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Home: Core Subjects: Culture and Civilization: LINKS_PAGE Core Subjects: Culture and Civilization: LINKS_PAGEArticles:The Challenge Of Secularism - Christopher DawsonIt is no accident that the introduction of universal compulsory state education has coincided in time and place with the secularization of modern culture. Read more... The Challenge of Secularism - Christopher DawsonWe are still living internally on the capital of the past and externally on the existence of a vague atmosphere of religious tolerance which has already lost its justification in contemporary secular ideology. It is a precarious situation, which cannot be expected to endure indefinitely and we ought to make the most of it while it lasts. Read more... The Church as Culture - Robert Louis WilkenIf Christ is culture, let the sidewalks be lit with fire on Easter Eve, let traffic stop for a column of Christians waving palm branches on a spring morning, let streets be blocked off as the faithful gather for a Corpus Christi procession. Then will others know that there is another city in their midst, another commonwealth, one that has its face, like the faces of angels, turned toward the face of God. Read more... The Clash - Fouad AjamiIt would have been unlike Samuel P. Huntington to say “I told you so” after 9/11. Read more... The Conservative Convert - Eric ScheskeTerse Kirk. That’s one way to describe Russell Kirk, the literary critic and father of modern conservatism. He was the author of over thirty books and hundreds of articles, the founder of two quarterlies, and a busy speaker. But he was laconic when it came to his religion. Read more... The Corrosive Power of Euphemisms - C. Ben MitchellWords are powerful tools. They can be used as a shield or a weapon. They have incited revolutions, shaped nations, and thrilled readers. They are the stuff of which most human communication is made. Nowhere is this more evident than in the latest development in human cloning and embryonic stem-cell research. Read more... The Culture of Charity - Arthur C. BrooksApproximately three-quarters of Americans give their time and money to various charities, churches, and causes; the other quarter of the population does not. Why has America split into two nations: givers and non-givers? Arthur Brooks has spent years researching this trend, and even he was surprised by what he found. Read more... The culture wars continue - Father Raymond J. de SouzaGovernor Sarah Palin of Alaska is not your typical governor. Read more... The Decline of Laughter - Roger ScrutonLaughter is not only a joy and a balm, it is the principal way we have of accepting the failings of our fellows. Read more... The Defense of the West: How to Respond to the Islamist Challenge - Roger ScrutonThe West today is involved in a protracted and violent struggle with the forces of radical Islam. This conflict is intensely difficult, both because of our enemy's dedication to his cause, and also, perhaps most of all, because of the enormous cultural shift that has occurred in Europe and America since the end of the Vietnam War. Read more... Pages: [<<] ... 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ... [>>] Related Categories:Pages Updated On: 17-Nov-2009 - 18:10:33
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