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A Letter to Dietrich von Hildebrand

May 28, 2020 The Stories We Tell

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A Letter to Dietrich von Hildebrand

Dietrich von Hildebrand (1889–1977) was a German philosopher known for his works in ethics, aesthetics, social philosophy, and the philosophy of religion. He was one of Europe’s most outspoken voices against Nazism and Communism. A convert to Catholicism, he had a...

A Letter to C.S. Lewis

May 28, 2020 The Stories We Tell

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A Letter to C.S. Lewis

Professor C.S. Lewis The Kilns, Lewis Close, Headington, Oxfordshire, UK Dear Professor C.S. Lewis, I hardly mean to bother you. I know you receive thousands of letters each year and that it is your habit to answer all of your mail. I do not want to burden you with...

Dear America

May 21, 2020 The Stories We Tell

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Dear America

Dear America, You have a memory and history problem. As a political science professor, I am privy to the background and the foreground of the cultural moment as I live vicariously through the lives of my students—active consumers and budding culture makers that they...