Of interest to many readers will be David Goldman’s latest, A Yeshiva Curriculum in Western Literature , published in Hakirah: the Flatbush Journal of Jewish Law and Thought . “How should religious Jews approach the high culture of the West?” David . . . . Continue Reading »
Under my argument with Pete’s argument , there were some interesting suggestions that ought to be more public. Pete, Peter Lawler and I carried on the discussion here, but I would like to publicly note some fine arguments by our readers. From Art Deco: The problem, as always, is . . . . Continue Reading »
David Koyzis asks why we have Calvinist Baptists, but no Lutheran Baptists. He makes some good points in his piece . There is a certain awkwardness when discussing Calvinists within the Baptist tradition. Baptists are called Baptists because we baptize those who profess belief in Christ, while . . . . Continue Reading »
Slight update on SIGNPOSTINGS: I also found there Colin’s reflections on what’s good and bad about living in THE GOLDEN AGE OF TV—yet another postmodern yet conservative theme: Too much disdain for convention and ordinary storytelling and narrative, way too self-indulgent when it . . . . Continue Reading »
As far as I know, the only other BLOG that deals with all our POSTMODERN and CONSERVATIVE themes is SIGNPOSTINGS, which mainly features posts by our threader Colin Brown. Percy, Tocqueville, Southern literature, Strauss, moderate anti-placism—it’s all displayed thoughtfully and . . . . Continue Reading »
As a Reformed Christian who is in some fashion heir to Calvin’s legacy, I find myself puzzled when I see a title such as this: ” Calvinism in the Southern Baptist Convention .” What does it mean to be a Calvinist in a Baptist denomination? It cannot imply an acceptance of . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Kate writes: The current progressive tax system is based in a class-envy model of taxation. Maybe for quite a few on the left, but many on the right ( including Greg Mankiw) can support a progressive tax system with no reference to envy. The diminishing marginal utility of the dollar is implicit . . . . Continue Reading »
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