Tag Archives: Rod Dreher

Mottramism (More)

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Jeffrey Manley

A reader has sent a link to an article posted by The American Conservative magazine. This is written by one of its senior editors Rod Dreher who both traces the origin of the term “Mottramism” as applied in the Roman Catholic … Continue reading →

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Rex Mottram Redux

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

In his American Conservative magazine weblog, Senior Editor Rod Dreher has cited Waugh’s character Rex Mottram from Brideshead Revisited in connection with recent actions of President Trump. Dreher had previously adopted the term “Mottramism,” originally coined by Canadian Blogger, Mark Cameron, who … Continue reading →

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Mottramism at Work

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Jeffrey Manley

Senior Editor of The American Conservatiive magazine Rod Dreher has posted in his blog on the magazine’s website an example of what he calls “Mottramism” at work in the higher echelons of the Roman Catholic Church. He defined the concept several … Continue reading →

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