First Things

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First Things

Editor	Richard John Neuhaus
Categories	Christanity
Frequency	Monthly
First Issue	?
Company	Institute on Religion and Public Life
Country	United States
Language	English
Website	First Things
ISSN	1047-5141

First Things is an ecumenical journal concerned with the creation of a "religiously informed public philosophy for the ordering of society" (First Things website). It reflects the influence of American neoconservative thought.

Father Richard John Neuhaus, a prominent American Catholic intellectual, is its founder and editor in chief. He started the journal after being fired by the Rockford Institute amid charges of insubordination.[1]

The journal is interreligious and non-partisan, but tends to attract writers of a more conservative bent. It represents a broader tradition of intellectuals presenting a Christian critique of contemporary society.

Contributors represent Catholic, Orthodox, Jewish, and Protestant viewpoints. Among the Catholic intellectuals represented are Mary Ann Glendon, George Weigel, and Michael Novak. Max L. Stackhouse is on the editorial board.