The empire strikes back

The empire strikes back: An attack on a prominent classical Christian school shows the movement has the liberal establishment running scared A majo...

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Why Secularism Will Not Work

"As the saying goes, be careful what you wish for," warns Katha Pollitt. Writing in The Nation, Pollitt is warning Democrats that their embrace of religious leaders and symbols will lead to embarrassment and disaster. Her proposal -- embrace seculari ...

June 16, 2008

Fatherhood and the Future of Civilization

Will the world soon experience a return of patriarchy? That is the question raised by Phillip Longman in the March/April 2006 issue of Foreign Policy. The magazine's cover features a rather stunning headline: "Why Men Rule--and Conservatives Will In ...

June 13, 2008

A Tale of Two Bishops

Reducing a question to scale can sometimes be a helpful intellectual step toward understanding. Just how wide is the divide between liberal and conservative Christianity? Just look at the current issue of TIME magazine. Reporter David van Biema prof ...

June 11, 2008

The End of History — The Moral Necessity of Eschatology

British author Ian McEwan is quite convinced that people who believe that history will end with divine judgment are dangerous -- probably very dangerous. McEwan is among the most influential authors and literary figures of our day. His novels like A ...

June 9, 2008

Books for Guys — Maybe for Dad, Maybe for Son, Maybe for You

I am repeatedly asked about books that boys and men will want to read. The fact is that many guys just do not read for fun (if much at all) and yet, every now and then, they read a book that captures their attention. This list is for the moms and wiv ...

June 5, 2008

Ten for the History Books — Summer Reading [Part 2]

History makes for compelling reading precisely because each reader is building a master narrative of the world. The more history we know and understand, the richer and more interesting that master narrative becomes. The more we know, the more we want ...

June 3, 2008

Ten for the History Books — Summer Reading [Part 1]

Summer is a great time to catch up on reading that is both enjoyable and truly informative. Several major books in the category of historical works are worthy of a good summer reading project, and each of these fills some gaps in our understanding of ...

June 2, 2008

Are Humans Unique? — The Question Secular Science Can’t Answer

Few questions are more important than this -- Are humans unique? Or, put in other words, is there any basis for human dignity and for treating humans with special respect? It is now frighteningly clear that secular science is inadequate to answer tha ...

May 30, 2008

The Citadel and the Open Space — Will the Library Survive in the Internet Age?

Few inventions can compete with the printed book in terms of changing human history and influencing the way humans think. The physical reality of the book -- type on the printed page -- made knowledge accessible on a scale never dreamed of in former ...

May 29, 2008

The Gospel of Judas — The Betrayal of Truth

When the National Geographic Society and a team of designated scholars announced the "discovery" and release of the document known as the "Gospel of Judas" the international media went after the story with a frenzy. Headlines around the world claimed ...

May 28, 2008