What follows is a book review I wrote shortly after completion of doctoral work which was published in the Journal of Faith and the Academy 10, no. 2 (Fall 2017): 104.
Book Review
Kenneth Clark: Life, Art, and Civilisation. James Stourton. New York: Knopf, 2016. xvii + 478 pp. $35.00.
What follows is a book review I wrote during doctoral work on Leonardo Bruni. Professor Ianziti has written an insightful, critical work of scholarly import. That review was later published in the Journal of Faith and the Academy 8, no. 2 (Fall 2015): 97–101.
Book Review
Gary Ianziti. Writing
While in Italy, with Professor Celenza’s study of Machiavelli as my companion, I journeyed to the modest villa where the Florentine thinker endured his exile. In a dim room, I stood before his desk. Its grain was worn smooth by years of restless hands and restless thought. This was
Leonardo Bruni’s career unfolded within a century of intense papal change that shaped the politics, patronage, and civic culture of Italy. The two figures below place Bruni’s life against that institutional background. Figure 1 presents a complete sequence of papal reigns from Urban V to Eugene IV, tagging
Leonardo Bruni's "History of the Florentine People" is the story of republican glory. The History is a tome of nostalgia written by an aged man whose life was wholly given to the development of his beloved Florence. His narrative was an attempt to promote the future
Bruni, author of the History of the Florentine People, wrote of the greatness of the citizens and the magnificence of the city of Florence. Bruni was a man of letters and a historian who dwelled among the great classics written by ancient authors. Authors such as Plato, Aristotle, Cicero and
"A Story of the Guelfs and Ghibellines Through the Eyes of Leonardo Bruni" is an essay by Shawn D. Mathis, submitted as partial fulfillment of the requirements for HU 7311 "Introduction to Humane Letters" at Faulkner University. The essay, written under the guidance of Dr. Robert
In the heart of Florence once stood “the temple where the baptistery is now located.”[1] Positioned as a Florentine centerpiece, the temple served as a sacred relic to Mars, son of the king of the gods in Roman mythology, Jupiter.[2] Mars, the god of war, was the lover
What follows is a book review I wrote shortly after completion of doctoral work which was published in the Journal of Faith and the Academy 10, no. 2 (Fall 2017): 104.
Book Review
Kenneth Clark: Life, Art, and Civilisation. James Stourton. New York: Knopf, 2016. xvii + 478 pp. $35.00.
Author's Note: This article does not claim that Russell’s framework was intended for organizational application, but rather that it provides a conceptual structure through which such application can be rigorously developed. This approach complements, but is distinct from, existing traditions in organizational theory that emphasize decision-making,
Author’s Note: This article forms part of an ongoing reading of Immanuel Kant’s Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals, considered in relation to questions of institutional life, leadership, and governance. These reflections inform a broader body of work at the intersection of philosophical foundations and practical institutional responsibility.
Author’s Note: This article forms part of an ongoing reading of Immanuel Kant’s philosophical corpus, exploring its relevance for organizational leadership and institutional governance.
There is a particular kind of setting in which serious thought becomes possible—not in isolation alone, but in environments where distraction recedes just
To live the life of the mind is to navigate the deep currents of thought and the restless tides of the world with the scholar’s precision and the poet’s eye. Here, the arc of a life bends toward the True, the Good, and the Beautiful, and the work
Reflective Commentary (2025)
Looking back at this essay more than a decade after I first wrote it in 2014, I see how my thinking about "wasted time" has changed. When I wrote this as a doctoral student, leisure, contemplation, and intellectual growth were seen as important. Now, the
What follows is a book review I wrote shortly after completion of doctoral work which was published in the Journal of Faith and the Academy 10, no. 2 (Fall 2017): 104.
Book Review
Kenneth Clark: Life, Art, and Civilisation. James Stourton. New York: Knopf, 2016. xvii + 478 pp. $35.00.
What follows is a book review I wrote during doctoral work on Leonardo Bruni. Professor Ianziti has written an insightful, critical work of scholarly import. That review was later published in the Journal of Faith and the Academy 8, no. 2 (Fall 2015): 97–101.
Book Review
Gary Ianziti. Writing
While in Italy, with Professor Celenza’s study of Machiavelli as my companion, I journeyed to the modest villa where the Florentine thinker endured his exile. In a dim room, I stood before his desk. Its grain was worn smooth by years of restless hands and restless thought. This was
Leonardo Bruni’s career unfolded within a century of intense papal change that shaped the politics, patronage, and civic culture of Italy. The two figures below place Bruni’s life against that institutional background. Figure 1 presents a complete sequence of papal reigns from Urban V to Eugene IV, tagging
Leonardo Bruni's "History of the Florentine People" is the story of republican glory. The History is a tome of nostalgia written by an aged man whose life was wholly given to the development of his beloved Florence. His narrative was an attempt to promote the future
Bruni, author of the History of the Florentine People, wrote of the greatness of the citizens and the magnificence of the city of Florence. Bruni was a man of letters and a historian who dwelled among the great classics written by ancient authors. Authors such as Plato, Aristotle, Cicero and
"A Story of the Guelfs and Ghibellines Through the Eyes of Leonardo Bruni" is an essay by Shawn D. Mathis, submitted as partial fulfillment of the requirements for HU 7311 "Introduction to Humane Letters" at Faulkner University. The essay, written under the guidance of Dr. Robert
In the heart of Florence once stood “the temple where the baptistery is now located.”[1] Positioned as a Florentine centerpiece, the temple served as a sacred relic to Mars, son of the king of the gods in Roman mythology, Jupiter.[2] Mars, the god of war, was the lover