Tag: Senior Contributors
G.K. Chesterton’s “Orthodoxy” and Conservatism ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Michael De Sapio Turning the popular negative connotation of “orthodoxy” on its head, G.K. Chesterton argues that orthodoxy is anything but dull and musty, but on the contrary exciting and adventuresome… — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2021/10/g-k-chesterton-orthodoxy-conservatism-michael-de-sapio.html
Hail, Christopher Columbus! ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Bradley Birzer The once-radical belief that Christopher Columbus was evil has sadly become mainstream. But Columbus was a brave and tenacious explorer—flawed, of course, like every man—who expanded the knowledge of the Old World, changing it and the New World forever… — Read… Continue Reading “Hail, Christopher Columbus! ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
Autumnal Reflections on America ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Mark Malvasi Although Gnosticism has conditioned the American mind and dominated the American character, the United States itself, as we are once again discovering, is a historical, not a providential nation uniquely blessed of God. Nothing makes inevitable continued American prosperity or even… Continue Reading “Autumnal Reflections on America ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
Meeting Gollum ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Joseph Pearce How could one possibly identify with the utterly pathetic and self-centred Gollum? The only answer, I came to understand with a sickening sense of resignation, is that those who identify with Gollum are those whose own identity has been gollumized by… Continue Reading “Meeting Gollum ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
Remembering Michael Novak’s “Democratic Capitalism” ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Bradley Birzer One doesn’t have to agree with everything Michael Novak argued to recognize the genius of the man. Like all true conservatisms, his democratic capitalism was as much an anti-system as anything recognizable as a system. He was a giant of an… Continue Reading “Remembering Michael Novak’s “Democratic Capitalism” ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
Baseball and the Cure of Souls ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Paul Krause Baseball has an essence that mirrors the heavenly city and the precision of creation better than other sports. Its calmer nature also embodies that sense of tranquility which the restless heart seeks… — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2019/04/baseball-cure-souls-paul-krause.html
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