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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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on Past & Present Atheism & the Invention of Happiness by Jordan Bissell
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Christ, Individualism & the Meaning of Cultural Diversity by Anthony Esolen
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From Heavenly Harmony
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Contours of Culture
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16.3 — April 2003
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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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Closing Argument
What Is Christianity? The Last Writings of Benedict XVI
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