I am pleased to report that the August/September issue of
FIRST THINGS is now live on firstthings.com
This issue features:

Christianity and Poetry

Dana Gioia
It is impossible to understand the full glory of Christianity without understanding its poetry. More

By The Sweat of Our Brow

Joshua Mitchell
The Christian heresy that is identity politics will not abate by our recurring to human nature alone, but rather by Christian renewal. More

A “Somewhere” Composer

Richard Bratby
Cutting against the deracinating tendency of contemporary composers, James MacMillan’s music is deeply tied to place. More

The Right Right

Daniel McCarthy
A truly traditional ­society does not need “conservatism,” in the sense of some philosophy or strategy that is not already internalized in its habits. More
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