Theology isn’t Math; but it is Theology

by George Weigel

There are many ways of doing theology, and not all of them are strictly syllogistic; But if theology decays into illogical forms of Newspeak, it is false to itself. Continue Reading »

25 Jan 2017

Fr. Spadaro’s Math

by Carlo Lancellotti

Fr. Antonio Spadaro, SJ, tweets that, “Theology is not #Mathematics. 2 + 2 in #Theology can make 5. Because it has to do with #God and real #life of #people.” Whence the desire to separate God from the unchanging truth of math? Continue Reading »

19 Jan 2017

The Divine Inversion

by James R. Rogers

In Evangelical churches, the why of the virgin birth receives less attention than the fact of it. Continue Reading »

14 Dec 2016

Remembering Thomas Oden

by Joel Elowsky

Tom saw as his primary task the discernment of how the Holy Spirit was leading the church and how, in his role as a pastor and academic, he might fit into the Spirit’s leading. Continue Reading »

13 Dec 2016

A (Liturgical) New Year’s Resolution

by George Weigel

Permit me to suggest a Real New Year’s resolution to those who think it necessary to support Pope Francis by rewriting recent Church history: Stop it. Continue Reading »

30 Nov 2016

Recalibrating the Culture War in 2016

by Darrell Bock

We still live in a contested environment. The candidate who flouted political correctness won. But his victory does not necessarily represent a victory for religious conservatives. Continue Reading »

29 Nov 2016

Samicles

by Timothy George

A new book collects a wide assortment of Reformers's commentary on some of the most dramatic books of the Old Testament. Continue Reading »

28 Nov 2016

The Eternity of God

by Timothy George

Time does not exist apart from eternity’s embrace. Eternity embraces time on all sides, preceding, accompanying, and fulfilling it. Continue Reading »

3 Oct 2016

On the Theology of Sleep

by Karl Gustel Wärnberg

Sleeping is an act of faith. Every time we go to bed, we entrust to God that we will wake up the next day. Every night is an anticipation of the day when we will never wake up again. Continue Reading »

21 Sep 2016

Secular Blindness

by Rupert Shortt

One of the core points overlooked by unbelievers is that human understanding is not exhausted by mapping the world of nature. We don’t just investigate the world at a scientific level: We also seek to give meaning to our lives, and to connect our own small narratives with the larger narratives of the world around us. Continue Reading »

16 Sep 2016