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  • Intellectuals Didn’t Oppose Nazism Because It Was ‘Tedious’

    Intellectuals Didn’t Oppose Nazism Because It Was ‘Tedious’0

    There are times when men shirk from opposing grievous error because it’s dangerous, or inconvenient, or they are temporarily blinded by it.   And sometimes, it’s because it’s so damn boring.    This lesson was forcefully brought home to me in an article Carl Trueman wrote for First Things last year entitled “Persistent Defiance.” In

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  • Intellectual Work Begins in Ecstasy

    Intellectual Work Begins in Ecstasy0

    “Intellectual work begins in ecstasy.” That was not said by a drug-addled artist, as one might expect. It was soberly asserted by one of the last people you’d think of: a Dominican “friar” and priest who died decades ago, having lived his life mostly in study, prayer, poverty, chastity, and obedience. His name was Antonin

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  • Intellectual Takeout’s Five Favorite Christmas Movies

    Intellectual Takeout’s Five Favorite Christmas Movies0

    The staff at Intellectual Takeout and the Charlemagne Institute participated in a highly non-scientific poll to crown our favorite Christmas movies as we prepare for Christ’s coming this Advent. More than a dozen movies were listed in our staff’s top three picks for movies to get cozy with during Christmastime, but five stood aloft from

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  • Intellectual Takeout Quiz: Key Dates in Western History

    Intellectual Takeout Quiz: Key Dates in Western History0

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  • Intellectual Takeout Quiz: Are You Religiously Literate?

    Intellectual Takeout Quiz: Are You Religiously Literate?0

    As the Western world becomes more secular, religious knowledge is on the decline.  At Intellectual Takeout, however, we feel that educated people should possess some basic knowledge of each of the world’s religions–even if they aren’t practicing members of any particular faith.  To get an idea of how up-to-speed you are on the topic of

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  • Intellectual Takeout has an app!

    Intellectual Takeout has an app!1

    • March 31, 2016

    It’s been too long in coming, but Intellectual Takeout now has an app. While it’s live on Apple’s App Store, it’s still just a beta version. You can download it for your iPhone by clicking the link below: Intellectual Takeout App Let us know what you think and what you’d like to see on it.

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