Elie Wiesel
Our society has stereotypes of both atheists and religious people; Wiesel sounds more like a Charles Williams character: “Asked if he were a pessimist or an optimist, he replied that he was an optimist and hated it.”
Historical Profile
St. Jerome
We might accuse St. Jerome of many faults—most of them connected with his severe disposition and hot temper—but he cannot be denied a singular presence and style.
John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill An Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Despite coming late in its history, Mill may have been the single most potent shaper of classical Liberal political …
Von Goethe: The Father of Romanticism
Von Goethe: The Father of Romanticism By Gabriel Blanchard Goethe inaugurated a fundamental change in the passions that inspire literature in general. Romanticism is an idea we tend …
Origen: The Godfather of Christian Theology
Origen: The Godfather of Christian Theology By Gabriel Blanchard In the person of Origen, Christianity became for the first time an officially, and formidably, intellectual force. It seems …
St. Gregory of Nyssa: Light From the East
St. Gregory of Nyssa: Light From the East By Gabriel Blanchard Shaped by the world of seventeen centuries ago, the work of St. Gregory of Nyssa shows surprising …
Kant: The Evening Star of the Enlightenment
Kant: The Evening Star of the Enlightenment By Gabriel Blanchard We find ourselves to be in a modern world; whose fault is it? The traditional and perhaps best …
Abelard: Questions, Comments, and Calamities
Abelard: Questions, Comments, and Calamities By Gabriel Blanchard The intellectual revival that took place in eleventh and twelfth century Paris lies at the heart of western thought. Born …
Montesquieu: The Grandfather of the Constitution
Montesquieu: The Grandfather of the Constitution By Gabriel Blanchard We have a general notion of the debt our government structure owes to the British, the Romans, even possibly …
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Pasteur: The War of Life Against Life
Pasteur: The War of Life Against Life By Gabriel Blanchard From the shots we cajole our little ones through (or grimace over ourselves!) to the milk we pull …