Many contemporary thinkers do indeed recognise purpose in the universe. (faith.org.uk)
Art in Context: Hear ideas from contemporary thinkers about art, the business of art, the history of art, and the controversies and challenges of public art. (smfa.tufts.edu)
The recognition of the central and constitutive role and the necessity of the varied institutions that exist between the state and the individual has been a staple observation of thinkers from Tocqueville to contemporary thinkers on both the nominal right and nominal left, such as Bertrand de Jouvenel, Robert Nisbet, Russell Kirk, Christopher Lasch, Alasdair MacIntyre, Wilson Carey McWilliams, and Jean Bethke Elshtain. (firstthings.com)