Russell Kirk, “The Moral Conservatism of Hawthorne,” 1952.
Source: Russell Kirk, “The Moral Conservatism of Hawthorne,” CONTEMPORARY REVIEW 182 (1952): 361-366.
Russell Kirk, “The Conservative Mind of Newman,” 1952
Source: Russell Kirk, “The Conservative Mind of Newman,” SEWANEE REVIEW 60 (1952): 659-676.
With apologies–the binding was so tight on the volume, that I had a really hard time photocopying this. Hence, the distorted left-handed pages. Still, very readable.
Russell Kirk, “Hung with Spanish Leather,” 1950
Source: Russell Kirk, “Hung With Spanish Leather,” PRARIE SCHOONER 24 (1950): 308-314.
Russell Kirk, “Beyond the Dreams of Avarice,” 1950
A definitive young Russell Kirk piece, “Beyond the Dreams of Avarice,” MEASURE 2 (December 1950): 17-33.
Note, the article appears immediately after a T.S. Eliot article. This is probably the cause of Kirk changing his mind on Eliot. In 1949, he still considered the poet a “fraud.” By 1951, Kirk considered him one of the greatest living thinkers. Two years later, in 1953, the two would meet in person and become close friends and allies.
Also note, the final piece, a short story by Stefan Andres, “We are God’s Utopia.” It would be impossible to exaggerate the influence of this piece on the young Kirk.
Jean Danielou, “Marxist History and Sacred History,” 1951.
A fascinating 1951 article on Christian and ideological historical philosophies.
Source: Jean Danielou, S.J., “Marxist History and Sacred History,” THE REVIEW OF POLITICS (October 1951): 503-513.
Maritain, “Truth and Human Fellowship,” (3 parts, 1957-1958)
Another Maritain, a three-parter from Peter Stanlis’s journal, NEWMAN REVIEW. Source: Jacques Maritain, “Truth and Human Fellowship,” NEWMAN REVIEW 9-10 (1957-1958).
Jacques Maritain, “The End of Machiavellianism,” 1942
And excellent piece by Maritain. Of course, what by Maritain isn’t excellent?
Source: Jacques Maritain, “The End of Machiavellianism,” REVIEW OF POLITICS 4 (1942).
Peter Stanlis, “Augustinian Passion and Thomist Reasoning,” 1953.
Unsung for the most part, Peter Stanlis co-led the Burkean revival of the twentieth century (along with Russell Kirk). A devout Roman Catholic, he wrote frequently on the application of theological concepts to politics and culture.
This is a vital piece exploring the difference between two major schools of Christian Humanism: the Augustinian and the Thomist.
Hit By a White Car: The Best 8 ALBUMS of 2014
And, my final “best of” post for 2014. Let’s hope that you’re not getting too tired of these!
I’ve saved the albums that hit me the hardest—at level of mind and soul—for the last. I guess it’s somewhat goofy to have a “top eight,” but these are my top eight. These are the albums that did everything right, the ones that pulled it all together, offering real glimpses of the turning spheres. The first seven are in no particular order. I like them equally, and I think they’ve each attained the highest an album can reach but in quite different ways.
Poland’s best.
What can one say about Poland’s greatest, Newspaperflyhunting? Craig Breaden has already explained—in perfect detail—why this is a perfect album. From atmospherics to piercingly intelligent lyrics to mood swinging melodies, these Eastern Europeans have created what is certainly one of the…
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Is 2014 Over Already?
Time flies when you’re having fun listening to great music! 2014 brought in a bumper crop of excellent music in general, and prog in particular. Here are my favorites of the year:
10. Robert Plant: Lullaby And …The Ceaseless Roar
Mr. Plant returns to his folk roots of Britain, and delivers a thoroughly enjoyable set of songs. A couple rock out, but this is mostly an acoustic tour de force that transcends any musical trends of the day.
- Lunatic Soul: Walking On A Flashlight Beam
This album didn’t garner the rave reviews of his first two, but I still think anything Mariusz Duda produces is far better than 90% of anything else out there. “Treehouse” may be my favorite song he’s ever recorded.
- John Bassett: Unearth
This album opened my eyes to entirely different side of Mr. Bassett’s talent, and I love it. I hope he does more music in…
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