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Journal of religion and public life featuring leading scholars on faith, culture, and public policy.

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The Savage Sanctity of Sigrid Undset

When I traveled to Norway for the first time, I was already a devoted reader of Sigrid Undset and in awe of her courage and character. A Nobel laureate. The post The Savage Sanctity of Sigrid Undset appeared first on First Things

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Culture

Prisoners of Our Own Devices

To Arrive Where We Started:Belonging in the Modern World by ian marcus corbinyale university press, 200 pages, $32.50 Ian Marcus Corbin’s new book, To Arrive Where We Started, offers a. The post Prisoners of Our Own Devices appeared first on First Things

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Politics

How Trump Betrayed the Pro-Life Movement

Several weeks after the 2016 election, Marjorie Dannenfelser received a voicemail from President-Elect Donald J. Trump. Her organization, the Susan B. Anthony List, had knocked on over a million. The post How Trump Betrayed the Pro-Life Movement appeared first on First Things

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Culture

The Invisible Hand of Faith

In 2026, three anniversaries coincide that together illuminate the enduring significance of religious liberty. Apart from marking two hundred and fifty years since the founding of the United States. The post The Invisible Hand of Faith appeared first on First Things

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Culture

Remembering Robert Wilken

Robert Louis Wilken—radical Christian disciple, devoted husband and father, distinguished patristics scholar, elegant writer, serious baseball guy—died on June 6, a few months short of age ninety. Curiously enough,. The post Remembering Robert Wilken appeared first on First Things

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Education

How to Destroy Your County’s Future

In the ​latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Bella d’Abrera joins in to discuss her recent book, Mindless: How the Education System is. The post How to Destroy Your County’s Future appeared first on First Things

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Culture

The Priests of High Art

Novelists, playwrights, and historians, Edmond and Jules de Goncourt (1822–1896 and 1830–1870) were also the supreme chroniclers of the Parisian literary and artistic life of their time. The diary. The post The Priests of High Art appeared first on First Things

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Great Books Are Not Good for Everyone

Great Books are back on everyone’s mind. Christopher Nolan is making a film about one. Many fear a sacrilege—with good reason: Nolan is reported to approve of Emily Wilson’s. The post Great Books Are Not Good for Everyone appeared first on First Things

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Politics

The Once and Future France

In this episode, Nathan Pinkoski joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent introduction to Éric Zemmour’s book, The Suicide of France. The conversation. The post The Once and Future France appeared first on First Things

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Culture

Pärt’s Music of the Word

The music of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt has been described as spiritual, transcendent, Eastern, angelic, ethereal, mystical, ascetic, tranquil, otherworldly. Jeremy Begbie adds “escapist” to the modifiers, criticizing Pärt. The post Pärt’s Music of the Word appeared first on First Things

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Politics

Birthright Citizenship Is Living on Borrowed Time

The Trump v. Barbara decision concerning birthright citizenship did not surprise me. Mass migration is the most explosive issue in today’s politics. It puts tremendous stress on the postwar. The post Birthright Citizenship Is Living on Borrowed Time appeared first on First Things

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Is Trump v. Barbara the New Roe?

On Tuesday, in a decision that will rank among the most consequential—and misguided—of the modern era, the Supreme Court entrenched an expansive vision of birthright citizenship in Trump v. The post Is Trump v. Barbara the New Roe? appeared first on First Things

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