First Links — 12.4.15

What We Fear When We Fear Terrorism
Ross Douthat, New York Times

Remembering the Soviet Union's Disappeared
Noah Sneider, Atlantic

Biotech Enhancement and the History of Redemption
Gilbert Meilander, New Atlantis

Politically Correct Holy Rollers: The New Campus Revival
Helen Andrews, National Review

How Can I Change the Conversation at my College around Gay People in the Church?
Eve Tushnet, Patheos

C. S. Lewis' Greatest Fiction: Convincing American Kids They Would Like Turkish Delight
Jesse Zimmerman, Atlas Obscura

‘You Stink' He Explained: the unending deliciousness of literary rivalries
Joseph Epstein, Commentary

‘People Need Other Things To Live By’: An Interview with the author of Laurus
Rod Dreher, Eugene Vodolazkin, The American Conservative

What We've Been Reading—12.4.15

In a recent address in New York, Martin Mosebach, winner of the Georg Büchner Prize, Germany's most prestigious literary award, described the metaphysical outlook of his countrymen: “In Germany we like to distinguish between the glistening surface and the deeper values.

Internet Confessional

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned; it has been one day since my last confession.Three times I participated in an argument about trigger warnings. Each time I swore it was my last.Once I replied “lol i’m not mad, it’s just funny to me” Father, I was super mad.I read an article about whether . . . . Continue Reading »

Your Advent Playlist

Forget the War on Christmas. The real battle raging out there is the War on Advent. Rather than beginning a season of prayful preparation for the Lord's coming, the commercial world would have us believe we are already over a month into an early, raucous Christmas feast. An inverted White Witch has . . . . Continue Reading »