Nigel Biggar's Blog, page 53

RT by @NigelBiggar: How insane can things get at universities? Mary Eberstadt is as reasonable a person as there is: she gives reasons, cites evidence, makes arguments, listens to--and thoughtfully engages--critics. Still, Woke students at Furman don't wa

How insane can things get at universities? Mary Eberstadt is as reasonable a person as there is: she gives reasons, cites evidence, makes arguments, listens to--and thoughtfully engages--critics. Still, Woke students at Furman don't want her on campus.
wsj.com/articles/you-cant-ca…

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RT by @NigelBiggar: Can we get @nfergus, @dcsandbrook @holland_tom @aroberts_andrew Stephen Kotkin & @NigelBiggar to put together a Western Civ course that's taught to everyone?

Can we get @nfergus, @dcsandbrook @holland_tom @aroberts_andrew Stephen Kotkin & @NigelBiggar to put together a Western Civ course that's taught to everyone?

RT by @NigelBiggar: David Abulafia: "Noel Malcolm is to be congratulated on... a very important step in the assessment of the claim for their return which, clearly, cannot be countenanced."#ElginMarbles #ParthenonSculptures#Restitution https://historyr

David Abulafia: "Noel Malcolm is to be congratulated on... a very important step in the assessment of the claim for their return which, clearly, cannot be countenanced."

#ElginMarbles #ParthenonSculptures
#Restitution
historyreclaimed.co.uk/noel-…

RT by @NigelBiggar: Is Britain built on racism? Was colonialism all bad? Oxford Professor @NigelBiggar returns to the show to introduce some much needed nuance to a subject so often fraught with controversy and political point scoring.Join us at 7pm UK t

Is Britain built on racism? Was colonialism all bad? Oxford Professor @NigelBiggar returns to the show to introduce some much needed nuance to a subject so often fraught with controversy and political point scoring.

Join us at 7pm UK time, 2pm ET

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RT by @NigelBiggar: "Despite routinely preaching to the rest of the country about diversity many of our institutions are not diverse at all. They are dominated by members of an elite graduate minority who went to the same universities & share the same valu

"Despite routinely preaching to the rest of the country about diversity many of our institutions are not diverse at all. They are dominated by members of an elite graduate minority who went to the same universities & share the same values"
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RT by @NigelBiggar: It’s very good. Smacks a lot of bums, and not always obvious ones.

It’s very good. Smacks a lot of bums, and not always obvious ones.

RT by @NigelBiggar: It was 900 years ago today - a splendid service this afternoon at @StBartholomews to mark its foundation on 25 March 1123. The church and hospital have, between them, survived the Black Death, the Great Fire, the Luftwaffe and Virginia

It was 900 years ago today - a splendid service this afternoon at @StBartholomews to mark its foundation on 25 March 1123. The church and hospital have, between them, survived the Black Death, the Great Fire, the Luftwaffe and Virginia Bottomley.

RT by @NigelBiggar: Our Senior Fellow @MarcSidwell joined @CalvinRobinson on @GBNews to discuss his new six-part documentary series THE WEST, which celebrates the history, achievements & genius of Western Civilisation.The West premieres on our YouTube ch

Our Senior Fellow @MarcSidwell joined @CalvinRobinson on @GBNews to discuss his new six-part documentary series THE WEST, which celebrates the history, achievements & genius of Western Civilisation.

The West premieres on our YouTube channel tomorrow (Sunday, 26 March) at 9:30am

RT by @NigelBiggar: The last echo of an old, old psalm. On Kate Forbes, the Free Kirk, and the things that made Scotland, well, Scotland. https://alexmassie.substack.com/p/the...

The last echo of an old, old psalm.
On Kate Forbes, the Free Kirk, and the things that made Scotland, well, Scotland. alexmassie.substack.com/p/th…

RT by @NigelBiggar: An afternoon of song, prayer, processing and thanksgiving for God's faithfulness and providence over 900 years #Barts900

An afternoon of song, prayer, processing and thanksgiving for God's faithfulness and providence over 900 years #Barts900

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