There is an important ambiguity that attends the philosophical use of the term “end.” On the one hand, it can…
The End of Theology
Book reviews
These original essays are based on a recent book, written by someone other than the author.
From Christ to Confucius
In his exciting and beautifully written book, From Christ to Confucius: German Missionaries, Chinese Christians, and the Globalization of Christianity,…
The Shipwrecked Mind: On Political Reaction
Thinkers like Joseph de Maistre and the attitudes they embody are the subject of Mark Lilla’s new book, The Shipwrecked…
Radical Secularization?
In a discussion in the German press about the displacement of continental philosophy in Europe by the increasingly triumphant advance…
The Virtues of Abandon
In 1698 the Parlement of Dijon found a Catholic priest guilty of engaging in sex with members of his flock.…
The Weimar Century
The international turn in intellectual history, which David Armitage announced in 2014, has evolved into a surge of publications on…
God in the Enlightenment
In a speech before the Brexit vote, Boris Johnson offered a controversial historical pedigree for his campaign to leave the…
Race and Secularism in America
On September 13, 2016, Clemson University’s head football coach Dabo Swinney was asked what he would do if one of…
Exporting Freedom: Religious Liberty and American Power
The United States is unique among nations in claiming a heritage of religious freedom and a mission to spread it…
Invisible Hands
Jonathan Sheehan and Dror Wahrman’s Invisible Hands: Self-Organization and the Eighteenth Century presents a fascinating exploration of the proliferating logics…