Happy New Year!I am writing to thank you, our readers, for your generous contributions during the First Things campaign last month. Because of you, we were able to raise over $517,000! Your support makes it possible for First Things to continue to be a place where faith has a voice—a strong, . . . . Continue Reading »
According to Barth, we have our being in gratitude. Continue Reading »
Shakespeare's wisdom: Ingratitude is politically corrosive. Continue Reading »
We live well only when we live in thanksgiving. Continue Reading »
Idealism is the ruin of Christian community. Continue Reading »
In John's writings, authority is not possessed except as it is given and received. Continue Reading »
Gratitude: An Intellectual History? by peter j. leithart? baylor, 350 pages, $49.95 Peter Leithart’s Gratitude: An Intellectual History is a creative, insightful, and ambitious book. It takes its point of departure from the voluminous literature on the subject of the gift. Though the topic . . . . Continue Reading »
By ancient standards, Jesus was an ingrate. Continue Reading »
Polybius traced a sense of justice to resentments over ungrateful behavior. Continue Reading »
Timothy George interviews me about Gratitude: An Intellectual History on the Beeson podcast. Continue Reading »
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