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, …
Great Works & Authors
Beauvoir: The Mother of Modern Feminism
Beauvoir: The Mother of Modern Feminism By Gabriel Blanchard Beauvoir’s thought and legacy are as interesting as they are thorny. Simone de Beauvoir is probably among the most …
Student Essay: The Power of Mercy
Student Essay: The Power of Mercy By Thea Keuning Compassion can break down even the most hardened spiritual corruption. Fyodor Dostoevsky‘s novel Crime and Punishment details the sufferings …
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 …
Bonhoeffer: The Cost of Discipleship
Bonhoeffer: The Cost of Discipleship By Gabriel Blanchard Bonhoeffer united the courage of a martyr with the profundity of a sage. Just four weeks before the irrevocable collapse …
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 …
Student Essay: Machiavelli and Jules Verne
Student Essay: Machiavelli and Jules Verne By Suzan Cumings Verne’s novel offers us a character study of a man who pursues the theory of Machiavelli. What qualities define …
Four Marks of a Classic Book
Four Marks of a Classic Book By Gabriel Blanchard What do we mean when we call the great books “great”? The CLT author bank, our version of a …
Tolkien and the Classics
Tolkien and the Classics By Travis Copeland Tolkien’s thoughtful criticism of the Western canon starkly contrasts with the fashionable attacks on it in our own day. In a …
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 …
