An Invitation: Roger Scruton and the Intellectual Heritage of Conservatism
Early in 2020, as the nations of the world began tearing themselves apart in fear of a projected global pandemic, one of the most important minds of our time quietly passed away. Sir Roger Scruton (1944–2020) was a British philosopher and public intellectual who succumbed to lung cancer shortly after he was first diagnosed. More than any other intellectual of the late twentieth- and early twenty-first century, Scruton invited others...
Featured Content from the First Ten Years
Last week’s article shared reflections from the three founders of the Helwys Society Forum. In this week’s article, we’re calling attention to some of the most popular articles that HSF contributors, past and present, have published. Perhaps you read them when they first published, or perhaps you missed them. In either case, we believe they are worthy of your attention. We hope you enjoy them. Matthew Steven Bracey, “Jacobus Arminius:...
2019 National Convention: A Brief Recap
Over 4,400 Free Will Baptists gathered in Cincinnati, Ohio, three weeks ago for our 83rd National Association meeting. Seven of eight Forum contributors were able to attend. Like most delegates and attendees, we kept busy attending business, competition, giving seminars, working booths in the Exhibit Hall, and enjoying fellowship with old friends. This year’s Convention post will be slightly different from previous years as we will...
Music and the Culture of Self: A Reflection
Two Recent Experiences Music has long been an integral part of human life. Skillfully wrought pieces encourage us to contemplate the transcendent and the beautiful. However, our cultural experience of music has undergone a significant change, particularly in the last century. Two recent, very different encounters with music have reminded me of this. The first was my attending a recent performance of the Paul Brock Band, one of...
The Country Gentleman: Country Life and Customs in the Poetry of Robert Herrick
There is much to be said for a simple, rural life in which one delights in the pleasures of working the land, keeping time-established traditions, and enjoying the beauty of God’s creation. This lifestyle was very well-articulated by the Southern Agrarians in early twentieth-century America, but several other notable literary artists have also dedicated much of their work to the topic. Robert Herrick, a contemporary of John Donne and...
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