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Make Me A Lutheran

RICHARD REX

From the January issue: The analysis of Lutheranism as a system founded on the two basic doctrines of “faith alone” and “Scripture alone” is still a commonplace of textbooks, and Bishop John Fisher was one of the first to present it.

The Smiling Archbishop of New York

RAYMOND J. DE SOUZA

Cardinal Dolan never stopped smiling, laughing, and radiating joy. It was part of his personality, to be sure, but also a lesson he took from the confusions of the seventies and the new confidence of the 1980s.

Tucker and the Right

GLENN C. LOURY

From the January issue: Tucker Carlson’s skepticism of U.S. foreign policy, his warnings about demographic change, and his view that elites betray ordinary Americans place him in a tradition that prioritizes civilizational cohesion over universalist doctrine.

What Does “Postliberalism” Mean?

R. R. RENO

From the January issue: The term “liberal” refers to the conditions under which a Christian intellectual operates. Liberals in theology sought freedom from official oversight. Research and reflection were to answer to academic standards, not to governmental or ecclesiastical norms.

The Wealthy Chinese Buying Babies and American Citizenship

EMMA WATERS

An unsettling investigation found that a growing number of ultra-wealthy Chinese nationals are using American surrogates to have as many children as possible—sometimes dozens at a time, and in extreme cases, more than a hundred.