In his column for today’s On the Square , Timothy George remembers the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church back in 1963: Carolyn felt confused. She walked into the sanctuary, where the clock hanging on the wall indicated that the time was 10:22 a.m. Then she heard the blast. Boom! For a . . . . Continue Reading »
In today’s On the Square , R.R. Reno points out that we are not taking Syria seriously: We can avoid clarity because few think anything important is at stake in Syria, or anywhere else in the world for that matter. This judgment reflects a deeper conviction that we now live in a global system . . . . Continue Reading »
For our readers in or near New York City, The Catholic Artists Society and the Thomistic Institute present a series of lectures on a Catholic understanding of the Arts. Eminent artists, theologians, and philosophers will be exploring the nature of art and its role in society. Hosted in . . . . Continue Reading »
The Crank Within Douglas Casson, Books & Culture Leszek Kolakowski, Jester and Priest John Connelly, The Nation A Land Without Sin Greg Garrett, Patheos Reform Congregations Reform the Bar Mitzvah Laurie Goodstein, New York Times An Evangelical Reviews Evangelical Catholicism Mark Noll, Comment . . . . Continue Reading »
Hugh Gillis, in the thread, was uncomfortable with being called a Kojevian, because that would imply he agrees with everything Alexandre said (and that, of course, would be impossible). He makes the important point that Kojeve mainly enjoyed people who disagreed with him—Aron, Strauss, and . . . . Continue Reading »
So alongside my rock songbook, Im inaugurating here a new series about the American idea of liberty. I have a peculiar framework for thinking about the American idea of liberty, which I first developed for a class, but which Im now hoping to develop into a book. Here is the beginning . . . . Continue Reading »
So in response to the modest demand that I say more about the Strauss-Kojeve panel at the APSA, here is another portion of my comments . In Hegel himself and in Kojeve sometimes—and, of course, in Fukuyamas lullaby version of Kojeve—the philosophical observation that history has . . . . Continue Reading »
Matthew Schmitz has already pointed readers to Books & Culture’ s need for supporters to pledge a lot of money by Monday to keep publishing. Let me add my own encouragement. Books & Culture has an important place, a place only it can fill, in the world the shrinking world . . . . Continue Reading »
Well, Obama has been taken through the wringer. Public opinion is overwhelmingly against him on Syria, and his “not MY red line” remark, along with Joe Wilson’s “you lie” interjection, is one of those phrases that will permanently define his reputation. I . . . . Continue Reading »