Inspiration
Faith & Prayer
Health &
Wellness
Entertainment
Love &
Family
Newsletters
Special Offers
The Neoconservative Philosophy
By
Jack Kerwick
Although it had been in circulation for decades, it was only during the tenure of our last president that the term “neoconservatism” really gained traction. It is a funny thing, this word, for while it was a Jewish intellectual, Irving Kristol, who first coined it, those to whom it was ascribed would alternately embrace it…
Caution: Misology-Free Zone
By
Jack Kerwick
If, as the eighteenth century philosopher Immanuel Kant had noted, the hatred of reason is “misology,” then he who is guilty of misology is a misologist. While this language is no longer in vogue (if it ever was), there can be no question that the misologist remains as salient a figure in our day as…
“Anti-Semitism” and Anti-Christian Bigotry
By
Jack Kerwick
I recently received a very disturbing response to an article of mine. In “The Catholic Church and the Left,” I had argued that in spite of its infiltration of the Church in which I have spent my life, the radically egalitarian notion of “Social Justice” has no foundation in the Gospel of Christ. Unlike the…
A Tale of Three Kongs: Race and Gender in King Kong and its Remakes
By
Jack Kerwick
In an article for intellectualconservative.com, Lisa Fabrizio remarks on the dramatic changes in cinematic depictions of masculinity that have occurred over the decades. While the extent to which such depictions have become “feminized” has been greatly exaggerated by right-leaning commentators—not only is the “tough guy” at least as visible a character in contemporary cinema as…
1
2
3
4
5
archives
most recent
search
this
blog
More from Beliefnet and our partners
More from Beliefnet and our partners