Deadwood's Violent Theological Realism
Jonathan Heaps, Marquette PhD candidate in theology, on the scandal of God's grace in Deadwood.
May 2019
The Unsettling Qualities of Christ's Ascension
Andrew Kuiper, writer and editor, returns Christ's Ascension to its rightful place at the center of theology and proclamation.
Love Before Work
Colleen Halpin, Church Life Intern at the MICL, considers Maximilian Kolbe's witness of love against the message of Auschwitz's gates.
War Is Boring
Scott Beauchamp on the boredom of war and modern life.
Two Texan Anti-Abortion Approaches (One of Them Is Pro-Life)
Charles Camosy, Fordham University Associate Professor of Christian Ethics, discerns the important difference between two pro-life approaches in one state.
Faith Formation with Flannery O'Connor
Stephanie Reuter, ND MTS student of systematic theology, presents Flannery O'Connor as a catechist.
The Cry of the Earth in Pan-Amazonia
Lucas Briola, Assistant Theology Professor at Saint Vincent College, unearths striking CST developments in a pre-synod document on the Pan-Amazonian region.
The Spiritual Desert Isn't Optional
Joshua J. Whitfield, theologian and Pastoral Administrator, looks for a preaching that can resound in our desertified spiritual landscape.
Aquinas in Ecstasy
Cyril O'Regan, ND Huisking Chair of Theology, encapsulates a recent ecstatic ressourcement of Aquinas's theology.
A Medieval Quasi-Defense of the New Moralism
Chase Padusniak, Princeton English PhD candidate, shows moralism's importance to the medievals and how it might be reasonably applied today.
Laïcité and the High Stakes of Restoring Notre-Dame
Guillaume de Thieulloy, publisher and political scientist, explains why the history of French laïcité suggests much is at stake in the Cathedral's restoration.
The Barbarian and the Virgin Mary
Dwight Lindley, Associate Professor of English at Hillsdale College, looks to the Virgin Mary for a non-abstract inclusivity.
Both Sides of the Culture War Are Partially Wrong About Islam
Daniel Philpott, Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, aims for an accurate picture of religious freedom in the Muslim world.
Pushing Back Against Marilynne Robinson's Theology
Jessica Hooten Wilson, Associate Professor of Literature and Creative Writing at John Brown University, pushes back against Robinson's Emersonian theology with the help of Flannery O'Connor.
The Message Is the Messenger
Anne-Sophie Constant, Jean Vanier's biographer, reflects on Vanier's witness to God choosing the weak of the world to shame the strong.
Nietzsche Between Christianity and Greek Myth
Cyril O'Regan, ND Huisking Chair of Theology, envisions how Nietzsche would view two Greek myths differently than Simone Weil.
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Clearer Catholic Thinking About Islam
Gabriel Said Reynolds, ND Professor of Islamic Studies and Theology, takes a look at Islam from a Catholic perspective ahead of Ramadan.
God, Country, and Joan of Arc
Ann Astell, ND Professor of Theology, explains Joan of Arc's significance in terms of God, Country, and Notre Dame.
There's No Relation Between Preaching and Theology
John Cavadini, Director of the McGrath Institute for Church Life, scrutinizes Augustine's sermons to make a crucial point about theology's enterprise.
