Defender of Life dinner in New York on . . . . Continue Reading »
My essay on Michael Wyschogrod, the great Orthodox Jewish theologian whose work has graced the pages of First Things twice this year. It is an honor to honor Michael at any time, but especially during the Yomim Tovim.An extract:Wo es sich christelt, da judelt es sich auch, in Heinrich Heine’s . . . . Continue Reading »
As Pope Benedict prepares for his visit to the United Kingdom, speculation abounds as to what he might say. Perhaps clues can be found in a previous speech he delivered, which has been surprisingly overlooked. In 1988, the-then Cardinal Ratzinger, travelled to England to give the annual . . . . Continue Reading »
Another double-offering in “On the Square” today. First, in her Tuesday column, Elizabeth Scalia reflects on the meeting next week of The Twentieth Century’s Last Great Figures . Benedict XVI and Elizabeth II “know all too well what happens when governments and ideologies . . . . Continue Reading »
Christopher Hitchens totally looks like Martin Luther . . . . Continue Reading »
This is an attempt to revisit the terms of a contemporary theological cliché. I don’t know who invented the argument that anybody lower than you on the sacramental realism scale is supposed to be called gnostic, but it’s an argument that has caught on. Any defection from high . . . . Continue Reading »
I cannot tell you how weary I am with the mendacity of so many pro embryonic stem cell research supporters, particularly those in government. Senator Arlen—he who will not be missed—Specter is one of the worst, and he is at it again in his swan song as a . . . . Continue Reading »
Theologians for the most part are a placid and contemplative tribe. That is a shame, for practical theology can be exhilirating. No-one allow me into a PhD program in theology, one academic friend warns, much less give me a teaching position at any reputable (or even disreputable) institution of . . . . Continue Reading »
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