History suggests the church is stronger than Mr. Douthat thinks.
Theology
Posted inArts & Culture, Features
Martin Luther King Jr. and the dignity of the Black Lives Matter network
To recognize the specific rights of disadvantaged people is to affirm God’s love for all people.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
The great (and tragic) comedy of going to confession
If you cannot laugh at the ignominy of whispering your wretched little sins through a screen, then when will you laugh?
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
“She was earthy and ethereal”: remembering Phyllis Tickle
Will there ever be another Phyllis Tickle? Could there be?
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
What happens when we die?
The resurrection of the dead—along with the transformation of the world—is the goal of all history. And this fulfillment already has a beginning in Jesus’ resurrection.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
The Vatican kidnapped a Jewish boy in 1858. Why are we still talking about it?
In the case of Edgardo Mortara, a number of central theological questions come into play.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
Creationism isn’t about science, it’s about theology (and it’s really bad theology)
The Creation Museum is a $27 million example of how Christians can lose their way fighting the culture wars.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
Epiphany: Is there really no such thing as a free gift?
Gift giving is always an exchange. But here is an exception that may yet prove the rule.
Posted inFaith, Vantage Point
Living into Mystery: Karl Rahner’s Reflections on his 75th Birthday
“The center of my theology? Good Lord, that can’t be anything else but God as mystery and Jesus Christ, the crucified and risen One, as the historical event in which this God turns irreversibly toward us in self-communication.”
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
What toddlers (and bad philosophers) get wrong about where we find God
Not everything real can be studied by science.