Salvation: More Than a Cliché?
Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Emeritus and theologian, asks whether in our times the word "salvation" has been emptied out of all meaning.
Articles
Kant and de Sade: The Modern Recalibration of the Monstrous and the Demonic
Cyril O'Regan, ND Huisking Chair in Theology, focuses upon a shift in the understanding of evil that took place around 1794 in Kant's and de Sade's writings.
A Quasi-Defense of Gallicanism
Shaun Blanchard, Assistant Professor of Theology at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University, takes a critical look at the legacy of Gallicanism.
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.
Kneeling Theology: Believing in Order to See Scripture
Jordan Haddad, CUA PhD student in Systematic Theology, on why faith, conversion, and holiness are essential to the theologian's vocation.
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.
After Galileo: Modern Science Has Deep Parallels with Theology
Daniel Kuebler, Franciscan U. (Steubenville) Dean of the School of Natural & Applied Sciences, shows why there is much more to science than facts & math.
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."
The Stare of Medusa and the Return Gaze of Christ
Cyril O'Regan, ND Huisking Chair in Theology, starts with a look at a Nietzschean bon mot and ends up contemplating the vision of God with Nicholas of Cusa.
The Contemporary Question of Images and Early Christian Art
Lauren Beversluis, Lumen Christi Institute, regards contemporary questions of art in light of Ratzinger's writings on Early Christian iconography.
Robots Without Families: On Identity and Organic Continuity
Fr. Ezra Sullivan, professor of Moral Theology & Bioethics at the Angelicum (Rome), details the human conditions that artificial intelligence will never meet.
Does Darwinian Evolution Petrify God's Image?
Abigail Favale hammers away at the commonplace that Darwin blocked all ways back to seeing humans as an image of God.
Introduction to Christianity: Bestseller Around the World
Elio Guerriero, biographer of the Pope Emeritus and Hans Urs von Balthasar, speaks about the impact and origins of Ratzinger's Introduction to Christianity.
An Open Secret: White Privilege's Targeting of Vulnerable Populations with Abortion
Charles Camosy, Fordham University Associate Professor of Christian Ethics, discusses the war waged on the poor by proponents of abortion on demand.
The Catechetical Political Theology of Joseph Ratzinger
Chase Padusniak, Princeton English Department PhD candidate, reads Ratzinger's Introduction to Christianity as a unique political theology by exploring his sources.
A Theological Critique of Economic Modernity's Myths
Rick Coronado, Chair of Economics at Benedictine College, presents a theology of economics that treats the dismal science as if it really matters.
When Worlds Collide: Scripture and Cosmology in Historical Perspective
Kyle Greenwood, Associated Faculty at Denver Seminary, navigates the three major shifts in cosmology that required major shifts in theological interpretation.
Attempts to Explain Cosmogony Scientifically
Stephen Barr, physicist and president of the Society of Catholic Scientists, explains what is at stake in scientific theories of the beginning.
A Guide for Effectively Teaching Ratzinger's Introduction to Christianity in Theology 101
Kevin Miller, FUS Assistant Professor of Moral Theology, writes about the challenging but rewarding experience of teaching Ratzinger's Introduction.
Ah, to Live in a Cosmos Again!
John Brungardt looks at how pictures of the cosmos are formed and what it takes to make one today.