Prosperity and Torment in France: The Paradox of the Democratic Age By Chantal Delsol. University of Notre Dame Press, 2025. Hardcover, 154 pages, $30. Reviewed by Godefroy Desjonquères. Reading Chantal Delsol’s Prosperity and Torment in France as a French person is a...
By Godefroy Desjonquères This essay is part of a symposium on the thought of French political thinker Chantal Delsol in light of her latest book, La fin de la Chrétienté or The End of the Christian World. Chantal Delsol’s essay offers a sharp and convincing...
"If classical teachers believe that truth, beauty, and goodness can indeed change the world, then the sort of student (and teacher and school) described by Esolen is a net gain for this world. And his Classical Catechism serves as a helpful tool in building the necessary common