The Best of Times
by R. R. RenoIn the worst of times, First Things writers, readers, and supporters are blessed with the best of times. Continue Reading »
In the worst of times, First Things writers, readers, and supporters are blessed with the best of times. Continue Reading »
On this episode, Christopher Shannon joins the podcast to discuss his new book, American Pilgrimage: A Historical Journey through Catholic Life in the New World. Continue Reading »
On this episode, Katie Geary joins the podcast to talk about the Religious Freedom Index, a survey by Becket Law. Continue Reading »
Readers of John Cheever’s stories, most of which appeared in the New Yorker before being collected in a Pulitzer-winning book in 1978, regarded the author as “the Ovid of Ossining,” the artist who showed the riches and wonders of suburban life. Alert to the transcendent in the . . . . Continue Reading »
In 1768, John Wesley expressed concern about the decline of popular belief in witchcraft and the supernatural: “The English in general, and indeed most of the men of learning in Europe, have given up all accounts of witches and apparitions as mere old wives’ fables. I am sorry for it. . . . They . . . . Continue Reading »
Featuring David Horowitz on his new book, Dark Agenda: The War to Destroy Christian America. Continue Reading »
In American religion, as in our politics and economics, the middle seems to be dropping out in favor of the extremes on either end. Continue Reading »
Confession: Catholics, Repentance, and Forgiveness in America by patrick w. carey oxford, 392 pages, $34.95 In the 2013 Joseph Gordon-Levitt romantic comedy Don Jon, the porn-obsessed title character hits the confessional, reels off his usual list of sins against chastity, and then . . . . Continue Reading »
Atheists have long been a vocal minority in America, their relations with the dominant Protestant culture defined by consistent, unresolved antagonism, unexpected ideological affinities and interdependencies, and the back-and-forth movement of individuals between atheism and belief. Continue Reading »
It’s one thing for the American political regime to value Christian churches because they help supply the moral requisites for sustaining the regime; for churches themselves to conceive of their purpose in this way is quite another thing. Continue Reading »