Carl R. Trueman

We need a new understanding of what is at stake.  Continue Reading »

Contrast in educational philosophies could be the difference between a free society and one dominated by gulags, whether of the Siberian or university variety. Continue Reading »

When it comes to the sexual revolution, yes: In Catholic teaching you may have told us so.  But in your actions, you have not shown us a better way. Continue Reading »

Outrage over Boris Johnson's recent article takes us to the heart of several problems now afflicting liberal democracies. Continue Reading »

Postcolonial theory, for all its jargon, is built upon simplistic binaries. Continue Reading »

Christian liturgy—and God himself—have become victims of the abolition of the pre-political. Continue Reading »

First Things seeks to find and promote arguments that are both true in themselves and plausible to the wider world. Continue Reading »

The Making of Martin Luther by richard rex princeton, 296 pages, $27.95 1517: Martin Luther and the Invention of the Reformation by peter marshall oxford, 278 pages, $24.95 A World Ablaze: The Rise of Martin Luther and the Birth of the Reformation by craig harline  oxford, 312 pages, . . . . Continue Reading »

Roman Catholics should worry less about Pope Francis's resemblance to Luther and more about his resemblance to Erasmus.  Continue Reading »

Sexual love cannot be reduced to the simplistic categories of power, exploitation, and individual desire. Continue Reading »