Another favorite Christian Humanist article–“The Dark Mirror” by Christopher Dawson. Note especially the “postscript” on intuition and imagination. This is certainly Dawson’s most explicit examination of such. cd dark mirror
Great article about the Inklings from the second half of the 1950s. Apologies for the terrible pdf quality. Still readable. Enjoy. brady unicorns at oxford 1956
A great review by my friend, Carl, at CHRONICLES magazine, edited by another man I greatly respect, Scott Richert. http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/2016/February/40/2/magazine/article/10829933/
YES! Throw any superlative you want out there, I’m your man!!! Thank you, NYT! http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/24/books/review/russell-kirk-american-conservative-by-bradley-j-birzer.html
A very kind and very detailed review of RUSSELL KIRK: AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE. Thank you, Liberty Fund! http://www.libertylawsite.org/2016/01/15/the-fertility-god-of-conservatism/
“Traditionalist we may choose to label Burke, but the fact is, few minds of stature have ever given more brilliant witness to rights, liberties and equities in the affairs of government” “Insight into the nature of the totalitarian… Read More
I was just asked by a group in France to describe three aspects of Charles Carroll of Carrollton’s thought and life. Nice. I’ve not given a lot of thought re: him for several years. Kind of like visiting… Read More
I am very grateful to my friend, Daniel McCarthy, for having invited me to write 300 words about my favorite book of 2015. For 2014, I went Hayekian and philosophical: Jim Otteson’s masterful THE END OF SOCIALISM. For… Read More
I’m thrilled by this beautifully-written review of RUSSELL KIRK: AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE. Thank you, Dr. Gregg! http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2016/01/16208/
Enjoy! And, thank you to Carl Olson, as always, for asking me to participate. An honor! http://www.catholicworldreport.com/Item/4473/The_Best_Books_I_Read_in_2015.aspx
In 1941, Dawson appraised the various fundamentalisms and totalitarianisms–from fascist to Puritan–of his day. cd on totalitarianism 1941
One of the greatest opponents of German National Socialism, Theodor Haecker. He died tragically in the bombing of Munich in the spring of 1945. This article, published posthumously, offers a brilliant insight into the mind of this… Read More
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