Politics Between History and Eternity

Politics Between History and Eternity

by | Aug 21, 2022

Soldiers of God in a Secular World: Catholic Theology and Twentieth-Century French Politics by Sarah Shortall. Harvard University Press, 2021. Hardcover, 352 pages, $49.95. Reviewed by John Ehrett. Sarah Shortall’s Soldiers of God in a Secular World: Catholic Theology...
Gnosticism, American Style

Gnosticism, American Style

by | Aug 7, 2022

Give Speech a Chance: Heretical Essays On What You Can’t Say or Even Think by Harley Price. FGF Books, 2022. Hardcover, 326 pages, $25. Reviewed by Bartholomew de la Torre, O.P. After reading about Gnosticism, which is Greek for Know-it-all-ism, for years, all I could...
Nationalizing Conservatism

Nationalizing Conservatism

by | Jul 17, 2022

Conservatism: A Rediscovery by Yoram Hazony. Regnery Gateway, 2022. Hardcover, 256 pages, $29.99. Reviewed by John G. Grove In the introduction to The Conservative Mind, Russell Kirk defended his choice of Burke as the originator of modern conservatism: “If one...
Not in Kansas

Not in Kansas

by | Jun 5, 2022

Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy. By Batya Ungar-Sargon. Encounter Books, 2021. Hardcover, 234 pages, $28.99. Reviewed by John C. “Chuck” Chalberg. Do you remember a book by Thomas Frank published not too many years ago?  Its unusual title was...