
Islam’s Paradox: An Interview with Rémi Brague
Many intellectuals express deep admiration for Islam. Yet, they would be horrified if Muslim customs were imposed on them.

Many intellectuals express deep admiration for Islam. Yet, they would be horrified if Muslim customs were imposed on them.

Can a historical-critical lens affect how we understand early Islam, and what it means to be a Muslim today?

Modernity, in its rebellion against Christianity, embarked on a path to ruin. Unless the spirit of modernity perceives itself as being in a place of need, hostility towards Christian values will continue.

“It’s civil servants running the county at the minute. With the politicians being out of office, the health service is way behind with operations and cancer treatments. It’s all because they can’t agree, and it all comes down to Orange (Protestants) and Green (Catholics).”

“We saw a need to create a solid, professional national conservative party.”

“We really can’t imagine the world without the drama of Jesus and Pilate,” the author said, exploring the ripple effects of history’s most influential trial.

The best weapon for dealing with decline is integration into a community that offers an alternative to the artificiality and isolation that are increasingly affecting younger generations.

A symptom of the French penchant to riot or part of a broader collapse of the Fifth Republic? The European Conservative speaks to a participant of recent anti-Macron pension demonstrations to examine the movement’s causes, character, and future.

Whatever happens to Trump, he will continue to have that catalytic effect on the awakening of most Americans that the old republic simply doesn’t exist anymore, and we have to find a new path forward.

The greatest risk is that all human reproduction will be put in the hands of technology—that would be the end of the human being.
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