Theology

The limits of Orthodox theology.

Marc B. Shapiro
May 11 2023 12:01AM

Does God need man to stop His suffering?

Todd Berman
Jan. 5 2023 12:01AM

Marcion, Schleiermacher, and the theory that the Old and New Testaments refer to different gods.

Samuel Loncar
Dec. 14 2021 12:01AM

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.

June 1 2021 12:01AM

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?

May 3 2021 3:44AM

A cosmic puzzle best left unsolved.

Ben Rothke
Dec. 1 2020 12:01AM

The author of our October essay joins us to talk about the sources of Jewish resilience, and to share his memories of the Six-Day War.

Nov. 13 2020 12:36AM

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?

Oct. 29 2020 12:01AM

Kabbalah, the “ancient Hebrews,” and Europe’s most famous Jewish heretic.

Clare Carlisle and Yitzhak Melamed
May 15 2020 12:01AM

A new book examines John Rawls’s theology.

Tal Fortgang
March 26 2020 12:01AM

Deriving Jewish thought from Scripture.

Feb. 26 2020 12:01AM

Anti-Pelagianism, plus Marx’s anti-Semitism, minus religion, equals A Theory of Justice.

Eric Nelson
Dec. 3 2019 12:01AM