Category: In Passing

A Howling Emptiness

Is this a metaphor for the narcissistic destruction of our civilisation? A…
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About the Author: Michael Kirke

Michael Kirke is a freelance writer, a regular contributor to Position Papers, and a widely read blogger at Garvan Hill (garvan.wordpress.com). His views can be responded to at mjgkirke@gmail.com.

Edmund Burke and the War on the Origins of Secularism – Part II: the delusion of ‘secularism triumphant’

Edmund Burke’s battles with what he saw as the malign interpretations in…
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About the Author: Michael Kirke

Michael Kirke is a freelance writer, a regular contributor to Position Papers, and a widely read blogger at Garvan Hill (garvan.wordpress.com). His views can be responded to at mjgkirke@gmail.com.

Edmund Burke and the War on the Origins of Secularism – Part I: the delusion of ‘secularism triumphant’

The forward march of secularism may seem to be a relentless one.…
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About the Author: Michael Kirke

Michael Kirke is a freelance writer, a regular contributor to Position Papers, and a widely read blogger at Garvan Hill (garvan.wordpress.com). His views can be responded to at mjgkirke@gmail.com.

Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy and the meaning of heroism (Part Two)

Each one of Christopher Nolan’s films is about much more than it…
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About the Author: Michael Kirke

Michael Kirke is a freelance writer, a regular contributor to Position Papers, and a widely read blogger at Garvan Hill (garvan.wordpress.com). His views can be responded to at mjgkirke@gmail.com.