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An Evangelical Update to Just War Theory

The first time I heard about just war theory was in my military ethics class. As midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy, we understood that our nation expected more. The post An Evangelical Update to Just War Theory appeared first on First Things

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What JD Vance Found in the Church

Communion:Finding My Way Back to Faithby jd vanceharpercollins, 304 pages, $35 In the sixth book of his Confessions, St. Augustine relates a story about an encounter he had on. The post What JD Vance Found in the Church appeared first on First Things

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The Community Answering the College Faith-Abandonment Crisis

A 2007 Lifeway study found that 70 percent of young American adults who regularly attended a Protestant church in high school stopped attending upon reaching college age. Unhappy with. The post The Community Answering the College Faith-Abandonment Crisis appeared first on First Things

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Leo’s Theology of Migration

Every pope has his defining mission, a papal charism of sorts that characterizes and in time becomes a shorthand for his pontificate. Paul VI was the reformer of the. The post Leo’s Theology of Migration appeared first on First Things

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Alan Greenspan, Chief Magician of Liberalism

Alan Greenspan died this week at the age of one hundred. Greenspan had a long time to make his imprint on the world—and make his imprint he surely did. The post Alan Greenspan, Chief Magician of Liberalism appeared first on First Things

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In Praise of the Supremes

Article III of the Constitution, which establishes the Supreme Court, is the shortest of the three articles that define the institutions and powers of the three branches of the. The post In Praise of the Supremes appeared first on First Things

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Jonathan Swift’s Savage Indignation

Miranda: “O wonder. . / O brave new world / That has such people in’t!”Prospero: “‘Tis new to thee.” The great themes of Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels,. The post Jonathan Swift’s Savage Indignation appeared first on First Things

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Last Call for Submissions to the First Things Poetry Prize

The third annual First Things Poetry Prize is open for submissions until June 30. James Matthew Wilson is this year’s outside judge. $2,000 will be awarded to the winner and $1,000 to the. The post Last Call for Submissions to the First Things Poetry Prize appeared first on First Things

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Toward Ethical Populism

How should conservatism evolve in a post-Trump era? Donald Trump could well lose the House of Representatives and come to be viewed as a lame duck, even if he. The post Toward Ethical Populism appeared first on First Things

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What Is the Church of England For?

H. Richard Niebuhr famously denounced the liberal church of his day, summarizing its theology in a single withering sentence: “A God without wrath brought men without sin into a. The post What Is the Church of England For? appeared first on First Things

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Suffering Bereft of Despair

One of the most moving portraits of human faith and endurance I know spilled from the quill of a former fascist. Okay, perhaps not literally from a feather pen,. The post Suffering Bereft of Despair appeared first on First Things

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