First Things
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| Editor | Joseph Bottum |
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| 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]
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[edit] 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]
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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 Hoft (the "Gateway Pundit"), Stephen M. Barr, and Elizabeth Scalia, more commonly known as The Anchoress.
[edit] 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.
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