Linguistic Violence
by Carl R. TruemanNominalism has won, and politics has thus become preoccupied with language. Continue Reading »
Why We Call God “Our Father”
by C. C. PecknoldTo speak well of God, we must not conform ourselves to the rapidly changing fashions of the woke world, nor should we project those fashions onto God lest we fall into idolatry. Continue Reading »
Clinging to God and Grammar
by Carl R. TruemanThe battle over pronouns on social media and in public spaces, as trivial as it seems, is actually of great importance. Continue Reading »
Antifascism Without Fascism
by Stanley G. PayneIn recent decades, one of the most popular terms of political abuse has been “fascist.” Continue Reading »
Thou
by Anthony EsolenOne of the disappointing features of our controversies about biblical translations, the readings in the lectionary, the composition of our hymnals, sacred art in our churches, and gestures and actions in our liturgies, is that people in charge of things seem to be poorly versed in the humanities. . . . . Continue Reading »
Not A Constitutional Crisis
by John MurdockWe have no “constitutional crisis.” We have no “normative crisis.” One could, however, make the case that we have a “credibility crisis.” Continue Reading »
Learning Latin
by Joseph EpsteinSome people acquire foreign languages more easily than others. I, alas, am one of those others. I cannot truly say that I have possession of any foreign language. I have perhaps two hundred or so words of Yiddish—just enough to fool the Gentiles into thinking I know the language, but not . . . . Continue Reading »
The Poet and the Mob
by Dan HitchensMurray’s poems pack an impossible amount of meaning into short lines. Continue Reading »
From Work to Text and Back
by Mark BauerleinAround 1980, those of us coming up in literary studies learned that we could no longer refer to a work of art. The term had become obsolete. If you uttered it even in passing, you appeared behind the times, not up-to-date. You had to use another word: text. Roland Barthes announced . . . . Continue Reading »
Defining the Thing
by Dan HitchensIf we can’t find a word to describe our situation, we have scarcely begun to understand it. Continue Reading »
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