Serial Thinking

by John Wilson

A series appeals to us in part because it combines, in an artful and concentrated way, the combination of the predictable and the unpredictable at the very heart of our lives. Continue Reading »

22 Oct 2021

Andrew Sullivan’s Facts

by Philip Jeffery

The journalist has treated empiricism as the highest political virtue. But what about idealism and love?
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13 Oct 2021

We Are All Double Agents

by John Wilson

In a very real sense, we are all double or triple agents—such are the consequences of the Fall—and it is this condition that gives the best “spy fiction” such resonance. Continue Reading »

8 Oct 2021

What We’ve Been Reading—September 2021

by Editors

Our editors reflect on the future of American foreign policy, the Counter-Reformation, Frank Herbert’s Dune, and the work of Sergij Bulgakov. Continue Reading »

23 Sep 2021

A Critical Theorist Worth Reading

by Carl R. Trueman

Hartmut Rosa is a thinker for an age of technological change and widespread frustration.
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7 Sep 2021

Was Pontius Pilate Innocent?

by Peter J. Leithart

In answer to Pilate’s cynical question, “What is truth?” Christians confess Jesus as the Way, Truth, and Life. Continue Reading »

19 Aug 2021

Faith and Hope in Hong Kong

by David Mulroney

The city’s protest movement is both local and global—not least because of its Christianity. Continue Reading »

25 May 2021

Solemn Bromides

by John Wilson

The historical overview offered by Elcott et al. is inadequate and misleading. Continue Reading »

14 May 2021

What Happened to Catholic Ireland?

by John Duggan

The Irish Church was unable to find its way to both engaging and withstanding modernity. Continue Reading »

11 May 2021

Polemic by Beauty

by Carl R. Trueman

Patriotism, the family, and the Church make life worth living—even when all three are under assault. Continue Reading »

6 May 2021