The Great Conversation: War and Peace—Part II
The Great Conversation: War and Peace—Part II By Matt McKeown Peace, frustratingly enough, can be as philosophically complicated as war. Go here for Part I. The pursuit of …
The Great Conversation: War and Peace—Part I
The Great Conversation: War and Peace—Part I By Matt McKeown War is one of the most ancient and persistent features of human civilization. The earliest name on our …
The Great Conversation: Opinion
The Great Conversation: Opinion By Matt McKeown Opinion sounds like an easy thing to understand, but it ramifies quickly … Opinion is one of the oldest topics in …
Luther: The Spark of the Reformation
Luther: The Spark of the Reformation By Matt McKeown Few have wielded a more universal influence upon world history than Martin Luther. Luther is one of the more …
The Great Conversation: Cause
The Great Conversation: Cause By Matt McKeown Causation, like being itself, applies to nearly every philosophical topic in existence. Causality is a gigantic topic, covering not only different …
Erasmus: Prince of the Humanists
Erasmus: Prince of the Humanists By Matt McKeown As much as the printing press itself, Erasmus revolutionized western scholarship. The Renaissance is, through no fault of its own, …
The Great Conversation: Punishment
The Great Conversation: Punishment By Matt McKeown It is folly to punish your neighbor by fire when you live next door. Publilius Syrus The idea of punishment usually …
St. Catherine of Siena: Charity and Wisdom
Catherine of Siena: Charity and Wisdom By Matt McKeown St. Catherine of Siena was undaunted by her own status and that of others, following her conscience alone. The …
Gibbon: The First Modern Historian
Gibbon: The First Modern Historian By Matt McKeown Gibbon has left his mark on English-language literature and history. In the United States, we tend to associate 1776 with …
Bunyan: Mapmaker of the Soul
Bunyan: Mapmaker of the Soul By Matt McKeown Bunyan conveys great moral and spiritual insight in a surprisingly accessible novel. The Pilgrim’s Progress is one of the most …
