R. R. Reno

Pastor Kevin Martin and Editor R. R. Reno discuss the proper role of missions in the church. Continue Reading »

The recent mass shootings in Texas and Ohio put an exclamation mark on the social decomposition of the United States.  Continue Reading »

Bret Stephens recently championed the “classically liberal concept of a neutral public square.” In this issue, Matthew Schmitz examines similar assertions by George Will. These accounts characterize any substantive basis for civic life as “illiberal,” even “theocratic.” They entail a . . . . Continue Reading »

First Things stands firm in a polarized age. Continue Reading »

The crusade against intolerance creates victims to ensure its own survival. Continue Reading »

First Things seeks to create something new out of the moral ruins of our age. Continue Reading »

It is up to religious and social conservatives to restore the fabric of our country. Continue Reading »

The decline in life expectancy in the United States is a symptom of a failing culture. It is driven by deaths of despair: Suicide rates are up, as are drug overdoses and alcohol-related diseases. Those are hard, cruel facts. There are other signs of failure, more auspicious ones. We read about young . . . . Continue Reading »

No serious American statesman has imagined that liberalism is sufficient. Something else is always needed. Continue Reading »

In the early 1880s, Henry James set out to write “a very American tale.” The result was The Bostonians, serialized in a magazine in 1885 and then published in a single volume in 1886. The novel features activist meetings, conversations sprinkled with references to the cause of women’s . . . . Continue Reading »