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In this episode, Dana Gioia joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his most recent piece for Portico, “The Last of the Lost Generation.” The. The post The Critic as Artist appeared first on First Things
In “The End of the Age of Hitler” (November 2024), Alec Ryrie observes that, as secularism advanced in recent decades, World War II replaced the New Testament as our. The post Putting World War II Behind Us appeared first on First Things
Though nothing can bring back the hourOf splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower;We will grieve not, rather findStrength in what remains behind. —William Wordsworth, “Ode on. The post My Four Years at St. John’s College appeared first on First Things
The dominant public philosophy among American elites is modern liberalism, often referred to merely as “liberalism.” Two beliefs make up liberalism’s core: first, that freedom is, in the words. The post The Founders and the Common Good appeared first on First Things
For months now, I have been receiving alarming, early-morning text messages from Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halyč, leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The texts are typically. The post Ukraine and the Limits of Dialogue appeared first on First Things
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Florence Hazrat joins in to discuss her recent book, On the Mark: From Periods to. The post The Dot, The Dash, and Everything Between appeared first on First Things
For almost a decade, abortion activists have had the small Mediterranean country of Malta in their crosshairs. Malta is the European Union’s last pro-life haven; abortion is illegal unless. The post Malta’s Answer to the Abortion Lobby appeared first on First Things
There is much to like about Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey. The movie is visually stunning; the set pieces, from the fall of Troy to the slaughter of the suitors, can. The post A Rudderless Odyssey appeared first on First Things
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