In the World or Of It? Ancient ‘Cultural Christians’

Nadya Williams’ work considers how secular influences have infiltrated Christianity since the beginning.

Carolyn Manion Kinnie —

September 22, 2024

Fawlty Towers: The Play Misfires in London

The play’s primary draw seems to be a nostalgia for a fading Middle England.

Paul du Quenoy —

September 21, 2024

Why Modernism Failed

As long as there is a viewing public that can witness beauty, there will be a desire for tradition.

Alex Taylor —

September 15, 2024

Reaching towards Heaven

Christopher Villiers’ latest anthology of poems, Versing the Mystery, carries the gospel and its context from Eve in the Garden to the present day.

Shawn Phillip Cooper —

September 14, 2024

Identifying the Historical Arthur

A new study supports the factual history of the once and future king.

Shawn Phillip Cooper —

September 7, 2024

From Rome, Light

Europe can be understood only by those to whom Roma aeterna has revealed its secrets.

Sebastian Sigler —

September 2, 2024

Why American Democracy Failed

Conservatives still lionise the democratic form of government while failing to take seriously its obvious breakdown in practice.

Harrison Pitt —

September 1, 2024

Preserving the Tradition in Verses Sacred and Profane

Richard Robinson published a collection bound up with a tradition of poetry and thought stretching from antiquity to the present.

Shawn Phillip Cooper —

August 31, 2024

Superior Musicianship Makes Up for Lackluster Visuals in Munich Parsifal

The visuals barely pass as a recognizably traditional setting while also failing to offer any symbolic interpretation of the work.

Paul du Quenoy —

August 29, 2024

New Right, New Fights

Up From Conservatism gives scorching diagnostics of a stale conservatism—and offers some radical prescriptions.

Jorge González-Gallarza —

August 29, 2024

The Finest Poet-Philosopher of the Modern Age

James Matthew Wilson’s name and his verses should be familiar upon the lips of every literate reader of poetry

Shawn Phillip Cooper —

August 25, 2024

La Scala’s Marks the Centenary of Puccini’s Death With a Bold New Turandot

The production signified an evolution in the robust career of superstar Russian soprano Anna Netrebko.

Paul du Quenoy —

August 22, 2024

Political Polarization, Same-Sex Marriage, and Religious Liberty

A relativistic approach to polarization, however seemingly tolerant, ultimately encourages us to disregard others and idolize ourselves.

Todd Huizinga —

August 18, 2024

In the Footsteps of The Bard

In Shakespeare’s Journey Home, Julian Dutton seeks to discover something new about the playwright by walking in his shoes.

Shawn Phillip Cooper —

August 17, 2024

The Commandments and the Constitution

Holiness and Society is obviously an essential book for those who want to understand Jewish political thought, identity, or sociology.

Shawn Phillip Cooper —

August 14, 2024

The Birth Pangs of France and the House of Lilies

House of Lilies is an immensely readable book that succeeds in being both entertaining and informative, despite covering four centuries of Capetian rule.

Harry Readhead —

August 11, 2024

Tradition and The Democratic Decision-Making Process

In Tradition and the Deliberative Turn, Ryan R. Holston warns that democracy cannot function well without tradition.

Ferenc Hörcher —

August 10, 2024

Quelle Histoire!: L’Histoire de Manon Revival Shines at La Scala Ballet

La Scala’s ballet troupe is among the best in the world and has lost no luster in this revival of a production it has been showing for thirty years.

Paul du Quenoy —

August 9, 2024

An Emperor Robed in Christian Theology

In Christ the Emperor, Smolin explains the complex relationship of 4th century theology and politics with exceptional facility.

Shawn Phillip Cooper —

August 4, 2024

Cycles in History

The Prophets of Doom provides fascinating portraits of thinkers who starkly contradict the progressive and globalist presuppositions of our time.

Piers Shepherd —

July 6, 2024

Lightness and Memory

In Memory’s Abacus, Anna Lewis exposes the reader to the weightiest topics without burden.

Shawn Phillip Cooper —

July 5, 2024

The National Gallery: Expositions of Europe’s Christian Heritage

The National Gallery defies the historical relativism for which British galleries have become infamous.

George Young —

July 1, 2024

Religion As Family Policy

In Hannah’s Children, Catherine Pakaluk argues that tinkering and technocracy won’t save the West from its demographic decline.

Evie Solheim —

June 23, 2024

A Clever Don Quichotte Opens in Paris

Jules Massenet’s opera invites dreamy fantasies of a lost and better world.

Paul du Quenoy —

June 17, 2024

Riley Gaines Speaks Sense

A key conclusion of Gaines’ new book is that much of the transgender movement is enabled by collective cowardice.

Jonathon Van Maren —

June 16, 2024

Grim Paris Salome Underserves the Work

The gloomy production is a poor platform for superstar soprano Lise Davidsen and a generally stellar cast.

Paul du Quenoy —

June 12, 2024

A Worthy Successor to Frost

In Painting over the Growth Chart, Rattelle reminds us that the transcendent power of poetry is to preserve its subject forever.

Shawn Phillip Cooper —

June 11, 2024

Boris? It was Good Enough: Boris Godunov in Hungary

In his debut performance of the title role, Gábor Bretz is superb in the Hungarian State Opera’s production of Mussorgsky’s enduring classic.

Paul du Quenoy —

June 10, 2024

The Least of My Brethren: Sally Thomas’ Works of Mercy

Living a life of mercy means encountering the ‘least of these’ in all of their particularity—and recognizing them in ourselves, too.

Abigail Wilkinson Miller —

June 9, 2024

The Tortured Poets of Aristophanes

The three poets in Gerytades, like many politicians, find themselves on the cusp of success—but their decisions damn them, so they must trundle back home, thinking of ways to spin their failure into victory.

Shawn Phillip Cooper —

June 8, 2024