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www.palladiummag.com
[AI summary] This article explores the complex and evolving role of Confucianism in contemporary China and its historical parallels with Japan's pre-WWII Confucian nationalism. It highlights the tensions between liberal and authoritarian interpretations of Confucianism, the influence of Japanese Confucianism on Chinese intellectuals, and the challenges faced by liberal Confucians in the face of rising authoritarianism. The piece also touches on the potential for Confucianism to be reformed to align with modern democratic values and the importance of a progressive reconstruction of Confucianism to counter authoritarian trends. |
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theimaginativeconservative.org
By and large the educated elites in the Western world today are without religious belief and often animated by a "culture of repudiation," keen to banish old ideas of the sacred from public life and to remake the institutions and structures of civil society so as to reflect their own liberated lifestyle. (essay by Sir Roger Scruton) |
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perell.com
David explores how Christianity forms the basis of Western thought, even among the non-religious. Read here. |
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www.medleyofworship.com
All eyes are currently focused on Iran. The cry of "Death to Israel" is heard echoing from the Muslim world. I find this a bit ironic base... |
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