Infant Baptism and the Logic of Liberalism
by Brandon McGinleyThe logic of liberalism has seeped into the faithful’s understanding of God and his Church through every imaginable pore. Continue Reading »
Why Biden Was Denied Communion
by Edward PetersWhen a pastor in South Carolina withheld Holy Communion from Joseph Biden, a chorus of condemnations quickly followed. Continue Reading »
Marilynne Robinson and the Mystery of Grace
by Moriah SpecialeMarilynne Robinson's Gilead should be read as a summa pietatis rather than a summa theologiae. Continue Reading »
Baptizing the Spirit of the Age
by Matthew Lee AndersonThe new “Affirmation of Baptismal Faith” erodes the Church of England’s claim to bear witness to the one God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. Continue Reading »
I, It, Thou
by Peter J. LeithartA well-lived life oscillates between I-Thou and I-It, between individuality and personhood. Continue Reading »
The Scandal and Allure of the Priesthood
by Philip TartagliaThe priesthood—like the Mass, the Church, and God—must be set apart, no matter how much it scandalizes the secular world. Continue Reading »
Liturgy of Liberalism
by Adrian VermeuleThe Demon in Democracy: Totalitarian Temptations in Free Societiesby ryszard legutko encounter, 200 pages, $23.99 In The Old Regime and the Revolution, Alexis de Tocqueville described the French Revolution as a religious movement: The ideal the French Revolution set before it was not merely a change . . . . Continue Reading »
Remembering the Reformation but Celebrating What?
by Carl R. TruemanAs the 500th anniversary of Luther's protest looms, it is useful to ask whether there is a difference between what Protestants, especially evangelicals, will be remembering and what they will actually be celebrating. Continue Reading »
The Sacramentum of Arlington’s “Old Guard”
by Andrew CuffVery few of us who truly care about religious freedom in America would put our faith in a civic religion. Although 2,000 years of history can offer us many shining examples of church cooperating with state, the idea of a “state church” would be almost laughable in our country today. When I . . . . Continue Reading »
Hamlet the Confessor
by Kenneth ColstonTwo millennia ago, a Jewish rabbi declared that he had the authority to forgive sins or “send away mistakes” and transferred that authority to his closest followers. An early follower, Tertullian, called the action of repentance and forgiveness a “plank” for a “shipwrecked man.” The . . . . Continue Reading »
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