Our Present Need for a Reflective Conservatism
Our Present Need for a Reflective Conservatism Since 2016 it’s become a cliché, for obvious reasons, that conservatism is in a state of crisis. Whether pundits are [...]
An Empty Quiver
On earth, the only truest wealth is life. And children are the surest means, and signs, of continuing life. An "empty quiver" leads only to an impoverished state. What price can be put on the joy of familial ties, paternal affection, or loyal and proud legacies?
Was F.J. Stahl a Relativist?
There is a developing renaissance of historic conservatism, in part due to many recent translations, among which is the nineteenth century German legal theorist Friedrich J. Stahl.
What is the Common Good?
We cannot say that what is good for the individual or the community is devoid of moral content. And moral content is determined by God’s decree, be it a direct command from God, or an eternal decree regarding the purpose of man, which is to glorify God and enjoy Him for eternity.
How to Restore Community and Home
Community-building then is none other than home-building, and home-building is none other than—when understood broadly—love-making, though the narrow sense works as well.
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The Postmodern Religion
A mind transformed by a Biblical worldview understands the importance of the Reformed doctrines of grace and the five solas. As David Wells pointed out, “It is not the (post)modern culture that should be telling it what to think. The principle here is sola Scriptura, not sola cultura.”
The Power and Beauty of Shame
We often think of shame as being excited by guilt, but that is not often the case. Society rejects shame - a God-given mechanism for our good - as detrimental to self-esteem. Is shame really so bad?
Psychology of Political Witch Hunts
Political witch-hunts follow a basic pattern. Random violence, false accusations, and crimes against a vague collective. These witch-hunts drive the cultural revolution, propelling the injustice of social justice.
Marxism Alienates the Worker From Home
If a man has a church, a community, and a home, his economic status is of little concern to his overall happiness.
Catholicism’s Impotence and the Liberal Revolution
Never forget that most of the abuses of the Roman Church are inextricably bound up with its doctrines, and that its so-called infallibility renders it incorrigible.
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The Social Justice War on History
The social justice method of historical analysis, of judging every person and event in the past by modern standards, and of seeking the most uncharitable explanations of their actions, is wrong, dangerous, and ultimately denies the goodness and grace of God.
What is Critical Theory?
Critical theory seeks to obliterate differences of status and power since all differences are purely and artificially constructed not by God, but by man. The question remains, "Can critical theory escape its own claims?"
The Problem With Critical Race Theory Pt 2
This is Part 2 of the discussion regarding Critical Race Theory. This article is a continuation discussing Delgado and Stefancic’s discussion on “nationalism,” followed by a brief discussion of “white privilege."
The Problem With Critical Race Theory Pt 1
This influence is in American academia in the college syllabi that seek to understand history, literature, religion, etc. through lenses that critique capitalism, Christianity, individualism, and social conservatism.
Social Justice and Early Christianity
Augustine held that God can command the rich to give to the poor. The poor can never demand from the rich; generosity is never owed.
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6 Problems With The Social Contract
A.A. Hodge called Dabney the greatest theologian in America during the 1800s, and many have noted his prophetic insight. His rejection of the modernist theory known as the Social Contract merits renewed study since Social Justice is, in fact, a rebirth of this still-born idea.
Augustine’s Political Theology
The Augustinian anthropology of sin contained an ethical implication. Members of the City of God have a duty to love God, for this alone restores peace and order to their beings.
Groen’s Conservative Political Theory
Forsaking the supremacy of the divine, transcendent moral order as authoritative standard for societal and political arrangements in favor of the supremacy of man conflicts with divine ordinances and leads to anarchy from which government tyranny alone offers liberation.
Groen van Prinsterer on the Nature of Civil Authority
Groen van Prinsterer’s conservative political message from the nineteenth century, and in particular his conviction that societal decline and state tyranny are fruits of apostasy, is surprisingly relevant for our current times.
Social Justice and Early Christianity
Augustine held that God can command the rich to give to the poor. The poor can never demand from the rich; generosity is never owed.