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Interviews with Maritain, Gilson, and Dawson

Interesting United Nations book exploring various western religions.  Published in 1964. Interviews with Jacques Maritain, Etienne Gilson, and Christopher Dawson. interviews with maritain gilson dawson

My Latest at Catholic World Report: How ORDER Helped Create the Catholic Literary Revival

Almost no one remembers the short-lived journal, Order, as it appeared over eighty years ago and only lasted four issues. But the journal, which appeared the late 1920s, set off a chain of events that can, in hindsight, be described… Read More

Holy Schnikees, Chris Farley!

I find it hard to believe that Chris Farley departed this world almost twenty years ago.  I don’t think any one has ever made me laugh as much as Farley did.  Whether or not it was SNL, Tommy… Read More

Russell Kirk: American Conservative Excerpt

“Kirk presented a Christian sanctification of the pagan myth of Perseus and his nemesis the Gorgon, Medusa. indeed, this myth holds the entire book together. “a man if he venerates the ashes of his fathers and the temples… Read More

University Bookman Vol 28 No 2 1988 (Full Issue)

Full issue of University Bookman.  The best: Father Schall’s article, “The Great Culture.”  Enjoy. ub 28 2 1988

Christopher Dawson, “The Land,” 1921 (Full Article)

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Christopher Dawson, “Christianity and the Idea of Progress,” 1927 (Full Article)

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Christopher Dawson, “Catholicism and Economics,” 1924 (3 full articles)

One of Dawson’s most controversial pieces, the three-part analysis of economics and Catholic theology.  It should be remembered that Dawson drastically changed his ideas about the role of government as he witnessed the horrors of Nationalism, communism, fascism,… Read More

E.I. Watkin, “The Catholic Centre,” 1939

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E.I. Watkin, “Poetry and Mysticism”

Few remember E.I. Watkins, but he once stood at the forefront of the Catholic Literary Revival.  If he’s remembered today, it is as Christopher Dawson’s best friend. Here’s an excellent piece from him.  Enjoy. poetry and mysticism eiw

University Bookman (Spring 1972), full issue

Great issue of the University Bookman.  Featuring an article by Father James Schall and a review of Kirk’s book on T.S. Eliot. university bookman (Spring 1972)

Christian Dawson, Christian Freedom, 1946

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