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The Humanity Lost When Our Ends Are Denied by Anthony Esolen
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The Chapel at the End of the Earth
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An Open Letter to Christian Readers of Jordan Peterson & Roger Scruton by James Bryson
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Paul Didn’t Build Bridges to Popular Culture by Russell D. Moore
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Historical Truth, Beguiling Stories & Three Kinds of Hearers by Anthony Esolen
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Contours of Culture
on books & the spirit of the age
(2009-2014)
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Oliver O'Donovan's Resurrection and Moral Order: An Outline for Evangelical Ethics
27.1 — Jan/Feb 2014
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The Matter at Hand
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15.9 — November 2002
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Art & Human Ends
Beauty and Imitation: A Philosophical Reflection on the Arts by Daniel McInerny
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38.5 — Sept/Oct, 2025
The Scope of the Pope
Infallibility, Integrity and Obedience: The Papacy and the Roman Catholic Church, 1848–2023 by John M. Rist
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