Mechanization and Monoculture
Any attempt to create a monoculture is necessarily self-defeating.
What Is Going on with American Converts to Russian Orthodoxy?
by
Mikel Hill
Posted on June 14, 2022
in THR Web Features
Image: The dome of St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, Juneau, Alaska; Brett Johnson/Unsplash.
The circumstances that led to veneration of the tsar and his family cannot be so easily reduced to a reactionary craving for Christian theocracy.
When a Jeremiad Falls Short
There is no shortage of jeremiads about the American university.
Authenticity’s Imperative
Posted on May 27, 2022
in THR Web Features
Image: Adam Gonzales via Unsplash.com
We have here two very different approaches to spiritual authenticity.
How to Destroy a Civilization
Posted on May 18, 2022
in THR Web Features
Image: Saint Isaac's Cathedral, St. Petersburg, Russia. Via Wikimedia Commons.
Where is culture that gave humanity the symphonies and operas of Glinka, Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov?
What Does Mark Zuckerberg Want from the Metaverse?
For Mark Zuckerberg, the metaverse is personally important, a way to achieve an absolute good through connecting people.
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