Tag: Monarchy
Editorial: King Charles III reigns, but Christ rules
Critics of the coronation should remember that power and legitimacy are conferred by ritual, not obscured by it. Without ceremonies like the coronation, what else can shape the ways in which power can be used?
George Weigel: She was never ‘not the Queen’
We Americans have many reasons to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II, one of the few truly noble figures on the contemporary world...
Queen Elizabeth II: a monarch of faith, grace and nobility
The Bible is ambivalent about monarchy. The kings of the earth threatened the security of Israel, and the people long resisted having their own...
The monarchy – ever ancient, ever new
The outpouring of popular feeling on Queen Elizabeth II’s death has highlighted certain truths about present-day political life, not only in the UK but...
