Russell Kirk, “The Moral Conservatism of Hawthorne,” 1952.
Source: Russell Kirk, “The Moral Conservatism of Hawthorne,” CONTEMPORARY REVIEW 182 (1952): 361-366. rak hawthorne 1952
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… Read More
Russell Kirk, “Hung with Spanish Leather,” 1950
Source: Russell Kirk, “Hung With Spanish Leather,” PRARIE SCHOONER 24 (1950): 308-314. rak spanish leather 1950
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…. Read More
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. danilou marx sacred history
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). maritain truth human fellowship 1957
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). maritain 1942 end of machiavellianism
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… Read More
Jacques Maritain, “Integral Humanism,” 1939.
From the Review of Politics, vol. 1, no. 1 (1939). maritain integral humanism 1939
Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, “What I Saw in Leningrad,” 1934
And, the Christian Humanist hits keep coming. . . . from Colosseum (edited by Bernard Wall and Christopher Dawson), Vol. 1, issue 4 (1934). erik 1934 what I saw in Leningrad
Order, Issue no. 2
Here is a not-so-great photocopy/scan of the second issue of ORDER, edited by Tom Burns and Christopher Dawson. order issue 2
Embrace Humanity, not Ideology
One of the great contributions of the Christian Humanists of the twentieth century–in particular, Christopher Dawson, C.S. Lewis, and Russell Kirk–is the realization that no left-right divide exists beyond the contrivance of those who seek power. They employ… Read More
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