Our Present Need for a Reflective Conservatism
Our Present Need for a Reflective Conservatism [...]
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.
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’s Reformed Meta-History
History, no less than science and philosophy, must be done by the Christian sub specie aeternitatits -- within view of eternity, and as always, coram Deo.
Conservatism and the Reformed Doctrine of Covenant
Conservatism and Covenantal theology both have a place for the family and of the families’ education as a principle mechanism of the conservation of the good and the transmission of knowledge.
Herman Bavinck: A Short Biography
Herman Bavinck was a deep thinker, an active churchman, compassionate statesman and possibly the most influential theologian born in the Netherlands.
Antidote to the Liberal Principles
It is regrettable that, even today, many Christians, disillusioned by the promises of liberalism, nevertheless believe that they can take on board its principles...