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Home: Core Subjects: Arts and Literature: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Arts and Literature: LINKS_PAGEArticles:The Future of the European Past - Hilton Kramer and Roger KimballThe dazzling accomplishments of Western science and modern capitalism have made us vastly richer with an unparalleled degree of personal and political liberty, yet the moral and cultural achievements of European civilization-the very achievements that underwrite our prosperity and give meaning and purpose to our liberty-are everywhere under attack. Read more... The Gothic Cathedral - Émile MâleOn entering the cathedral it is the sublimity of the great vertical lines which first affects the soul. The nave at Amiens gives an inevitable sense of purification, for by its very beauty the great church acts as a sacrament. Here again it is an image of the world. Read more... The Greatest Gift - Charles ColsonIn 1974, 14-year-old Rod Bennett was sitting before a television set, mesmerized by an old black-and-white film called It’s a Wonderful Life. Read more... The Happiness of Willa Cather - MICHAEL PLATTIf a Christian were asked to point to the books in American literature that portray a good Christian - someone of whom one might say, "yes, that is a portrait; that is the sort of soul I aspire to be" - there are no better portraits than those in the novels of Willa Cather, and few competitors. Read more... The Image Top 100 Books of the Century - Image: A Journal of the Arts and ReligionA central part of "Image's" mission is to showcase the wealth of "contemporary" writing that grapples in a serious way with religious faith. We hope that the following list offers but a glimpse of that wealth of talent this past century has seen. Read more... The Inklings: The Other Oxford Movement - Walter HooperThe Oxford Movement began in 1833 under the leadership of John Keble, E.B.Pusey and John Henry Newman. Another movement which began in Oxford a century later and which has given us shelves of great books is that of The Inklings. Read more... The Lion King - John J. MillerThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is both a fantastic adventure story and a profound expression of Christian belief. Read more... The Long Conversion of Oscar Wilde - Andrew McCrackenOscar Wilde is widely celebrated as an artist persecuted for his homosexuality, a sort of protomartyr for the cause of gay rights. The current celebration of Wilde as gay martyr is certainly one legitimate interpretation of his life, but it oversimplifies his complexity; indeed, it ignores the major movement of his life, a life that may also be seen as a long and difficult conversion to the Roman Catholic Church. Read more... The Making of The Exorcism of Emily Rose - Terry MattinglyThere are no scenes of spinning heads, projectile pea-soup vomiting, or levitating beds in The Exorcism of Emily Rose (opening September 9), starring Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Jennifer Carpenter, and Campbell Scott. Read more... The Medieval Pilgrimage Shrines - Michael RoseThe churches of the Romanesque era were the fruits of a thoroughly Catholic culture. Not only did they serve as places of worship and devotion, but also as centers of the community. Read more... Pages: [<<] ... 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 [>>] Related Categories:Pages Updated On: 11-Nov-2008 - 19:44:21
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