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Why are we Ashamed to be Naked?
St. Augustine on shame, the fall, and the body
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Can Beauty Save the World?
Dostoevsky on Beauty’s confrontation with suffering, death, and love
Sep 12
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How Much Land Does a Man Need?
Tolstoy on greed, material prosperity, and the nature of human flourishing
Sep 9
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Why did God Demand Animal Sacrifice?
What the sacrifices of the Old Testament reveal about human nature
Sep 5
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You’re Probably Reading History Wrong
According to St. Augustine
Sep 3
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Why God Destroyed the Tower of Babel
It's Far More Than Pride...
Aug 29
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Dante and the Secrets of Human Genius
The Strange Connection Between Love, Suffering, and Human Greatness
Aug 26
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How a Civilization Destroys Itself
The Family, the Individual, and the Death of the Common Good
Aug 22
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The Most Dangerous Kind of Brain Rot
The dark pathology behind Twitter's intellectual hot takes
Aug 19
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Athena and the Birth of Human Wisdom
And its Strange Relation to the Birth of Sin
Aug 15
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How the Great Books Can Transform Your Life
If You Read Them The Right Way...
Aug 11
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East of Eden and the Problem of Human Freedom
Steinbeck, secular humanism, and the problem of evil
Aug 8
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