The November/December issue of the Saint Austin Review is now winging its way to the printers. Once again, it is packed with great articles by some of the finest and tradition-oriented writers in the world. The theme of this issue is “Apocalyptic Visions: Faith and Science Fiction”. Here is a sneak preview of some of the highlights. Don’t miss out! Subscribe today! Subscription details can be found elsewhere on this site.

Carrying the Fire: Lessons for Life in Three Post-Apocalyptic Novels – Michael M. Jordan (Hillsdale College)

The Theological Thrill of Sci-Fi – Stratford Caldecott (Oxford)

From Rural Sussex to Other Worlds: Belloc’s Interest in Science Fiction – Matthew M. Anger

Inside-out or Outside-in? Lewis and Dostoyevsky on the “New Man” – David Rozema (University of Nebraska)

Brave New World: The Future Has Arrived – Michael K. Hageboeck (Freiburg, Germany)

Consciousness and Unconsciousness: Learning the Lessons of Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four – Mitchell Kalpakgian (Wyoming Catholic College)

Fiat Spes: Concerning the Wheel of Time, Suicide, and Walter M. Miller – Nathan Sadasivan (Ave Maria University)

The Theology and Politics of Space Travel – James V. Schall (Georgetown University)

Apocalypse Now and Then: Science Fiction Films and the End of My World – Dwight Longenecker

Film Review of Tarkovsky’s The Sacrifice – James Bemis

A Twentieth Century Musical Apocalypse: Franz Schmidt’s Oratorio, Das Buch mit Sieben Siegeln – Susan Treacy (Ave Maria University)

The Apocalypse of Newman, Chesterton, and Belloc – Kevin O’Brien

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Peter Milward on the Beatification of John Henry Newman

Joseph Pearce on the Importance of John Henry Newman

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Thomas Howard reviews Roads to Rome: A Guide to Notable Converts from Britain and Ireland from the Reformation to the Present Day (Beaumont)

Douglas lane Patey reviews Mad World: Evelyn Waugh and the Secrets of Brideshead (Byrne)

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A full-colour art feature on the Tolkien-inspired paintings of Jef Murray

New Poetry by Lloret, Kolin, Janeiro, and MacGuire