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Vergil (and Ovid?) in Longfellow.

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Mere Natural Law: A Review
Hadley Arkes's new book grounds the foundations of Natural Law in the truths of moral reason.
The Wife of Bath
An original poem by Betsy Howard
Shelter from the Storm: Bob Dylan and the Power of Narrative in a Storyless World
For a time, one of the 20th century's greatest storytellers found rest in the greatest story ever told.
Against Misenchantment: Defending A Protestant View of Creation
Rhys Laverty pushes back against recent charge about the Reformation's "de-enchantment" of Creation
Data
An original poem by Betsy Howard
Melanchthon’s Commentary on Proverbs: A Review
A new translation of Melanchthon's commentary on Proverbs disappoints, says E.J. Hutchinson.
Besom
An original poem by Dan Rattelle.
A Man Near Magnificence
An original poem by Colin Chan Redemer.
Votaries: The Blue Flower in Novalis, MacDonald, Lewis, and Robinson
Discover a forgotten influence on George Macdonald, C.S. Lewis, and Marilynne Robinson.
“And pain will be the thing that saves us”
An original poem by Tom C. Hunley