On the Moral Dimension of History
“[T]he great lessons of history will not fail to make themselves felt by any attentive reader… We greatly mistake the [purpose] of the...
BOOK BLOG | Introducing "Letters to a Diminished Church: Passionate Arguments for the Relevance
Dorothy Sayers is a remarkable author. I did not say the greatest, or most exquisite. She has shortcomings. She is not as clear as C.S....
On How (and Why) the World Historian May Achieve Impartiality
Editorial Note: There has been a long-running debate amongst historians regarding whether impartiality is desirable, or even possible, in...
On the Rational Ideal of the World Historian
“The desire to be free from all prejudice in the judgment of historical facts is, then, the keynote of all our philosophy of historical...
What manner of man is this Puritan?
Today I have been reading through an assortment of Puritan primary documents, including the Mayflower Compact and an assortment of...
On the Changing Nature of Histories
“Each generation abandons the ideas of its predecessors like stranded ships.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson “A goodly number of works which were...
