Paul Elie
Recent articles by Paul Elie
The Velvet Reformation
Can Rowan Williams save the Anglican Church from itself?
A Man for All Reasons
In the debate over the war on terror (and just about everything else, too), neocons and liberals, theocons and Christian pacifists, idealists and realists have all called upon the writings of the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr. What does the promiscuous invocation of his work tell us about the man—and about his would-be acolytes?
The Year of two Popes
How Joseph Ratzinger stepped into the shoes of John Paul II—and what it means for the Catholic Church.
In Search of a Pope
Media commentators love to speculate about the power politics of the next conclave. They keep forgetting about the most important factor of all.