Newman's Strategic Reassembly of Secular Trends
Samuel Bellafiore, deacon and seminarian for the Diocese of Albany, dissects how Newman took a theological turn using the secularizing philosophy of his day.
November 2018
Lonergan's Communal Novum Organon
Rev. John Cush, Academic Dean of the Pontifical North American College in Rome, lays out Lonergan's theological achievement and what lies ahead of it.
Charles Péguy's Difficult Hope
Anne Carpenter, Assistant Professor of Theology at Saint Mary’s College (CA), digs into the roots of Charles Péguy's art and politics.
Solovyov's Russia and the Catholic Church
Andrew Kuiper, writer and editor, recalls the great ecumenical effort of Vladimir Solovyov and its continued fruits.
Friedrich Schleiermacher: A Theological Precursor of Postmodernity?
John Knox, Liberty University Associate Professor of Sociology, considers the legacy of Friedrich Schleiermacher and its relationship to postmodernism.
Derrida, Politics, and the Little Way
Michael Altenburger, Notre Dame PhD in Systematic Theology, deconstructs Jacques Derrida's (non-)commitments to theology.
Spirits, Souls... Tunics?
David Bentley Hart, theologian and New Testament translator, goes from biblical tunics to worlds not yet discovered.
Dostoevsky's Literary Burden of Representing Saints
Cyril O'Regan, ND Huisking Chair in Theology, examines The Brothers Karamazov to see how Dostoesvky overcame the problem of depicting goodness in literature.
Dignity or Victimhood?
Abigail Favale, George Fox University Director of the William Penn Honors Program, examines to what extent victimhood culture should be adopted by Christians.
The Crisis of Catholic Moral Theology
Charles Camosy, Fordham University Associate Professor of Christian Ethics, identifies the causes of the crisis in the discipline of Catholic moral theology.
Zen and the Rich Young Man
Thomas Graff, Cambridge University PhD candidate in Theology, attempts to (not) explain Zen by turning to the biblical story of the Rich Young Man.
Why Is Christian Citizenship a Paradox?
Émilie Tardivel-Schick, Institut Catholique de Paris Director of the Chair of the Common Good, outlines the political theology of Paul and the Early Fathers.
The Catholic Resistance to Corporatized College
Anthony Sciglitano, Associate Professor in Religion at Seton Hall, looks to Catholic universities for resistance to the corporatization of higher education.
Discipleship Isn't as Exciting as Youth Ministry Makes It Seem
Timothy O'Malley, Director ND Center for Liturgy, analyzes how youth ministry programs can avoid the inevitable burnout caused by current emotive models.
Benedict XVI Beyond the Liturgy Wars
Carolyn Pirtle seeks in the writings of Benedict XVI a path out of the liturgy wars.
Contributions Towards a Structural Analysis of the Catholic Abuse Crisis
Katharina Westerhorstmann, University of Bonn Senior Lecturer in Moral Theology, identifies the individual and institutional causes of the sexual abuse crisis.
Reading the News as a Spiritual Exercise
Luis Vera looks at what should go into the making of a spirituality for reading digital news.
Vatican I: Loss and Gain in the Governance of the Catholic Church
John W. O’Malley, Georgetown University Professor of Theology, considers both the gains and losses in the governance of the Church after Vatican I.
The Relationship of the Liturgy to Time and Space
Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Emeritus and theologian, identifies the location of the liturgy within the world and the world within the liturgy.
4 Reasons Why Christians Should Read Dante's Paradiso
Cyril O'Regan, ND Huisking Chair in Theology, explains, just in time for All Saints', why the Paradiso is the pinnacle of Dante's achievement.
