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  R. R. Reno · [email protected]
March 3, 2023 at 9:00 PM

An actual outline of our editorial priorities

An actual outline of our editorial priorities FIRST THINGS is founded upon a central proposition: Faith in God and obedience to His commandments brings our humanity to its greatest fulfillment. View this email in your browser …
  R. R. Reno · [email protected]
March 1, 2023 at 9:00 PM

NEXT TUESDAY: First Things Lecture in Washington, D.C.

NEXT TUESDAY: First Things Lecture in Washington, D.C. Less than a week away... View this email in your browser Dear Reader, I’m writing to extend you a final invitation to our sixth annual FIRST T…
  First Things · [email protected]
February 28, 2023 at 8:15 PM

Benedict Lives

Benedict Lives Benedict’s pontificate was about reconciling the Church with its own history. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate Benedict Lives Matthew Schmitz …
  First Things · [email protected]
February 28, 2023 at 8:14 PM

Benedict Lives

Benedict Lives Benedict’s pontificate was about reconciling the Church with its own history. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate Benedict Lives Matthew Schmitz …
  First Things · [email protected]
February 27, 2023 at 6:44 PM

New from First Things

New from First Things A remarkable First Things video that thousands of First Things subscribers have already purchased... View this email in your browser The Creed: What Christians Profess, and Why It Ought to Matter…
  First Things · [email protected]
February 26, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Trusting in God

Sunday Spotlight: Trusting in God View this email in your browser Presents Sunday Spotlight A Sunday Afternoon Newsletter   “Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.”  –H. W. Longfellow …
  R. R. Reno · [email protected]
February 24, 2023 at 4:00 PM

Where is First Things headed in 2023?

Where is First Things headed in 2023? And what should FIRST THINGS’ editorial priorities be for 2023? I await your answer... View this email in your browser Dear Reader, What are FIRST THINGS’ ambi…
  R. R. Reno · [email protected]
February 22, 2023 at 7:14 PM

In two weeks...

In two weeks... As religious faith comes to be viewed as disqualifying for roles of political leadership, this endeavor has become even more important. View this email in your browser Dear Reader, …
  First Things · [email protected]
February 21, 2023 at 8:15 PM

We’re All Jews Now

We’re All Jews Now Welcome, my Christian friends, to the mishpocha. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate We’re All Jews Now Liel Leibovitz  …
  First Things · [email protected]
February 15, 2023 at 4:45 PM

First Things Reprint Series

First Things Reprint Series Available in the First Things Store! View this email in your browser Fɪʀsᴛ Tʜɪɴɢs editors know that our readers especially enjoy certain essays …
  First Things · [email protected]
February 14, 2023 at 7:15 PM

A Wild Christianity

A Wild Christianity Maybe it’s time to return to the caves, the skelligs, and the deserts green and brown.  View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate A Wild Christiani…
  First Things · [email protected]
February 14, 2023 at 7:15 PM

A Wild Christianity

A Wild Christianity Maybe it’s time to return to the caves, the skelligs, and the deserts green and brown.  View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate A Wild Christiani…
  First Things · [email protected]
February 12, 2023 at 8:14 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Dating Tips

Sunday Spotlight: Dating Tips View this email in your browser Presents Sunday Spotlight A Sunday Afternoon Newsletter   “Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.”  –H. W. Longfellow …
  First Things · [email protected]
February 10, 2023 at 8:15 PM

R. R. Reno on the Joseph Ratzinger

R. R. Reno on the Joseph Ratzinger The pope entombed in the crypt under St. Peter’s Basilica on January 5, 2023 was without doubt an extraordinary man. View this email in your browser   …
  First Things · [email protected]
February 8, 2023 at 9:00 PM

First Things web subscription

First Things web subscription Read without limits. View this email in your browser Read without limits. 1 year web subscription for $19.95! The web subscription includ…
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February 7, 2023 at 7:30 PM

Constitutional Freedom

Constitutional Freedom Does the free exercise clause of the Constitution really grant full religious freedom? View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate Constitutional …
  First Things · [email protected]
February 5, 2023 at 8:14 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Alcohol

Sunday Spotlight: Alcohol View this email in your browser Presents Sunday Spotlight A Sunday Afternoon Newsletter   “Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.”  –H. W. Longfellow …
  First Things · [email protected]
February 1, 2023 at 10:14 PM

Our favorite podcasts from January

Our favorite podcasts from January What were some of the most popular episodes this month? The Men are Not at Work, Conservatives for Labor, the Midwest, Drag Queens, and more . . . Popular This Month THE MEN ARE NOT AT WORK Conversatio…
  First Things · [email protected]
January 31, 2023 at 7:29 PM

Unseen Worlds

Unseen Worlds This place and this time is exactly where and when God has given himself most fully and richly.  View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate Unseen Worlds …
  First Things · [email protected]
January 30, 2023 at 9:30 PM

Junior Fellow Applications are open

Junior Fellow Applications are open View this email in your browser   Dear Reader, “What are you doing after graduation?” This question has induced panic in many a college senior, especially amon…
  First Things · [email protected]
January 29, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Thomas Aquinas

Sunday Spotlight: Thomas Aquinas View this email in your browser Presents Sunday Spotlight A Sunday Afternoon Newsletter   “Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.”  –H. W. Longfellow …
  Carter Skeel · [email protected]
January 26, 2023 at 8:29 PM

Antihumanism and the post-political condition

Antihumanism and the post-political condition Low regard for the human being tends inexorably toward a greater concentration of wealth and power, and further erosion of the concept of citizen View this email in your browserDear Reader, For most of human history, human beings understood …
  First Things · [email protected]
January 24, 2023 at 7:49 PM

Surviving the Metaverse

Surviving the Metaverse The Metaverse offers an individualism so radical it affords no space for shared meaning.  View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate Surviving t…
  First Things · [email protected]
January 24, 2023 at 7:44 PM

Surviving the Metaverse

Surviving the Metaverse The Metaverse offers an individualism so radical it affords no space for shared meaning.  View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate Surviving t…
  First Things · [email protected]
January 22, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Sunday Spotlight: China

Sunday Spotlight: China View this email in your browser Presents Sunday Spotlight A Sunday Afternoon Newsletter   “Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.”  –H. W. Longfellow …
  First Things · [email protected]
January 20, 2023 at 4:00 PM

Check out these essays from our February issue!

Check out these essays from our February issue! Erasmus Lecture by Anthony Fisher, Integrity of Poetry by Micah Mattix, and more We are pleased to report that the January issue of FIRST T…
  First Things · [email protected]
January 18, 2023 at 6:15 PM

The First Things back issue organizer

The First Things back issue organizer order yours today! View this email in your browser The First Things back issue organizer Protect, organize,…
  First Things · [email protected]
January 17, 2023 at 7:44 PM

Drag Queens

Drag Queens Though drag’s text is a mockery of masculinity, its subtext is a subversion of femaleness. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate Drag Queens Darel E. P…
  R. R. Reno · [email protected]
January 16, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Announcing... our 2023 First Things Lecture in Washington, D.C.

Announcing... our 2023 First Things Lecture in Washington, D.C. Please join us on Tuesday, March 7 for our 2023 First Things Lecture with Matthew B. Crawford. View this email in your browser Dear Rea…
  First Things · [email protected]
January 15, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Cardinal George Pell

Sunday Spotlight: Cardinal George Pell View this email in your browser Presents Sunday Spotlight A Sunday Afternoon Newsletter   “Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.”  –H. W. Longfell…
  First Things · [email protected]
January 13, 2023 at 7:29 PM

R. R. Reno on the Return of Religion

R. R. Reno on the Return of Religion Is a new faith taking the place of Christianity?  View this email in your browser   The Public Square February 2023 The Return of Religion by R. …
  R. R. Reno · [email protected]
January 12, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Life in chiaroscuro

Life in chiaroscuro In an age of chiaroscuro, the darks are dark, but in God’s blessed providence the darkness only serves to throw the light into sharper relief. View this email in your browser Dear…
  First Things · [email protected]
January 11, 2023 at 7:14 PM

An introductory offer from First Things

An introductory offer from First Things Introductory subscription offer at 50% off! View this email in your browser Introductory Subscription Offer 1 year (10 issues) at 50% off! In…
  First Things · [email protected]
January 10, 2023 at 7:30 PM

Get Real

Get Real Moral theology must be grounded in a philosophical understanding of freedom, reason, and nature. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate Get Real  Jennifer …
  First Things · [email protected]
January 8, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Pope Benedict XVI

Sunday Spotlight: Pope Benedict XVI View this email in your browser Presents Sunday Spotlight A Sunday Afternoon Newsletter   “Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.”  –H. W. Longfellow …
  First Things · [email protected]
January 4, 2023 at 6:29 PM

Our favorite podcasts from December

Our favorite podcasts from December Featuring Dominic Green on modern religion, Reno on interpretation of the Bible, Megan Basham on conversion, Yoram Hazony on conservatism, and more Popular This Month MAN AND HIS MODERN GOD Conversati…
  First Things · [email protected]
January 3, 2023 at 7:29 PM

Political Religion

Political Religion Bonhoeffer saw that secularism grew out of a church that defined itself politically rather than scripturally. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate …
  First Things · [email protected]
January 1, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Sunday Spotlight: On Time

Sunday Spotlight: On Time View this email in your browser Presents Sunday Spotlight A Sunday Afternoon Newsletter   “Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.”  –H. W. Longfellow …
  R. R. Reno · [email protected]
December 31, 2022 at 3:00 PM

LAST CHANCE: Give now

LAST CHANCE: Give now We’re in the final hours of our year-end campaign, and your support is urgently needed View this email in your browser Dear Reader, I am writing to ask you to make a special, …
  R. R. Reno · [email protected]
December 30, 2022 at 3:00 PM

$53,352 away!

$53,352 away! We’re in the final leg of our year-end campaign, and your support is urgently needed View this email in your browser Dear Reader, I am writing to ask you to make a special, year end g…
  R. R. Reno · [email protected]
December 29, 2022 at 2:00 PM

What keeps the flame alive

What keeps the flame alive What keeps this flame alive is not blind optimism but an enduring, inextinguishable hope. It is upon this hope that we depend View this email in your browser Dear Reader, …
  First Things · [email protected]
December 28, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Check out these essays from our January issue!

Check out these essays from our January issue! My Madness by Algis Valiunas, Repeal Title IX by Teresa Manning, and more We are pleased to report that the January issue of FIRST THINGS is…
  Mark Bauerlein · [email protected]
December 26, 2022 at 9:00 PM

We need to take matters into our own hands

We need to take matters into our own hands Quite simply, we need to take matters into our own hands. We need to read great books and raise our children to do the same. View this email in your browser …
  First Things · [email protected]
December 25, 2022 at 7:59 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Merry Christmas!

Sunday Spotlight: Merry Christmas! View this email in your browser We wish you a very Merry Christmas From the Staff at First Things   “For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah and L…
  R. R. Reno · [email protected]
December 21, 2022 at 7:44 PM

FW: LAST CHANCE: $30,000 matching challenge

FW: LAST CHANCE: $30,000 matching challenge Hours remain in our $30,000 matching challenge, and we have $16,209 left to meet our goal! View this email in your browser Dear Reader, Two days ago, two…
  First Things · [email protected]
December 20, 2022 at 7:30 PM

Among the Infidels

Among the Infidels First Things is an instrument for defending Christian civilization as we live among our enemies. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate Help us …
  R. R. Reno · [email protected]
December 19, 2022 at 9:00 PM

Parable of the talents

Parable of the talents You may remember the story. View this email in your browser Dear Reader, In his parable of the talents, Jesus makes clear that good stewardship demands more than simply safeg…
  First Things · [email protected]
December 18, 2022 at 8:00 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Artistic Reflections on Winter

Sunday Spotlight: Artistic Reflections on Winter View this email in your browser presents Sunday Spotlight A Sunday afternoon newsletter   “Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.”  – H.W…
  First Things · [email protected]
December 16, 2022 at 7:00 PM

R. R. Reno on Nihilism

R. R. Reno on Nihilism But dark powers are abroad, and their grip is strengthening. View this email in your browser   The Public Square January 2023 That Haunting Nihilism by R. R. R…
  Carter Skeel · [email protected]
December 15, 2022 at 6:16 PM

1 in 3

1 in 3 1 in 3. That’s how many Americans consume fast food each day. How many consume junk food journalism? View this email in your browser Dear Reader, 1 in 3. That’s how many Americans consume fa…