Jonathon Van Maren | The European Conservative

The Emergence of a New Paganism: An Interview with Chantal Delsol

Jonathon Van Maren February 18, 2023

Once Christianity faced off with modernity, says Chantal Delsol, the handwriting was on the wall. And even though a handful of elites deluded themselves into believing in the future of atheism, most people need gods—and soon the old gods began to creep back in.

Finding his Voice After Mumford & Sons: An Interview with Winston Marshall

Jonathon Van Maren February 13, 2023

Winston Marshall is enjoying his newfound freedom. Through longform podcast conversations with thinkers, writers, and pundits, he’s finally sharing his views and speaking out on the causes he cares about.

Community in the Post-Christian West: An Interview with Jake Meador

Jonathon Van Maren February 7, 2023

Most of us do not have a great deal of agency when it comes to defining public policies. But we all have a calling to care for the vulnerable, to work for the good of our neighbor, and to fulfill our various vocations.

Ties that Bind: Wendell Berry, the Bible, and Port William

Jonathon Van Maren February 2, 2023

Wendell Berry’s stories are an effective evocation of the world he loves and wishes to defend; as one friend put it to me: “His stories make me love what I should love and hate what I should hate.”

A Man Worth Knowing

Jonathon Van Maren January 16, 2023

In this biography, Christopher J. Farrell describes an extinct species—a muscular liberal and hardcore anti-Communist. It is interesting to read about a man like Earle in an era where, according to progressives, there are mere inches between calling for tax cuts and becoming Hitler.

“Ukraine is Not Russia”: What I Saw on the Ground

Jonathon Van Maren January 11, 2023

The international politics of this conflict are messy and complex, but from a nationalist—indeed, from a merely human—perspective, it is impossible not to admire Ukrainians for their courage, their tenacity, and their very survival.

The Forgotten Christmas Story by Charles Dickens

Jonathon Van Maren December 25, 2022

“… you never can think what a good place Heaven is, without knowing who He was and what He did.” —Charles Dickens, from The Life of Our Lord

When Middle Earth Came to Vienna

Jonathon Van Maren December 20, 2022

The renewed obsession with the minutiae of Tolkien’s work gives me an excuse to revisit my favorite bit of Tolkien trivia: that the Polish king’s great victory was the inspiration for Tolkien’s Battle of the Pelennor Fields.

Ireland’s Renewal Tour: Rebuilding a Culture of Life

Jonathon Van Maren December 13, 2022

In May 2018, Ireland’s pro-life movement suffered a devastating defeat, but they are rallying, dedicated to the legacy of defiance that is so uniquely Irish. Their story deserves to be told, and I hope I have done it justice.

Carl Trueman on Our Strange New World

Jonathon Van Maren November 10, 2022

How did we get here? As Trueman explains it, three intertwining concepts and their origins must be understood to grasp our current culture: expressive individualism, the sexual revolution, and our social imaginary.

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The Emergence of a New Paganism: An Interview with Chantal Delsol

Finding his Voice After Mumford & Sons: An Interview with Winston Marshall

Community in the Post-Christian West: An Interview with Jake Meador

Ties that Bind: Wendell Berry, the Bible, and Port William

A Man Worth Knowing

“Ukraine is Not Russia”: What I Saw on the Ground

The Forgotten Christmas Story by Charles Dickens

When Middle Earth Came to Vienna

Ireland’s Renewal Tour: Rebuilding a Culture of Life

Carl Trueman on Our Strange New World

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