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The Destiny of Israel
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Josh Hammer joins in to discuss his recent book, Israel and Civilization: The Fate of the Jewish...
The Lord’s Supper Is for All Ages
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Jeffrey J. Meyers joins in to discuss his recent book, Why Children are Welcome to the Lord’s...
Faith in the Modern Age: New and Notable Books
Lots of new books are documenting the difficulties of faith at the present time, as well as interesting conversions. We need those writings in an age of “nones” and low...
The Federal Bureaucracy Rollback Continues
On March 14, President Trump signed an executive order that cut funding for seven agencies, including the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). The order demands that the agencies...
The End of White Privilege
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. A.J. Rice joins in to discuss his recent book, The White Privilege Album: Bringing Racial Harmony to...
Fulton Sheen: Master Evangelist
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Cheryl Hughes joins in to discuss her recent book, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen: Convert Maker. The conversation...
Woke vs. The Left
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. David Rieff joins in to discuss his recent book, Desire and Fate. The conversation is embedded below....
Catholicism at the End of the World
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Jeremy Beer joins in to discuss his recent book, Beyond the Devil’s Road: Francisco Garcés and the...
Fiction and Last Things
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Cassandra Nelson joins in to discuss her recent book, A Theology of Fiction. The conversation is embedded...
Cicero the Comedian
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Michael Fontaine joins in to discuss his recent translations, How to Tell a Joke: An Ancient Guide...
Eliminating DEI from Higher Education
President Trump’s executive order “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” puts colleges and universities on notice. If you judge people by race and sex when making hiring decisions, awarding...
From Science to God
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Spencer A. Klavan joins in to discuss his recent book, Light of the Mind, Light of the...
The Bible Throughout the Ages
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Bruce Gordon joins in to discuss his recent book, The Bible: A Global History. The conversation is...
Redemption Before Christ
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Gerald R. McDermott joins in to discuss his recent book, A New History of Redemption: The Work...
Theater of the Divine
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Peter Kreeft joins in to discuss his recent book, God on Stage: 15 Plays That Ask...
