Sanctifying the World: The Augustinian Life and Mind of Christopher Dawson, Bradley J. Birzer Towering above the early twentieth century Catholic literary revival stands Christopher Dawson, the English historian and man of letters who identified culture as the animating principle of history. Since religion is the heart of culture, Dawson wrote, then “religion is the [...]
All Things Made New explores the Christian mysteries in the tradition of St. John the Evangelist, and Mary, the Mother of Jesus, by studying the symbolism, cosmology, and meaning of the Book of Revelation, as well as the prayers and meditations of the Rosary, including the Apostles’ Creed and the Our Father. These reflections lead us [...]
My post (American Imposed Regime Change), and those by John Willson (War for Libyan Oil) and Brad Birzer (The Unconstitutional President) have generated some interesting discussions. In the post below I summarize my criticism of the “War Party” position and expand on my view of a conservative American foreign policy approach. Every conservative concerned about [...]
USA Today: The Stunning Incoherence of American Civilization by Reid Buckley, P. E. N. Press (North Carolina), 2002. How does one review a book that begins with a chapter entitled, “This Blessed Land,” in which the author declares, “I am obliged to make a public declaration that I cannot love my country,” and which ends with [...]
(Some thoughts on Brad Birzer’s recent post.) Brad, you make a number of important points in this letter. I would like to consider your letter in light of the following concerns. Can Rep. Walberg and other Republicans make the argument that since they only control the house in opposition to the Senate and the White [...]
Equilibrium is an excellent film. It is a combination of The Matrix, 1984 and Fahrenheit 451. Thank you Dr. Bradley J. Birzer for recommending it. Preserving culture, love, books, puppies and fighting Big Brother all while executing incredibly cool ninja/samurai fight moves. Need I say more? Books mentioned in this essay may be found in [...]
Cpt. and Mrs. Winston Elliott IV Dedicated to Marti and Winston Elliott IV Genesis 2:18 Then the LORD God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone…” This is the first time in Sacred Scripture that our Lord says anything in creation is “not good.” The light was good. The stars and [...]
John 17:20-26 “I do not pray for these only, but also for those who believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one; even as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. [...]
John 16:23b-28 23 In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father, he will give it to you in my name. 24 Hitherto you have asked nothing in my name; ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. 25 [...]
In 1992, Winston Elliott became president of the Free Enterprise Institute. He later began the Institute’s Center for the American Republic. In 2010, Mr. Elliott started an online journal called The Imaginative Conservative. (From Russell Kirk Center Spring 2011 Newsletter) Please tell us something about the work of the Center for the American Republic. The [...]
In comments on an essay on The Imaginative Conservative (Whittaker Chambers and the Strenuously Sterile World of Atlas Shrugged) the question has been raised as to the value of discussing Ayn Rand and her teachings on a site dedicated to conservative thought. Below, in brief, is my thinking on why this discussion is worthwhile. [...]
On CatholicVote.org my associate Dr. Birzer has published an essay entitled: “President Obama’s decision to declare war on Libya is unconstitutional, and also foolish.” And here on The Imaginative Conservative a number of interesting comments have been made regarding the quote from Dr. Kirk entitled: “We Have Not Been Appointed the Correctors of Mankind.” I [...]
Will and Ariel Durant write: “At any moment a comet may come too close to the earth and set our little globe turning topsy-turvy in a hectic course, or choke its men and fleas with fumes or heat; or a fragment of the smiling sun may slip off tangentially—as some think our planet did a [...]
“If I were rich I would have many books, and I would pamper myself with bindings bright to the eye and soft to the touch, in paper generously opaque, and type such as men designed when printing was very young. I would dress my gods in leather and gold, and burn candles of worship before [...]