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Jews familiar with Franz Rosenzweig (1886–1929) probably know him first as a hero, only then as a German-Jewish philosopher. His life and death are the stuff of legend. The post Judaism Outside History appeared first on First Things
The United Methodist Church (UMC) has removed Asbury Theological Seminary from its list of institutions approved to train its ministers. Hardly a bastion of right-wing Protestant fundamentalism, Asbury has. The post The Marxist Who Understood Sex Better than the UMC appeared first on First Things
Ann Widdecombe, Reform UK’s immigration and justice spokesperson and a former Conservative member of Parliament, was found dead in her home in Devon on July 9, in what police. The post The Unfashionable Faith of Ann Widdecombe appeared first on First Things
I recently lectured in Rome on the topic of the Antichrist. The Antichrist interests me for several reasons, mostly because nobody else is talking about it—which, for most of Christian. The post The Pope and the Antichrist appeared first on First Things
CRACOW. I usually find the quadrennial FIFA World Cup aggravating for the five reasons enumerated below, plus one other: My students here in the Tertio Millennio Seminar on the. The post World Cup Blues, of a Sort appeared first on First Things
When people ask where I intern, I watch their faces carefully. I say: First Things, a journal of religion and public life founded by a Lutheran pastor who soon. The post A Jewish Case Against the Naked Public Square appeared first on First Things
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Christopher Perrin joins in to discuss Classical Academic Press. The conversation is embedded below. For. The post A Curriculum for National Success appeared first on First Things
The media would like you to know that the Great American State Fair, which took over the National Mall this month, was not, in fact, great. Snooty social media. The post It’s Cool to Love America Again appeared first on First Things
What follows is a lightly edited version of the written testimony Camosy prepared for the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing on “Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain: Implications. The post Are Autonomous Weapons Consistent with Human Rights? appeared first on First Things
So many streets around me are ugly. I do a lot of walking and jogging. I notice the trash, the little (or often larger) piles of dust and dirt. The post Holding Things Together appeared first on First Things
My first thought on “Boomer–Zoomer Housing War” by Carmel Richardson was the title; my second thought after reading the piece was, Why is this in First Things? My third thought was, Why don’t I feel guilty. The post Letters—August/September 2026 appeared first on First Things
Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on technology and the human person, Magnifica Humanitas, offers a measured assessment of the ongoing digital revolution, giving special attention to artificial intelligence, its current. The post The Seduction of Simulation appeared first on First Things