The Roman Catholic Church has a new pope, and it didn’t take the papal conclave long to make it happen. On the fourth ballot, taken in the grandeur of...
In normal times, an institution like Harvard University thrives on publicity. Then again, these are not normal times. Harvard may be the most elite br...
Can a revolution come down to a pill? Over the past century, tidal waves of moral revolution have transformed society and reshaped our moral landscape...
Pope Francis, considered by Roman Catholic dogma to be Vicar of Christ, Successor of the Prince of the Apostles, Patriarch of the West, Bishop of Rome...
There is ample documentation to prove that boys are falling behind in reading skills at virtually every age level. In many cases, boys are semi-literate at best, and many never develop adequate reading skills. They never know the pleasures of a book. ...
James H. Billington, the nation's Librarian of Congress, writes in today's edition of The Washington Post about the survival of books. The occasion is the 10th anniversary of the National Book Festival on Saturday. As the day approaches, Billington a ...
The great moral revolution on the issue of homosexuality collides with the total surrender of a liberal denomination, and the result is the church's apology for having once stood on biblical grounds. That was the picture just a few days ago, when the ...
One of the illusions of modernist thinking is that religious beliefs can be sanitized and separated from public life. The experience of humanity disproves that theory, but it nevertheless remains something of a sacred precept within the intellectual ...
"We've arrived at another crossroads," declares Newsweek -- and this one represents a crisis for masculinity. As the magazine's current cover story asserts, "The prevailing codes of manhood have yet to adjust to the changing demands on men." With thi ...
The publication this week of White House Diary, the edited diary entries of former President Jimmy Carter, is a signal event in the publishing world. The book really is as interesting as expected, and much is revealed about Jimmy Carter and his times ...
Writing at The Los Angeles Times, Professor Michael Klarman of the Harvard Law School argues that American presidents often do not get far ahead of public opinion on controversial matters -- especially on matters of moral combat. In making his case, ...
Some questions we ask today would simply baffle our ancestors. When Christians ask whether believers should practice yoga, they are asking a question that betrays the strangeness of our current cultural moment -- a time in which yoga seems almost mai ...
What is the church's role and responsibility on the issue of marriage in a time of revolution and social turmoil? We discussed this question in a panel format today. I was joined by guests Dr. Russell Moore, Pastor Eric Bancroft, and Dr. Barrett Duke ...
On September 12, 1960, Sen. John F. Kennedy, the Democratic Party's candidate for President of the United States, went to Texas and addressed the Greater Houston Ministerial Alliance. The background to Kennedy's speech was ardent opposition to his Ca ...