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Christian Love vs. Modern Humanitarianism by Matthew B. Crawford
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Charles Murray’s Taking Religion Seriously reviewed by Russell T. Warne
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Some Trivial Thoughts on the Study of Philosophy by Graeme Hunter
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What the World Needs Now It Hardly Knows by Anthony Esolen
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Victimhood Culture Scapegoats Its Very Source by Michael P. Foley
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Contours of Culture
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The Matter at Hand
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pondering the Christian life
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The Sexual Reformation
A Forceful and Fruitful Verse: Genesis 1:28 in Luther’s Thought and Its Place in the Wittenberg Reformation (1521–1531) by Brandt C. Klawitter
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38.1 — Jan/Feb, 2025
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