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Before anything else; without delay. For example, Tom was supposed to call him first thing in the morning. [Late 1500s] Also see under first and foremost; first off.

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First Things
Editor Joseph Bottum
Categories Christianity
Frequency Monthly
First issue March 1990
Company Institute on Religion and Public Life
Country  United States
Language English
Website First Things
ISSN 1047-5141

First Things is a monthly ecumenical journal founded by Roman Catholic theologian Richard John Neuhaus, which is focused on creating a "religiously informed public philosophy for the ordering of society."[1]

Contents

Founding

First Things was founded by the late Father Richard John Neuhaus, who was a prominent American Catholic thinker and essayist. After founding First Things he served as its editor-in-chief and frequently contributed to it. He started the journal after his connection with the Rockford Institute was severed.[2]

Character

The journal is inter-denominational, representing a broad intellectual tradition of Christian critique of contemporary society. It is published monthly, except for bi-monthly issues covering June/July and August/September.

Contributors

Contributors represent Catholic, Orthodox, Jewish, and Protestant viewpoints.

Among the Catholic intellectuals represented are Mary Ann Glendon, George Weigel, Carol Iannone, Robert P. George, Robert Sirico, and Michael Novak.

Other contributors include Presbyterian theologian Peter J. Leithart,[3] internationally recognized legal scholar David M. Smolin,[4] and numerous others.

The journal's official bloggers include Wesley J. Smith, Christopher Blosser, Steve Dillard, Sally Thomas, Joe Carter, Nathaniel Peters, Jim Hoeft (the "Gateway Pundit"), Stephen M. Barr, and Elizabeth Scalia, more commonly known as The Anchoress.

Editorial Board

Its Editorial Board includes neo-conservative writer Midge Decter, Lutheran ethicist Gilbert Meilaender, Jewish ethicist David Novak, and Timothy George, dean of the Beeson Divinity School.

See also

References

  1. ^ First Things Mission Statement
  2. ^ FIRST THINGS: A Journal of Religion, Culture, and Public Life
  3. ^ Publications in First Things
  4. ^ http://www.firstthings.com/simpleSearch.php?offset=0&mySqlSearchCriteria=%22David+M.+Smolin%22 David Smolin's articles at First Things

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