Martinalia is a Substack-style newsletter by a former soldier and author writing about military service, veterans' issues and early Christian attitudes to soldiering. Issues mix close reading of scripture and church history with commentary on peace activism, veterans' rights and the author's publishing experiments.
Website: https://www.loganmartinisaac.com/
A personal essay newsletter reflecting on traditionalist conservatism, Midwestern culture, literature and modern alienation from nature. Issues combine memoir, intellectual history and book reviews, with Bookshop.org and Amazon affiliate links.
Historian Jemar Tisby writes weekly essays on faith, history, and justice, focusing on white Christian nationalism and the Black Christian tradition. Readers get historically grounded analysis of current politics, along with reflections on storytelling and activism for justice.
Long-form essays on pre-colonial African history, drawing on primary sources such as traveller accounts, manuscripts and economic records. Readers get a free portion of each essay, with the remainder behind a Patreon paywall.
Luke Burgis writes essays blending philosophy, Catholic thought, art history and technology, often reflecting on how modern technocratic systems shape human life. Recent issues cover Michelangelo's unfinished sculptures as a lens on technology, a critique of Anthropic's use of 'discernment' in AI ethics, and the changing nature of human work.
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