The Crier in the Digital Wilderness Calls for a Second Catholic Revival
Converse, Wranglers, Harley Davidson motorcycles, Brooks Brothers shirts, and most L.L. Bean products have certain things in common: They are traditionally manufactured in the United States, and they no longer are. When Converse announced that it was updating its classic high-tops, loyal customers ignored the new shoe. Kicks haven't been produced in the United States … Continue reading Introduction
My first church was Episcopal, but the priest was more pastor than ideologue. The congregation was progressive, but so was the neighborhood. Badly catechized, I had no way of knowing that the actions of some of these progressives could cut me off from the sacraments. I did leave, however, when an activist priest replaced the … Continue reading Personal statement
This series articulates a conservative Anglo-Catholic response to the secularization of the United States. It argues that mass culture has afflicted Western society with “anomie,” or the lack of social norms; that bizarre behavior in both new and old religious groups is a reaction against anomie; and that the survival of Anglicanism depends on the … Continue reading Abstract
Thanks for joining me! The purpose of this blog is to give context to the Continuing Anglican situation in the 21st century United States, and to argue that Anglicanism is the only religious tradition equipped to bring about an orthodox, American religious revival.
