Roger Scruton describes a conservatism that regards the individual not as the premise but the conclusion of politics. For him, politics is fundamentally opposed to the ethic of social justice, to equality of station, income, and achievement, or to the attempt to bring major institutions of society (such as schools and universities) under government control.By Roger Scruton
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2001)
Category: Books by the Fellows
Jesus described his mission as to bring “good news to the poor.” He did not exclude the non-poor. The phrase indicated that what his good news means to those who are poor who receive it, is to define the meaning of the good news for everyone else. This prevents the good news becoming captive to the culture and agenda of the rich.
Chris Sugden, 2007
Sovereignty: God, State, and Self by Jean Bethke Elshtain.
Elshtain examines the origins and meanings of “sovereignty” as it relates to the ways we attempt to explain our world: God, state, and self.
Leaf by Niggle by J. R. R. Tolkien, Foreword by Alonzo L. McDonald.
This charming and haunting story, which Tolkien used to demonstrate what he meant by the “mythopoeic” power of fairy-stories, addresses the question of life’s purpose and the legacy we leave behind us.
