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G. K. Chesterton: Rallying the Really Human Things

Chesterton proposed a new Christian humanism, while simultaneously warning of the dangers of a popular secular humanism that behaves as a religion. We need a rally of the really human things; will which is morals, memory which is tradition, culture which is the mental thrift of our fathers.[1] That was the judgment of G. K. [...]

The Unfairness of Fair Hair: Duty and Maturity in Little House in the Big Woods

By Sharon Barrett|2017-06-20T13:45:02-05:00September 28th, 2010|Categories: Bradley J. Birzer, Featured, Literature|Tags: Vigen Guroian|

Rereading the opening Little House book for the first time in probably half a decade, I was struck by the ways Wilder establishes the point of view for her protagonist—a four-year-old girl and second-born child. She expresses Laura’s thoughts about family members and fairness, for instance, with a simplicity that resonates with children, but with [...]