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EUROPE’S LAST PAGANS PART 2

WE BEGAN GLEANING TIDBITS YESTERDAY from Diarmaid MacCulloch’s “Fighting Monks,” his LRB review of two books concerning the Baltic region’s delayed Christianity. Today, we pick up with a tale of … Continue reading

June 18, 2026 · Leave a comment

EUROPE’S LAST PAGANS PART 1

I AM A FIRM BELIEVER IN THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE. In fact, to quote an early wit, I liken myself to a flying buttress: I support Holy Mother … Continue reading

June 17, 2026 · 3 Comments