Wherever we look today in academia, scholars are rushing to defend the Enlightenment ideas of political and individual liberty, human rights, faith in scientific reason, secularism, and the freedom of ...

Most people would think that the idea of a Catholic Enlightenment was a contradiction in terms. Was not the Enlightenment essentially anti-religious and specifically anti-Catholic? Did not the ...

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. In a new book, Peter MacKinnon discusses how Enlightenment values have come under attack, while populist ...

"In Teabing's opinion, the sooner humanity adopted the new world view, the better off everyone would be." The theme of the first line: The opening line from Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol" introduces a ...