Toppling Priorities
by Hans BoersmaChristian political theory cherishes Christ as the ultimate criterion of every cultural and political achievement. Continue Reading »
Christingle
by Iain TwiddyThe power-cut candle’s wobbly precisionushers the church hall back into vision.We assembled them on a mess table:first you gouged out a hollow in the middle,then wound a crêpe strip around. Then four sticksof raisins—the wealth of heaven, finger-pricks—and the candle planted in its . . . . Continue Reading »
Notes on Summer Camp
by Elizabeth C. CoreyThe buildings at Green Cove consist of a main lodge, an infirmary, and a variety of cabins arranged in “lines” according to the ages of the girls who inhabit them. Most of the camp’s structures were built in the 1940s and have changed little since then. The cabins have concrete floors, . . . . Continue Reading »
Poland Polarized
by Filip MazurczakPolish society continues to reject the neoliberal economic policies of previous governments. But it is as painfully polarized as ever.
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Israel’s Political Mythology
by Ari LammThe Jewish tradition plays a crucial role as the basis for Israel’s political mythology and identity. Continue Reading »
A Nation Under God
by Antonin ScaliaThe American religious tradition has consistently affirmed a national belief in God—but not a national belief in a particular religion. Continue Reading »
Pro-Life Liturgy
by Carrie Frederick FrostAn icon of the Annunciation appears on the central altar doors of every Orthodox Christian church. The “royal doors” are double doors, so the icon is a diptych, with Gabriel on the left and Mary on the right. As a young child, I found the movement of this icon mesmerizing as the doors opened and . . . . Continue Reading »
“Heaven and Everything Else”
by Shalom CarmyI first read Abraham Joshua Heschel’s The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man less than twenty years after its publication. It was already a classic among readers who cherished the few works of Jewish thought written in artful, eloquent English for a literate audience. Heschel summoned . . . . Continue Reading »
Poland and the Future
of Europe
by Jozef Andrew Kosc
Polish society represents an integral and democratic Catholicism, one that has resisted the anti-culture of postmodernism and neoliberal cosmopolitanism. Continue Reading »
Rights in Common
by Matthew D. WrightThe dazzling efficiency with which corporate America exchanges its turkeys and pumpkins for snowmen and reindeer each year confirms that our society is fully post-Christian. The occasional earnest performance of “O Holy Night” is a rule-proving exception. For the most part, endless ranks of . . . . Continue Reading »
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