Theology

Response · August 13, 2026
Jonathan Edwards and America’s Hebraic Spirit
By Gerald McDermott
The founder of American theology was an avid reader of the Old Testament who believed in the restorarion of the Jews to their homeland.
Response · June 1, 2021
The Death and Potential Rebirth of the Liberal Self: A Discussion
By Nathan Shields, Ari Lamm, and Jonathan Silver
Modern freedoms leave us wanting more. The author of our monthly essay joins us and a noted rabbi to talk about how conversion came to be an antidote to liberal restlessness.
Monthly Essay · May 3, 2021
The Present, Past, and Pre-History of Conversion
By Nathan Shields
Longing to leave liberalism behind, everyone from Catholics to Communists is experimenting with self-transformation. What's fueling that desire, and is it strong enough to make the break?
Response · October 29, 2020
Judaism Without Theology?
By Dr. Daniel Gordis
Jews are a people that has long battled for ideas. Can any sense of purpose be forged in the absence of theology, or a lifelong engagement with the texts of the Jewish canon?
Observations · November 6, 2019
What Kind of God Is the God of the Jews?
By Neil Rogachevsky
For thousands of years both friends and enemies of Judaism have labeled it a religion of deed rather than creed, of law rather than faith. A new book firmly and fervently disagrees.
Response · June 17, 2013
Love, Particular and Universal
By Gilbert Meilaender
A Christian perspective on the Ten Commandments.
Monthly Essay · June 1, 2013
The Ten Commandments
By Leon R. Kass
Why the Decalogue Matters