Israel's Great Compromise
by Shalom LipnerThe protests raging currently across Israel are, at their core, about the conflict over the essence of what it means to be a Jewish democracy Continue Reading »
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Naaman, the Nazarenes, and the Germans
by George WeigelWhen the German Synodal Way declares that it knows better than God about what makes for righteous living, happiness, and ultimate beatitude, it is behaving exactly like Adam and Eve, Naaman before his conversion, and the Nazarenes. Continue Reading »
Sharp Compassion
by Nathan M. AntielAnna DeForest’s novel is an aesthetic achievement, and it suggests how medicine might be humanized or “restored through instruction” once more. Continue Reading »
The New Intolerance
by Francis X. MaierThere is a new kind of intolerance “strangling open discussion across the West,” and this new brand of intolerance is linked closely with the sexual revolution. Continue Reading »
Taking the Founders at Their Word
by Bradford LittlejohnThe founding consensus combined a salutary emphasis on the necessity of public religion and broadly Christian moral foundations with a liberal forbearance from specifying or enforcing confessional particulars. Continue Reading »
Anointed with Clay
by Hans BoersmaThis is the gospel of Lent: He anointed the eyes of the blind man with clay. Continue Reading »
Medicating the Masses
by Adrian GatyConform or be drugged. We used to make dystopian movies about it; now we make our children live it. Continue Reading »
Twelve Propositions for Pastors
by Peter J. LeithartA meeting of pastor and president is a meeting of two kings, one of whom is ordained to represent the King of heaven. Continue Reading »
St. Patrick’s Day Tunes
by The EditorsWe are pleased to offer you a smattering of Irish tunes for the feast of St. Patrick. Continue Reading »
A Tale of Two Student Protests
by Carl R. TruemanThe difference between my protesters and those berating Judge Duncan is this: Mine had not lost sight of the fact that they and I both share a common humanity. Continue Reading »
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