The editors of the Jewish Review of Books have kindly unlocked Jon Levinson’s “The Age of Abrahamic Religions,” discussed in today’s “On the Square” article, R. R. Reno’s Our Father Abraham . You can find the new link in the author biography. . . . . Continue Reading »
An artist died on Thursday, July 1—a man whose name you may not know but whose work you surely will recognize. His most famous painting is probably The Prayer at Valley Forge (1975), which hangs today at George Washington’s home at Mount Vernon. And if you’ve ever leafed through a . . . . Continue Reading »
The machinery of French legislative authority is going into motion to pass a law that will ban the full veil in public , with a vote scheduled for July 13. Put forward by President Sarkozy, the ban was originally opposed by the Socialist Party. But the Socialists, who represent the main opposition . . . . Continue Reading »
A few months ago, First Things joined the social media revolution (already in progress) by launching a Facebook page. We already have nearly 1,000 friends, but we’d love to add all of you—those of you with your own Faceboook page, that is—as friends. That way, you’ll get regular . . . . Continue Reading »
It took some hard work and arm twisting, but Wes Siler, the former head of the Burke Society at the University of Virginia, managed to secure approval for a course on conservatism . As I wrote some months ago in “ The Civic Failure of Higher Education ,” the ideological homogeneity of . . . . Continue Reading »
Clearly, we have too much time on our hands in the office. We put our heads together and came up with a list of what may be the ten worst hymns of all time. Here are the hymns with video links. Take a look and a listen, and let us know what you think! [Note: The criticism applies only to the hymns . . . . Continue Reading »
The Vicar of Bray is an old English song about a pastor who changes his views to fit the regime, his primary goal in life and fundamental principle being to remain the vicar of Bray. The man is often invoked in discussions of church affairs, for reasons you’ll guess. I’d never heard the . . . . Continue Reading »
In Our Father Abraham , R. R. Reno suggests that the common claim that Jews, Christians, and Muslims are all united in being “Abrahamic religions” isn’t very useful, since Abraham means different things to each of them. The figure of Abraham provides “a point of . . . . Continue Reading »
First Things readers ought to know about Azure , a smart, English language quarterly published in Israel. David Novak is a regular in its pages, along with Meir Soloveitchik and other fine writers. The journal has a First Thingsy feel, and I recommend a subscription. In any event, I mention Azure . . . . Continue Reading »
During a layover in Auckland on my way to OZ, I picked up a New Zealand Herald and read a commentary by one Gareth Morgan, an expert on the Kiwi health system. In “Best Treatment Goes to the Loudest,” Morgan complains that those able to push their weight around receive better care than . . . . Continue Reading »
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