Christian Freedom and the Western Political Tradition

Christian Freedom and the Western Political Tradition

Retrieving Freedom: The Christian Appropriation of Classical Tradition By D. C. Schindler. University of Notre Dame Press, 2022. Hardcover, 550 Pages, $60. Reviewed by Michael Lucchese. Around 2014, pundits and Washington, D.C.-based journalists announced the arrival...
A Time for Restoration

A Time for Restoration

Recovering Politics, Civilization, and the Soul: Essays on Pierre Manent and Roger Scruton  By Daniel J. Mahoney. St. Augustine’s Press, 2022.  Paperback, 160 pages, $20.00 Reviewed by Trevor Shelley. The prolific author and scholar Daniel J. Mahoney has penned...
The Personal Foundation of Reality

The Personal Foundation of Reality

Who Are You, Really?: A Philosopher’s Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Persons By Joshua Rasmussen. IVP Academic, 2023. Paperback, 300 pages, $30.   Reviewed by David Weinberger. “By my analysis, then, I am led to this vision of reality: the primary nature...
Real Natural Law 

Real Natural Law 

Mere Natural Law: Originalism and the Anchoring Truths of the Constitution By Hadley Arkes. Regnery Gateway, 2023. Hardcover, 352 pages, $32.99. Reviewed by William H. Rooney. Hadley Arkes is a prophet in a materialist and positivist age, and he prophesies at length...