Tag: Books

America Must Return to the Noble Traditions of Her Founders ~ The Imaginative Conservative

By Robert R. Reilly That it is the founding principles themselves to which we can turn to recover from the great evils of slavery, of the loss of virtue and moral standard, and of grotesque dehumanization should be a measure of the gratitude we… Continue Reading “America Must Return to the Noble Traditions of Her Founders ~ The Imaginative Conservative”

Sir Percival’s Secret ~ The Imaginative Conservative

By Eleanor Bourg Nicholson The true secret of Sir Percival in “The Woman in White” is both compelling and rich in significance—if we have the sensitivity as readers to perceive it… — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2021/09/sir-percivals-secret-woman-in-white-eleanor-bourg-nicholson.html

O Brave New Disney World: Progressivism & Utopianism ~ The Imaginative Conservative

By Dwight Longenecker The next utopia will simply be a new way of life—a “new world order” if you like. It will guarantee the greatest happiness to the greatest number of people through progress and pragmatic solutions. Moral considerations will not apply. — Read… Continue Reading “O Brave New Disney World: Progressivism & Utopianism ~ The Imaginative Conservative”

Parable & Middle-Earth: “The Good News of the Return of the King” ~ The Imaginative Conservative

By Bradley J. Birzer Michael Jahosky argues in his new book that J.R.R. Tolkien engaged in the telling of a parable, and that the great author wanted to create Christian art and mythology, not Christian propaganda… — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2021/08/good-news-return-king-michael-jahosky-bradley-birzer.html

When Books Die, All at Once ~ The Imaginative Conservative

By Stephen Masty So, neither with a bang nor a whimper, the world ends with the remains of Western Civilization, now unlettered for many reasons, increasingly under-read, alone by choice, and still self-compelled to communicate. — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2021/08/when-books-die-timeless-stephen-masty.html

“The Hour of Fate”: Theodore Roosevelt & American Capitalism ~ The Imaginative Conservative

By Chuck Chalberg Theodore Roosevelt was the obvious victor in both of the “battles to transform American capitalism.” He refused to do the bidding of the coal operators and instead helped engineer a compromise. American capitalism was not so much transformed as tamed in… Continue Reading ““The Hour of Fate”: Theodore Roosevelt & American Capitalism ~ The Imaginative Conservative”

Can Evangelicals Get Along? ~ The Imaginative Conservative

By Louis Markos How are evangelicals to navigate the current storms while remaining faithful to biblical truth and Christian compassion? How can we engage in true Christian dialogue without immediately pigeonholing our fellow evangelicals politically, or questioning their “true” motives, or holding them to… Continue Reading “Can Evangelicals Get Along? ~ The Imaginative Conservative”