History

Secularism: Universal to the West, Provincial to Everywhere Else

Kevin Flatt’s new book, “Secularization, Social Order, and World History” argues that the decline of religion is not an inevitable quasi-Hegelian phenomenon, but a particular

How to Live amid Civilizational Decline

Civilization is best preserved through forward-looking dynamism, not reactionary nostalgia. Yet every great City of Man must one day fall, and so our final hope must rest in the eternal City of God.

Speakers of Jesus’s Native Tongue: Syriac Christians & the Endurance of an Ancient Faith

The story of Syriac Christians, which history has sadly forgotten as among the first disciples of Christ, is one of political neglect and tragedy, but also of hope for the future

Athens Needs Jerusalem—and America Needs Both

A return to America’s spiritual founding is the West’s best hope against both woke utopianism on the left and a revival of religious chauvinism on the right

May 1940: How Churchill Came to Save Christian Civilization

Winston Churchill’s ascendency to prime minister in May of 1940 is perhaps the most consequential moment in the history of Christian civilization

“The Way That Abides Forever”: David Bentley Hart’s New Translation of the Tao Te Ching

David Bentley Hart’s new translation of the Tao Te Ching, an ancient Chinese text dating to the fourth century BC, reveals an vision of wisdom, virtue, and the Way that resonates with Christianity

How Religious Toleration for the Irish Helped America Win Independence

Religious tolerance is good not only for ethical reasons, but also because it enables multiconfessional armies to function effectively, as with Irish Catholics and Presbyterians fighting for the Americans against the British

Life in Weimar on the Edge of Catastrophe

Katja Hoyer’s new book uses the town of Weimar to humanize an often-overlooked chapter of German history: the brief, tragic life of the Weimar Republic

Present at the Creation: Truman’s Decision to Intervene in Greece and Turkey in 1947

The 1947 decision to provide military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey to secure the eastern Mediterranean from Soviet influence reflects a more unified era in American politics, when the need to counter external threats was acknowledged by both Democrats and Republicans

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