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Filippino Lippi, Triumph of St Thomas Aquinas over the Heretics (1489–1491). Basilica di Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome, Italy

Is Culture Conservative? — Part I

‘People generally agree that no human society is “without culture”. The concept has been defined in many different ways. The first appearance of the term culture is attributed to Cicero, who used the word in the sense of “cultivation of…
Juriaen Jacobsze, Allegory of Teaching (third quarter of the 17th century). National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Concept of a ‘Liberal Education’ Has a 2,500-Year-Old Past, But Does It Have a Future?

‘Politically, however, it is not impossible for a state to decide that it would be better, both for children and for the country, to give schools freedom to develop educational approaches that follow liberal education principles, whether within the state…
Dong Yuan, Xiao and Xiang Rivers (10th century). Palace Museum, Beijing, China

China, the West, and the Global Culture War

‘Debates connected to the culture war, including even on such amorphous issues as the West’s slide into spiritual nihilism or the loss of its inner will, are directly relevant to international politics and even international security. Western strategic thinkers must…
Andrei Rublev, Hospitality of Abraham (c. 1400). Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia

Thomas Molnar’s Radical Critique of the ‘Liberal Hegemony’

‘There can be no question that Thomas Molnar’s thought was often driven by a confrontation with the intensified secularist, materialist, and anti-religious ideological tendencies following the socio-historical and ideological period of the eighteenth century. He sought the roots of modern…
Anonymous, St Catherine of Siena Besieged by Demons (ca. 1500). Warsaw National Museum, Warsaw, Poland

Europe at an Ideological Crossroads: Unity in Progressivism or Sovereignty in Diversity?

‘Europe finds itself at a critical situation, faced with a fundamental choice between unity in progressivism or sovereignty in diversity…Central to this decision is the recognition of Europe’s intrinsic diversity, rooted in centuries of history, cultural exchange, and shared heritage….
The flags of the ten countries, including Hungary, that joined the EU in the course of the largest enlargement of its history on 1 May 2004, hoisted at the Berlaymont building of the European Commission in Brussels on 30 April 2024.

Twenty Years in the European Union — Five Lessons Learnt

‘Our fate has become one with that of the European Union not only because of integration, but also for geographical, economic, cultural and civilizational reasons. If the ship sinks, we sink with it. Of course, it is our duty to…
Tea Time by Jan Josef Horemans II (18th century)

Culture and Civilization — Oswald Spengler’s Approach to History

Spengler’s work has not lost any relevance over the century that has passed since it was released, but rather has become increasingly significant: it is now one of the inescapable foundations of the philosophy of history. Many of the predictions…
Creation of Adam by Michelangelo (circa 1511)

Europe’s Lost Purpose

The idea of the human person as created in the image and likeness of God is mirrored in the modern concept of human dignity, as well as in the unconditional respect for human life—values that are subject to grave violations…
Invasion of the Barbarians by Ulpiano Checa (1887)

‘That never happens in Hungary.’ True — But for How Long?

‘The fact that Hungary has to fight like hell for its right to be normal is a sign of the times. So is the fact that in America, as in almost every Western country, the borders are a fiction, our…
Dr Samuel Noble speaks at the Danube Institute on 31 January 2024.

The Complexities of Orthodox Christianity — A Lecture at the Danube Institute

According to Dr Samuel Noble, countries with a predominantly Orthodox Christian population have been able and willing to preserve their traditions. Contrary to the proposition put forth by Samuel Huntington, Dr Noble highlights the primacy of national identity in countries…

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