Arguing for Truth in the Anti-Culture

by Carl R. Trueman

First Things remains committed to showing that honest, open discussion of the most important issues in this earthly city are vital. Continue Reading »

24 Dec 2019 0

The Ecstasy of the Mob

by Mark Judge

Panique and Richard Jewell share a timeless message: Without due process and the presumption of innocence, people submerged in an environment of hysteria quickly devolve into wolves. Continue Reading »

24 Dec 2019 0

Dignity in Flames

by Dov Lerner

The Hanukkah candles glisten through the winter, signaling that we need to see beyond mere utility, to discover in others an inalienable dignity. Continue Reading »

23 Dec 2019 0

The Lowliness of Human Flesh

by Eric Banecker

May we all ask for the grace to accept the humility of God and his choice to make room for us—lowly as we are—in his plan of salvation. Continue Reading »

23 Dec 2019 0

The Case For Keeping Trump

by Peter J. Leithart

There are times when you have to oppose something just because you shouldn’t give the satisfaction of victory to its supporters.  Continue Reading »

20 Dec 2019 0

Evangelical Elites Are Out of Touch

by Carl R. Trueman

Evangelical elites are clearly out of touch with the populist evangelical base. And lambasting the populists as hypocrites or dimwits will simply perpetuate the divide. Continue Reading »

20 Dec 2019 0

A Hidden Life: The Story of a Marriage

by Nathaniel Peters

Terrence Malick’s A Hidden Life tells the story of Austrian martyr Franz Jägerstätter and his wife Fani, who suffer as one body even when they are apart.  Continue Reading »

20 Dec 2019 0

God Is True

by Peter J. Leithart

God’s choice of Abraham is his free self-determination to be the God who makes and keeps promises.  Continue Reading »

20 Dec 2019 0

Learning for Liberty

by Joseph Clair

The true aim of a college education is the development of a citizen: a free person. Continue Reading »

20 Dec 2019 0

Our Integral Regime

by Sohrab Ahmari

The Center for Global Development elected not to renew Maya Forstater’s contract after she expressed the belief that sex is biological and immutable. Continue Reading »

19 Dec 2019 0