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Position Papers reviews provide an intelligent analysis of the most culturally relevant books being published. Since its founding in Dublin in 1972, ten issues of Position Papers have been produced annually (only two issues are produced over the four summer months, June to September). The editor is Rev Gavan Jennings, a priest of the Prelature of Opus Dei, who studied English and Philosophy in University College Dublin, and Theology and Philosophy in the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome.

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Editorial – May 2026

The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness…
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Voices with the Sharpness of a Diamond

Richard John Neuhaus, founder and editor of First Things magazine, once wrote…
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Tackling the famine of meaning in the West

The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness…
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Coney Barrett’s object lesson in legal restraint

Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution Amy Coney…
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Cultivating Young Minds and Souls in an Agitated Age

The Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an…
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How Holy Russia Fell and History Began

Rasputin: The Downfall of the Romanovs Antony Beevor Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2026…
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Tackling the famine of meaning in the West
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Tackling the famine of meaning in the West

1 May 2026
Coney Barrett’s object lesson in legal restraint
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Coney Barrett’s object lesson in legal restraint

1 May 2026
How Holy Russia Fell and History Began
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How Holy Russia Fell and History Began

1 May 2026
Culture Wars and Academic Decline
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Culture Wars and Academic Decline

1 May 2026
A liberal voice urges for more conservatism
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A liberal voice urges for more conservatism

1 April 2026
Is the overwhelming of Rome being repeated?
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Is the overwhelming of Rome being repeated?

1 April 2026
“In order to give God to others … I have to be full of Him.”
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“In order to give God to others … I have to be full of Him.”

1 April 2026
Setting the stage for another global conflict
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Setting the stage for another global conflict

1 April 2026
Kate O’Brien and the ‘Catholic Character Paradox’
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Kate O’Brien and the ‘Catholic Character Paradox’

1 April 2026
Five Fathers of the Radical Right
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Five Fathers of the Radical Right

1 March 2026
A Much Needed Guide to Manliness
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A Much Needed Guide to Manliness

1 March 2026
The Twilight of Mainline US Protestantism
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The Twilight of Mainline US Protestantism

1 March 2026
A Beautiful World lost to Modernity
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A Beautiful World lost to Modernity

1 March 2026
Exploring the mystery of icons
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Exploring the mystery of icons

1 March 2026
A gloves off  assault on Wokeism
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A gloves off assault on Wokeism

1 March 2026
A hard-hitting defence of Ireland
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A hard-hitting defence of Ireland

1 February 2026
The horrors of porn are even worse than you thought
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The horrors of porn are even worse than you thought

1 February 2026
A stark analysis of Europe’s malaise
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A stark analysis of Europe’s malaise

1 February 2026
The Irish are wrong  to regret the  failure of 1798
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The Irish are wrong to regret the failure of 1798

1 February 2026
A self-help book with surprising depth
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A self-help book with surprising depth

1 January 2026
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