Conservatism Lurking in Modernity: Flemish Expressionism Pepijn Leonard J. Demortier December 29, 2024 The Flemish expressionists provide an example of reconciling tradition and experiment.
Notre Dame Reopens: Ancient Glory vs. Modern Disaster Hélène de Lauzun December 9, 2024 By choosing modernity and ugliness, the re-opening ceremony at Notre Dame was a huge missed opportunity to speak to the greatest number of people.
How Should We Read Tolkien? Paul Krause December 8, 2024 A new book considers a postmodern Tolkien, but it circles back to the obvious and enduring: love and friendship.
Britain’s Looming Death Culture Is Not the End Sebastian Morello December 3, 2024 If we are only meaningless atoms, it makes no sense not to kill us once we’ve become redundant.
A Christian Call to Re-Enchant the World Sebastian Morello October 5, 2024 Rod Dreher’s Living in Wonder outlines an escape from the paradigm of modernity that has painted the whole world grey.
Forgotten Classics: Tradition, Modernity, and the Inspiration for Fiddler on the Roof Felix James Miller September 29, 2024 Sholem Aleichem’s tales of faith and parenthood remain powerful stories with relevance for raising children in our troubled age.
On Killing Our Elders Sebastian Morello July 27, 2024 We modern Westerners may be the first people in history to try to flourish without a community of revered elders.
Reality Check | Ep. 2 | Ernst-Peter Fischer: Science & Mystery Jan Bentz April 28, 2024 Jan C. Bentz talks with Ernst-Peter Fischer, historian of science, about the beauty of mystery and whether is it scientifically possible to understand the world as enchanted.
Eco’s Error; Or, Why Some People Like Casablanca Robert Lazu Kmita April 7, 2024 Casablanca is not about passion, but about altruistic love, animated by the rare spirit of sacrifice.
Reinventing the Individual Michael W. Weyns February 17, 2024 Falling in love with Christianity is unlikely to strengthen anyone’s faith in the ultimate value of our liberal heritage.
