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Christian Love vs. Modern Humanitarianism by Matthew B. Crawford
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Where Our Affections & Civilization Are Cultivated by Mark T. Mitchell
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Charles Murray’s Taking Religion Seriously reviewed by Russell T. Warne
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Poetic Knowledge: The Recovery of Education by James S. Taylor
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