In July 1944, when my paternal grandfather was a little younger than I am now, he witnessed the near-destruction by Allied bombers and artillery of the old city of Caen, in Normandy. At that point he had been a soldier for six years and had seen some brutal action during the initial landings in . . . . Continue Reading »
William McCormick joins the podcast to discuss his recent book, The Christian Structure of Politics: On the De Regno of Thomas Aquinas. Continue Reading »
Pro Rege: Living Under Christ’s Kingship Vol. 1: The Exalted Nature of Christ’s Kingship Vol. 2: The Kingship of Christ in its Operation by abraham kuyper edited by john kok and nelson d. kloosterman translated by albert gootjes lexham, 1072 pages, $99.98 Dismissed from the office of prime . . . . Continue Reading »
Why, in the sixteenth century, did Europeans begin to question the rationale for monarchies? Continue Reading »
When Pontius Pilate warns Jesus that he has authority over life and death, Jesus reminds him, “you would have no authority over me, unless it had been given from above” (John 19:10–11). At the end of Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus assures his disciples that “all authority has been given to me in . . . . Continue Reading »
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