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Sunday Spotlight: Two Essays on Prayer

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Will I see you in Austin on September 19?

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Pedaling to Heaven

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August 28, 2022 at 8:14 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Two Essays on Music

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Speaking of Unbelief

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August 22, 2022 at 11:59 PM

Death by -ism

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August 21, 2022 at 4:14 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Two Essays on Fashion

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August 19, 2022 at 6:59 PM

Calling All Charlotte Area Readers

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August 18, 2022 at 3:14 PM

Complete your collection

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August 17, 2022 at 2:00 PM

The Sentimental Death of a Culture

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August 16, 2022 at 8:15 PM

Life Wins

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August 14, 2022 at 8:27 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Two Essays on Dostoevsky

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August 11, 2022 at 5:59 PM

Last Chance: Register for our Intellectual Retreat

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August 10, 2022 at 7:59 PM

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August 9, 2022 at 7:59 PM

By the Sweat of Our Brow

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August 8, 2022 at 8:59 PM

Christian Faith and Political Power

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August 7, 2022 at 9:29 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Two Essays on Death

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August 5, 2022 at 1:00 PM

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August 4, 2022 at 5:59 PM

Join Us at the National Conservatism Conference, September 2022

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August 2, 2022 at 7:59 PM

The Hypocrisy of Masks

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August 1, 2022 at 8:01 PM

We shall not all sleep...

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July 31, 2022 at 7:59 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Two Essays on Humanism

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July 28, 2022 at 6:59 PM

2022 Austin Lecture with Carl R. Trueman

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July 26, 2022 at 6:29 PM

Black Nationalism

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July 25, 2022 at 8:59 PM

What is death?

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July 24, 2022 at 5:14 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Two Essays on China

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July 22, 2022 at 3:00 PM

R. R. Reno on the Pro-Life Future

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July 21, 2022 at 6:59 PM

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July 20, 2022 at 7:59 PM

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July 19, 2022 at 6:00 PM

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July 18, 2022 at 8:59 PM

Check out these essays from our August/September issue!

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July 17, 2022 at 5:14 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Two Essays on Poetry

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July 15, 2022 at 2:59 PM

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July 14, 2022 at 7:00 PM

Upcoming First Things Events

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July 12, 2022 at 7:59 PM

Christianity and Poetry

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July 10, 2022 at 5:14 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Two Essays on Tolerance

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July 6, 2022 at 7:59 PM

The final numbers

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July 5, 2022 at 6:29 PM

Incarnate Worship

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July 3, 2022 at 4:44 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Two Essays on Capitalism

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July 2, 2022 at 7:00 PM

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June 30, 2022 at 4:00 PM

A final invitation

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June 28, 2022 at 8:54 PM

What Sex Really Is

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June 27, 2022 at 8:59 PM

Yes

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June 26, 2022 at 4:44 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Two Essays on Music

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June 24, 2022 at 5:04 PM

Roe has fallen

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June 23, 2022 at 7:59 PM

Where faith belongs

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June 21, 2022 at 8:29 PM

All We Need Is Everything

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June 20, 2022 at 8:59 PM

Marveling at the paradox of limits

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June 19, 2022 at 4:44 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Two Essays on Slavery

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