When you’re a linguist, you get used to being asked how many languages you speak. But a few years ago I was asked for the first time, by a student at Phillips Exeter Academy, what my favorite words are. “Grace and serendipity,” I blurted out—not a graceful response, but a . . . . Continue Reading »
Augusto Del Noce (1910–89) is one of those rare thinkers whose thought becomes truer as time passes. His penetrating account of a totalitarianism of permanent revolution, driven by scientism and eroticism, abetted unwittingly by the “dialoguing” and “listening” Church, depicts our age more . . . . Continue Reading »
Richard Malone, sometime director of the Doctrine Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, once approached a Catholic benefactor in the hope of a substantial donation for a fledgling theological institute. “Theology!” erupted the philanthropist. “It’s theology that got . . . . Continue Reading »
Thomas G. Guarino joins the podcast to discuss his new book, The Unchanging Truth of God?: Crucial Philosophical Issues for Theology. Continue Reading »
The theologian of Lérins is one of the few ancient Christian writers who tackles the question of doctrinal development over time—and he does so head-on. Continue Reading »
This list provides a good starting point for thoughtful Catholics who would expose themselves to some of the most influential Protestant theologies of the last century and a half. Continue Reading »
Modernity is both an epoch and an ideology. We have to live in the epoch; we don't have to accept the ideology, even for a moment. Continue Reading »
For postmodern thinkers, Christianity’s scandal of particularity proves an insurmountable stumbling block. The eternal God’s unique incarnation in Jesus Christ is absorbed and neutered either in the name of the System or of the Non-System—both equally totalitarian. Continue Reading »
Matthew S. Harmon joins the podcast to discuss his recent book, Galatians: Evangelical Biblical Theology Commentary. Continue Reading »
This list provides a good starting point for thoughtful Protestant Christians looking to understand post-Vatican II theology. Continue Reading »
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