The May 2026 issue of First Things magazine includes articles by Bishop Robert Barron (“Recovering the University’s Soul”), Michel-Yves Bolloré (“How Science Killed Materialism”), John Byron Kuhner (“The Savannah Enlightenment”), James R. Wood (“In Defense of Cultural Christianity”), and many more.

Bishop Robert Barron’s essay in this issue is taken from the 2026 Neuhaus Lecture he gave at New College of Florida. Through our partnership with First Things, we’ve published this lecture as a Bonus Feature, and it may be found here.

Learn more about this issue, including other opinion essays and book reviews, on the First Things website.

See a list of Mars Hill Audio features provided by First Things here.