NOTE: The “Contents” section of the site menu lists all articles, divided into six categories (“Bible Notes,” “Philosophers,” “American Politics,” “Nations,” “Manners and Morals,” and “Remembrances.” The articles are arranged in the chronological order of their posting. This Table of Contents lists articles in the “Bible Notes” section in the order in which they may be read as if they were chapters in a book.
1. The Song of Moses and the Regime of God
Deuteronomy 32.43.
2. The Problem of Factionalism in the Book of Ruth
3. What Can We Learn from the Prophet Zephaniah?
4. Jerusalem versus Athens
Paul Eidelberg: Jerusalem vs. Athens: In Quest of a General Theory of Existence (1983).
5. Jewish Law versus Modern Philosophy
Joseph B. Soloveitchik: The Halakhic Mind: An Essay on Jewish Tradition and Modern Thought (1987).
6. The Jewish Critique of Nature
Aharon Appelfeld: The Age of Wonders (1982).
7. Jewish Interrogations of Modernity
Bernard Malamud: The Stories of Bernard Malamud (1984).
Isaac Bashevis Singer: The Penitent (1983).
8. Anti-Jewish Malice
Dennis Prager and Joseph Telushkin: Why the Jews? The Reason for Antisemistism (1984).
9. Buber’s Anti-Utopian Utopianism
Maurice Friedman: Martin Buber’s Life and Work: The Early Years: 1878-1923 (1982).
10. Wiesel’s Testament
Elie Wiesel: The Testament (1980).
11. Founding the Christian Regime
Letter to the Ephesians.
Paul Stott: Building a Community in Christ (1998).
12. Paul’s Letter to the Philippians
13. What Is Christian Union?
Colossians 3:1-17.
14. The First Epistle of John.
15. Augustine’s Critique of Philosophy
Augustine: Confessions (1960 edition).
16. Augustine on War
William R. Stevenson, Jr.: Christian Love and the Just War: Moral Paradox and Political Life in St. Augustine and His Modern Interpreters (1988).
17. Augustine on Predestination and Free Will: A Note
18. John of Paris on Royal and Papal Power
John of Paris: On Royal and Papal Power. J. A. Watt translation. (2002).
19. Bonaventure on the Distinction between Conscience and Synderesis
Bonaventure: Conscience and Synderesis. McGrade, Kilcullen, and Kemphsaw translation. (2001).
20. Shakespeare: Thinking About God
Robert G. Hunter: Shakespeare and the History of god’s Judgments. (1976).
21. Donne’s Candle for St. Lucy
John Donne: “A Nocturnall upon St. Lucies Day, Being the Shortest Day.”
22. Reason within the Limits of Religion Alone: The Achievement of Richard Hooker
Richard Hooker: On the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity (1874 edition).
Robert K. Faulkner: Richard Hooker and the Politics of a Christian England (1981).
23. Bossuet on “Universal History” before the Advent of Jesus
Jacques-Bénigne de Bossuet: Discourse on Universal History. Elborg Foster translation. (1976).
24. Bossuet on “Universal History” as Re-written by Christ
Jacques-Bénigne de Bossuet: Discourse on Universal History. Elborg Foster translation. Part II, chapters 19-31, Part III. (1976).
25. Bossuet’s Christian Prince
Jacques-Bénigne de Bossuet: Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture. Patrick Riley translation. Books I-II. (1990).
26. Bossuet on Royal Authority
Jacques-Bénigne de Bossuet: Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture. Patrick Riley translation. Books III-V. (1990).
27. Bossuet on Civic Duty
Jacques-Bénigne de Bossuet: Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture. Patrick Riley translation. Books VI-VIII. (1990).
28. Bossuet on the Supports of Royalty
Jacques-Bénigne de Bossuet: Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture. Patrick Riley translation. Book IX. (1990).
29. Chateaubriand’s Defense of Christianity
François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand: The Genius of Christianity, or the Spirit and Beauty of the Christian Religion, Part I. Charles I. White translation. (1875).
30. The Poetic of Christianity
François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand: The Genius of Christianity, Part II (1875).
31. Christianity and the Liberal Arts
François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand: The Genius of Christianity, Part III (1875).
32. Christian Forms of Worship
François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand: The Genius of Christianity, Part IV (1875).
33. The Religious Statecraft of Pius X
Pius X: The Complete Collected Encyclicals of Pius X. (2023).
34. Pius X on “Modernism”
Pius X: Lamentabili Sane.
_____. Pacendi Dominici Fregis.
_____. “The Oath Against Modernism.”
35. An American Orthodoxy?
Damascene Christensen: Not of This World: The Life and Teachings of Fr. Seraphim Rose (1985).
36. Solzhenitsyn’s Legacy
Daniel J. Mahoney: The Other Solzhenitsyn: Telling the Truth about a Misunderstood Writer and Thinker (2014).
37. Some Thoughts Concerning Christian Liberal Education
William V. Frame: The Dialogue of Faith and Reason: The Speeches and Papers of William V. Frame (2006).
38. The Humanitarian Temptation
Daniel J. Mahoney: The Idol of Our Age: How the Religion of Humanity Subverts Christianity (2018).
39. Manent on “The Religion of Humanity”
Pierre Manent: The Religion of Humanity: The Illusion of Our Times (2022).
40. “Peace on Earth”
Essay published 1983.
41. Sufi Islam
Hujjat al-Islam Abu Hamid Muhammad Ghazali Tusi: On Knowing Yourself and God. Muhammad Nur Abdus Salam translation. Great Books of the Islamic World. (2002).
42. Theology as Inquiry
Michael Bauman: Pilgrim Theology: Taking the Path of Theological Discovery. (2007).
43. The Names of Jesus
Alistair Beggs and Sinclair Ferguson: Name Above All Names. (2013).
44. What Is Sanctification?
Sinclair Ferguson: Devoted to God: Blueprints for Sanctification (2016).
45. Who Is Jesus?
Sinclair Ferguson and Derek W. H. Thomas: Icthus: Jesus Christ, God’s Son, the Saviour. (2018).
46. Abortion Wrongs
Michael Spencer: Humanly Speaking: The Evil of Abortion, the Silence of the Church, and the Grace of God (2021).
Peter Singer: Practical Ethics. Chapter 6: “Taking Life: The Embryo and the Fetus.” (2011).
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