Imperial Selves and Deteriorating Persons
by M. D. AeschlimanBoth arrant trumpery and much of our current “Great Awakening” are lethal to Western civilization, of which we are the beneficiaries and should be the guardians. Continue Reading »
Who Invented the Individual?
by George WeigelBy desacralizing state power, Christianity helped make possible the idea of the limited state, which was not an immaculate conception sprung from the mind of John Locke. Continue Reading »
The True Con
by Matthew SchmitzIn June, an announcer on CBS observed, “George Will is essentially unchanged from the way he looked forty years ago.” He still wears Brooks Brothers. He still parts his hair on the left. And in politics, while lesser men have compromised with the ascendancy of Donald Trump, Will has stayed . . . . Continue Reading »
Against Human Rights
by R. R. RenoThe Christian roots of Europe: The phrase puts me off. It points to something true, yes, and contemporary Europe remains profoundly indebted to its Christian past. Even the transnational ambition of the European Union reflects the desire for a secularized Christendom. Brussels builds on the memory . . . . Continue Reading »
The Death of the Parish
by David T. KoyzisWhat if every new church building were to forgo the ubiquitous parking lot in the interest of restoring a normative ecclesiology? Continue Reading »
Tradition as a Source of Vintage Identity
by Betsy Childs HowardAre Evangelicals adopting tradition for its style or substance? Continue Reading »
Carl’s Rock Songbook #34: The Kinks, “Waterloo Sunset”
by Carl ScottMan’s greatness comes from knowing he is wretched. Pascal This entry will wrap up the Songbook’s oft-interrupted series of “loneliness and individualism songs,” all from 1965-1967, which by way of review, began with The Beach Boys’ “That’s Not Me,” . . . . Continue Reading »
Carl’s Rock Songbook #24: Simon and Garfunkel, “I Am a Rock”
by Carl ScottBefore beginning, I’ll note that Joe Carter is soliciting donations to the FT website —please consider giving to what I obviously think is a fine internet crossroads of content. Tocqueville’s concept of individualism is one of his most helpful, but often gets misunderstood due to our . . . . Continue Reading »
Carl’s Rock Songbook #23: The Beach Boys, “That’s Not Me”
by Carl ScottI could try to be big in the eyes of the world, what matters to me is what I could be to just one girl . . . Ah . . . the calming beauty of Pet Sounds , where to my ears, the undercurrent of melancholy is more than compensated for by the main pull of gentle encouragement, even if it does end on the . . . . Continue Reading »
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