John Casey

John Casey is lecturer in English at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Gonville and Caius College. He writes and reviews frequently in newspapers and journals. Among his books are Pagan Virtue: An Essay in Ethics (Clarendon Press, 1990)

Celebrating St Guy Fawkes day

Alternative histories are written by alternative victors. If Guy Fawkes had won ... British history would have sounded very different... (originally published, November 5th 2009)

By John Casey

/ 5 Nov 2011

Rediscovering Traditionalism

Contents * The new traditionalism * The culture wars * Not just talking to God in Latin * Participation theology * Traditionalists oppose Papal power * Iconoclasm and novelty * The Agatha Christie exception * The authority to

By John Casey

/ 24 Sep 2008

Syria: conversations in a pariah state

The image of Syria and Israel as inveterate enemies made the revelation on 21 May 2008 that the two states had been conducting negotiations for the past year - with

By John Casey

/ 6 Jun 2008