Political Theology's Haunting of Contemporary Politics
Michael Altenburger, ND Systematic Theology PhD, shows how Peterson's work points out the limitations and strengths of Schmitt's political theology.
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The Integralist Mirroring of Liberal Ideals
Timothy Troutner, ND PhD Candidate in systematic theology, finds liberalism's logic at the heart of the integralist project.
Can Schmitt's Political Theology Be Redeemed?
Michael Altenburger, Notre Dame Ph.D. in Systematic Theology, evaluates what can be saved from Carl Schmitt's political theology.
Celebrating 200 Years of Catholic Theology’s Oldest Journal
Grant Kaplan, SLU Steber Chair in Theology, celebrates the historical triumphs and the unique experience of reading Theologische Quartalschrift.
Justice and Rights in Europe Today
John Milbank, President of the Centre of Theology and Philosophy, wraps up his series by laying out the history of natural law
Maritain's Postwar Compromise of Natural Law
John Milbank, President of the Centre of Theology and Philosophy, criticizes Jacques Maritain's contribution to the postwar human rights revolution.
The Faith of Ancient Philosophy's Fathers
John C. Cavadini, Director of the McGrath Institute for Church Life, contemplates the element of faith in pre-Christian philosophy.
Burke's Romantic Restoration of Natural Law
John Milbank, President of the Centre of Theology and Philosophy, continues his CLJ series by considering Edmund Burke's ressourcement of natural law.
Renewing Nouvelle Théologie
Cyril O'Regan, ND Huisking Chair of Theology, makes evident why nouvelle théologie answers the questions raised by Charles Taylor in A Secular Age.
The History of Natural Right
John Milbank, President of the Centre of Theology and Philosophy, continues his series by surveying the history of natural right.
The Darkness of Hope
Kristen Drahos, Fellow in the Western Heritage Program at Carthage College, considers how Thérèse of Lisieux challenges Walter Benjamin's wreck of history.
The Anti-Catholicism of Heidegger's Black Notebooks
Cyril O'Regan, ND Huisking Chair of Theology, argues that the Black Notebooks reveal more about Heidegger's anti-Catholicism than about his anti-Semitism.
The History of Natural Law
John Milbank, President of the Centre of Theology and Philosophy, continues his series by laying out the history of natural law.
A Revisionist Account of Natural Law and Natural Right
John Milbank, President of the Centre of Theology and Philosophy, gives an alternative account of the history and meaning of natural law and natural rights.
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.
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.
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.
What Is Integralism Today?
Edmund Waldstein, O.Cist., a monk of Stift Heiligenkreuz, provides the essential background to the renewed integralism debate among Catholics.
Why Is Faith Dead Without Works?
Addison Hodges Hart, author, theologian, and priest, uses the Book of James to judge the dichotomy between faith and works.
An African Reflection on the Common Good, Migration, and the Youth Synod
Nnadozie Onyekuru, Master of Global Affairs student at Notre Dame, reflects upon Synod 2018's discussion of migration from within an African context.
The Eastern Orthodox Schism Behind the War in Ukraine
Chase Padusniak, Princeton English Department PhD Candidate, explains why the largest schism since the Reformation is escaping serious notice in the West.
Joseph Ratzinger Is Not a Platonist
Timothy P. O’Malley, Director of the ND Center for Liturgy, read's Benedict XVI conception of God as interrupting history rather than escaping into eternity.
A Defense of Ultramontanism Contra Gallicanism
Taylor Patrick O'Neill, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Mount Mercy University, critiques abuses of the term "ultramontanism."
Guidelines for Any Appropriate Response to the Catholic Abuse Crisis
John Cavadini, Director of the ND McGrath Institute for Church Life, proposes remedies to the abuse scandal from within the heart of Catholic theology.
The Method for Avoiding Cheap Success in Apologetics
Fr. Harrison Ayre, priest of the Diocese of Victoria, follows Maurice Blondel as a guide to avoiding cheap success in Christian apologetics.
A Painful Look Back at Saint Augustine and the Donatist Schism
Ty Monroe, Visiting Professor at Assumption College, looks back at the Donatist Controversy to see schisms as rotting infections of a prior wound.
Observations on Ratzinger's Introduction to Christianity on Its 50th Anniversary
Cyril O'Regan, ND Catherine F. Huisking Chair in Theology, considers the appeal of the Introduction and invites you to McGrath Institute's conference on it.
Job and the Problem of Evil Versus the Tribunal of History
Cyril O'Regan, Catherine F. Huisking Chair in Theology at the University of Notre Dame, considers Job's example as a movement towards faith critically held.
Cultivating Benedictine Wonder
Jane Peters, writer and PhD candidate in historical theology at Marquette University, gives you a generous first-person slice of the Benedictine life.