The Mantle of Eumaios (Reblog)

Why is it, we might ask, that the “Odyssey” ultimately feels so consonant with the Old Testament in its depiction of the punishments of sensuality …

The Mantle of Eumaios

Andrew Lytle & the Politics of Agrarianism — The Imaginative Conservative (Reblog)

Automated and impersonal, American society, Andrew Lytle feared, was coming to be peopled by the rootless masses ensnared in dreary, routine, unimaginative, and irrelevant occupations—a society of interchangeable parts and interchangeable men. 6,884 more words

Andrew Lytle & the Politics of Agrarianism — The Imaginative Conservative

Literature Goes to the Movies — The Imaginative Conservative (Reblog)

When works of literature go to the movies, it’s usually an unpleasant sight. There are noble exceptions, however, which are worthy of praise. The film adaptions of two literary classics come to mind. 962 more words

Literature Goes to the Movies — The Imaginative Conservative

Who Were the Inklings? — The Imaginative Conservative (Reblog)

Would it be possible, J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis wondered in the 1930s, to write fiction that might combine: a love of history; a desire to debate the defenders of the modern world and point out the many foibles of modern living; and a way to promote one’s philosophical and religious beliefs without being overly…

Who Were the Inklings? — The Imaginative Conservative

Unity in Beauty — The Imaginative Conservative (Reblog)

After all the talk about the Crisis in Christianity is over, this is the root of the crisis: that the worship of the Almighty—the one who is the source of Beauty, Truth and Goodness—has been reduced to banality, subjective opinions, and a compromised morality. 948 more words

Unity in Beauty — The Imaginative Conservative