The Cultured Mind of Christopher Dawson

The Cultured Mind of Christopher Dawson

Christopher Dawson: A Cultural Mind in the Age of the Great War By Joseph T. Stuart. Catholic University of America Press, 2022. Paperback, 448 pages, $29.95. Reviewed by Dermot Quinn. The University Bookman is proud to offer this three-review symposium on Joseph T....
More Than a Commercial Republic

More Than a Commercial Republic

The Next American Economy: Nation, State, and Markets in an Uncertain World  By Samuel Gregg. Encounter Books, 2022. Hardcover, 336 pages, $30.99. Reviewed by John G. Grove. Editor’s Note: See the Bookman’s episode of the Book Gallery with Samuel Gregg here.  Samuel...
Reclaiming Protestantism At Its Best

Reclaiming Protestantism At Its Best

Protestant Social Teaching: An Introduction Edited by Onsi Aaron Kamel, Jake Meador, and Joseph Minich. The Davenant Press, 2022. Paperback, 270 pages, $26.95. Review by John Ehrett. A popular shibboleth of traditionalist history writing is the notion of a direct line...
History Is Never Certain

History Is Never Certain

The Man Who Understood Democracy: The Life of Alexis de Tocqueville By Olivier Zunz. Princeton University Press, 2022. Hardcover, 472 pages, $35. Reviewed by Sarah Gustafson. In years since Alexis de Tocqueville’s death in 1859, his popularity has ebbed and flowed...
The Causes of Moral Agency

The Causes of Moral Agency

Agency: The Four Point Plan (F.R.E.E.) for ALL Children to Overcome the Victimhood Narrative and Discover Their Pathway to Power By Ian V. Rowe. Templeton Press, 2022. Hardcover, 304 pages, $24.95. Reviewed by Rachel Ferguson. The debate over moral agency—whether it...