Alfred’s vision of Christendom is in danger of being lost, even among those who lament the direction our society is taking. Too many Christians have embraced a sacred/secular dualism that has left the public square, including the arts, in the hands of the pagans. Consequently, many do not even have the categories to know how to think critically about our society’s cultural productions. In reaction, Christians often fall into the polarities of an uncritical acceptance of our society’s emerging paganism, or else an equally uncritical rejection of all cultural artifacts that are not have an explicitly Christian worldview.

Towards the goal of defending and expanding Christendom, the Alfred the Great Society urges Christians to think critically about culture and the arts. To facilitate this, we offer reviews of films and books. The books we choose to review are those which relate specifically to our culture and which can help us to better understand the world in which we live. Our reviews of films are designed to equip us to think Christianly about what our poets are saying, whether they demonstrate the emerging paganism of our society or articulate a vision rooted in the heritage of Christendom.

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