Modern Hubris and the Unavoidable Reckoning: A Reflection on Disasters Past and Present
A man enjoying the fruits of modernity is every bit as subject to the same disasters and calamities as his ancestors. But do we know it? When the Titanic sank, G.K. Chesterton wrote an essay called “The Great Shipwreck As An Analogy.” Now that this same ship has unexpectedly become the site of another tragedy…