Matthew Schmitz

From cape to cowl. Continue Reading »

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Whites passing as black and the work of Langston Hughes Continue Reading »

How to honor them both. Continue Reading »

1 Paul begat Augustine;2 Augustine begat Thomas, 3 Bonaventure, Bernard, Anselm, Boethius,4 And Scotus, who prospered before his brothers.5 Forsooth the son of Scotus was Ockham.6 And the sons of Ockham were Luther and Calvin.7 And their sons were Division and . . . . Continue Reading »

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David Gibson of the Religion News Service has responded to the questions that I raised—in an article for the Federalist and another here at First Things—about his reporting. He replies: As you can see in the story, I cite many of the critics repeatedly, and provide . . . . Continue Reading »

While procrastinating from surely more pressing projects, I decided to alphabetize my books. I have many books, too many, including not a few volumes I'll likely never read, but I've never felt that I've had a “library.” That's the sort of thing that I imagine requiring a great mansion built by . . . . Continue Reading »

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