Nov 14, 2014 | Author - Ron Dart
A great countryman of ours: a man to thank God for. - Robertson Davies Stephen Leacock was known as one of the finest writers in the first half of the 20th century–a spellbinding and unique Canadian version of Dickens, Twain and Swift. Leacock has...
Nov 14, 2014 | Author - Ron Dart
But there are remnants left around me…very strange remnants…in this case the Anglican Church which has in it some of the ancient truth and therefore I will live within it. – George Grant Liberalism was, in origin, criticism of the old established order. Today, it is...
Nov 7, 2014 | Author - Ron Dart
I The Dilemma There has been an unfortunate tendency within the ongoing conversation of the prophetic to, predictably so, distort the complex tension of the prophetic. Those who hold high the apocalyptic nature of the prophetic often equate such a notion of the...
Oct 23, 2014 | Author - Ron Dart
George Grant (1918-1988) is considered by many to be one of the most significant Canadian public intellectuals in the latter half of the 20th century—Grant was also a High Tory of the highest calibre. Grant was a prolific writer and many have commented upon his...
Oct 15, 2014 | Author - Ron Dart
Originally published in the UFV Cascade — by Christopher DeMarcus (The Cascade) Ron Dart is a prolific writer and thinker, publishing over 20 books and countless articles. He has been part of UFV since 1990, teaching political science and religious...
Aug 31, 2014 | Author - Ron Dart
Felix Culpa Many years ago there was once a fine athlete who delighted and excelled in sprinting and mountain climbing. The athlete soon distinguished himself as the fastest sprinter in his country and was chosen to represent his country at the Olympics. Much hope was...