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The Long View: Eschatology: Death and Eternal Life by Joseph Ratzinger

When I wrap up a year’s worth of blog posts from John J. Reilly, I go back and collect any stray essays or reviews that I missed from that year. This is a masterpiece of John’s, an extended reflection on a book written by Joseph Ratzinger before he

The Long View 2006-04-28: The Fermi Paradox; Atlas Shrugged; Oil Spike

Since John points to his 1996 essay on Noospheres here, I went and updated that essay with a table of contents and hyperlinks. I've always found the Drake equation to be something of a category mistake, but I at least appreciate people attempting to think things through. The

The Long View: An Angel Directs the Storm

This is a fine example of John's best work. In retrospect, President George W. Bush did some crazy things, but his critics were often even crazier. An Angel Directs the Storm: Apocalyptic Religion & American Empire By Michael Northcott I.B. Tauris Co Ltd., 2004 200 Pages, US$

The Long View: The Gray Havens

The Gray Havens Table of Contents An Explanation A Disclaimer (1) The Downfall of Rivendell (2) Weathertop (3) Bree (4) The Old Forest (5) Buckland (6) The Conquered Shire (7) The Prefect of Bag End (8) North & West (9) The Tower Hills (10) The End of the World An

The Long View: Augustine: A Biography

I don't have much to add to this fine book review of a biography of St. Augustine, other than to highlight this: John of Eclanum Augustine: A Biography By Peter Brown University of California Press, 2000 Originally Published 1967 548 Pages, Various Prices ISBN 0-520-22757-3 A Review By

The Long View 2005-03-21: Eschatology: Personal, Universal, and Musical

In a remarkable coincidence, I happen to be fairly close to Point Pleasant, NJ today. I have noticed a lack of apocalyptic activity. I also note that anagnorisis, or recognition of a newborn society rising in triumph around a still somewhat mysterious hero and his bride, can be used to

The Long View: On Tyranny

Political philosophy is my favorite after natural philosophy. The question of how we are to order our lives together is perennially interesting, although most people probably prefer a less theoretical approach. Leo Strauss is also fascinating because of his association with the idea of esoteric writing. John pooh-poohs the idea