Catholic Thinkers: Recent Episodes
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
"The unity of the Republic is complete- from the first words of Socrates at his trial to the last words at the end of the Republic we have an ever deepening reflection on the order of things..."
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
Books Eight and Nine concern the decline of existing states. After the city in speech is argued in the first seven books, a theme from the end of book four reappears, that of the order of "decline" of states and the reasons for it. The citizen and the state are parallel, one decline leads to the next, ending in tyranny.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
Book Seven of The Republic is most famous. It contains the story of the Cave, which is a summary of the whole book and of much of Plato's philosophy. It deals with the city and philosophy, as well as with the proper education of the philosopher.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
Book 5 is the famous book about the communality of wives, children and property. It is Socrates' explanation of why the king and philosopher should be joined, then he speaks of the education of the philosopher. Book 6 wants to know why philosophers are not welcome in most existing states. He uses the illustration of the ship to describe the state. In the meantime, we see that the Republic is not just about justice but the good.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
Book 4 of the Republic wants to know whether the philosophers are happy, since they get no rewards. Socrates explains that they are happy because their good is the common good.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
Book Three continues where Book Two left off, with the reasons why Socrates thought that it was the poets, especially Homer, who corrupted the city. It was because the arts, music, poetry, dancing, gymnastics are disordered and effect the souls. This inaugurates the famous discussion about whether and why we are moved to good or bad by what charms us.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
Book Two of the Republic begins with the concern of Glaucon and Adeimantus about the arguments of book one about justice. They want justice praised for its own sake, not for its awards and punishments. This conversation leads Socrates into forming a "city in speech or mind" to find out where injustice comes into or cities and souls. It turns out to be in our education.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
The first book of the Republic is written some time after the death of Socrates. Plato wants to know why it happened. The sub-title of the Republic is "on justice," that is, what happens if in this world justice is not served? Plato's answer is the immortality of the soul and final judgment after death. Lesson, we will not and cannot have a perfect city in this world.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
The Phaedo is the dialogue about the last day of Socrates. He is in jail. The boat returns so his execution takes place immediately. He spends his last day in conversation with the potential philosophers about why it is all right to die. He finally drinks the hemlock and dies. The man who dies is Socrates the philosopher, executed by his city. This sets up the platonic problem of why.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
We end by reading the three dialogues on the death of Socrates, "The Apology," "The Crito," and the "Phaedo", then finally five talks on "The Republic". These dialogues are the dramatic foundation of political philosophy as well as of philosophy itself. They are to be read carefully. Pay attention to the characters, the time, the accusations and the responses.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
"[Beyond Good and Evil] sums up what is wrong with much of modern philosophy and opens up and predicts in a certain way what will take its place...a belief that there is no order in nature, man can put into effect whatever he wants to do..."
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
"...Everything that Nietzsche says, in a certain sense, has a reference to something that he's rejecting."
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
In the political philosophy series, the next book that we read is E. F. Schumacher's A Guide for the Perplexed. This book comes near the end of the course as a summary and insight into the whole nature of philosophy and political philosophy. It is a short, remarkable book, to be read carefully.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
The Conclusion of the book recalls the overall thesis of the book and argues for a settled place for political philosophy as a discipline open to both human and higher things in a coherent whole.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
Polity and family exist for virtue, but virtue exists for friendship, for the activities of the virtues.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
Chapter 12 is on friendship. This is a question that arises in political philosophy and presents several fundamental enigmas that serve to conclude our reflections on the relation of revelation to political philosophy, why questions in political philosophy are open to answers of revelation.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
Chapter 11 is on the relation between freedom, truth, and law. It is important so see how they are related to each other in a limited polity that is open to the truth and transcendence.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
"A polity open to truth is open both to revelation and science without in any way denying that a polity has its own existence and actions- themselves seeking to put truth into its laws and ultimately into the things of common importance that take place among human beings."
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
Chapter 10 begins the last series of chapters which, in contrast to earlier chapters, arise out of man's nature and not from some Fall or fault. Science, technology, and law are all good things. They can be abused, but as such are proper manifestations of what it is to be a human being. Chapter 10 is devoted to the relation of science and political philosophy.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
To possess the virtues and to act according to them was to fulfill human potentiality--to be happy according to the proportion and the possibilities given to a human being.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
Chapter 9 is a consideration of Aristotle's understanding of virtue and vice, basically it is a guide through Aristotle's Ethics, where in hapiness, the four moral virtues, the minor virtues, pleasure, and the notions of choice and reasons are considered in the context of human action.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
Chapter 8 is a consideration of the relation between the philosophic notion of happiness and the revelational notion of salvation. Happiness can be understood in a practical or political sense and in a theoretic sense. But both senses leave us perplexed even in their fullness. Salvation is directed to each individual in his particular circumstances of life.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
"Political authority is not merely an abstract principal or form. Political authority and hence political life are not merely philosophically justified, but religiously grounded. Neither of these foundations contradicts the other but in fact they are directly related as complete to incomplete."
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
Chapter 7 looks at the deaths of Socrates and Christ as key events that bring reason and revelation together in the light of political philosophy. The remarkable parallels of these two trials is occasion for seeing how politics is both limited and transcended by philosophy and revelation."
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
"Death limits politics not merely because the polity must articulate the reasons for which the taking of life is permitted or necessary, but because the polity must remember those who have died in the defense of the common and continuing life."
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
Chapter 6 is on death and political philosophy deals with the relation of the memory of the city, of its heros and villans, and of the efforts to explain and evaluate the meaning of death in political life.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
Chapter 5 is on Hell in political philosophy. What are the punishments civil and eternal for crimes and sins? The teaching on hell, originally brought up in Plato's Republic, has to do with the significance of human actions and the worth of human life.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
"The power to declare but not make evil to be good is at the very root of political power and no doubt one of its principal dangers."
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
Part 9 is on evil and political realism - it goes into the question of why is there evil in the world and its relation to politics. Politics in one sense has to be concerned with the realities of evil, yet it cannot provide the explanation or remedy for it in all its forms. To think rightly about evil we have to think rightly about God
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
"Modernity has produced regimes that were better than others. It has also produced the worst regimes in history. It has not produced any best regime."
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
Chapter 3 is on modernity. This is the expression used for modern political thought, its understanding and its nature. Basically, modernity it the effort to explain reality by a politics based on will in which nature and reason are removed as the basic tools to understand political things.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
"Modernity in its autonomous sense sought to eliminate the question of God by solving the question of politics. Medieval political philosophy at its best sought to solve the question of God and thereby found a solution to the question of politics. 'Seek ye first the kingdom of God and all these things will be added to you.'"
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
Chapter 2 on the sequence of political philosophy is a brief attempt to give the background of classical, medieval and modern political political philosophy. It seeks to give some insight into each of the periods and the unity that belongs to understanding a limited political system.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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Section two of the first chapter deals with the place of political philosophy in the city, how truth and the city relate and the relation of the best regime to existing regimes
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
Chapter One is on the Intellectual Horizons of Political Philosophy. It recognizes both the unique of political philosophy, how it relates to political science, and how it relates to philosophy itself and ultimately to revelation.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
The Introduction of ALPP gives an overview of the book and its way of approaching political philosophy, both to its limits and to why and how it is open to more than itself.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
At the beginning of the text of At the Limits of Political Philosophy are four classic statements, one from Aristotle, one from Leo Strauss, one from Samuel Johnson, and one from Frederick Wilhelmsen. They give the spirit of the book, and each contributes something of its scope. It is worth out time to give some attention to each of these.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
The three modern "social contract" political philosophers need to be seen in their similarities and divesities. They are founders, with Machiavelli, of modern political philosophy. Each shows a logical deviation from the groundings of political things in Aristitle and Aquinas. The Leviathan, the Second Treatise in Civil Government, and theSocial Contract are the basic texts
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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The four plays discussed in the BloomJaffa book relate human virtue and dignity to political office. They also serve to limit or show the limits of political office. When a politician claims to be a god, he transcends the limits of the human. Lear himself did this by confusing human love with the demands of his kingly office.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
The Bloom/Jaffa book on Shakespeare's Politics is a very good treatment of why Shakespeare, who follows Machiavellli in the following century has significant political insights. Bloom and Jaffa point out the broader range of Shakespeare's interests in the characters of kings and citizens.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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The understanding of The Prince is largely understanding chapter 15 where Machiavelli indirectly attacks Plato. The purpose of The Prince is to replace Socrates and Christ, their principle that it is never right to do wrong, with and freedom to do wrong to achieve political success.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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The reading of The Prince is usually considered the beginning of modern political philosophy, What makes it modern is its rejection of the classic distinction between good and evil. This frees the prince to use both good and evil means to stay in power. This undermines all virtue and translates it into power.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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Here we will briefly go through the questions I-II, 90-97 where Thomas discusses law and its various kinds, along with a more complete explanation of each aspect of law.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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Thomas Aquinas' treatise on law can be found in several paper editions. It is part of a much larger work called the Summa Theologiae. Everything in Aquinas fits into a logical and reasonable order that explains why the subject is treated and what it means. Law has a certain specific definition and purpose. It is an "external" principle of human action, but it is to be understood as something reasonable and therefore to be acted on.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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The last two chapters and conclusion of the Deane book are most insightful. Here Augustine treats the question of war and its abiding presence among men. Augustine is not an utopian. He is called rightly a "political realist," someone who knows that one must be prepared tor war. The chapter on heresy brings up the delicate question that is more pertinent today, namely, just what do we do with those who insist on using violence either for religious or philosophic purposes. Augustine is honest in trying to deal with the Donatixts, but they insist in violence. One cannot deal with them as if their ideas are not at the cause of the problem.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
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This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
The two middle chapters of Deane's book on Augustine bring up specifically what is meant by Augustinian political realism and how it differs from other sorts of realism. This is also the best statement of Augustine's view of the state not as by nature but the result of the Fall. How to reconcile this view with that of Aristotle and Aquinas is important to know.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
catholicthinkers.org
This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
We next consider the book of Herbert Deane, The Political and Social Ideas of St. Augustine. This books looks at the darker side of political life and its potential, a view that is very often not seen or seen only from a negative side. Deane is very good on the understanding of politics in the early Church. We first read the Introduction and first two chapters of the book, the first on "the Theology of the Fall," and the second "The Psychology of the Fall.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
catholicthinkers.org
This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
Following the Simon's A General Theory of Authority, we will take a look at the political significance of the Old and New Testaments. The Old Testament is the longer and more "political" document. The issue is what it teaches about political regimes and public morality. For Christians, the Old and New Testaments belong together in a coherent whole. The New Testament is not about politics but about the nature of salvation. However, it does have certain points like rendering to Caesar and obeying the Emperor which have come to be politically significant.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
catholicthinkers.org
This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
The end of A General Theory of Authority discusses the nature of authority in the pursuit of truth and the acquisition of the good. It has a very fine explanation of natural parental authority, as well as a discussion of truth and freedom from the self.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
catholicthinkers.org
This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
The second consideration of A General Theory of Authority will review the arguments for the necessity of authority in practical matters. They are called the argument from unity of action and the argument from the material willing of the common good. The purpose of this book is to explain why man is by nature a political animal, as Aristotle said. That is, we want to understand the reason why this makes sense.
"Authority in intellectual matters is something that can enable us to come to books, ideas, truths sooner and easier than if we were left by ourselves."
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
catholicthinkers.org
This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
We will begin to read the small but insightful book of Yves Simon, A General Theory of Authority. I suggest reading it in three sessions. The first part of the book explains why authority can be necessary, the second part why it is helpful. The book is full of all sorts of insights. It is a demanding book, but well worth a careful read.
"Simon's basic insight is that the more intelligent we are, the freer we are and therefore the more, not less, we need authority."
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
catholicthinkers.org
This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
The second consideration of Cicero is his famous treatise On Duties. This is Cicero's great moral treatise, one of the great essays in intellectual history. Cicero explains by examples how we ought to prefer what is right to what is advantageous. He shows that the natural requires us to deal with others as we want them to deal with us.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
catholicthinkers.org
This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
We next treat the Roman orator and philosopher Cicero. We want to know the difference and relation of the Greeks and Romans. We first take Cicero's speech "Against Verres" and his famous essay "On Old Age." The first is the classical attack on tyranny and the second shows both the nature of old age and how it fits into the polity.
"[The speech and essay of Cicero] show the eloquence so to speak, the power of speech, the power of rhetoric, that Cicero has. And that power of rhetoric is something that we ourselves can still be affected by."
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
catholicthinkers.org
This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
Aristotle’s Politics is briefly discussed to give some sense of the relation between the Ethics and the Politics as well as a discussion of Aristotle’s basic nomenclature about political regimes.
"All good regimes are ruled for the good of the whole, that is, all other members of the polity according to principles of distributive and commutative justice."
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
catholicthinkers.org
This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
Chapters Nine and Ten of the Ethics complete our reading of this great book. Book nine is the second part of Aristotle's discussion on friendship where he looks at the loss of friends and the various kinds of friendship and problems connected with it. Chapter 10 has three parts. The first is a completion of the discussion on pleasure that was at the end of Chapter 7. The middle chapters of the Ethics return to and complete Aristotle's discussion of friendship. Here he gives his final definition of happiness and explains how it transcends politics itself. These middle paragraphs of Book 10 are among the most beautiful and important in all of Aristotle. Finally, Aristotle takes his transition to the economics and politics, which are taken up more fully in the Politics. Aristotle makes this transition through a discussion of lack of virtue and the need of coercion.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
catholicthinkers.org
This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
Books 7 & 8 deal with how we stand to our own virtue. Aristotle explains how we do something right or wrong, the intellectual processes, such that we can be held responsible for our actions. Aristotle also deals with pleasure at the end of book 7 and the beginning of book 10. Books 8 and 9 are Aristotle’s great considerations of friendship.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
catholicthinkers.org
This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
Books 5 and 6 deal with the virtues of justice and prudence. These are wide-ranging books. Book six is about the intellectual virtues. Ethics is itself a practical virtue.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
catholicthinkers.org
This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
Books 3 & 4 of Aristotle’s Ethics are about what makes us responsible. Then Aristotle treats of the virtues of courage and temperance, and in book four of the minor virtues, those that deal with wealth, anger, truth, wit, and social graces.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
catholicthinkers.org
This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
We begin by considering the ten books of Aristotle on ethics. We expect each one who follows this program to read each of the material indicated. We will have five talks on the Ethics and one on the Politics. The first chapter is on the end of man and the second chapter is on virtue.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
catholicthinkers.org
This course was recorded in 2015 in an informal setting by Fr. Schall himself.
What follows is an Introduction to Political Philosophy. It is not a usual kind of introduction, but purports to read through some ten books on the general topic. The Introductory talk gives something of the overall purpose of these readings and explains the overall design.
For over 35 years, Fr. James Schall taught Political Philosophy at Georgetown University, where he was legendary among generations of students. If you want an experience of what those students enjoyed, this course is the place to begin. Fr. Schall starts with Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics and then, with wisdom and wit, guides his listeners through the thought of the great Roman statesman Cicero, the French Catholic philosopher Yves Simon, the Old and New Testaments, the political thought of St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas on Law, Machiavelli, politics in the plays of Shakespeare, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and finally, Plato’s masterwork, the Republic. It is a historical and intellectual tour de force in 60 lectures. What generations of students had to pay thousands of dollars in tuition to hear, you can now have in recorded lectures to listen to over and over again. In preserving the lectures of Fr. Schall, we at the Catholic International University feel that we are fulfilling the mission set by our founder Ralph McInerny: to make the best Catholic lectures available as widely as possible to the public. Please don’t miss this opportunity to engage in one of the greatest intellectual journeys you’ll ever take with one of this generation’s wisest guides.
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2004. This course is intended to be a general introduction to the main topics and the most significant developments in 20th-century ethics. Several of the figures discussed in these lectures, notably Elizabeth Anscombe and Alasdair MacIntyre, are among the most important Catholic philosophers in the century. This course focuses on Analytic, Anglophone ethics which had dominated moral philosophy in the universities of the U.S. and the U.K. for most of the century. There is a clear point of origination of this tradition in G. E. Moore’s Principia Ethica, published in 1903, and a clear line of development within this tradition to the present day.
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https://youtu.be/_LYYAbN6ezA
Recorded in 2004. This course is intended to be a general introduction to the main topics and the most significant developments in 20th-century ethics. Several of the figures discussed in these lectures, notably Elizabeth Anscombe and Alasdair MacIntyre, are among the most important Catholic philosophers in the century. This course focuses on Analytic, Anglophone ethics which had dominated moral philosophy in the universities of the U.S. and the U.K. for most of the century. There is a clear point of origination of this tradition in G. E. Moore’s Principia Ethica, published in 1903, and a clear line of development within this tradition to the present day.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/Wc76ffgxLNQ
Recorded in 2004. This course is intended to be a general introduction to the main topics and the most significant developments in 20th-century ethics. Several of the figures discussed in these lectures, notably Elizabeth Anscombe and Alasdair MacIntyre, are among the most important Catholic philosophers in the century. This course focuses on Analytic, Anglophone ethics which had dominated moral philosophy in the universities of the U.S. and the U.K. for most of the century. There is a clear point of origination of this tradition in G. E. Moore’s Principia Ethica, published in 1903, and a clear line of development within this tradition to the present day.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/g6PuTRlFPIY
Recorded in 2004. This course is intended to be a general introduction to the main topics and the most significant developments in 20th-century ethics. Several of the figures discussed in these lectures, notably Elizabeth Anscombe and Alasdair MacIntyre, are among the most important Catholic philosophers in the century. This course focuses on Analytic, Anglophone ethics which had dominated moral philosophy in the universities of the U.S. and the U.K. for most of the century. There is a clear point of origination of this tradition in G. E. Moore’s Principia Ethica, published in 1903, and a clear line of development within this tradition to the present day.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/3NN4MOmBMfM
Recorded in 2004. This course is intended to be a general introduction to the main topics and the most significant developments in 20th-century ethics. Several of the figures discussed in these lectures, notably Elizabeth Anscombe and Alasdair MacIntyre, are among the most important Catholic philosophers in the century. This course focuses on Analytic, Anglophone ethics which had dominated moral philosophy in the universities of the U.S. and the U.K. for most of the century. There is a clear point of origination of this tradition in G. E. Moore’s Principia Ethica, published in 1903, and a clear line of development within this tradition to the present day.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/vBoSYbdiCSo
Recorded in 2004. This course is intended to be a general introduction to the main topics and the most significant developments in 20th-century ethics. Several of the figures discussed in these lectures, notably Elizabeth Anscombe and Alasdair MacIntyre, are among the most important Catholic philosophers in the century. This course focuses on Analytic, Anglophone ethics which had dominated moral philosophy in the universities of the U.S. and the U.K. for most of the century. There is a clear point of origination of this tradition in G. E. Moore’s Principia Ethica, published in 1903, and a clear line of development within this tradition to the present day.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/vBoSYbdiCSo
Recorded in 2004. This course is intended to be a general introduction to the main topics and the most significant developments in 20th-century ethics. Several of the figures discussed in these lectures, notably Elizabeth Anscombe and Alasdair MacIntyre, are among the most important Catholic philosophers in the century. This course focuses on Analytic, Anglophone ethics which had dominated moral philosophy in the universities of the U.S. and the U.K. for most of the century. There is a clear point of origination of this tradition in G. E. Moore’s Principia Ethica, published in 1903, and a clear line of development within this tradition to the present day.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/AtEwY97tb6M
Recorded in 2004. This course is intended to be a general introduction to the main topics and the most significant developments in 20th-century ethics. Several of the figures discussed in these lectures, notably Elizabeth Anscombe and Alasdair MacIntyre, are among the most important Catholic philosophers in the century. This course focuses on Analytic, Anglophone ethics which had dominated moral philosophy in the universities of the U.S. and the U.K. for most of the century. There is a clear point of origination of this tradition in G. E. Moore’s Principia Ethica, published in 1903, and a clear line of development within this tradition to the present day.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/oeO_J_pFxDY
Recorded in 2004. This course is intended to be a general introduction to the main topics and the most significant developments in 20th-century ethics. Several of the figures discussed in these lectures, notably Elizabeth Anscombe and Alasdair MacIntyre, are among the most important Catholic philosophers in the century. This course focuses on Analytic, Anglophone ethics which had dominated moral philosophy in the universities of the U.S. and the U.K. for most of the century. There is a clear point of origination of this tradition in G. E. Moore’s Principia Ethica, published in 1903, and a clear line of development within this tradition to the present day.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/sx2S2i8GC7k
Recorded in 2004. This course is intended to be a general introduction to the main topics and the most significant developments in 20th-century ethics. Several of the figures discussed in these lectures, notably Elizabeth Anscombe and Alasdair MacIntyre, are among the most important Catholic philosophers in the century. This course focuses on Analytic, Anglophone ethics which had dominated moral philosophy in the universities of the U.S. and the U.K. for most of the century. There is a clear point of origination of this tradition in G. E. Moore’s Principia Ethica, published in 1903, and a clear line of development within this tradition to the present day.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/0m1I_RMU9go
Recorded in 2004. This course is intended to be a general introduction to the main topics and the most significant developments in 20th-century ethics. Several of the figures discussed in these lectures, notably Elizabeth Anscombe and Alasdair MacIntyre, are among the most important Catholic philosophers in the century. This course focuses on Analytic, Anglophone ethics which had dominated moral philosophy in the universities of the U.S. and the U.K. for most of the century. There is a clear point of origination of this tradition in G. E. Moore’s Principia Ethica, published in 1903, and a clear line of development within this tradition to the present day.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/0m1I_RMU9go
Recorded in 2004. This course is intended to be a general introduction to the main topics and the most significant developments in 20th-century ethics. Several of the figures discussed in these lectures, notably Elizabeth Anscombe and Alasdair MacIntyre, are among the most important Catholic philosophers in the century. This course focuses on Analytic, Anglophone ethics which had dominated moral philosophy in the universities of the U.S. and the U.K. for most of the century. There is a clear point of origination of this tradition in G. E. Moore’s Principia Ethica, published in 1903, and a clear line of development within this tradition to the present day.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/38-f6uafpxI
Recorded in 2004. This course begins with the background out of which the Catholic Medical Ethics grew. In light of those foundations, it continues with a description of the modern situation and its failure (as of the course production date of 2004), and concludes with an emphasis on the need for religious traditions to exercise their appropriate influence.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/3vNebfPXITE
Recorded in 2004. This course begins with the background out of which the Catholic Medical Ethics grew. In light of those foundations, it continues with a description of the modern situation and its failure (as of the course production date of 2004), and concludes with an emphasis on the need for religious traditions to exercise their appropriate influence.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/yF76PFGpga4
Recorded in 2004. This course begins with the background out of which the Catholic Medical Ethics grew. In light of those foundations, it continues with a description of the modern situation and its failure (as of the course production date of 2004), and concludes with an emphasis on the need for religious traditions to exercise their appropriate influence.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/K6H2C8oROac
Recorded in 2004. This course begins with the background out of which the Catholic Medical Ethics grew. In light of those foundations, it continues with a description of the modern situation and its failure (as of the course production date of 2004), and concludes with an emphasis on the need for religious traditions to exercise their appropriate influence.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/4h9MeuqfUJE
Recorded in 2004. This course begins with the background out of which the Catholic Medical Ethics grew. In light of those foundations, it continues with a description of the modern situation and its failure (as of the course production date of 2004), and concludes with an emphasis on the need for religious traditions to exercise their appropriate influence.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/C9Bj2JpeT2Q
Recorded in 2004. This course begins with the background out of which the Catholic Medical Ethics grew. In light of those foundations, it continues with a description of the modern situation and its failure (as of the course production date of 2004), and concludes with an emphasis on the need for religious traditions to exercise their appropriate influence.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/y2fdQ511Eu8
The New Eugenics: Therapy, Enhancement, Screening, Testing
Recorded in 2004. This course begins with the background out of which the Catholic Medical Ethics grew. In light of those foundations, it continues with a description of the modern situation and its failure (as of the course production date of 2004), and concludes with an emphasis on the need for religious traditions to exercise their appropriate influence.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/YfKskISJ940
Recorded in 2004. This course begins with the background out of which the Catholic Medical Ethics grew. In light of those foundations, it continues with a description of the modern situation and its failure (as of the course production date of 2004), and concludes with an emphasis on the need for religious traditions to exercise their appropriate influence.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/HyGkbk27uag
Recorded in 2004. This course begins with the background out of which the Catholic Medical Ethics grew. In light of those foundations, it continues with a description of the modern situation and its failure (as of the course production date of 2004), and concludes with an emphasis on the need for religious traditions to exercise their appropriate influence.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/kh8WaNZPrrI
Recorded in 2004. This course begins with the background out of which the Catholic Medical Ethics grew. In light of those foundations, it continues with a description of the modern situation and its failure (as of the course production date of 2004), and concludes with an emphasis on the need for religious traditions to exercise their appropriate influence.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/35Blq7cMo5I
Recorded in 2004. This course begins with the background out of which the Catholic Medical Ethics grew. In light of those foundations, it continues with a description of the modern situation and its failure (as of the course production date of 2004), and concludes with an emphasis on the need for religious traditions to exercise their appropriate influence.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/w2BT8ndCwt4
Recorded in 2004. This course begins with the background out of which the Catholic Medical Ethics grew. In light of those foundations, it continues with a description of the modern situation and its failure (as of the course production date of 2004), and concludes with an emphasis on the need for religious traditions to exercise their appropriate influence.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/MjUHGoXOkIg
Recorded in 2003. We discuss the complementarity of John Henry Newman, a convert to Roman Catholicism from Oxford, and Soren Kierkegaard, a Danish Protestant, each of whom made fundamental contributions to our understanding of the relationship between faith and reason. This course examines their different theological approaches within their common intellectual context in the nineteenth century.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/6dzMjd6VIBo
Recorded in 2003. We discuss the complementarity of John Henry Newman, a convert to Roman Catholicism from Oxford, and Soren Kierkegaard, a Danish Protestant, each of whom made fundamental contributions to our understanding of the relationship between faith and reason. This course examines their different theological approaches within their common intellectual context in the nineteenth century.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/1FhfYBCFjNY
Recorded in 2003. We discuss the complementarity of John Henry Newman, a convert to Roman Catholicism from Oxford, and Soren Kierkegaard, a Danish Protestant, each of whom made fundamental contributions to our understanding of the relationship between faith and reason. This course examines their different theological approaches within their common intellectual context in the nineteenth century.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/UAHmXXERPdc
Recorded in 2003. We discuss the complementarity of John Henry Newman, a convert to Roman Catholicism from Oxford, and Soren Kierkegaard, a Danish Protestant, each of whom made fundamental contributions to our understanding of the relationship between faith and reason. This course examines their different theological approaches within their common intellectual context in the nineteenth century.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/kWdHm_EIYaI
Recorded in 2003. We discuss the complementarity of John Henry Newman, a convert to Roman Catholicism from Oxford, and Soren Kierkegaard, a Danish Protestant, each of whom made fundamental contributions to our understanding of the relationship between faith and reason. This course examines their different theological approaches within their common intellectual context in the nineteenth century.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/zTzALIWmrn0
Recorded in 2003. We discuss the complementarity of John Henry Newman, a convert to Roman Catholicism from Oxford, and Soren Kierkegaard, a Danish Protestant, each of whom made fundamental contributions to our understanding of the relationship between faith and reason. This course examines their different theological approaches within their common intellectual context in the nineteenth century.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/cwdoFfPrjaQ
International Catholic University Classics Collection, recorded in 1999
John Hittinger, Ph.D. is Professor of Philosophy at the University of St. Thomas, Houston, and he is a member of the Center for Thomistic Studies. He holds degrees from the University of Notre Dame, the University of Dallas, and the Catholic University of America. He previously served on the philosophy faculty at Benedictine College, The College of St. Francis, the U.S. Air Force Academy, Ave Maria University, and Sacred Heart Major Seminary of Detroit. Dr. Hittinger has published articles and presented papers on a variety of topics including John Locke, Jacques Maritain, military ethics, liberal education, political philosophy, and the thought of John Paul II. He is the author of Reassessing the Liberal State: Reading Maritain’s Man and the State, and a collection of essays entitled Liberty, Wisdom and Grace: Thomism and Modern Democratic Theory. In 2008, Dr. Hittinger founded the Pope John Paul II Forum for the Church in the Modern World.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/tuPQQWXqsXY
International Catholic University Classics Collection, recorded in 1999
John Hittinger, Ph.D. is Professor of Philosophy at the University of St. Thomas, Houston, and he is a member of the Center for Thomistic Studies. He holds degrees from the University of Notre Dame, the University of Dallas, and the Catholic University of America. He previously served on the philosophy faculty at Benedictine College, The College of St. Francis, the U.S. Air Force Academy, Ave Maria University, and Sacred Heart Major Seminary of Detroit. Dr. Hittinger has published articles and presented papers on a variety of topics including John Locke, Jacques Maritain, military ethics, liberal education, political philosophy, and the thought of John Paul II. He is the author of Reassessing the Liberal State: Reading Maritain’s Man and the State, and a collection of essays entitled Liberty, Wisdom and Grace: Thomism and Modern Democratic Theory. In 2008, Dr. Hittinger founded the Pope John Paul II Forum for the Church in the Modern World.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/psYaC0u-AZI
International Catholic University Classics Collection, recorded in 1999
John Hittinger, Ph.D. is Professor of Philosophy at the University of St. Thomas, Houston, and he is a member of the Center for Thomistic Studies. He holds degrees from the University of Notre Dame, the University of Dallas, and the Catholic University of America. He previously served on the philosophy faculty at Benedictine College, The College of St. Francis, the U.S. Air Force Academy, Ave Maria University, and Sacred Heart Major Seminary of Detroit. Dr. Hittinger has published articles and presented papers on a variety of topics including John Locke, Jacques Maritain, military ethics, liberal education, political philosophy, and the thought of John Paul II. He is the author of Reassessing the Liberal State: Reading Maritain’s Man and the State, and a collection of essays entitled Liberty, Wisdom and Grace: Thomism and Modern Democratic Theory. In 2008, Dr. Hittinger founded the Pope John Paul II Forum for the Church in the Modern World.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/qrUCvvUgcHs
International Catholic University Classics Collection, recorded in 1999
John Hittinger, Ph.D. is Professor of Philosophy at the University of St. Thomas, Houston, and he is a member of the Center for Thomistic Studies. He holds degrees from the University of Notre Dame, the University of Dallas, and the Catholic University of America. He previously served on the philosophy faculty at Benedictine College, The College of St. Francis, the U.S. Air Force Academy, Ave Maria University, and Sacred Heart Major Seminary of Detroit. Dr. Hittinger has published articles and presented papers on a variety of topics including John Locke, Jacques Maritain, military ethics, liberal education, political philosophy, and the thought of John Paul II. He is the author of Reassessing the Liberal State: Reading Maritain’s Man and the State, and a collection of essays entitled Liberty, Wisdom and Grace: Thomism and Modern Democratic Theory. In 2008, Dr. Hittinger founded the Pope John Paul II Forum for the Church in the Modern World.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/cR9FAljmgkg
International Catholic University Classics Collection, recorded in 1999
John Hittinger, Ph.D. is Professor of Philosophy at the University of St. Thomas, Houston, and he is a member of the Center for Thomistic Studies. He holds degrees from the University of Notre Dame, the University of Dallas, and the Catholic University of America. He previously served on the philosophy faculty at Benedictine College, The College of St. Francis, the U.S. Air Force Academy, Ave Maria University, and Sacred Heart Major Seminary of Detroit. Dr. Hittinger has published articles and presented papers on a variety of topics including John Locke, Jacques Maritain, military ethics, liberal education, political philosophy, and the thought of John Paul II. He is the author of Reassessing the Liberal State: Reading Maritain’s Man and the State, and a collection of essays entitled Liberty, Wisdom and Grace: Thomism and Modern Democratic Theory. In 2008, Dr. Hittinger founded the Pope John Paul II Forum for the Church in the Modern World.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/LizlkxcsRbo
International Catholic University Classics Collection, recorded in 1999
John Hittinger, Ph.D. is Professor of Philosophy at the University of St. Thomas, Houston, and he is a member of the Center for Thomistic Studies. He holds degrees from the University of Notre Dame, the University of Dallas, and the Catholic University of America. He previously served on the philosophy faculty at Benedictine College, The College of St. Francis, the U.S. Air Force Academy, Ave Maria University, and Sacred Heart Major Seminary of Detroit. Dr. Hittinger has published articles and presented papers on a variety of topics including John Locke, Jacques Maritain, military ethics, liberal education, political philosophy, and the thought of John Paul II. He is the author of Reassessing the Liberal State: Reading Maritain’s Man and the State, and a collection of essays entitled Liberty, Wisdom and Grace: Thomism and Modern Democratic Theory. In 2008, Dr. Hittinger founded the Pope John Paul II Forum for the Church in the Modern World.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/FUxL8B36w6M
Recorded in 2004. The ideas prevalent in our own time are influenced heavily, for better or worse, by the development in England and America of analytic philosophy with its serious and sustained attention to language as the place where philosophical problems surface and where they might either be resolved, dissolved, or their originators absolved. This course follows the historical narrative of the movement from G. E. Moore and Bertrand Russell to the “ordinary language” philosophers, Ludwig Wittgenstein, positivism, realism and anti-realism. The concluding assessment examines the implications of this method of analysis for moral and religious beliefs.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/QWAbM554EEM
Recorded in 2004. The ideas prevalent in our own time are influenced heavily, for better or worse, by the development in England and America of analytic philosophy with its serious and sustained attention to language as the place where philosophical problems surface and where they might either be resolved, dissolved, or their originators absolved. This course follows the historical narrative of the movement from G. E. Moore and Bertrand Russell to the “ordinary language” philosophers, Ludwig Wittgenstein, positivism, realism and anti-realism. The concluding assessment examines the implications of this method of analysis for moral and religious beliefs.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/2DHmB9k4pBs
Recorded in 2004. The ideas prevalent in our own time are influenced heavily, for better or worse, by the development in England and America of analytic philosophy with its serious and sustained attention to language as the place where philosophical problems surface and where they might either be resolved, dissolved, or their originators absolved. This course follows the historical narrative of the movement from G. E. Moore and Bertrand Russell to the “ordinary language” philosophers, Ludwig Wittgenstein, positivism, realism and anti-realism. The concluding assessment examines the implications of this method of analysis for moral and religious beliefs.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/26HnNePF3LQ
Recorded in 2004. The ideas prevalent in our own time are influenced heavily, for better or worse, by the development in England and America of analytic philosophy with its serious and sustained attention to language as the place where philosophical problems surface and where they might either be resolved, dissolved, or their originators absolved. This course follows the historical narrative of the movement from G. E. Moore and Bertrand Russell to the “ordinary language” philosophers, Ludwig Wittgenstein, positivism, realism and anti-realism. The concluding assessment examines the implications of this method of analysis for moral and religious beliefs.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/qBbSe1Od6Gg
Recorded in 2004. The ideas prevalent in our own time are influenced heavily, for better or worse, by the development in England and America of analytic philosophy with its serious and sustained attention to language as the place where philosophical problems surface and where they might either be resolved, dissolved, or their originators absolved. This course follows the historical narrative of the movement from G. E. Moore and Bertrand Russell to the “ordinary language” philosophers, Ludwig Wittgenstein, positivism, realism and anti-realism. The concluding assessment examines the implications of this method of analysis for moral and religious beliefs.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/zQcS1vdqOwc
Recorded in 2004. The ideas prevalent in our own time are influenced heavily, for better or worse, by the development in England and America of analytic philosophy with its serious and sustained attention to language as the place where philosophical problems surface and where they might either be resolved, dissolved, or their originators absolved. This course follows the historical narrative of the movement from G. E. Moore and Bertrand Russell to the “ordinary language” philosophers, Ludwig Wittgenstein, positivism, realism and anti-realism. The concluding assessment examines the implications of this method of analysis for moral and religious beliefs.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/NDTICZBrnag
Recorded in 2004. The ideas prevalent in our own time are influenced heavily, for better or worse, by the development in England and America of analytic philosophy with its serious and sustained attention to language as the place where philosophical problems surface and where they might either be resolved, dissolved, or their originators absolved. This course follows the historical narrative of the movement from G. E. Moore and Bertrand Russell to the “ordinary language” philosophers, Ludwig Wittgenstein, positivism, realism and anti-realism. The concluding assessment examines the implications of this method of analysis for moral and religious beliefs.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/Py4ULKjGgCQ
Recorded in 2004. The ideas prevalent in our own time are influenced heavily, for better or worse, by the development in England and America of analytic philosophy with its serious and sustained attention to language as the place where philosophical problems surface and where they might either be resolved, dissolved, or their originators absolved. This course follows the historical narrative of the movement from G. E. Moore and Bertrand Russell to the “ordinary language” philosophers, Ludwig Wittgenstein, positivism, realism and anti-realism. The concluding assessment examines the implications of this method of analysis for moral and religious beliefs.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/_8_KbEatx5I
Recorded in 2004. The ideas prevalent in our own time are influenced heavily, for better or worse, by the development in England and America of analytic philosophy with its serious and sustained attention to language as the place where philosophical problems surface and where they might either be resolved, dissolved, or their originators absolved. This course follows the historical narrative of the movement from G. E. Moore and Bertrand Russell to the “ordinary language” philosophers, Ludwig Wittgenstein, positivism, realism and anti-realism. The concluding assessment examines the implications of this method of analysis for moral and religious beliefs.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/rK9NrC54CzY
Recorded in 2004. The ideas prevalent in our own time are influenced heavily, for better or worse, by the development in England and America of analytic philosophy with its serious and sustained attention to language as the place where philosophical problems surface and where they might either be resolved, dissolved, or their originators absolved. This course follows the historical narrative of the movement from G. E. Moore and Bertrand Russell to the “ordinary language” philosophers, Ludwig Wittgenstein, positivism, realism and anti-realism. The concluding assessment examines the implications of this method of analysis for moral and religious beliefs.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/Wvp6-m3fNIw
Recorded in 2004. The ideas prevalent in our own time are influenced heavily, for better or worse, by the development in England and America of analytic philosophy with its serious and sustained attention to language as the place where philosophical problems surface and where they might either be resolved, dissolved, or their originators absolved. This course follows the historical narrative of the movement from G. E. Moore and Bertrand Russell to the “ordinary language” philosophers, Ludwig Wittgenstein, positivism, realism and anti-realism. The concluding assessment examines the implications of this method of analysis for moral and religious beliefs.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/WKJhg2garnc
Recorded in 2004. The ideas prevalent in our own time are influenced heavily, for better or worse, by the development in England and America of analytic philosophy with its serious and sustained attention to language as the place where philosophical problems surface and where they might either be resolved, dissolved, or their originators absolved. This course follows the historical narrative of the movement from G. E. Moore and Bertrand Russell to the “ordinary language” philosophers, Ludwig Wittgenstein, positivism, realism and anti-realism. The concluding assessment examines the implications of this method of analysis for moral and religious beliefs.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/djC4_QvWyN0
Recorded in 1999. Metaphysics was classically understood to be the culmination of and stand at the summit of the study of philosophy. Prof. Ralph McInerny guides the student through some of the classic topics and metaphysics, showing how metaphysics leads in the end to knowledge of the Divine.
"The classical understanding of philosophy, that adopted and extended by Thomas Aquinas, seeks to answer the big questions. What is the purpose of human life? Is there a cause of all the things that are? In what does human happiness consist? Is death the end? What can I know about God? Philosophy as practiced by Thomas Aquinas addresses each of these questions, although some of them come only when the culminating science, metaphysics, is undertaken." - Lesson 1
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/m-sMmT5Gbxs
Recorded in 1999. Metaphysics was classically understood to be the culmination of and stand at the summit of the study of philosophy. Prof. Ralph McInerny guides the student through some of the classic topics and metaphysics, showing how metaphysics leads in the end to knowledge of the Divine.
"The classical understanding of philosophy, that adopted and extended by Thomas Aquinas, seeks to answer the big questions. What is the purpose of human life? Is there a cause of all the things that are? In what does human happiness consist? Is death the end? What can I know about God? Philosophy as practiced by Thomas Aquinas addresses each of these questions, although some of them come only when the culminating science, metaphysics, is undertaken." - Lesson 1
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/wy7RV9Xum3w
Recorded in 1999. Metaphysics was classically understood to be the culmination of and stand at the summit of the study of philosophy. Prof. Ralph McInerny guides the student through some of the classic topics and metaphysics, showing how metaphysics leads in the end to knowledge of the Divine.
"The classical understanding of philosophy, that adopted and extended by Thomas Aquinas, seeks to answer the big questions. What is the purpose of human life? Is there a cause of all the things that are? In what does human happiness consist? Is death the end? What can I know about God? Philosophy as practiced by Thomas Aquinas addresses each of these questions, although some of them come only when the culminating science, metaphysics, is undertaken." - Lesson 1
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/OTnQPRfAZHo
Recorded in 1999. Metaphysics was classically understood to be the culmination of and stand at the summit of the study of philosophy. Prof. Ralph McInerny guides the student through some of the classic topics and metaphysics, showing how metaphysics leads in the end to knowledge of the Divine.
"The classical understanding of philosophy, that adopted and extended by Thomas Aquinas, seeks to answer the big questions. What is the purpose of human life? Is there a cause of all the things that are? In what does human happiness consist? Is death the end? What can I know about God? Philosophy as practiced by Thomas Aquinas addresses each of these questions, although some of them come only when the culminating science, metaphysics, is undertaken." - Lesson 1
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/OTnQPRfAZHo
Recorded in 1999. Metaphysics was classically understood to be the culmination of and stand at the summit of the study of philosophy. Prof. Ralph McInerny guides the student through some of the classic topics and metaphysics, showing how metaphysics leads in the end to knowledge of the Divine.
"The classical understanding of philosophy, that adopted and extended by Thomas Aquinas, seeks to answer the big questions. What is the purpose of human life? Is there a cause of all the things that are? In what does human happiness consist? Is death the end? What can I know about God? Philosophy as practiced by Thomas Aquinas addresses each of these questions, although some of them come only when the culminating science, metaphysics, is undertaken." - Lesson 1
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/huSR5v7o1Z4
Recorded in 1999. Metaphysics was classically understood to be the culmination of and stand at the summit of the study of philosophy. Prof. Ralph McInerny guides the student through some of the classic topics and metaphysics, showing how metaphysics leads in the end to knowledge of the Divine.
"The classical understanding of philosophy, that adopted and extended by Thomas Aquinas, seeks to answer the big questions. What is the purpose of human life? Is there a cause of all the things that are? In what does human happiness consist? Is death the end? What can I know about God? Philosophy as practiced by Thomas Aquinas addresses each of these questions, although some of them come only when the culminating science, metaphysics, is undertaken." - Lesson 1
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/_buCeGxcqKM
Recorded in 1995. A wonderful introduction to each of the seven classical liberal arts from the man who founded the famous “Program of Liberal Arts” at the University of Notre Dame.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/VClP5rjt0-A
Recorded in 1995. A wonderful introduction to each of the seven classical liberal arts from the man who founded the famous “Program of Liberal Arts” at the University of Notre Dame.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/q5SlMU5FDvs
Recorded in 1995. A wonderful introduction to each of the seven classical liberal arts from the man who founded the famous “Program of Liberal Arts” at the University of Notre Dame.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/-1yiVag3gNM
Recorded in 1995. A wonderful introduction to each of the seven classical liberal arts from the man who founded the famous “Program of Liberal Arts” at the University of Notre Dame.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/OXxxvQDVUFE
Recorded in 1995. A wonderful introduction to each of the seven classical liberal arts from the man who founded the famous “Program of Liberal Arts” at the University of Notre Dame.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/1Qj4xqt8-vw
Recorded in 1995. A wonderful introduction to each of the seven classical liberal arts from the man who founded the famous “Program of Liberal Arts” at the University of Notre Dame.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/g9C0BNdw_Ok
Recorded in 1995. A wonderful introduction to each of the seven classical liberal arts from the man who founded the famous “Program of Liberal Arts” at the University of Notre Dame.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/uKFl3dNG1xk
Recorded in 1995. A wonderful introduction to each of the seven classical liberal arts from the man who founded the famous “Program of Liberal Arts” at the University of Notre Dame.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/XrpWNRrMJYg
Recorded in 2002. This course endeavors to explain the fundamental character of Aristotelian logic so that we can understand references to it in philosophical and theological discussions; so that we are able to perceive the use of logical tools in Aristotle and St. Thomas in order to read them with more understanding; and finally so that we can begin to use the tools of logic to think, write, and teach more clearly.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/Zo-GrUDTktA
Recorded in 2002. This course endeavors to explain the fundamental character of Aristotelian logic so that we can understand references to it in philosophical and theological discussions; so that we are able to perceive the use of logical tools in Aristotle and St. Thomas in order to read them with more understanding; and finally so that we can begin to use the tools of logic to think, write, and teach more clearly.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/N0OFWh-aST4
Recorded in 2002. This course endeavors to explain the fundamental character of Aristotelian logic so that we can understand references to it in philosophical and theological discussions; so that we are able to perceive the use of logical tools in Aristotle and St. Thomas in order to read them with more understanding; and finally so that we can begin to use the tools of logic to think, write, and teach more clearly.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/vXH4LSG8rxQ
Recorded in 2002. This course endeavors to explain the fundamental character of Aristotelian logic so that we can understand references to it in philosophical and theological discussions; so that we are able to perceive the use of logical tools in Aristotle and St. Thomas in order to read them with more understanding; and finally so that we can begin to use the tools of logic to think, write, and teach more clearly.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/nsdQm3F2xJI
Recorded in 2002. This course endeavors to explain the fundamental character of Aristotelian logic so that we can understand references to it in philosophical and theological discussions; so that we are able to perceive the use of logical tools in Aristotle and St. Thomas in order to read them with more understanding; and finally so that we can begin to use the tools of logic to think, write, and teach more clearly.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/Qgv-hBnahZ0
Recorded in 2002. This course endeavors to explain the fundamental character of Aristotelian logic so that we can understand references to it in philosophical and theological discussions; so that we are able to perceive the use of logical tools in Aristotle and St. Thomas in order to read them with more understanding; and finally so that we can begin to use the tools of logic to think, write, and teach more clearly.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/zKlBQHYz9NY
Recorded in 2002. This course endeavors to explain the fundamental character of Aristotelian logic so that we can understand references to it in philosophical and theological discussions; so that we are able to perceive the use of logical tools in Aristotle and St. Thomas in order to read them with more understanding; and finally so that we can begin to use the tools of logic to think, write, and teach more clearly.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/Cx45Tt08KgI
This course endeavors to explain the fundamental character of Aristotelian logic so that we can understand references to it in philosophical and theological discussions; so that we are able to perceive the use of logical tools in Aristotle and St. Thomas in order to read them with more understanding; and finally so that we can begin to use the tools of logic to think, write, and teach more clearly.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/8Tn1Ce9FAlE
Recorded in 2002. This course endeavors to explain the fundamental character of Aristotelian logic so that we can understand references to it in philosophical and theological discussions; so that we are able to perceive the use of logical tools in Aristotle and St. Thomas in order to read them with more understanding; and finally so that we can begin to use the tools of logic to think, write, and teach more clearly.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/_T0p9IGDOmA
Recorded in 2002. This course endeavors to explain the fundamental character of Aristotelian logic so that we can understand references to it in philosophical and theological discussions; so that we are able to perceive the use of logical tools in Aristotle and St. Thomas in order to read them with more understanding; and finally so that we can begin to use the tools of logic to think, write, and teach more clearly.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/laeuakCr0bQ
Recorded in 2002. This course endeavors to explain the fundamental character of Aristotelian logic so that we can understand references to it in philosophical and theological discussions; so that we are able to perceive the use of logical tools in Aristotle and St. Thomas in order to read them with more understanding; and finally so that we can begin to use the tools of logic to think, write, and teach more clearly.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/mwHzSU306Nc
This course endeavors to explain the fundamental character of Aristotelian logic so that we can understand references to it in philosophical and theological discussions; so that we are able to perceive the use of logical tools in Aristotle and St. Thomas in order to read them with more understanding; and finally so that we can begin to use the tools of logic to think, write, and teach more clearly.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/ksJbvGeHCFU
Recorded in 2000. Students of theology often wonder why they are required to take courses in philosophy that seem to be a history of a welter of obscure opinions that lead nowhere. Yet as John Paul II has pointed out in his encyclical Fides et Ratio (Faith and Reason) theology is "faith seeking understanding." God has spoken to us in the language of our own way of understanding derived from our own human experience. Consequently if we are to understand what God is telling us about the divine reality we must compare that revelation with what is told us through God's creation as we know it through our natural senses, imagination, and reason. Formerly the term "philosophy" was often understood to be a "metaphysics" or "science of being as being." Today the term is often taken in a very narrow sense to be the clarification of the languages of the various sciences. Originally, however, "philosophy" included all kinds of knowledge of which human beings are naturally capable and was thus contrasted only to theology in that the latter was the study of the revealed Word of God received not by reason but by the gift of faith. This course will deal with "philosophy" in this original broad sense as the whole scope of purely human knowledge as it is used by theologians in precise, critical ways to understand revealed truth. The aim of the course, therefore, is to help students of theology understand the ways the Scriptures, the documents of the Church, and the writings of theologians use purely human knowledge to express, explain, and communicate God's revealed Word to different cultures especially to our contemporary culture dominated by modern natural science and technology.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/ondqatf5paQ
Recorded in 2000. Students of theology often wonder why they are required to take courses in philosophy that seem to be a history of a welter of obscure opinions that lead nowhere. Yet as John Paul II has pointed out in his encyclical Fides et Ratio (Faith and Reason) theology is "faith seeking understanding." God has spoken to us in the language of our own way of understanding derived from our own human experience. Consequently if we are to understand what God is telling us about the divine reality we must compare that revelation with what is told us through God's creation as we know it through our natural senses, imagination, and reason. Formerly the term "philosophy" was often understood to be a "metaphysics" or "science of being as being." Today the term is often taken in a very narrow sense to be the clarification of the languages of the various sciences. Originally, however, "philosophy" included all kinds of knowledge of which human beings are naturally capable and was thus contrasted only to theology in that the latter was the study of the revealed Word of God received not by reason but by the gift of faith. This course will deal with "philosophy" in this original broad sense as the whole scope of purely human knowledge as it is used by theologians in precise, critical ways to understand revealed truth. The aim of the course, therefore, is to help students of theology understand the ways the Scriptures, the documents of the Church, and the writings of theologians use purely human knowledge to express, explain, and communicate God's revealed Word to different cultures especially to our contemporary culture dominated by modern natural science and technology.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/LAZ9ZudMrus
Recorded in 2000. Students of theology often wonder why they are required to take courses in philosophy that seem to be a history of a welter of obscure opinions that lead nowhere. Yet as John Paul II has pointed out in his encyclical Fides et Ratio (Faith and Reason) theology is "faith seeking understanding." God has spoken to us in the language of our own way of understanding derived from our own human experience. Consequently if we are to understand what God is telling us about the divine reality we must compare that revelation with what is told us through God's creation as we know it through our natural senses, imagination, and reason. Formerly the term "philosophy" was often understood to be a "metaphysics" or "science of being as being." Today the term is often taken in a very narrow sense to be the clarification of the languages of the various sciences. Originally, however, "philosophy" included all kinds of knowledge of which human beings are naturally capable and was thus contrasted only to theology in that the latter was the study of the revealed Word of God received not by reason but by the gift of faith. This course will deal with "philosophy" in this original broad sense as the whole scope of purely human knowledge as it is used by theologians in precise, critical ways to understand revealed truth. The aim of the course, therefore, is to help students of theology understand the ways the Scriptures, the documents of the Church, and the writings of theologians use purely human knowledge to express, explain, and communicate God's revealed Word to different cultures especially to our contemporary culture dominated by modern natural science and technology.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/ft6jsodzA0g
Recorded in 2000. Students of theology often wonder why they are required to take courses in philosophy that seem to be a history of a welter of obscure opinions that lead nowhere. Yet as John Paul II has pointed out in his encyclical Fides et Ratio (Faith and Reason) theology is "faith seeking understanding." God has spoken to us in the language of our own way of understanding derived from our own human experience. Consequently if we are to understand what God is telling us about the divine reality we must compare that revelation with what is told us through God's creation as we know it through our natural senses, imagination, and reason. Formerly the term "philosophy" was often understood to be a "metaphysics" or "science of being as being." Today the term is often taken in a very narrow sense to be the clarification of the languages of the various sciences. Originally, however, "philosophy" included all kinds of knowledge of which human beings are naturally capable and was thus contrasted only to theology in that the latter was the study of the revealed Word of God received not by reason but by the gift of faith. This course will deal with "philosophy" in this original broad sense as the whole scope of purely human knowledge as it is used by theologians in precise, critical ways to understand revealed truth. The aim of the course, therefore, is to help students of theology understand the ways the Scriptures, the documents of the Church, and the writings of theologians use purely human knowledge to express, explain, and communicate God's revealed Word to different cultures especially to our contemporary culture dominated by modern natural science and technology.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/PJvaT9seE64
Recorded in 2000. Students of theology often wonder why they are required to take courses in philosophy that seem to be a history of a welter of obscure opinions that lead nowhere. Yet as John Paul II has pointed out in his encyclical Fides et Ratio (Faith and Reason) theology is "faith seeking understanding." God has spoken to us in the language of our own way of understanding derived from our own human experience. Consequently if we are to understand what God is telling us about the divine reality we must compare that revelation with what is told us through God's creation as we know it through our natural senses, imagination, and reason. Formerly the term "philosophy" was often understood to be a "metaphysics" or "science of being as being." Today the term is often taken in a very narrow sense to be the clarification of the languages of the various sciences. Originally, however, "philosophy" included all kinds of knowledge of which human beings are naturally capable and was thus contrasted only to theology in that the latter was the study of the revealed Word of God received not by reason but by the gift of faith. This course will deal with "philosophy" in this original broad sense as the whole scope of purely human knowledge as it is used by theologians in precise, critical ways to understand revealed truth. The aim of the course, therefore, is to help students of theology understand the ways the Scriptures, the documents of the Church, and the writings of theologians use purely human knowledge to express, explain, and communicate God's revealed Word to different cultures especially to our contemporary culture dominated by modern natural science and technology.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/2U4xGBke0QA
Recorded in 2000. Students of theology often wonder why they are required to take courses in philosophy that seem to be a history of a welter of obscure opinions that lead nowhere. Yet as John Paul II has pointed out in his encyclical Fides et Ratio (Faith and Reason) theology is "faith seeking understanding." God has spoken to us in the language of our own way of understanding derived from our own human experience. Consequently if we are to understand what God is telling us about the divine reality we must compare that revelation with what is told us through God's creation as we know it through our natural senses, imagination, and reason. Formerly the term "philosophy" was often understood to be a "metaphysics" or "science of being as being." Today the term is often taken in a very narrow sense to be the clarification of the languages of the various sciences. Originally, however, "philosophy" included all kinds of knowledge of which human beings are naturally capable and was thus contrasted only to theology in that the latter was the study of the revealed Word of God received not by reason but by the gift of faith. This course will deal with "philosophy" in this original broad sense as the whole scope of purely human knowledge as it is used by theologians in precise, critical ways to understand revealed truth. The aim of the course, therefore, is to help students of theology understand the ways the Scriptures, the documents of the Church, and the writings of theologians use purely human knowledge to express, explain, and communicate God's revealed Word to different cultures especially to our contemporary culture dominated by modern natural science and technology.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/gvdCQ0HSXvw
Recorded in 2000. Students of theology often wonder why they are required to take courses in philosophy that seem to be a history of a welter of obscure opinions that lead nowhere. Yet as John Paul II has pointed out in his encyclical Fides et Ratio (Faith and Reason) theology is "faith seeking understanding." God has spoken to us in the language of our own way of understanding derived from our own human experience. Consequently if we are to understand what God is telling us about the divine reality we must compare that revelation with what is told us through God's creation as we know it through our natural senses, imagination, and reason. Formerly the term "philosophy" was often understood to be a "metaphysics" or "science of being as being." Today the term is often taken in a very narrow sense to be the clarification of the languages of the various sciences. Originally, however, "philosophy" included all kinds of knowledge of which human beings are naturally capable and was thus contrasted only to theology in that the latter was the study of the revealed Word of God received not by reason but by the gift of faith. This course will deal with "philosophy" in this original broad sense as the whole scope of purely human knowledge as it is used by theologians in precise, critical ways to understand revealed truth. The aim of the course, therefore, is to help students of theology understand the ways the Scriptures, the documents of the Church, and the writings of theologians use purely human knowledge to express, explain, and communicate God's revealed Word to different cultures especially to our contemporary culture dominated by modern natural science and technology.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/aZBh4y4BOZ4
Recorded in 2000. Students of theology often wonder why they are required to take courses in philosophy that seem to be a history of a welter of obscure opinions that lead nowhere. Yet as John Paul II has pointed out in his encyclical Fides et Ratio (Faith and Reason) theology is "faith seeking understanding." God has spoken to us in the language of our own way of understanding derived from our own human experience. Consequently if we are to understand what God is telling us about the divine reality we must compare that revelation with what is told us through God's creation as we know it through our natural senses, imagination, and reason. Formerly the term "philosophy" was often understood to be a "metaphysics" or "science of being as being." Today the term is often taken in a very narrow sense to be the clarification of the languages of the various sciences. Originally, however, "philosophy" included all kinds of knowledge of which human beings are naturally capable and was thus contrasted only to theology in that the latter was the study of the revealed Word of God received not by reason but by the gift of faith. This course will deal with "philosophy" in this original broad sense as the whole scope of purely human knowledge as it is used by theologians in precise, critical ways to understand revealed truth. The aim of the course, therefore, is to help students of theology understand the ways the Scriptures, the documents of the Church, and the writings of theologians use purely human knowledge to express, explain, and communicate God's revealed Word to different cultures especially to our contemporary culture dominated by modern natural science and technology.
catholicthinkers.com
https://youtu.be/HKDGsR46w44
Recorded in 2000. Students of theology often wonder why they are required to take courses in philosophy that seem to be a history of a welter of obscure opinions that lead nowhere. Yet as John Paul II has pointed out in his encyclical Fides et Ratio (Faith and Reason) theology is "faith seeking understanding." God has spoken to us in the language of our own way of understanding derived from our own human experience. Consequently if we are to understand what God is telling us about the divine reality we must compare that revelation with what is told us through God's creation as we know it through our natural senses, imagination, and reason. Formerly the term "philosophy" was often understood to be a "metaphysics" or "science of being as being." Today the term is often taken in a very narrow sense to be the clarification of the languages of the various sciences. Originally, however, "philosophy" included all kinds of knowledge of which human beings are naturally capable and was thus contrasted only to theology in that the latter was the study of the revealed Word of God received not by reason but by the gift of faith. This course will deal with "philosophy" in this original broad sense as the whole scope of purely human knowledge as it is used by theologians in precise, critical ways to understand revealed truth. The aim of the course, therefore, is to help students of theology understand the ways the Scriptures, the documents of the Church, and the writings of theologians use purely human knowledge to express, explain, and communicate God's revealed Word to different cultures especially to our contemporary culture dominated by modern natural science and technology.
catholicthinkers.com
https://youtu.be/9Yp55N4J7Zk
Recorded in 2000. Students of theology often wonder why they are required to take courses in philosophy that seem to be a history of a welter of obscure opinions that lead nowhere. Yet as John Paul II has pointed out in his encyclical Fides et Ratio (Faith and Reason) theology is "faith seeking understanding." God has spoken to us in the language of our own way of understanding derived from our own human experience. Consequently if we are to understand what God is telling us about the divine reality we must compare that revelation with what is told us through God's creation as we know it through our natural senses, imagination, and reason. Formerly the term "philosophy" was often understood to be a "metaphysics" or "science of being as being." Today the term is often taken in a very narrow sense to be the clarification of the languages of the various sciences. Originally, however, "philosophy" included all kinds of knowledge of which human beings are naturally capable and was thus contrasted only to theology in that the latter was the study of the revealed Word of God received not by reason but by the gift of faith. This course will deal with "philosophy" in this original broad sense as the whole scope of purely human knowledge as it is used by theologians in precise, critical ways to understand revealed truth. The aim of the course, therefore, is to help students of theology understand the ways the Scriptures, the documents of the Church, and the writings of theologians use purely human knowledge to express, explain, and communicate God's revealed Word to different cultures especially to our contemporary culture dominated by modern natural science and technology.
catholicthinkers.com
https://youtu.be/i3mKxEWGHRU
Recorded in 2000. Students of theology often wonder why they are required to take courses in philosophy that seem to be a history of a welter of obscure opinions that lead nowhere. Yet as John Paul II has pointed out in his encyclical Fides et Ratio (Faith and Reason) theology is "faith seeking understanding." God has spoken to us in the language of our own way of understanding derived from our own human experience. Consequently if we are to understand what God is telling us about the divine reality we must compare that revelation with what is told us through God's creation as we know it through our natural senses, imagination, and reason. Formerly the term "philosophy" was often understood to be a "metaphysics" or "science of being as being." Today the term is often taken in a very narrow sense to be the clarification of the languages of the various sciences. Originally, however, "philosophy" included all kinds of knowledge of which human beings are naturally capable and was thus contrasted only to theology in that the latter was the study of the revealed Word of God received not by reason but by the gift of faith. This course will deal with "philosophy" in this original broad sense as the whole scope of purely human knowledge as it is used by theologians in precise, critical ways to understand revealed truth. The aim of the course, therefore, is to help students of theology understand the ways the Scriptures, the documents of the Church, and the writings of theologians use purely human knowledge to express, explain, and communicate God's revealed Word to different cultures especially to our contemporary culture dominated by modern natural science and technology.
catholicthinkers.com
https://youtu.be/DmIv6lO6O9c
Recorded in 2000. Students of theology often wonder why they are required to take courses in philosophy that seem to be a history of a welter of obscure opinions that lead nowhere. Yet as John Paul II has pointed out in his encyclical Fides et Ratio (Faith and Reason) theology is "faith seeking understanding." God has spoken to us in the language of our own way of understanding derived from our own human experience. Consequently if we are to understand what God is telling us about the divine reality we must compare that revelation with what is told us through God's creation as we know it through our natural senses, imagination, and reason.
Formerly the term "philosophy" was often understood to be a "metaphysics" or "science of being as being." Today the term is often taken in a very narrow sense to be the clarification of the languages of the various sciences. Originally, however, "philosophy" included all kinds of knowledge of which human beings are naturally capable and was thus contrasted only to theology in that the latter was the study of the revealed Word of God received not by reason but by the gift of faith. This course will deal with "philosophy" in this original broad sense as the whole scope of purely human knowledge as it is used by theologians in precise, critical ways to understand revealed truth.
The aim of the course, therefore, is to help students of theology understand the ways the Scriptures, the documents of the Church, and the writings of theologians use purely human knowledge to express, explain, and communicate God's revealed Word to different cultures especially to our contemporary culture dominated by modern natural science and technology.
catholicthinkers.com
https://youtu.be/SWzKn1NDGf4
Recorded in 1999. This course is an introduction to the content of the documents of the Second Vatican Council. It covers each document in detail, with a focus on major theological concepts. The four goals of Pope John XXIII, articulated in his convocation speech, are examined and the results of the Council, as found in the content of the documents, are evaluated according to these goals.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/ycXqcK_ZTvs
Recorded in 1999. This course is an introduction to the content of the documents of the Second Vatican Council. It covers each document in detail, with a focus on major theological concepts. The four goals of Pope John XXIII, articulated in his convocation speech, are examined and the results of the Council, as found in the content of the documents, are evaluated according to these goals.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/4z57v2F5-Cg
Recorded in 1999. This course is an introduction to the content of the documents of the Second Vatican Council. It covers each document in detail, with a focus on major theological concepts. The four goals of Pope John XXIII, articulated in his convocation speech, are examined and the results of the Council, as found in the content of the documents, are evaluated according to these goals.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/80V48q_azY8
Recorded in 1999. This course is an introduction to the content of the documents of the Second Vatican Council. It covers each document in detail, with a focus on major theological concepts. The four goals of Pope John XXIII, articulated in his convocation speech, are examined and the results of the Council, as found in the content of the documents, are evaluated according to these goals.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/6Ig6OQmcmrI
Recorded in 1999. This course is an introduction to the content of the documents of the Second Vatican Council. It covers each document in detail, with a focus on major theological concepts. The four goals of Pope John XXIII, articulated in his convocation speech, are examined and the results of the Council, as found in the content of the documents, are evaluated according to these goals.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/Daddck7eYZ8
Recorded in 1999. This course is an introduction to the content of the documents of the Second Vatican Council. It covers each document in detail, with a focus on major theological concepts. The four goals of Pope John XXIII, articulated in his convocation speech, are examined and the results of the Council, as found in the content of the documents, are evaluated according to these goals.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/LWOnd2Rh5as
A history of the Catholic Counter-Reformation the Church’s response to the Protestant Reformation, covering the period leading up to the Council of Trent, the Council itself, and its effects.
https://youtu.be/M5ILD5jUeWM
catholicthinkers.org
A history of the Catholic Counter-Reformation the Church’s response to the Protestant Reformation, covering the period leading up to the Council of Trent, the Council itself, and its effects.
https://youtu.be/Sgyr7P_tHMk
catholicthinkers.org
A history of the Catholic Counter-Reformation the Church’s response to the Protestant Reformation, covering the period leading up to the Council of Trent, the Council itself, and its effects.
https://youtu.be/v6brvpmDee4
catholicthinkers.org
A history of the Catholic Counter-Reformation the Church’s response to the Protestant Reformation, covering the period leading up to the Council of Trent, the Council itself, and its effects.
https://youtu.be/HSoJCAqj8xw
catholicthinkers.org
A history of the Catholic Counter-Reformation the Church’s response to the Protestant Reformation, covering the period leading up to the Council of Trent, the Council itself, and its effects.
https://youtu.be/hkTYpLxsFuM
catholicthinkers.org
A history of the Catholic Counter-Reformation the Church’s response to the Protestant Reformation, covering the period leading up to the Council of Trent, the Council itself, and its effects.
https://youtu.be/CriDYloQl-k
catholicthinkers.org
A wonderful short introduction to the basics of the Latin language with an emphasis on being able to read the Vulgate and major Church prayers in Latin.
https://youtu.be/ejLJs0IRydY
catholicthinkers.org
A wonderful short introduction to the basics of the Latin language with an emphasis on being able to read the Vulgate and major Church prayers in Latin.
https://youtu.be/bSIgTqBPlKw
catholicthinkers.org
A wonderful short introduction to the basics of the Latin language with an emphasis on being able to read the Vulgate and major Church prayers in Latin.
https://youtu.be/M0Yfi1yljQE
catholicthinkers.org
A wonderful short introduction to the basics of the Latin language with an emphasis on being able to read the Vulgate and major Church prayers in Latin.
https://youtu.be/UVhIt8lSCCM
catholicthinkers.org
A wonderful short introduction to the basics of the Latin language with an emphasis on being able to read the Vulgate and major Church prayers in Latin.
https://youtu.be/qoOIjDVGUtU
catholicthinkers.org
A wonderful short introduction to the basics of the Latin language with an emphasis on being able to read the Vulgate and major Church prayers in Latin.
https://youtu.be/IQbuKAltRDQ
catholicthinkers.org
A wonderful short introduction to the basics of the Latin language with an emphasis on being able to read the Vulgate and major Church prayers in Latin.
https://youtu.be/c-UIFvlLsXY
catholicthinkers.org
A wonderful short introduction to the basics of the Latin language with an emphasis on being able to read the Vulgate and major Church prayers in Latin.
https://youtu.be/143_Jq2XE8g
catholicthinkers.org
A wonderful short introduction to the basics of the Latin language with an emphasis on being able to read the Vulgate and major Church prayers in Latin.
https://youtu.be/fsQcWcKFCvc
catholicthinkers.org
A wonderful short introduction to the basics of the Latin language with an emphasis on being able to read the Vulgate and major Church prayers in Latin.
https://youtu.be/Vu7IYurQGC4
catholicthinkers.org
A wonderful short introduction to the basics of the Latin language with an emphasis on being able to read the Vulgate and major Church prayers in Latin.
https://youtu.be/HRaeCIAVw1A
catholicthinkers.org
A wonderful short introduction to the basics of the Latin language with an emphasis on being able to read the Vulgate and major Church prayers in Latin.
https://youtu.be/-_HeiwL5GhY
catholicthinkers.org
In this course, we discuss the origin, roots, and character of “Modernity” in general and then take a look in particular at the work of some nineteenth century writers called the “Catholic Modernists”: the intellectual milieu in which they worked, their views on the Bible, philosophy, history, and culture, and the response they received from the Church. Finally we will attempt an examination of the elements of their legacy within the Church.
https://youtu.be/tHg8zB_ZsaE
catholicthinkers.org
In this course, we discuss the origin, roots, and character of “Modernity” in general and then take a look in particular at the work of some nineteenth century writers called the “Catholic Modernists”: the intellectual milieu in which they worked, their views on the Bible, philosophy, history, and culture, and the response they received from the Church. Finally we will attempt an examination of the elements of their legacy within the Church.
https://youtu.be/UliV8tfihF8
catholicthinkers.org
In this course, we discuss the origin, roots, and character of “Modernity” in general and then take a look in particular at the work of some nineteenth century writers called the “Catholic Modernists”: the intellectual milieu in which they worked, their views on the Bible, philosophy, history, and culture, and the response they received from the Church. Finally we will attempt an examination of the elements of their legacy within the Church.
https://youtu.be/TWhPKn_45To
catholicthinkers.org
In this course, we discuss the origin, roots, and character of “Modernity” in general and then take a look in particular at the work of some nineteenth century writers called the “Catholic Modernists”: the intellectual milieu in which they worked, their views on the Bible, philosophy, history, and culture, and the response they received from the Church. Finally we will attempt an examination of the elements of their legacy within the Church.
https://youtu.be/rXEQbCrFgBI
catholicthinkers.org
In this course, we discuss the origin, roots, and character of “Modernity” in general and then take a look in particular at the work of some nineteenth century writers called the “Catholic Modernists”: the intellectual milieu in which they worked, their views on the Bible, philosophy, history, and culture, and the response they received from the Church. Finally we will attempt an examination of the elements of their legacy within the Church.
https://youtu.be/RPEpB6U6ITs
catholicthinkers.org
In this course, we discuss the origin, roots, and character of “Modernity” in general and then take a look in particular at the work of some nineteenth century writers called the “Catholic Modernists”: the intellectual milieu in which they worked, their views on the Bible, philosophy, history, and culture, and the response they received from the Church. Finally we will attempt an examination of the elements of their legacy within the Church.
https://youtu.be/XzNNcUtUlIA
catholicthinkers.org
catholicthinkers.org
Vatican II said in its Decree on the Training of Priests (Optatus Totius), 1965 n.16:
Special care should be given to the perfecting of moral theology. Its scientific presentation should draw more fully on the teaching of Holy Scripture and should throw light on the exalted vocation of the faithful in Christ and their obligation to bring forth fruit in charity for the life of the world.
This course discusses the formation of Catholic moral theology as based upon Sacred Scripture, with the guiding light of Sacred Moral Tradition. It deals with the moral theology of both the Old and New Testaments and covers in special detail the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity.
https://youtu.be/DQIH7_3ZQmc
catholicthinkers.org
Vatican II said in its Decree on the Training of Priests (Optatus Totius), 1965 n.16:
Special care should be given to the perfecting of moral theology. Its scientific presentation should draw more fully on the teaching of Holy Scripture and should throw light on the exalted vocation of the faithful in Christ and their obligation to bring forth fruit in charity for the life of the world.
This course discusses the formation of Catholic moral theology as based upon Sacred Scripture, with the guiding light of Sacred Moral Tradition. It deals with the moral theology of both the Old and New Testaments and covers in special detail the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity.
https://youtu.be/1hBK2YZAcwI
catholicthinkers.org
Vatican II said in its Decree on the Training of Priests (Optatus Totius), 1965 n.16:
Special care should be given to the perfecting of moral theology. Its scientific presentation should draw more fully on the teaching of Holy Scripture and should throw light on the exalted vocation of the faithful in Christ and their obligation to bring forth fruit in charity for the life of the world.
This course discusses the formation of Catholic moral theology as based upon Sacred Scripture, with the guiding light of Sacred Moral Tradition. It deals with the moral theology of both the Old and New Testaments and covers in special detail the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity.
https://youtu.be/P3NTYx5pFaI
catholicthinkers.org
Vatican II said in its Decree on the Training of Priests (Optatus Totius), 1965 n.16:
Special care should be given to the perfecting of moral theology. Its scientific presentation should draw more fully on the teaching of Holy Scripture and should throw light on the exalted vocation of the faithful in Christ and their obligation to bring forth fruit in charity for the life of the world.
This course discusses the formation of Catholic moral theology as based upon Sacred Scripture, with the guiding light of Sacred Moral Tradition. It deals with the moral theology of both the Old and New Testaments and covers in special detail the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity.
https://youtu.be/aJ7_npC11dE
catholicthinkers.org
Vatican II said in its Decree on the Training of Priests (Optatus Totius), 1965 n.16:
Special care should be given to the perfecting of moral theology. Its scientific presentation should draw more fully on the teaching of Holy Scripture and should throw light on the exalted vocation of the faithful in Christ and their obligation to bring forth fruit in charity for the life of the world.
This course discusses the formation of Catholic moral theology as based upon Sacred Scripture, with the guiding light of Sacred Moral Tradition. It deals with the moral theology of both the Old and New Testaments and covers in special detail the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity.
https://youtu.be/9nVkw_ta1vI
catholicthinkers.org
Vatican II said in its Decree on the Training of Priests (Optatus Totius), 1965 n.16:
Special care should be given to the perfecting of moral theology. Its scientific presentation should draw more fully on the teaching of Holy Scripture and should throw light on the exalted vocation of the faithful in Christ and their obligation to bring forth fruit in charity for the life of the world.
This course discusses the formation of Catholic moral theology as based upon Sacred Scripture, with the guiding light of Sacred Moral Tradition. It deals with the moral theology of both the Old and New Testaments and covers in special detail the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity.
https://youtu.be/gS9MekQl6_o
catholicthinkers.org
Vatican II said in its Decree on the Training of Priests (Optatus Totius), 1965 n.16:
Special care should be given to the perfecting of moral theology. Its scientific presentation should draw more fully on the teaching of Holy Scripture and should throw light on the exalted vocation of the faithful in Christ and their obligation to bring forth fruit in charity for the life of the world.
This course discusses the formation of Catholic moral theology as based upon Sacred Scripture, with the guiding light of Sacred Moral Tradition. It deals with the moral theology of both the Old and New Testaments and covers in special detail the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity.
https://youtu.be/Ax66PYz2yIY
catholicthinkers.org
Vatican II said in its Decree on the Training of Priests (Optatus Totius), 1965 n.16:
Special care should be given to the perfecting of moral theology. Its scientific presentation should draw more fully on the teaching of Holy Scripture and should throw light on the exalted vocation of the faithful in Christ and their obligation to bring forth fruit in charity for the life of the world.
This course discusses the formation of Catholic moral theology as based upon Sacred Scripture, with the guiding light of Sacred Moral Tradition. It deals with the moral theology of both the Old and New Testaments and covers in special detail the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity.
https://youtu.be/gS9MekQl6_o
catholicthinkers.org
There have been few periods as fertile in the development of Church doctrine than the age of the early Church fathers. In this course, Fr. Mosey covers some of the fundamental themes found in the writings of these amazing early theologians.
https://youtu.be/nnxnP7PKaYs
catholicthinkers.org
There have been few periods as fertile in the development of Church doctrine than the age of the early Church fathers. In this course, Fr. Mosey covers some of the fundamental themes found in the writings of these amazing early theologians.
https://youtu.be/T3UYsW8EnAQ
catholicthinkers.org
There have been few periods as fertile in the development of Church doctrine than the age of the early Church fathers. In this course, Fr. Mosey covers some of the fundamental themes found in the writings of these amazing early theologians.
https://youtu.be/NKhy6U0wIOM
catholicthinkers.org
There have been few periods as fertile in the development of Church doctrine than the age of the early Church fathers. In this course, Fr. Mosey covers some of the fundamental themes found in the writings of these amazing early theologians.
https://youtu.be/aA-SvAz-WI0
catholicthinkers.org
There have been few periods as fertile in the development of Church doctrine than the age of the early Church fathers. In this course, Fr. Mosey covers some of the fundamental themes found in the writings of these amazing early theologians.
https://youtu.be/_i5Kr9hwkzI
catholicthinkers.org
There have been few periods as fertile in the development of Church doctrine than the age of the early Church fathers. In this course, Fr. Mosey covers some of the fundamental themes found in the writings of these amazing early theologians.
https://youtu.be/oARscjEdMKY
catholicthinkers.org
(Recorded in 1998) In this course, we will cover the major controversies regarding the proper way to understand the relationship between Nature and Grace. These different approaches to the question have had serious ramifications in various areas on theology; these too will be our concern in this course.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/SUjanAhTih0
(Recorded in 1998) In this course, we will cover the major controversies regarding the proper way to understand the relationship between Nature and Grace. These different approaches to the question have had serious ramifications in various areas on theology; these too will be our concern in this course.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/1B8jd9waVu0
(Recorded in 1998) In this course, we will cover the major controversies regarding the proper way to understand the relationship between Nature and Grace. These different approaches to the question have had serious ramifications in various areas on theology; these too will be our concern in this course.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/ZqRv-xsN2Ag
(Recorded in 1998) In this course, we will cover the major controversies regarding the proper way to understand the relationship between Nature and Grace. These different approaches to the question have had serious ramifications in various areas on theology; these too will be our concern in this course.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/AaSBZetqvoI
(Recorded in 1998). In this course, we will cover the major controversies regarding the proper way to understand the relationship between Nature and Grace. These different approaches to the question have had serious ramifications in various areas on theology; these too will be our concern in this course.
icucourses.org
https://youtu.be/rQti1v7kU8Q
(Recorded in 1998). In this course, we will cover the major controversies regarding the proper way to understand the relationship between Nature and Grace. These different approaches to the question have had serious ramifications in various areas on theology; these too will be our concern in this course.
icucourses.org
https://youtu.be/-tNZqoK5zBU
The first years of Christianity and, later, the years of the Protestant reformation were especially formative years in the Church. Father O'Connell guides the listener through historical facts with stories, always drawing us into the mindset of the key players and of the time in which they lived. How were the very first Christians viewed by their contemporaries, and why were they persecuted? How did the Church survive the popular heresies that arose while it was still very new?
In the second part of the course, we learn about the humble beginnings of Martin Luther and how his personal theological difficulty became a movement that changed Christendom, one in which a one-time defender of the Catholic faith and the papacy, Henry the VIII, would later reject the authority of the pope and have himself declared the Supreme Head of the Church in England.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/QSTMtTNPLrE
The first years of Christianity and, later, the years of the Protestant reformation were especially formative years in the Church. Father O'Connell guides the listener through historical facts with stories, always drawing us into the mindset of the key players and of the time in which they lived. How were the very first Christians viewed by their contemporaries, and why were they persecuted? How did the Church survive the popular heresies that arose while it was still very new?
In the second part of the course, we learn about the humble beginnings of Martin Luther and how his personal theological difficulty became a movement that changed Christendom, one in which a one-time defender of the Catholic faith and the papacy, Henry the VIII, would later reject the authority of the pope and have himself declared the Supreme Head of the Church in England.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/F4TLG8j_vxw
The first years of Christianity and, later, the years of the Protestant reformation were especially formative years in the Church. Father O'Connell guides the listener through historical facts with stories, always drawing us into the mindset of the key players and of the time in which they lived. How were the very first Christians viewed by their contemporaries, and why were they persecuted? How did the Church survive the popular heresies that arose while it was still very new?
In the second part of the course, we learn about the humble beginnings of Martin Luther and how his personal theological difficulty became a movement that changed Christendom, one in which a one-time defender of the Catholic faith and the papacy, Henry the VIII, would later reject the authority of the pope and have himself declared the Supreme Head of the Church in England.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/5iw63vYXNJg
The first years of Christianity and, later, the years of the Protestant reformation were especially formative years in the Church. Father O'Connell guides the listener through historical facts with stories, always drawing us into the mindset of the key players and of the time in which they lived. How were the very first Christians viewed by their contemporaries, and why were they persecuted? How did the Church survive the popular heresies that arose while it was still very new?
In the second part of the course, we learn about the humble beginnings of Martin Luther and how his personal theological difficulty became a movement that changed Christendom, one in which a one-time defender of the Catholic faith and the papacy, Henry the VIII, would later reject the authority of the pope and have himself declared the Supreme Head of the Church in England.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/PSyeD1Nyl6Y
The first years of Christianity and, later, the years of the Protestant reformation were especially formative years in the Church. Father O'Connell guides the listener through historical facts with stories, always drawing us into the mindset of the key players and of the time in which they lived. How were the very first Christians viewed by their contemporaries, and why were they persecuted? How did the Church survive the popular heresies that arose while it was still very new?
In the second part of the course, we learn about the humble beginnings of Martin Luther and how his personal theological difficulty became a movement that changed Christendom, one in which a one-time defender of the Catholic faith and the papacy, Henry the VIII, would later reject the authority of the pope and have himself declared the Supreme Head of the Church in England.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/089qQUhDCCw
Recorded in 1997. The first years of Christianity and, later, the years of the Protestant reformation were especially formative years in the Church. Father O'Connell guides the listener through historical facts with stories, always drawing us into the mindset of the key players and of the time in which they lived. How were the very first Christians viewed by their contemporaries, and why were they persecuted? How did the Church survive the popular heresies that arose while it was still very new?
In the second part of the course, we learn about the humble beginnings of Martin Luther and how his personal theological difficulty became a movement that changed Christendom, one in which a one-time defender of the Catholic faith and the papacy, Henry the VIII, would later reject the authority of the pope and have himself declared the Supreme Head of the Church in England.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/wsVNQvW-UJI
This course explores the faith and life of the Church with regard to the sacraments and the entire liturgical life of the church. After discussing the biblical, historical, and dogmatic aspects of the Church's sacramental life, we will explore how we can deepen and enrich our participation in that life.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/QSTMtTNPLrE
This course explores the faith and life of the Church with regard to the sacraments and the entire liturgical life of the church. After discussing the biblical, historical, and dogmatic aspects of the Church's sacramental life, we will explore how we can deepen and enrich our participation in that life.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/LhZBj5gUgDI
This course explores the faith and life of the Church with regard to the sacraments and the entire liturgical life of the church. After discussing the biblical, historical, and dogmatic aspects of the Church's sacramental life, we will explore how we can deepen and enrich our participation in that life.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/h-QZwTTlZ7A
This course explores the faith and life of the Church with regard to the sacraments and the entire liturgical life of the church. After discussing the biblical, historical, and dogmatic aspects of the Church's sacramental life, we will explore how we can deepen and enrich our participation in that life.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/R78x1fELMH0
This course explores the faith and life of the Church with regard to the sacraments and the entire liturgical life of the church. After discussing the biblical, historical, and dogmatic aspects of the Church's sacramental life, we will explore how we can deepen and enrich our participation in that life.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/FYeEUdb4IdE
This course explores the faith and life of the Church with regard to the sacraments and the entire liturgical life of the church. After discussing the biblical, historical, and dogmatic aspects of the Church's sacramental life, we will explore how we can deepen and enrich our participation in that life.
Today's lectures are on the Sacramental Economy, and Sacraments and Sacramentals.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/t3CUSw-7UmI
The general purpose of the course is to inculcate a thorough knowledge of the content and structure of John’s Gospel and to familiarize the student with the diverse ways in which contemporary scholarship views the Gospel. Our specific objectives involve helping the student acquire a full understanding of the content and structure of John’s Gospel, heightening the student’s skills in exegesis and in the application of the Gospel’s message; and expanding the student’s knowledge of the cultural milieu out of which this Gospel grew.
catholicthinkers.org
The general purpose of the course is to inculcate a thorough knowledge of the content and structure of John’s Gospel and to familiarize the student with the diverse ways in which contemporary scholarship views the Gospel. Our specific objectives involve helping the student acquire a full understanding of the content and structure of John’s Gospel, heightening the student’s skills in exegesis and in the application of the Gospel’s message; and expanding the student’s knowledge of the cultural milieu out of which this Gospel grew.
catholicthinkers.org
The general purpose of the course is to inculcate a thorough knowledge of the content and structure of John’s Gospel and to familiarize the student with the diverse ways in which contemporary scholarship views the Gospel. Our specific objectives involve helping the student acquire a full understanding of the content and structure of John’s Gospel, heightening the student’s skills in exegesis and in the application of the Gospel’s message; and expanding the student’s knowledge of the cultural milieu out of which this Gospel grew.
catholicthinkers.org
The general purpose of the course is to inculcate a thorough knowledge of the content and structure of John’s Gospel and to familiarize the student with the diverse ways in which contemporary scholarship views the Gospel. Our specific objectives involve helping the student acquire a full understanding of the content and structure of John’s Gospel, heightening the student’s skills in exegesis and in the application of the Gospel’s message; and expanding the student’s knowledge of the cultural milieu out of which this Gospel grew.
catholicthinkers.org
The general purpose of the course is to inculcate a thorough knowledge of the content and structure of John’s Gospel and to familiarize the student with the diverse ways in which contemporary scholarship views the Gospel. Our specific objectives involve helping the student acquire a full understanding of the content and structure of John’s Gospel, heightening the student’s skills in exegesis and in the application of the Gospel’s message; and expanding the student’s knowledge of the cultural milieu out of which this Gospel grew.
catholicthinkers.org
The general purpose of the course is to inculcate a thorough knowledge of the content and structure of John’s Gospel and to familiarize the student with the diverse ways in which contemporary scholarship views the Gospel. Our specific objectives involve helping the student acquire a full understanding of the content and structure of John’s Gospel, heightening the student’s skills in exegesis and in the application of the Gospel’s message; and expanding the student’s knowledge of the cultural milieu out of which this Gospel grew.
catholicthinkers.org
This course serves as instruction on the fundamentals of moral theology, with the distinction that it employs the teachings and writings of John Paul II as its texts and constant reference. Topics include: The Sacred Sources of Christian Moral Teaching A Correct Understanding of Human Freedom Conscience and its Application Veritatis Splendor (The Splendor of Truth) Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life) Evangelium Vitae Chapter 3 Lessons and study materials available at catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/-8DqLRDVllA
This course serves as instruction on the fundamentals of moral theology, with the distinction that it employs the teachings and writings of John Paul II as its texts and constant reference. Topics include: The Sacred Sources of Christian Moral Teaching A Correct Understanding of Human Freedom Conscience and its Application Veritatis Splendor (The Splendor of Truth) Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life) Evangelium Vitae Chapter 3 Lessons and study materials available at catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/xMz67N0NQ_g
This course serves as instruction on the fundamentals of moral theology, with the distinction that it employs the teachings and writings of John Paul II as its texts and constant reference. Topics include: The Sacred Sources of Christian Moral Teaching A Correct Understanding of Human Freedom Conscience and its Application Veritatis Splendor (The Splendor of Truth) Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life) Evangelium Vitae Chapter 3 Lessons and study materials available at catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/KCY-POmUr3k
This course serves as instruction on the fundamentals of moral theology, with the distinction that it employs the teachings and writings of John Paul II as its texts and constant reference. Topics include: The Sacred Sources of Christian Moral Teaching A Correct Understanding of Human Freedom Conscience and its Application Veritatis Splendor (The Splendor of Truth) Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life) Evangelium Vitae Chapter 3 Lessons and study materials available at catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/YzLMoGr9NHE
This course serves as instruction on the fundamentals of moral theology, with the distinction that it employs the teachings and writings of John Paul II as its texts and constant reference. Topics include: The Sacred Sources of Christian Moral Teaching A Correct Understanding of Human Freedom Conscience and its Application Veritatis Splendor (The Splendor of Truth) Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life) Evangelium Vitae Chapter 3 Lessons and study materials available at catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/ZMJ_Ukiko70
This course serves as instruction on the fundamentals of moral theology, with the distinction that it employs the teachings and writings of John Paul II as its texts and constant reference. Topics include: The Sacred Sources of Christian Moral Teaching A Correct Understanding of Human Freedom Conscience and its Application Veritatis Splendor (The Splendor of Truth) Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life) Evangelium Vitae Chapter 3 Lessons and study materials available at catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/993AvrN-edk
The final lecture of this series considers some of the pastoral recommendations made in this encyclical. Taking the present situation as one of growing secularism (living as if God did not exist), the document considers some of the effects on Christians of having to live in a dechristianized culture. The lecture concludes with a review of the pope’s remarks about martyrdom as giving witness to the inviolable holiness of God’s law.
https://youtu.be/SWzKn1NDGf4
Pastoral Considerations: Morality and the Cross of Christ This lecture examines the first half of the final chapter of the encyclical. After reviewing its explanation about the contemporary “crisis of truth” that is manifest in relativism and skepticism, this lecture explores John Paul II’s instance that the Church’s concern is not only to denounce errors but also to help the faithful to form their consciences. By looking at various texts from St. Paul, we can better understand the demands of practical charity and fraternal correction. catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/PV03X2Qj3vw
This lecture focuses on the encyclical’s treatment of intrinsic evils as always and everywhere forbidden. Consequentialist and proportionalist theories deny the very possibility of asserting that some kinds of action are morally evil by reason of their object, apart from evaluations of the intentions or the consequences. By contrast, sound moral theology insists that it is the impossibility of ordering certain types of action to God and to union with God requires designating them as never permissible. An object that radically contradicts the good of the person made in God’s image is intrinsically evil. catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/eRtX9vKYLBQ
This lecture gives further consideration to the problems that Veritatis splendor identifies in any autonomous (purely rational) morality. At the heart of the problem is an inadequate understanding of the object of a moral action and a disproportionate (sometimes exclusive) concentration on the calculation of advantages and disadvantages in the effort to provide moral evaluations. After differentiating between consequentialism and proportionalism, this lecture begins a review of the encyclical’s explanation of the Church’s teachings on intrinsic evils as always and everywhere wrong. catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/ZH-7gG1Gbvg
Recorded in 2013. This lecture examines the case that Veritatis splendor makes in continuity with the long tradition of Catholic moral theology about the proper way for analyzing the morality of human actions. The proper analysis of any deliberate human act must involve distinct consideration of (1) the intention of the agent (finis operantis), (2) the object of the action, often called the “nature” of the action (finis operis), and (3) the circumstances, including the consequences. In this encyclical Pope John Paul insists that we must ask whether a given act is or is not in conformity with the dignity of the human person. This lecture also considers the difference between the positive and the negative precepts of the natural law.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/xeA_kfSDEKE
Recorded in 2013. Chapter 3, Section 2. This lecture discusses a number of additional topics related to the conscience and to the use of human freedom. Catholic moral theology has a long tradition of casuistry (an approach to morality that proceeds by considering the problems that arise in cases of various types). Among these types of situation are the questions about the obligations to obey a dubious conscience and an erroneous conscience. Veritatis splendor critiques the tendency in contemporary moral theology to suggest that a fundamental option is what determines the moral evaluation of a deliberate human action rather than the conformity of a particular action to the moral law. This lecture also examines the distinction the encyclical makes between an appropriate and an inappropriate sense of the term “fundamental option.” catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/91s7kLlKslg
This lecture considers Pope John Paul II’s understanding of conscience, and his criticism of the notion that there are no really God-given moral norms (in the strong sense of the term), but only recommendations and suggestions that free individuals would do well to take into consideration as they determine for themselves what morality requires. Consideration is given to various scriptural texts on the proper understanding of conscience (e.g., St. Paul’s letters to the Romans and the Corinthians) as well as to writings by St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas. catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/PJwTjL7iZGo
Recorded in 2013. A part of Pope John Paul II’s second chapter is given to raising some important objections and providing adequate responses. Among the objections that are considered in this lecture are the charges of physicalism/biologism (against the validity of any appeal to “nature” to be a source of moral norms), historicism and cultural relativism (against the claim that natural law is universal), and promissory appeals to future progress (against the claim that natural law is immutable). catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/8tHT8LUyfIs
This lecture concentrates on Pope John Paul II’s treatment of freedom in relation to the moral law and to the conscience. In order to correct the notion that human beings are free to decide on what the standards of morality should be, the encyclical emphasizes that human beings should discern what the God-given laws of morality are (not claim to decide what they are). This discernment comes through understanding (1) what God has revealed (e.g., by studying the texts of Scripture about the commandments or about sin and virtue) and (2) what human nature discloses about the natural moral law. The proper area for decision is about our choices (what we decide to do and what we decide to avoid doing), not about the moral standards by which our choices are to be evaluated.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/8xEVoN__2Ek
This lecture focuses on the main project that Pope John Paul II has chosen for the second chapter of the encyclical: the identification and analysis of four trends in contemporary moral theology that are inconsistent with sound teaching. After considering the pope’s defense of the claim that revelation is a genuine source of knowledge in moral matters, the lecture proposes that there is an authentic (“good cholesterol”) meaning for each of the terns that have been used wrongly (“bad cholesterol”) by some moral theologians. These may be stated in thesis form: (1) freedom need not be in conflict with the moral law, (2) conscience is not independent of universally binding moral truths, (3) the moral analysis of a deliberate human action can be properly accomplished without taking into consideration the intention of the agent, the object of the action itself (whatever the intentions of the agent), and the circumstances (including the consequences).
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/aV4sX4bti6k
This lecture reviews the four senses (levels of meaning) of the Sacred Scriptures: the literal sense (what the human author under divine inspiration intended) and the three spiritual senses (what the Holy Spirit intended not only by the words but also by the persons and the actions described), namely, the typological, the moral, and the anagogical senses. The lecture then shows the use of these various levels of meaning in Veritatis splendor.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/0jH7hQh9MVA
This lecture concentrates on the picture of Christ offered by the first chapter of the encyclical and the way in which it uses these insights about Christ for explaining the demands of morality. In particular, it reflects on the Pope’s use of the Sermon on the Mount to show that Christ did not come to abolish any of the Commandments or to give them a minimalist interpretation, but rather to deepen our understanding of their full meaning.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/bJzAtP3J4nw
This lecture explains and defends the position taken in Veritatis splendor that knowledge of Jesus Christ provides the necessary basis for answering moral questions not only for Christians but for everyone. It also discusses John Paul II’s reverence for the insights about morality that are present in other religions and wisdom traditions.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/dS83kYs5QCM
This lecture examines the Preface to the encyclical. It sets forth the claims (1) that much of secular ethics finds no objective or absolute truths of morality and (2) that Catholic moral theology makes a sound case for holding that objective and absolute moral truths can be known both by revelation and by philosophical reasoning about human nature. This lecture also provides an introduction to such terms as “human nature,” “human person,” and “natural law ethics.”
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/RnFww93qdBU
This lecture reviews the structure of the encyclical Veritatis splendor as a whole. It begins with a chapter on the story of Christ’s encounter with the rich young man and explains how Catholic moral theology uses faith and revelation. The second chapter identifies and analyzes four erroneous trends in contemporary moral theology. The final chapter exhorts readers to put the insights of sound moral theology into practice, especially in the new evangelization and the cultivation of holiness.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/iEkBvaOtbis
Course Description This series of lectures examines the context and content of Veritatis splendor, the encyclical by Saint John Paul II on fundamental moral theology. As is typical of the Catholic approach, Veritatis splendor attempts to integrate faith and reason by using both revelation and philosophical argumentation to answer the important questions of morality.
Accordingly, this lecture series examines the pope's use of the story of Christ's encounter with the rich young man to discuss some of the basic concepts of moral theology, and to honor Vatican II's call for moral theologians to use the Scriptures pervasively and not just to cite biblical passages out of context for the confirmation of ethical positions arrived at by other means.
This series also reviews the insights of John Paul II about four major areas of concern: freedom and law, conscience and truth, the proper way to provide a moral analysis of a deliberate human act, and the role of teleology in moral matters. These lectures call attention to the distinctions that Veritatis splendor makes between authentic and inauthentic notions of freedom, conscience, the moral object, and teleology.
Finally, these lectures consider the pastoral dimensions of Veritatis splendor. In particular it examines Pope John Paul II's reflections on holiness and martyrdom, in the service of the truths about morality. Throughout this series of lectures, there is an effort to define important terms, to show the patterns of the pope's arguments, and to bring out the significance of the encyclical's reflections for understanding the distinctively Catholic position in moral theology.
Lecture 1
The opening lecture places the encyclical Veritatis splendor in the context of Pope John Paul II’s many accomplishments. It is an encyclical on fundamental moral theology, designed (1) to exemplify a reliable way in which to use scripture for moral theology, (2) to correct four erroneous tendencies frequent in contemporary works of moral theology, and (3) to show the biblical and philosophical roots of such important concepts as human dignity.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/boKYnM4EPp0
"Redemptor Hominis" is about Christ and the message of Mercy." -John Hittinger in On Redemptor Hominis
Pope Saint John Paul II was one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century. A recent biographer has described him as one of the “freest” men who ever lived, having had a clear sense of his mission and role within his own particular moment in history from a very early age. What animated this remarkable pope and saintly man? This course serves as an excellent introduction to the thought of Pope Saint John Paul II through a study of his first encyclical letter, Redemptor Hominis, “The Redeemer of Man.” It provides a context for understanding the encyclical, a section by section analysis, and explains how this encyclical--which Dr. Hittinger calls John Paull II's "Mission Statement"--provides a unique and important vantage point from which to understand the life and thought of this great pope. For further study materials and reading lists for this course, visit: catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/46e9iwFz-V0
"Redemptor Hominis" is about Christ and the message of Mercy." -John Hittinger in On Redemptor Hominis
Pope Saint John Paul II was one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century. A recent biographer has described him as one of the “freest” men who ever lived, having had a clear sense of his mission and role within his own particular moment in history from a very early age. What animated this remarkable pope and saintly man? This course serves as an excellent introduction to the thought of Pope Saint John Paul II through a study of his first encyclical letter, Redemptor Hominis, “The Redeemer of Man.” It provides a context for understanding the encyclical, a section by section analysis, and explains how this encyclical--which Dr. Hittinger calls John Paull II's "Mission Statement"--provides a unique and important vantage point from which to understand the life and thought of this great pope. For further study materials and reading lists for this course, visit: catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/QK4TtIJfb-U
"Redemptor Hominis" is about Christ and the message of Mercy." -John Hittinger in On Redemptor Hominis
Pope Saint John Paul II was one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century. A recent biographer has described him as one of the “freest” men who ever lived, having had a clear sense of his mission and role within his own particular moment in history from a very early age. What animated this remarkable pope and saintly man? This course serves as an excellent introduction to the thought of Pope Saint John Paul II through a study of his first encyclical letter, Redemptor Hominis, “The Redeemer of Man.” It provides a context for understanding the encyclical, a section by section analysis, and explains how this encyclical--which Dr. Hittinger calls John Paull II's "Mission Statement"--provides a unique and important vantage point from which to understand the life and thought of this great pope. For further study materials and reading lists for this course, visit: catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/7Fa_CMGDqXw
"Redemptor Hominis" is about Christ and the message of Mercy." -John Hittinger in On Redemptor Hominis
Pope Saint John Paul II was one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century. A recent biographer has described him as one of the “freest” men who ever lived, having had a clear sense of his mission and role within his own particular moment in history from a very early age. What animated this remarkable pope and saintly man? This course serves as an excellent introduction to the thought of Pope Saint John Paul II through a study of his first encyclical letter, Redemptor Hominis, “The Redeemer of Man.” It provides a context for understanding the encyclical, a section by section analysis, and explains how this encyclical--which Dr. Hittinger calls John Paull II's "Mission Statement"--provides a unique and important vantage point from which to understand the life and thought of this great pope. For further study materials and reading lists for this course, visit: catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/8VR7vUgkZu0
"Redemptor Hominis" is about Christ and the message of Mercy." -John Hittinger in On Redemptor Hominis
Pope Saint John Paul II was one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century. A recent biographer has described him as one of the “freest” men who ever lived, having had a clear sense of his mission and role within his own particular moment in history from a very early age. What animated this remarkable pope and saintly man? This course serves as an excellent introduction to the thought of Pope Saint John Paul II through a study of his first encyclical letter, Redemptor Hominis, “The Redeemer of Man.” It provides a context for understanding the encyclical, a section by section analysis, and explains how this encyclical--which Dr. Hittinger calls John Paull II's "Mission Statement"--provides a unique and important vantage point from which to understand the life and thought of this great pope. For further study materials and reading lists for this course, visit: catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/N4H1cqtjbxo
"Redemptor Hominis" is about Christ and the message of Mercy." -John Hittinger in On Redemptor Hominis
Pope Saint John Paul II was one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century. A recent biographer has described him as one of the “freest” men who ever lived, having had a clear sense of his mission and role within his own particular moment in history from a very early age. What animated this remarkable pope and saintly man? This course serves as an excellent introduction to the thought of Pope Saint John Paul II through a study of his first encyclical letter, Redemptor Hominis, “The Redeemer of Man.” It provides a context for understanding the encyclical, a section by section analysis, and explains how this encyclical--which Dr. Hittinger calls John Paull II's "Mission Statement"--provides a unique and important vantage point from which to understand the life and thought of this great pope. For further study materials and reading lists for this course, visit: catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/qPAJJk39Yno
"Redemptor Hominis" is about Christ and the message of Mercy." -John Hittinger in On Redemptor Hominis
Pope Saint John Paul II was one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century. A recent biographer has described him as one of the “freest” men who ever lived, having had a clear sense of his mission and role within his own particular moment in history from a very early age. What animated this remarkable pope and saintly man? This course serves as an excellent introduction to the thought of Pope Saint John Paul II through a study of his first encyclical letter, Redemptor Hominis, “The Redeemer of Man.” It provides a context for understanding the encyclical, a section by section analysis, and explains how this encyclical--which Dr. Hittinger calls John Paull II's "Mission Statement"--provides a unique and important vantage point from which to understand the life and thought of this great pope. For further study materials and reading lists for this course, visit: catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/AWd9oScdtds
"Redemptor Hominis" is about Christ and the message of Mercy." -John Hittinger in On Redemptor Hominis
Pope Saint John Paul II was one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century. A recent biographer has described him as one of the “freest” men who ever lived, having had a clear sense of his mission and role within his own particular moment in history from a very early age. What animated this remarkable pope and saintly man? This course serves as an excellent introduction to the thought of Pope Saint John Paul II through a study of his first encyclical letter, Redemptor Hominis, “The Redeemer of Man.” It provides a context for understanding the encyclical, a section by section analysis, and explains how this encyclical--which Dr. Hittinger calls John Paull II's "Mission Statement"--provides a unique and important vantage point from which to understand the life and thought of this great pope. catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/bOuWNrdY2kI
"Redemptor Hominis" is about Christ and the message of Mercy."
-John Hittinger in On Redemptor Hominis
Pope Saint John Paul II was one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century. A recent biographer has described him as one of the “freest” men who ever lived, having had a clear sense of his mission and role within his own particular moment in history from a very early age. What animated this remarkable pope and saintly man? This course serves as an excellent introduction to the thought of Pope Saint John Paul II through a study of his first encyclical letter, Redemptor Hominis, “The Redeemer of Man.” It provides a context for understanding the encyclical, a section by section analysis, and explains how this encyclical--which Dr. Hittinger calls John Paull II's "Mission Statement"--provides a unique and important vantage point from which to understand the life and thought of this great pope. catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/6QEoeSXUHcY
"Redemptor Hominis" is about Christ and the message of Mercy."
-John Hittinger in On Redemptor Hominis
Pope Saint John Paul II was one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century. A recent biographer has described him as one of the “freest” men who ever lived, having had a clear sense of his mission and role within his own particular moment in history from a very early age. What animated this remarkable pope and saintly man? This course serves as an excellent introduction to the thought of Pope Saint John Paul II through a study of his first encyclical letter, Redemptor Hominis, “The Redeemer of Man.” It provides a context for understanding the encyclical, a section by section analysis, and explains how this encyclical--which Dr. Hittinger calls John Paull II's "Mission Statement"--provides a unique and important vantage point from which to understand the life and thought of this great pope. Catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/5FAJ4cGl6q0
"Redemptor Hominis" is about Christ and the message of Mercy."
-John Hittinger in On Redemptor Hominis
Pope Saint John Paul II was one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century. A recent biographer has described him as one of the “freest” men who ever lived, having had a clear sense of his mission and role within his own particular moment in history from a very early age. What animated this remarkable pope and saintly man? This course serves as an excellent introduction to the thought of Pope Saint John Paul II through a study of his first encyclical letter, Redemptor Hominis, “The Redeemer of Man.” It provides a context for understanding the encyclical, a section by section analysis, and explains how this encyclical--which Dr. Hittinger calls John Paull II's "Mission Statement"--provides a unique and important vantage point from which to understand the life and thought of this great pope. Catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/B94bTOU5HX0
"Redemptor Hominis" is about Christ and the message of Mercy." -John Hittinger in On Redemptor Hominis
Pope Saint John Paul II was one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century. A recent biographer has described him as one of the “freest” men who ever lived, having had a clear sense of his mission and role within his own particular moment in history from a very early age. What animated this remarkable pope and saintly man? This course serves as an excellent introduction to the thought of Pope Saint John Paul II through a study of his first encyclical letter, Redemptor Hominis, “The Redeemer of Man.” It provides a context for understanding the encyclical, a section by section analysis, and explains how this encyclical--which Dr. Hittinger calls John Paull II's "Mission Statement"--provides a unique and important vantage point from which to understand the life and thought of this great pope. For study materials and reading lists for this course, visit: catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/oXlUhHtpA3g
"Redemptor Hominis" is about Christ and the message of Mercy." -John Hittinger in On Redemptor Hominis
Pope Saint John Paul II was one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century. A recent biographer has described him as one of the “freest” men who ever lived, having had a clear sense of his mission and role within his own particular moment in history from a very early age. What animated this remarkable pope and saintly man? This course serves as an excellent introduction to the thought of Pope Saint John Paul II through a study of his first encyclical letter, Redemptor Hominis, “The Redeemer of Man.” It provides a context for understanding the encyclical, a section by section analysis, and explains how this encyclical--which Dr. Hittinger calls John Paull II's "Mission Statement"--provides a unique and important vantage point from which to understand the life and thought of this great pope. For study materials and reading lists for this course, visit: catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/9r1YnjOBygs
"Redemptor Hominis" is about Christ and the message of Mercy." -John Hittinger in On Redemptor Hominis
Pope Saint John Paul II was one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century. A recent biographer has described him as one of the “freest” men who ever lived, having had a clear sense of his mission and role within his own particular moment in history from a very early age. What animated this remarkable pope and saintly man? This course serves as an excellent introduction to the thought of Pope Saint John Paul II through a study of his first encyclical letter, Redemptor Hominis, “The Redeemer of Man.” It provides a context for understanding the encyclical, a section by section analysis, and explains how this encyclical--which Dr. Hittinger calls John Paull II's "Mission Statement"--provides a unique and important vantage point from which to understand the life and thought of this great pope. For study materials and reading lists for this course, visit: catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/MW5rJnbuJd8
"Redemptor Hominis" is about Christ and the message of Mercy." -John Hittinger in On Redemptor Hominis
Pope Saint John Paul II was one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century. A recent biographer has described him as one of the “freest” men who ever lived, having had a clear sense of his mission and role within his own particular moment in history from a very early age. What animated this remarkable pope and saintly man? This course serves as an excellent introduction to the thought of Pope Saint John Paul II through a study of his first encyclical letter, Redemptor Hominis, “The Redeemer of Man.” It provides a context for understanding the encyclical, a section by section analysis, and explains how this encyclical--which Dr. Hittinger calls John Paull II's "Mission Statement"--provides a unique and important vantage point from which to understand the life and thought of this great pope. For study materials and reading lists for this course, visit: catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/TrLOlXv3_I4
"Redemptor Hominis" is about Christ and the message of Mercy." -John Hittinger in On Redemptor Hominis
Pope Saint John Paul II was one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century. A recent biographer has described him as one of the “freest” men who ever lived, having had a clear sense of his mission and role within his own particular moment in history from a very early age. What animated this remarkable pope and saintly man? This course serves as an excellent introduction to the thought of Pope Saint John Paul II through a study of his first encyclical letter, Redemptor Hominis, “The Redeemer of Man.” It provides a context for understanding the encyclical, a section by section analysis, and explains how this encyclical--which Dr. Hittinger calls John Paull II's "Mission Statement"--provides a unique and important vantage point from which to understand the life and thought of this great pope. For study materials and reading lists for this course, visit: catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/CNKyD2Wyk5E
Recorded in 2000. Fr. Baker's Theology of the Old Testament brings the student along a tour of the books of the Old Testament in the order they are found in the Bible. From Creation and the early formation of Judaism to the Minor Prophets and the preservation of the Covenant, Fr. Baker glides through the colorful history of God's Chosen people. His video lectures identify the recurring themes of promises, sin, forgiveness, and fulfillment, and the overall story of God's love for his people. The videos alone provide a useful review of the subject, but they can also be enhanced by a study of the additional materials included on the Catholic Thinkers website. catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/m0ZPxKZQ5S4
Recorded in 2000. Fr. Baker's Theology of the Old Testament brings the student along a tour of the books of the Old Testament in the order they are found in the Bible. From Creation and the early formation of Judaism to the Minor Prophets and the preservation of the Covenant, Fr. Baker glides through the colorful history of God's Chosen people. His video lectures identify the recurring themes of promises, sin, forgiveness, and fulfillment, and the overall story of God's love for his people. The videos alone provide a useful review of the subject, but they can also be enhanced by a study of the additional materials included on the Catholic Thinkers website: catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/e4EzQ1sI224
Recorded in 2000. Fr. Baker's Theology of the Old Testament brings the student along a tour of the books of the Old Testament in the order they are found in the Bible. From Creation and the early formation of Judaism to the Minor Prophets and the preservation of the Covenant, Fr. Baker glides through the colorful history of God's Chosen people. His video lectures identify the recurring themes of promises, sin, forgiveness, and fulfillment, and the overall story of God's love for his people. The videos alone provide a useful review of the subject, but they can also be enhanced by a study of the additional materials included on the Catholic Thinkers website: catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/gNpENjQcw5M
Recorded in 2000. Fr. Baker's Theology of the Old Testament brings the student along a tour of the books of the Old Testament in the order they are found in the Bible. From Creation and the early formation of Judaism to the Minor Prophets and the preservation of the Covenant, Fr. Baker glides through the colorful history of God's Chosen people. His video lectures identify the recurring themes of promises, sin, forgiveness, and fulfillment, and the overall story of God's love for his people. The videos alone provide a useful review of the subject, but they can also be enhanced by a study of the additional materials included on the Catholic Thinkers website: catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/wbam91qJHD8
Recorded in 2000. Fr. Baker's Theology of the Old Testament brings the student along a tour of the books of the Old Testament in the order they are found in the Bible. From Creation and the early formation of Judaism to the Minor Prophets and the preservation of the Covenant, Fr. Baker glides through the colorful history of God's Chosen people. His video lectures identify the recurring themes of promises, sin, forgiveness, and fulfillment, and the overall story of God's love for his people. The videos alone provide a useful review of the subject, but they can also be enhanced by a study of the additional materials included on the Catholic Thinkers website: catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/gas3HSt8vH0
Recorded in 2000. Fr. Baker's Theology of the Old Testament brings the student along a tour of the books of the Old Testament in the order they are found in the Bible. From Creation and the early formation of Judaism to the Minor Prophets and the preservation of the Covenant, Fr. Baker glides through the colorful history of God's Chosen people. His video lectures identify the recurring themes of promises, sin, forgiveness, and fulfillment, and the overall story of God's love for his people. The videos alone provide a useful review of the subject, but they can also be enhanced by a study of the additional materials included on the Catholic Thinkers website. catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/h87TAKGwcoU
Recorded in 2000. Fr. Baker's Theology of the Old Testament brings the student along a tour of the books of the Old Testament in the order they are found in the Bible. From Creation and the early formation of Judaism to the Minor Prophets and the preservation of the Covenant, Fr. Baker glides through the colorful history of God's Chosen people. His video lectures identify the recurring themes of promises, sin, forgiveness, and fulfillment, and the overall story of God's love for his people. The videos alone provide a useful review of the subject, but they can also be enhanced by a study of the additional materials included on the Catholic Thinkers website. catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/uHJy6PxV8X4
Recorded in 2000. Fr. Baker's Theology of the Old Testament brings the student along a tour of the books of the Old Testament in the order they are found in the Bible. From Creation and the early formation of Judaism to the Minor Prophets and the preservation of the Covenant, Fr. Baker glides through the colorful history of God's Chosen people. His video lectures identify the recurring themes of promises, sin, forgiveness, and fulfillment, and the overall story of God's love for his people. The videos alone provide a useful review of the subject, but they can also be enhanced by a study of the additional materials included on the Catholic Thinkers website. catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/kmE6B3RwSHA
Recorded in 2000. Fr. Baker's Theology of the Old Testament brings the student along a tour of the books of the Old Testament in the order they are found in the Bible. From Creation and the early formation of Judaism to the Minor Prophets and the preservation of the Covenant, Fr. Baker glides through the colorful history of God's Chosen people. His video lectures identify the recurring themes of promises, sin, forgiveness, and fulfillment, and the overall story of God's love for his people. The videos alone provide a useful review of the subject, but they can also be enhanced by a study of the additional materials included on the Catholic Thinkers website. catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/wNHvwwNo_SQ
Recorded in 2000. Fr. Baker's Theology of the Old Testament brings the student along a tour of the books of the Old Testament in the order they are found in the Bible. From Creation and the early formation of Judaism to the Minor Prophets and the preservation of the Covenant, Fr. Baker glides through the colorful history of God's Chosen people. His video lectures identify the recurring themes of promises, sin, forgiveness, and fulfillment, and the overall story of God's love for his people. The videos alone provide a useful review of the subject, but they can also be enhanced by a study of the additional materials included on the Catholic Thinkers website. catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/vM3qLig5-lY
Recorded in 2000. Fr. Baker's Theology of the Old Testament brings the student along a tour of the books of the Old Testament in the order they are found in the Bible. From Creation and the early formation of Judaism to the Minor Prophets and the preservation of the Covenant, Fr. Baker glides through the colorful history of God's Chosen people. His video lectures identify the recurring themes of promises, sin, forgiveness, and fulfillment, and the overall story of God's love for his people. The videos alone provide a useful review of the subject, but they can also be enhanced by a study of the additional materials included on the Catholic Thinkers website.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/q5g3nkHO6MI
Recorded in 2000. Fr. Baker's Theology of the Old Testament brings the student along a tour of the books of the Old Testament in the order they are found in the Bible. From Creation and the early formation of Judaism to the Minor Prophets and the preservation of the Covenant, Fr. Baker glides through the colorful history of God's Chosen people. His video lectures identify the recurring themes of promises, sin, forgiveness, and fulfillment, and the overall story of God's love for his people. The videos alone provide a useful review of the subject, but they can also be enhanced by a study of the additional materials included on the Catholic Thinkers website.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/rVIJ1Frn340
Recorded in 2003. This course is designed to introduce the student to principles, sources, resources, matter, and scope of theology within the Catholic tradition. The primary concern in this course is to establish the "foundation" for doing theology by providing the student with an understanding of the norms of Catholic doctrine and theology: sacred scripture, Tradition, and Magisterium.
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2003. This course is designed to introduce the student to principles, sources, resources, matter, and scope of theology within the Catholic tradition. The primary concern in this course is to establish the "foundation" for doing theology by providing the student with an understanding of the norms of Catholic doctrine and theology: sacred scripture, Tradition, and Magisterium.
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2003. This course is designed to introduce the student to principles, sources, resources, matter, and scope of theology within the Catholic tradition. The primary concern in this course is to establish the "foundation" for doing theology by providing the student with an understanding of the norms of Catholic doctrine and theology: sacred scripture, Tradition, and Magisterium.
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2003. This course is designed to introduce the student to principles, sources, resources, matter, and scope of theology within the Catholic tradition. The primary concern in this course is to establish the "foundation" for doing theology by providing the student with an understanding of the norms of Catholic doctrine and theology: sacred scripture, Tradition, and Magisterium.
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2003. This course is designed to introduce the student to principles, sources, resources, matter, and scope of theology within the Catholic tradition. The primary concern in this course is to establish the "foundation" for doing theology by providing the student with an understanding of the norms of Catholic doctrine and theology: sacred scripture, Tradition, and Magisterium.
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2003. This course is designed to introduce the student to principles, sources, resources, matter, and scope of theology within the Catholic tradition. The primary concern in this course is to establish the "foundation" for doing theology by providing the student with an understanding of the norms of Catholic doctrine and theology: sacred scripture, Tradition, and Magisterium.
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2000. In this course, the student will learn about the Church as Moral Teacher and about moral theology as a sacred science. Christ came so that we may know the truth about God and about the kind of life that leads to God. The Christian must learn to appreciate the value that revealed truth communicates to the world. In addition to imparting knowledge about God, divine revelation serves as an instrument of liberation from unsatisfactory accounts of human existence. Moral theology is the branch of theology that studies human acts so as to direct them to a loving vision of God seen as our true complete happiness and our final end. Since this vision is attained by means of grace, the virtues, and the Gifts, in the light of revelation and reason, in this course we will be covering these topics in particular.
https://youtu.be/lp1KRQtbiWM
Recorded in 2000. In this course, the student will learn about the Church as Moral Teacher and about moral theology as a sacred science. Christ came so that we may know the truth about God and about the kind of life that leads to God. The Christian must learn to appreciate the value that revealed truth communicates to the world. In addition to imparting knowledge about God, divine revelation serves as an instrument of liberation from unsatisfactory accounts of human existence. Moral theology is the branch of theology that studies human acts so as to direct them to a loving vision of God seen as our true complete happiness and our final end. Since this vision is attained by means of grace, the virtues, and the Gifts, in the light of revelation and reason, in this course we will be covering these topics in particular.
https://youtu.be/DmJw2W8cQ6c
Recorded in 2000. In this course, the student will learn about the Church as Moral Teacher and about moral theology as a sacred science. Christ came so that we may know the truth about God and about the kind of life that leads to God. The Christian must learn to appreciate the value that revealed truth communicates to the world. In addition to imparting knowledge about God, divine revelation serves as an instrument of liberation from unsatisfactory accounts of human existence. Moral theology is the branch of theology that studies human acts so as to direct them to a loving vision of God seen as our true complete happiness and our final end. Since this vision is attained by means of grace, the virtues, and the Gifts, in the light of revelation and reason, in this course we will be covering these topics in particular.
https://youtu.be/LUhosbF2VUE
Recorded in 2000. In this course, the student will learn about the Church as Moral Teacher and about moral theology as a sacred science. Christ came so that we may know the truth about God and about the kind of life that leads to God. The Christian must learn to appreciate the value that revealed truth communicates to the world. In addition to imparting knowledge about God, divine revelation serves as an instrument of liberation from unsatisfactory accounts of human existence. Moral theology is the branch of theology that studies human acts so as to direct them to a loving vision of God seen as our true complete happiness and our final end. Since this vision is attained by means of grace, the virtues, and the Gifts, in the light of revelation and reason, in this course we will be covering these topics in particular.
https://youtu.be/GVoaIQ6XahE
Recorded in 2000. In this course, the student will learn about the Church as Moral Teacher and about moral theology as a sacred science. Christ came so that we may know the truth about God and about the kind of life that leads to God. The Christian must learn to appreciate the value that revealed truth communicates to the world. In addition to imparting knowledge about God, divine revelation serves as an instrument of liberation from unsatisfactory accounts of human existence. Moral theology is the branch of theology that studies human acts so as to direct them to a loving vision of God seen as our true complete happiness and our final end. Since this vision is attained by means of grace, the virtues, and the Gifts, in the light of revelation and reason, in this course we will be covering these topics in particular.
https://youtu.be/HPe_tu6Tnl0
Recorded in 2000. In this course, the student will learn about the Church as Moral Teacher and about moral theology as a sacred science. Christ came so that we may know the truth about God and about the kind of life that leads to God. The Christian must learn to appreciate the value that revealed truth communicates to the world. In addition to imparting knowledge about God, divine revelation serves as an instrument of liberation from unsatisfactory accounts of human existence. Moral theology is the branch of theology that studies human acts so as to direct them to a loving vision of God seen as our true complete happiness and our final end. Since this vision is attained by means of grace, the virtues, and the Gifts, in the light of revelation and reason, in this course we will be covering these topics in particular.
https://youtu.be/KtNce3ZfMko
Recorded in 2000. There are few doctrines more central to the Christian faith than the Trinity. Affirmations of belief in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are at the heart of the Church’s creed. And yet there are also few doctrines of the Church less understood and appreciated than that of the Trinity. This course helps to explain some of the basic doctrines of the Church concerning the unity among and diversity between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2000. There are few doctrines more central to the Christian faith than the Trinity. Affirmations of belief in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are at the heart of the Church’s creed. And yet there are also few doctrines of the Church less understood and appreciated than that of the Trinity. This course helps to explain some of the basic doctrines of the Church concerning the unity among and diversity between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/MWufpTr-eS4
Recorded in 2000. There are few doctrines more central to the Christian faith than the Trinity. Affirmations of belief in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are at the heart of the Church’s creed. And yet there are also few doctrines of the Church less understood and appreciated than that of the Trinity. This course helps to explain some of the basic doctrines of the Church concerning the unity among and diversity between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/1jkUooPbwdI
Recorded in 2000. There are few doctrines more central to the Christian faith than the Trinity. Affirmations of belief in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are at the heart of the Church’s creed. And yet there are also few doctrines of the Church less understood and appreciated than that of the Trinity. This course helps to explain some of the basic doctrines of the Church concerning the unity among and diversity between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/Gq8j-G7Y6Yc
Recorded in 2000. There are few doctrines more central to the Christian faith than the Trinity. Affirmations of belief in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are at the heart of the Church’s creed. And yet there are also few doctrines of the Church less understood and appreciated than that of the Trinity. This course helps to explain some of the basic doctrines of the Church concerning the unity among and diversity between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
https://youtu.be/nY6LWlp7U80
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2000. There are few doctrines more central to the Christian faith than the Trinity. Affirmations of belief in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are at the heart of the Church’s creed. And yet there are also few doctrines of the Church less understood and appreciated than that of the Trinity. This course helps to explain some of the basic doctrines of the Church concerning the unity among and diversity between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
https://youtu.be/6vwsgN2CzDs
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2000. There are few doctrines more central to the Christian faith than the Trinity. Affirmations of belief in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are at the heart of the Church’s creed. And yet there are also few doctrines of the Church less understood and appreciated than that of the Trinity. This course helps to explain some of the basic doctrines of the Church concerning the unity among and diversity between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
https://youtu.be/RjzxdSA5Sj8
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2000. There are few doctrines more central to the Christian faith than the Trinity. Affirmations of belief in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are at the heart of the Church’s creed. And yet there are also few doctrines of the Church less understood and appreciated than that of the Trinity. This course helps to explain some of the basic doctrines of the Church concerning the unity among and diversity between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
https://youtu.be/oadSiDGnjEM
Recorded in 2000. There are few doctrines more central to the Christian faith than the Trinity. Affirmations of belief in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are at the heart of the Church’s creed. And yet there are also few doctrines of the Church less understood and appreciated than that of the Trinity. This course helps to explain some of the basic doctrines of the Church concerning the unity among and diversity between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/oppOMILddMo
Recorded in 2000. There are few doctrines more central to the Christian faith than the Trinity. Affirmations of belief in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are at the heart of the Church’s creed. And yet there are also few doctrines of the Church less understood and appreciated than that of the Trinity. This course helps to explain some of the basic doctrines of the Church concerning the unity among and diversity between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/Tv922AFTyVc
Recorded in 2000. There are few doctrines more central to the Christian faith than the Trinity. Affirmations of belief in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are at the heart of the Church’s creed. And yet there are also few doctrines of the Church less understood and appreciated than that of the Trinity. This course helps to explain some of the basic doctrines of the Church concerning the unity among and diversity between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
https://youtu.be/aO-VPuG3iP4
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2000. There are few doctrines more central to the Christian faith than the Trinity. Affirmations of belief in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are at the heart of the Church’s creed. And yet there are also few doctrines of the Church less understood and appreciated than that of the Trinity. This course helps to explain some of the basic doctrines of the Church concerning the unity among and diversity between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
https://youtu.be/GbTr72jTGVc
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2003. This course is designed to introduce the student to principles, sources, resources, matter, and scope of theology within the Catholic tradition. The primary concern in this course is to establish the "foundation" for doing theology by providing the student with an understanding of the norms of Catholic doctrine and theology: sacred scripture, Tradition, and Magisterium.
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2003. This course is designed to introduce the student to principles, sources, resources, matter, and scope of theology within the Catholic tradition. The primary concern in this course is to establish the "foundation" for doing theology by providing the student with an understanding of the norms of Catholic doctrine and theology: sacred scripture, Tradition, and Magisterium.
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2003. This course is designed to introduce the student to principles, sources, resources, matter, and scope of theology within the Catholic tradition. The primary concern in this course is to establish the "foundation" for doing theology by providing the student with an understanding of the norms of Catholic doctrine and theology: sacred scripture, Tradition, and Magisterium.
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2003. This course is designed to introduce the student to principles, sources, resources, matter, and scope of theology within the Catholic tradition. The primary concern in this course is to establish the "foundation" for doing theology by providing the student with an understanding of the norms of Catholic doctrine and theology: sacred scripture, Tradition, and Magisterium.
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2003. This course is designed to introduce the student to principles, sources, resources, matter, and scope of theology within the Catholic tradition. The primary concern in this course is to establish the "foundation" for doing theology by providing the student with an understanding of the norms of Catholic doctrine and theology: sacred scripture, Tradition, and Magisterium.
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2003. This course is designed to introduce the student to principles, sources, resources, matter, and scope of theology within the Catholic tradition. The primary concern in this course is to establish the "foundation" for doing theology by providing the student with an understanding of the norms of Catholic doctrine and theology: sacred scripture, Tradition, and Magisterium.
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Catholicism has a wholeness about it that does not see reason as somehow contrary to either Scripture or human experience. This essay brings up the peculiar nature of specifically Christian revelation and its relation to the philosophic tradition.
What Is Theology? is a fairly short discussion which seeks to clarify the relationship between political philosophy and revelation. This essay originally appeared in “First Principles,” an on-line journal of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.
What and Where is Catholicism is a talk that was originally given at a parish in Cockeysville, Maryland. It surveys the geographical extent of Catholicism but concentrates on the fact that the center of Catholicism is where the Mass is.
The life of the mind is thinking. We even speak of thought as the highest expression of thought, which in turn refers to thinking the reality that is. Aquinas remains the model of many who see that the first order of the world is the order of mind that reflects that world that exists.
This lecture reviews the structure of the encyclical Veritatis splendor as a whole. It begins with a chapter on the story of Christ’s encounter with the rich young man and explains how Catholic moral theology uses faith and revelation. The second chapter identifies and analyzes four erroneous trends in contemporary moral theology. The final chapter exhorts readers to put the insights of sound moral theology into practice, especially in the new evangelization and the cultivation of holiness.
Course Description This series of lectures examines the context and content of Veritatis splendor, the encyclical by Saint John Paul II on fundamental moral theology. As is typical of the Catholic approach, Veritatis splendor attempts to integrate faith and reason by using both revelation and philosophical argumentation to answer the important questions of morality.
Accordingly, this lecture series examines the pope's use of the story of Christ's encounter with the rich young man to discuss some of the basic concepts of moral theology, and to honor Vatican II's call for moral theologians to use the Scriptures pervasively and not just to cite biblical passages out of context for the confirmation of ethical positions arrived at by other means.
This series also reviews the insights of John Paul II about four major areas of concern: freedom and law, conscience and truth, the proper way to provide a moral analysis of a deliberate human act, and the role of teleology in moral matters. These lectures call attention to the distinctions that Veritatis splendor makes between authentic and inauthentic notions of freedom, conscience, the moral object, and teleology.
Finally, these lectures consider the pastoral dimensions of Veritatis splendor. In particular it examines Pope John Paul II's reflections on holiness and martyrdom, in the service of the truths about morality. Throughout this series of lectures, there is an effort to define important terms, to show the patterns of the pope's arguments, and to bring out the significance of the encyclical's reflections for understanding the distinctively Catholic position in moral theology.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6cPgDv4oMrtr_AZh2mzjxwWnq-5UKqEc
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The opening lecture places the encyclical Veritatis splendor in the context of Pope John Paul II’s many accomplishments. It is an encyclical on fundamental moral theology, designed (1) to exemplify a reliable way in which to use scripture for moral theology, (2) to correct four erroneous tendencies frequent in contemporary works of moral theology, and (3) to show the biblical and philosophical roots of such important concepts as human dignity.
Course Description This series of lectures examines the context and content of Veritatis splendor, the encyclical by Saint John Paul II on fundamental moral theology. As is typical of the Catholic approach, Veritatis splendor attempts to integrate faith and reason by using both revelation and philosophical argumentation to answer the important questions of morality.
Accordingly, this lecture series examines the pope's use of the story of Christ's encounter with the rich young man to discuss some of the basic concepts of moral theology, and to honor Vatican II's call for moral theologians to use the Scriptures pervasively and not just to cite biblical passages out of context for the confirmation of ethical positions arrived at by other means.
This series also reviews the insights of John Paul II about four major areas of concern: freedom and law, conscience and truth, the proper way to provide a moral analysis of a deliberate human act, and the role of teleology in moral matters. These lectures call attention to the distinctions that Veritatis splendor makes between authentic and inauthentic notions of freedom, conscience, the moral object, and teleology.
Finally, these lectures consider the pastoral dimensions of Veritatis splendor. In particular it examines Pope John Paul II's reflections on holiness and martyrdom, in the service of the truths about morality. Throughout this series of lectures, there is an effort to define important terms, to show the patterns of the pope's arguments, and to bring out the significance of the encyclical's reflections for understanding the distinctively Catholic position in moral theology.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6cPgDv4oMrtr_AZh2mzjxwWnq-5UKqEc
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Recorded in 2003. The Church understands the cultivation of holiness as a lifelong process of cooperating with the graces that God gives. The history of the Church makes clear that there are various reliable approaches, including those of Augustine of Hippo, Thomas Aquinas, Ignatius Loyola, Teresa of Avila, and John of the Cross. In one way or another, all of these figures show us the importance of three stages in this process: (1) the purgative way (confronting sin and gaining freedom from disordered inclinations and aversions), (2) the illuminative way (receiving and accepting the light of Christ), and (3) the unitive way (growing in union with God through prayer). This course emphasizes the thought of great figures in the history of Catholic spirituality.
https://youtu.be/BLgLl_zfz_U
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Recorded in 2003. The Church understands the cultivation of holiness as a lifelong process of cooperating with the graces that God gives. The history of the Church makes clear that there are various reliable approaches, including those of Augustine of Hippo, Thomas Aquinas, Ignatius Loyola, Teresa of Avila, and John of the Cross. In one way or another, all of these figures show us the importance of three stages in this process: (1) the purgative way (confronting sin and gaining freedom from disordered inclinations and aversions), (2) the illuminative way (receiving and accepting the light of Christ), and (3) the unitive way (growing in union with God through prayer). This course emphasizes the thought of great figures in the history of Catholic spirituality.
https://youtu.be/8S3QiersAHo
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Recorded in 2003. The Church understands the cultivation of holiness as a lifelong process of cooperating with the graces that God gives. The history of the Church makes clear that there are various reliable approaches, including those of Augustine of Hippo, Thomas Aquinas, Ignatius Loyola, Teresa of Avila, and John of the Cross. In one way or another, all of these figures show us the importance of three stages in this process: (1) the purgative way (confronting sin and gaining freedom from disordered inclinations and aversions), (2) the illuminative way (receiving and accepting the light of Christ), and (3) the unitive way (growing in union with God through prayer). This course emphasizes the thought of great figures in the history of Catholic spirituality.
https://youtu.be/MR8PFeIqJyo
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Recorded in 2003. The Church understands the cultivation of holiness as a lifelong process of cooperating with the graces that God gives. The history of the Church makes clear that there are various reliable approaches, including those of Augustine of Hippo, Thomas Aquinas, Ignatius Loyola, Teresa of Avila, and John of the Cross. In one way or another, all of these figures show us the importance of three stages in this process: (1) the purgative way (confronting sin and gaining freedom from disordered inclinations and aversions), (2) the illuminative way (receiving and accepting the light of Christ), and (3) the unitive way (growing in union with God through prayer). This course emphasizes the thought of great figures in the history of Catholic spirituality.
https://youtu.be/-fCxCsSHVx4
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Recorded in 2003. The Church understands the cultivation of holiness as a lifelong process of cooperating with the graces that God gives. The history of the Church makes clear that there are various reliable approaches, including those of Augustine of Hippo, Thomas Aquinas, Ignatius Loyola, Teresa of Avila, and John of the Cross. In one way or another, all of these figures show us the importance of three stages in this process: (1) the purgative way (confronting sin and gaining freedom from disordered inclinations and aversions), (2) the illuminative way (receiving and accepting the light of Christ), and (3) the unitive way (growing in union with God through prayer). This course emphasizes the thought of great figures in the history of Catholic spirituality.
https://youtu.be/X7rNlD35GWo
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Recorded in 2003. The Church understands the cultivation of holiness as a lifelong process of cooperating with the graces that God gives. The history of the Church makes clear that there are various reliable approaches, including those of Augustine of Hippo, Thomas Aquinas, Ignatius Loyola, Teresa of Avila, and John of the Cross. In one way or another, all of these figures show us the importance of three stages in this process: (1) the purgative way (confronting sin and gaining freedom from disordered inclinations and aversions), (2) the illuminative way (receiving and accepting the light of Christ), and (3) the unitive way (growing in union with God through prayer). This course emphasizes the thought of great figures in the history of Catholic spirituality.
https://youtu.be/ycSDExzHJuc
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Recorded in 2003. The Church understands the cultivation of holiness as a lifelong process of cooperating with the graces that God gives. The history of the Church makes clear that there are various reliable approaches, including those of Augustine of Hippo, Thomas Aquinas, Ignatius Loyola, Teresa of Avila, and John of the Cross. In one way or another, all of these figures show us the importance of three stages in this process: (1) the purgative way (confronting sin and gaining freedom from disordered inclinations and aversions), (2) the illuminative way (receiving and accepting the light of Christ), and (3) the unitive way (growing in union with God through prayer). This course emphasizes the thought of great figures in the history of Catholic spirituality.
From The Spiritual Life:
"While we never cease to be in the image of God, that's a structural feature about us, we have unfortunately frequently lost the likeness. It has been obscured by original sin, and then the history of actual sins in our own persons, and sometimes in the disabilities that are inflicted upon a whole culture. For this reason, the efforts to restore our likeness, we who were made in God's image, require the spiritual life."
https://youtu.be/yHLJQfYeB0Q
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Recorded in 2003. The Church understands the cultivation of holiness as a lifelong process of cooperating with the graces that God gives. The history of the Church makes clear that there are various reliable approaches, including those of Augustine of Hippo, Thomas Aquinas, Ignatius Loyola, Teresa of Avila, and John of the Cross. In one way or another, all of these figures show us the importance of three stages in this process: (1) the purgative way (confronting sin and gaining freedom from disordered inclinations and aversions), (2) the illuminative way (receiving and accepting the light of Christ), and (3) the unitive way (growing in union with God through prayer). This course emphasizes the thought of great figures in the history of Catholic spirituality.
From The Spiritual Life:
"While we never cease to be in the image of God, that's a structural feature about us, we have unfortunately frequently lost the likeness. It has been obscured by original sin, and then the history of actual sins in our own persons, and sometimes in the disabilities that are inflicted upon a whole culture. For this reason, the efforts to restore our likeness, we who were made in God's image, require the spiritual life."
https://youtu.be/HXGrF4rKanw
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This course is a systematic study of Christian holiness based on Sacred Scripture and classical writers. It considers the virtues and gifts of the Holy Spirit, prayer, spiritual direction, and the stages of the life of grace.
"While we never cease to be in the image of God, that's a structural feature about us, we have unfortunately frequently lost the likeness. It has been obscured by original sin, and then the history of actual sins in our own persons, and sometimes in the disabilities that are inflicted upon a whole culture. For this reason, the efforts to restore our likeness, we who were made in God's image, require the spiritual life."
https://youtu.be/hRtdZmkP1bk
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This course is a systematic study of Christian holiness based on Sacred Scripture and classical writers. It considers the virtues and gifts of the Holy Spirit, prayer, spiritual direction, and the stages of the life of grace.
From The Spiritual Life: "While we never cease to be in the image of God, that's a structural feature about us, we have unfortunately frequently lost the likeness. It has been obscured by original sin, and then the history of actual sins in our own persons, and sometimes in the disabilities that are inflicted upon a whole culture. For this reason, the efforts to restore our likeness, we who were made in God's image, require the spiritual life."
This course is a systematic study of Christian holiness based on Sacred Scripture and classical writers. It considers the virtues and gifts of the Holy Spirit, prayer, spiritual direction, and the stages of the life of grace.
From The Spiritual Life:
"While we never cease to be in the image of God, that's a structural feature about us, we have unfortunately frequently lost the likeness. It has been obscured by original sin, and then the history of actual sins in our own persons, and sometimes in the disabilities that are inflicted upon a whole culture. For this reason, the efforts to restore our likeness, we who were made in God's image, require the spiritual life."
Recorded in 2003. The Church understands the cultivation of holiness as a lifelong process of cooperating with the graces that God gives. The history of the Church makes clear that there are various reliable approaches, including those of Augustine of Hippo, Thomas Aquinas, Ignatius Loyola, Teresa of Avila, and John of the Cross. In one way or another, all of these figures show us the importance of three stages in this process: (1) the purgative way (confronting sin and gaining freedom from disordered inclinations and aversions), (2) the illuminative way (receiving and accepting the light of Christ), and (3) the unitive way (growing in union with God through prayer). This course emphasizes the thought of great figures in the history of Catholic spirituality.
From The Spiritual Life:
"While we never cease to be in the image of God, that's a structural feature about us, we have unfortunately frequently lost the likeness. It has been obscured by original sin, and then the history of actual sins in our own persons, and sometimes in the disabilities that are inflicted upon a whole culture. For this reason, the efforts to restore our likeness, we who were made in God's image, require the spiritual life."
https://youtu.be/sHjaJanGVPk
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"No more important intellectual exercise can be found than that of a right understanding of hell, what it means, how it is to be understood. Seen for what it is, it is the best help we can imagine to teach us the importance God places on the ongoing drama of our daily lives."
From the essay:
Our lives are so ultimately important that we CAN lose them. But this possibility (hell) is placed before us so that we do not lose them...and we are not supposed to lose them. Hell exists to help us to achieve what we are given in the first place: the promise of eternal life.
The road to hell, it is said, is paved with good intentions. It is also paved with many insights into the very nature of our being that guide us to the truth of things and the importance of our own existence.
The beauty of God comes from a reflection of a father of the Church. God's beauty is reflected in all He created, and is a theme that naturally arises from the existence of any beautiful thing. It is not just that something is beautiful, but that it must point to some origin that can cause it to be at all.
From the Essay:
"We exist to behold the Divine Beauty and we exist to respond to it...anything else is secondary."
The lecture "On Being Roman Catholic" is an attempt to state briefly what the essence of Roman Catholicism is in distinction from other philosophies and religions.
From the Essay:
"The reason that properly belongs to Catholicism delights to hear any objection to its truth. Such objections insight us to clarity and distinction. Catholicism is a revelation confident in its own grounding and coherence."
"It is of the essence of Catholicism to be an intellectual religion. On its own tenets it is not true if a case cannot be made for its validity."
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Pope Benedict XVI's Lecture at Regensburg is one of the most concise and accurate analyses of the modern world and its origins. Its real dimensions were originally obscured , but become clear with more sober reflection on its meaning.
From the Essay:
"The Regensburg lecture is nothing less than an effort to re-establish among us or establish for the first time, as the case may be, just what a university is in its entirety and what it is to deal with--that is, with everything including revelation."
"He (Benedict) addresses all cultures from the basis of reason, that universal reason that was met by the initial thinkers of Christianity. He does not allow them a culture that denies or ignores reason. The same is true of the self limiting of a scientific method that claims to deal with the truth by leaving out most of man's really important questions."
We all travel. Do we see only what we take with us? Do we really see what is there and why? We need to think of our travel and what it means to us.
From the essay:
"Experience is what happens to us when we encounter something that actually exists and something we would not know about in any other way but, as it were, by being there."
"But it’s quite impossible to keep quiet about a study, if one believes it is noble and true." -Plato
From the Essay:
"It is an illusion to think that if we study the classics, including the Christian classics, under the aspect of their truth, of their “non-necessity,” of their freedom, we will be missing something important. It is the other way around. If we do not study them, we will miss almost everything that is important."
"The improvement and humanization of the world is itself a major reason why man is in it. But he also exists to know what he is, what the world is and in knowing them what their origins are...We do not "believe" in ourselves. We "believe in God" as itself the last step in knowing why we exist in the first place."
This lecture is a retrospective reflection on themes in Fr. Schall's book Another Sort of Learning. We need to know what leaning means and when we fail to learn. From here, we can begin to know what is there for us to know.
From the Essay:
"We can do many things if we insist in being stupid. Something will always go wrong with them when we accept stupid or false ideas. Our stupidities are also sources of light if we would see where they...go wrong."
This essay is an inquiry into the relation of human intelligence to the order that is found in nature. In addition, the question of the uniqueness of human life in the cosmos is discussed.
From the Essay:
"The fact of the existence of the cosmos pales in interest before the drama of the free creatures within it."
"The search for extraterrestrial intelligence may well be an excuse for not seeing that the universe itself betrays an extraterrestrial intelligence in its very existing order."
"And so the question of extraterrestrial activity brings us always back to the question of why do we exist in the first place and the purpose of our existence."
The question of a Christian tragedy is always one that brings up ultimate questions about the nature of our life on earth to why we exist. In the light of the Resurrection and the Christian understanding that we are free beings, can there actually be a "Christian" tragedy?
The lecture "On Being Roman Catholic" is an attempt to state briefly what the essence of Roman Catholicism is in distinction from other philosophies and religions.
From the Essay:
"The reason that properly belongs to Catholicism delights to hear any objection to its truth. Such objections insight us to clarity and distinction. Catholicism is a revelation confident in its own grounding and coherence."
"It is of the essence of Catholicism to be an intellectual religion. On its own tenets it is not true if a case cannot be made for its validity."
Graduation from college is a time to look back and ask oneself if what one received in the four or five years of college was really an education.
The graduation address comes from a consideration on graduation about Greeks and Goths, about the full content of a real education.
From the Essay:
"In the university we should be looking for what is, in fact, practically useless...the things that are useful are not the most important things."
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"Even though we have the power of desire, fact comes before it...[w]hat is important is not that we know, nor is it our image of what we know...no, what is important is that which we know..."
https://youtu.be/QsRkWeFL12I
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"Our walking is a reminder that there really are places and realities outside of our minds to which we want to go, at which we want to be present..."
https://youtu.be/vb_s4LBUAjY
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"The end for which man was created and elevated was to live the inner life of the Godhead. To contemplate this end strikes me as more exciting and wondrous than any of the humanly made alternatives..."
https://youtu.be/drfRE4g2vss
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From the Essay:
"There is really not much sense in eating a croissant unless it is very good. Though one should be careful of demanding such perfection that he misses in this life the fact that what is is good even if it's not perfect. The search for perfection does not necessarily exclude the less than perfect."
"In seeking the perfect croissant, a worthy enterprise as it seems to me, I wonder what indeed am I looking for in all that I do. It is a question that ought to arise in the pursuit of any real good I think--including the perfect croissant."
Fr. James Schall retired from teaching Political Philosophy at Georgetown University in December of 2012. But he was not done teaching. Through a partnership with the International Catholic University Fr. Schall self-recorded many of his well-known essays and lectures, including a full course based on his popular “Introduction to Political Philosophy.”
In this final lecture of nine, I examine the question of whether evil disproves God’s existence. There are two versions of the problem of evil. The first logical version of the problem of evil says that any evil at all disproves God’s existence. One toothache alone disproves God. If God is all good, then God would want to get rid of all evil. If God were all powerful, then God could get rid of all evil. But obviously evil exists, so it seems that God lacks goodness or power or both. A second evidential version of the problem of evil argues that there is unjustified evil in the world. If there were only a little evil, perhaps that would be compatible with the existence of God, but there is so much evil that God (at least as Aquinas describes God) cannot exist. Do these arguments actually show that God doesn’t exist. We suggest that neither argument establishes that it is impossible that God exists.
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https://youtu.be/A6ILV4C3IKA
Scripture famously teaches that, “God is love” (1 John 4:16). But Aquinas thinks this same belief can be shown to be true on the basis of reason alone. If we define love as willing the good of the other for their sake, and if God the First Cause wills the good of human beings for their sake, then God must love human beings. For Thomas whatever God does is also what God is. So if God is loving, then God is love. Moreover, Thomas believes that God so loved the world that Jesus was sent as the fullness of revelation of God. This is a “mystery of faith” that goes beyond what philosophy can show to be true. Thomas thinks that Jesus is fully divine and also fully human. He has both full divine nature and full human nature.
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https://youtu.be/2wVK0Df3U6E
This lecture looks at a number of questions: Can God make a rock that God cannot lift? Can God Destroy Himself? Could the Uncaused Cause bring about a miracle? If God’s will is unchanging are prayers of petition pointless? Does God will evil? Thomas answers these questions relying not just on faith but also on reason. The differences between the Divine Will and the human will, the Divine Knowledge and human knowledge, give rise to questions about Thomas’s understanding of Jesus.
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https://youtu.be/CONkCIDFJn8
In this video, I look at the various questions including: Does God (the Uncaused Cause) have a will? How does God will? What does God will? Does Aquinas contradict himself on God’s will? Rather than appealing to faith, we look at the reasons Aquinas gives for answering these questions. If Thomas is right, then the Uncaused Cause is very much like the God of Abraham in having a will. The views of Aquinas give rise to further questions about how to reconcile faith and reason, questions that we will take up in future lectures.
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https://youtu.be/skKC97FAPl4
In this lecture, we consider the reasons Aquinas gives that the Uncaused Cause must be intelligent. We also compare and contrast Divine Intelligence and human intelligence. If Aquinas’s arguments are right, then we have considerably diminished the alleged gap between the “God of the Philosophers” and the intelligent “God of Abraham.” We also examine various challenges that can be raised against Aquinas’s views.
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https://youtu.be/ncrL8NZC6PA
Is God like the Force in Star Wars? Does Aquinas prove polytheism? In this lecture, the fourth of nine, we consider whether God is a mixture of good and evil, with a light side and a dark side. Thomas argues that reason alone shows that the Uncaused Cause cannot be composed of anything, and so cannot be partly good and partly evil. Moreover, we look at Thomas’s teaching that there cannot be more than one Uncaused Cause, and that the Uncaused Cause is the very same as the Unmoved Mover, the absolutely Necessary being, the Greatest Good, and the Intelligence that gives order to nature. We also examine various challenges that can be raised against Aquinas’s views.
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https://youtu.be/DqjNS3nZAxs
In this third lecture of nine, we look at what Thomas Aquinas says about God, faith, and reason, in the beginning of the Summa contra Gentiles. For Thomas, it is a false dilemma to pit faith against reason, as if we had to choose between them. Rather, Thomas holds that the best way forward is a faithful reason and a reasonable faith. Thomas holds that we can learn something about God by way of negative theology whereby we deny things about God so as to have a less inaccurate view of God. We also examine various challenges that can be raised against Aquinas’s views.
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https://youtu.be/yaQfc_LxNjk
What are the “Five Ways” Thomas Aquinas argues for God’s existence? In this second lecture of nine, we examine Thomas Aquinas’s famous arguments for God’s existence put forward in the Summa theologiae. Thomas argues that there must be an Unmoved Mover, an Uncaused First Cause, an absolutely Necessary being, a Greatest Good, and an Intelligence that gives order to nature. These Five Ways have been subject to intense debate over the centuries, and we present some of the chief arguments against the Five Ways such as that they prove polytheism rather than monotheism, that they prove at best the “God of the Philosophers” rather than the “God of Abraham,” and that the existence of evil disproves God’s existence.
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https://youtu.be/ZIu0B0ZJ2Pk
It is reasonable to believe that God exists?
In the first lecture of nine, we examine the Kalam cosmological argument which can be simply summarized. The major premise is “Everything which begins to exist has a cause.” The minor premise is, “The universe (all time, all space, and all matter) began to exist”. It follows logically from both of these premises that, “The universe has a cause.” The cause of the universe is prior to all time, so this cause must be timeless or eternal. The cause of the universe is prior to all space, so this cause must not be beyond the space-time continuum. The cause of the universe is prior to all matter, so this cause is immaterial or spiritual. Finally, the cause of the universe is immensely powerful given that this cause brings about all time, all space, and all matter. The word in English that many people would use to describe an immensely powerful, eternal, immaterial, cause of the universe beyond the space-time continuum is God. We also discuss why Thomas Aquinas rejected the Kalam cosmological argument.
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https://youtu.be/gMCkmnqTEaA
Recorded in 2003. Prof. Rizzi defends the notion that we know things about the world prior to doing science in the modern sense, and that this primary knowledge is the continuing presupposition of doing science or anything else. This course aims to place modern science in the wider context of human knowledge from which it can only escape by way of forgetfulness.
https://youtu.be/O6tBTAPqCqU
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Recorded in 2003. Prof. Rizzi defends the notion that we know things about the world prior to doing science in the modern sense, and that this primary knowledge is the continuing presupposition of doing science or anything else. This course aims to place modern science in the wider context of human knowledge from which it can only escape by way of forgetfulness.
https://youtu.be/1ri1HsMkgdU
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Recorded in 2003. Prof. Rizzi defends the notion that we know things about the world prior to doing science in the modern sense, and that this primary knowledge is the continuing presupposition of doing science or anything else. This course aims to place modern science in the wider context of human knowledge from which it can only escape by way of forgetfulness.
https://youtu.be/nZAaprCCq-g
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Recorded in 2003. Prof. Rizzi defends the notion that we know things about the world prior to doing science in the modern sense, and that this primary knowledge is the continuing presupposition of doing science or anything else. This course aims to place modern science in the wider context of human knowledge from which it can only escape by way of forgetfulness.
https://youtu.be/S09moZNQp_g
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Recorded in 2003. Prof. Rizzi defends the notion that we know things about the world prior to doing science in the modern sense, and that this primary knowledge is the continuing presupposition of doing science or anything else. This course aims to place modern science in the wider context of human knowledge from which it can only escape by way of forgetfulness.
https://youtu.be/l_pM5461QOg
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Recorded in 2003. Prof. Rizzi defends the notion that we know things about the world prior to doing science in the modern sense, and that this primary knowledge is the continuing presupposition of doing science or anything else. This course aims to place modern science in the wider context of human knowledge from which it can only escape by way of forgetfulness.
https://youtu.be/bwyQnSlrp2o
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Recorded in 2003. Prof. Rizzi defends the notion that we know things about the world prior to doing science in the modern sense, and that this primary knowledge is the continuing presupposition of doing science or anything else. This course aims to place modern science in the wider context of human knowledge from which it can only escape by way of forgetfulness.
https://youtu.be/3AmFaisBs8M
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Recorded in 2003. Prof. Rizzi defends the notion that we know things about the world prior to doing science in the modern sense, and that this primary knowledge is the continuing presupposition of doing science or anything else. This course aims to place modern science in the wider context of human knowledge from which it can only escape by way of forgetfulness.
https://youtu.be/jP0DWSIIFiU
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Recorded in 1999. In this course, based on his best-selling book The Modeling of Nature, Fr. Wallace guides the reader through the fundamentals of natural philosophy, explaining how the universe is populated with entities endowed with different natures — inorganic, plant, animal, and human. Much of this knowledge is intuitive, already in people’s minds from experience. Wallace builds on this foundation to provide a model of the human mind that illuminates not only the philosophy of nature but also the logic, psychology, and epistemology that are prerequisite to it.
https://youtu.be/MtkMcH5JXIM
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Recorded in 1999. In this course, based on his best-selling book The Modeling of Nature, Fr. Wallace guides the reader through the fundamentals of natural philosophy, explaining how the universe is populated with entities endowed with different natures — inorganic, plant, animal, and human. Much of this knowledge is intuitive, already in people’s minds from experience. Wallace builds on this foundation to provide a model of the human mind that illuminates not only the philosophy of nature but also the logic, psychology, and epistemology that are prerequisite to it.
https://youtu.be/mgk6M3QpXc8
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1999. In this course, based on his best-selling book The Modeling of Nature, Fr. Wallace guides the reader through the fundamentals of natural philosophy, explaining how the universe is populated with entities endowed with different natures — inorganic, plant, animal, and human. Much of this knowledge is intuitive, already in people’s minds from experience. Wallace builds on this foundation to provide a model of the human mind that illuminates not only the philosophy of nature but also the logic, psychology, and epistemology that are prerequisite to it.
https://youtu.be/ifmZPOq8dDM
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1999. In this course, based on his best-selling book The Modeling of Nature, Fr. Wallace guides the reader through the fundamentals of natural philosophy, explaining how the universe is populated with entities endowed with different natures — inorganic, plant, animal, and human. Much of this knowledge is intuitive, already in people’s minds from experience. Wallace builds on this foundation to provide a model of the human mind that illuminates not only the philosophy of nature but also the logic, psychology, and epistemology that are prerequisite to it.
https://youtu.be/mgk6M3QpXc8
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1999. In this course, based on his best-selling book The Modeling of Nature, Fr. Wallace guides the reader through the fundamentals of natural philosophy, explaining how the universe is populated with entities endowed with different natures — inorganic, plant, animal, and human. Much of this knowledge is intuitive, already in people’s minds from experience. Wallace builds on this foundation to provide a model of the human mind that illuminates not only the philosophy of nature but also the logic, psychology, and epistemology that are prerequisite to it.
https://youtu.be/IU2mH3lSwW0
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1999. In this course, based on his best-selling book The Modeling of Nature, Fr. Wallace guides the reader through the fundamentals of natural philosophy, explaining how the universe is populated with entities endowed with different natures — inorganic, plant, animal, and human. Much of this knowledge is intuitive, already in people’s minds from experience. Wallace builds on this foundation to provide a model of the human mind that illuminates not only the philosophy of nature but also the logic, psychology, and epistemology that are prerequisite to it.
https://youtu.be/h4z7YxhRH40
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1998. This course serves as an introduction to the thought of Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas on the topic of human nature. Once thought to be the centerpiece of philosophy, the study of human nature has fallen on hard times in the contemporary intellectual milieu. And yet everywhere in contemporary society we are presented with urgent practical questions--about rights and duties, about cloning, about gender and so-called multiculturalism, and about the very meaning and destiny of human life--that cry out for a return to the investigation of human nature. While this course will not attempt to address these practical questions, many of which are part of moral philosophy, it will seek to recover one of the most important and most satisfying accounts of human nature in the history of philosophy. In order to underscore the distinctive features of that account and to test its veracity, we will examine texts not only from Aristotle and Aquinas but also from rival philosophers like Descartes, Hobbes, and Kant.
https://youtu.be/AgJeOfxs-jA
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1998. This course serves as an introduction to the thought of Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas on the topic of human nature. Once thought to be the centerpiece of philosophy, the study of human nature has fallen on hard times in the contemporary intellectual milieu. And yet everywhere in contemporary society we are presented with urgent practical questions--about rights and duties, about cloning, about gender and so-called multiculturalism, and about the very meaning and destiny of human life--that cry out for a return to the investigation of human nature. While this course will not attempt to address these practical questions, many of which are part of moral philosophy, it will seek to recover one of the most important and most satisfying accounts of human nature in the history of philosophy. In order to underscore the distinctive features of that account and to test its veracity, we will examine texts not only from Aristotle and Aquinas but also from rival philosophers like Descartes, Hobbes, and Kant.
https://youtu.be/TYRUbQpzRfg
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1998. This course serves as an introduction to the thought of Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas on the topic of human nature. Once thought to be the centerpiece of philosophy, the study of human nature has fallen on hard times in the contemporary intellectual milieu. And yet everywhere in contemporary society we are presented with urgent practical questions--about rights and duties, about cloning, about gender and so-called multiculturalism, and about the very meaning and destiny of human life--that cry out for a return to the investigation of human nature. While this course will not attempt to address these practical questions, many of which are part of moral philosophy, it will seek to recover one of the most important and most satisfying accounts of human nature in the history of philosophy. In order to underscore the distinctive features of that account and to test its veracity, we will examine texts not only from Aristotle and Aquinas but also from rival philosophers like Descartes, Hobbes, and Kant.
https://youtu.be/Q9YGspmAPhY
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1998. This course serves as an introduction to the thought of Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas on the topic of human nature. Once thought to be the centerpiece of philosophy, the study of human nature has fallen on hard times in the contemporary intellectual milieu. And yet everywhere in contemporary society we are presented with urgent practical questions--about rights and duties, about cloning, about gender and so-called multiculturalism, and about the very meaning and destiny of human life--that cry out for a return to the investigation of human nature. While this course will not attempt to address these practical questions, many of which are part of moral philosophy, it will seek to recover one of the most important and most satisfying accounts of human nature in the history of philosophy. In order to underscore the distinctive features of that account and to test its veracity, we will examine texts not only from Aristotle and Aquinas but also from rival philosophers like Descartes, Hobbes, and Kant.
https://youtu.be/Pg9KR1xE228
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1998. This course serves as an introduction to the thought of Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas on the topic of human nature. Once thought to be the centerpiece of philosophy, the study of human nature has fallen on hard times in the contemporary intellectual milieu. And yet everywhere in contemporary society we are presented with urgent practical questions--about rights and duties, about cloning, about gender and so-called multiculturalism, and about the very meaning and destiny of human life--that cry out for a return to the investigation of human nature. While this course will not attempt to address these practical questions, many of which are part of moral philosophy, it will seek to recover one of the most important and most satisfying accounts of human nature in the history of philosophy. In order to underscore the distinctive features of that account and to test its veracity, we will examine texts not only from Aristotle and Aquinas but also from rival philosophers like Descartes, Hobbes, and Kant.
https://youtu.be/TRvHvzntwLM
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1998. This course serves as an introduction to the thought of Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas on the topic of human nature. Once thought to be the centerpiece of philosophy, the study of human nature has fallen on hard times in the contemporary intellectual milieu. And yet everywhere in contemporary society we are presented with urgent practical questions--about rights and duties, about cloning, about gender and so-called multiculturalism, and about the very meaning and destiny of human life--that cry out for a return to the investigation of human nature. While this course will not attempt to address these practical questions, many of which are part of moral philosophy, it will seek to recover one of the most important and most satisfying accounts of human nature in the history of philosophy. In order to underscore the distinctive features of that account and to test its veracity, we will examine texts not only from Aristotle and Aquinas but also from rival philosophers like Descartes, Hobbes, and Kant.
https://youtu.be/Cudl0Duw0qU
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2000. This course involves the study of the basic concepts of political philosophy from a Thomistic point of view. Building upon the political philosophy of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, twentieth century Thomists Jacques Maritain and Yves R. Simon fashioned a timely and compelling philosophical exploration of political life and a defense of liberal democracy. This course explores the basic texts of Aristotle and Aquinas and examines two important books: Philosophy of Democratic Government (1951) by Yves R. Simon and Man and the State (1951) by Jacques Maritain. Topics to be studied include the nature and purpose of political association, the origin of obligation, the nature of power and authority, the relationship of law and liberty, the role of property and the nature of justice, political equality, and human rights, the relation of Church and state, and the moral political dimensions of war and international relations.
https://youtu.be/a0QmiGUXwIk
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2000. This course involves the study of the basic concepts of political philosophy from a Thomistic point of view. Building upon the political philosophy of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, twentieth century Thomists Jacques Maritain and Yves R. Simon fashioned a timely and compelling philosophical exploration of political life and a defense of liberal democracy. This course explores the basic texts of Aristotle and Aquinas and examines two important books: Philosophy of Democratic Government (1951) by Yves R. Simon and Man and the State (1951) by Jacques Maritain. Topics to be studied include the nature and purpose of political association, the origin of obligation, the nature of power and authority, the relationship of law and liberty, the role of property and the nature of justice, political equality, and human rights, the relation of Church and state, and the moral political dimensions of war and international relations.
https://youtu.be/886aKmtLStk
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2000. This course involves the study of the basic concepts of political philosophy from a Thomistic point of view. Building upon the political philosophy of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, twentieth century Thomists Jacques Maritain and Yves R. Simon fashioned a timely and compelling philosophical exploration of political life and a defense of liberal democracy. This course explores the basic texts of Aristotle and Aquinas and examines two important books: Philosophy of Democratic Government (1951) by Yves R. Simon and Man and the State (1951) by Jacques Maritain. Topics to be studied include the nature and purpose of political association, the origin of obligation, the nature of power and authority, the relationship of law and liberty, the role of property and the nature of justice, political equality, and human rights, the relation of Church and state, and the moral political dimensions of war and international relations.
https://youtu.be/eGO4dr0cCmI
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2000. This course involves the study of the basic concepts of political philosophy from a Thomistic point of view. Building upon the political philosophy of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, twentieth century Thomists Jacques Maritain and Yves R. Simon fashioned a timely and compelling philosophical exploration of political life and a defense of liberal democracy. This course explores the basic texts of Aristotle and Aquinas and examines two important books: Philosophy of Democratic Government (1951) by Yves R. Simon and Man and the State (1951) by Jacques Maritain. Topics to be studied include the nature and purpose of political association, the origin of obligation, the nature of power and authority, the relationship of law and liberty, the role of property and the nature of justice, political equality, and human rights, the relation of Church and state, and the moral political dimensions of war and international relations.
https://youtu.be/rbewn8JxtMk
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2000. This course involves the study of the basic concepts of political philosophy from a Thomistic point of view. Building upon the political philosophy of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, twentieth century Thomists Jacques Maritain and Yves R. Simon fashioned a timely and compelling philosophical exploration of political life and a defense of liberal democracy. This course explores the basic texts of Aristotle and Aquinas and examines two important books: Philosophy of Democratic Government (1951) by Yves R. Simon and Man and the State (1951) by Jacques Maritain. Topics to be studied include the nature and purpose of political association, the origin of obligation, the nature of power and authority, the relationship of law and liberty, the role of property and the nature of justice, political equality, and human rights, the relation of Church and state, and the moral political dimensions of war and international relations.
https://youtu.be/XyDrji7cbEk
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2000. This course involves the study of the basic concepts of political philosophy from a Thomistic point of view. Building upon the political philosophy of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, twentieth century Thomists Jacques Maritain and Yves R. Simon fashioned a timely and compelling philosophical exploration of political life and a defense of liberal democracy. This course explores the basic texts of Aristotle and Aquinas and examines two important books: Philosophy of Democratic Government (1951) by Yves R. Simon and Man and the State (1951) by Jacques Maritain. Topics to be studied include the nature and purpose of political association, the origin of obligation, the nature of power and authority, the relationship of law and liberty, the role of property and the nature of justice, political equality, and human rights, the relation of Church and state, and the moral political dimensions of war and international relations.
https://youtu.be/2PvPV579eAU
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2000. This course involves the study of the basic concepts of political philosophy from a Thomistic point of view. Building upon the political philosophy of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, twentieth century Thomists Jacques Maritain and Yves R. Simon fashioned a timely and compelling philosophical exploration of political life and a defense of liberal democracy. This course explores the basic texts of Aristotle and Aquinas and examines two important books: Philosophy of Democratic Government (1951) by Yves R. Simon and Man and the State (1951) by Jacques Maritain. Topics to be studied include the nature and purpose of political association, the origin of obligation, the nature of power and authority, the relationship of law and liberty, the role of property and the nature of justice, political equality, and human rights, the relation of Church and state, and the moral political dimensions of war and international relations.
https://youtu.be/4Rm_NZK6TmI
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2000. This course involves the study of the basic concepts of political philosophy from a Thomistic point of view. Building upon the political philosophy of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, twentieth century Thomists Jacques Maritain and Yves R. Simon fashioned a timely and compelling philosophical exploration of political life and a defense of liberal democracy. This course explores the basic texts of Aristotle and Aquinas and examines two important books: Philosophy of Democratic Government (1951) by Yves R. Simon and Man and the State (1951) by Jacques Maritain. Topics to be studied include the nature and purpose of political association, the origin of obligation, the nature of power and authority, the relationship of law and liberty, the role of property and the nature of justice, political equality, and human rights, the relation of Church and state, and the moral political dimensions of war and international relations.
https://youtu.be/Kxh0AUusXsY
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2000. This course involves the study of the basic concepts of political philosophy from a Thomistic point of view. Building upon the political philosophy of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, twentieth century Thomists Jacques Maritain and Yves R. Simon fashioned a timely and compelling philosophical exploration of political life and a defense of liberal democracy. This course explores the basic texts of Aristotle and Aquinas and examines two important books: Philosophy of Democratic Government (1951) by Yves R. Simon and Man and the State (1951) by Jacques Maritain. Topics to be studied include the nature and purpose of political association, the origin of obligation, the nature of power and authority, the relationship of law and liberty, the role of property and the nature of justice, political equality, and human rights, the relation of Church and state, and the moral political dimensions of war and international relations.
https://youtu.be/tQLxpliQHag
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2000. This course involves the study of the basic concepts of political philosophy from a Thomistic point of view. Building upon the political philosophy of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, twentieth century Thomists Jacques Maritain and Yves R. Simon fashioned a timely and compelling philosophical exploration of political life and a defense of liberal democracy. This course explores the basic texts of Aristotle and Aquinas and examines two important books: Philosophy of Democratic Government (1951) by Yves R. Simon and Man and the State (1951) by Jacques Maritain. Topics to be studied include the nature and purpose of political association, the origin of obligation, the nature of power and authority, the relationship of law and liberty, the role of property and the nature of justice, political equality, and human rights, the relation of Church and state, and the moral political dimensions of war and international relations.
https://youtu.be/PC_eXpDHcGE
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2000. This course involves the study of the basic concepts of political philosophy from a Thomistic point of view. Building upon the political philosophy of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, twentieth century Thomists Jacques Maritain and Yves R. Simon fashioned a timely and compelling philosophical exploration of political life and a defense of liberal democracy. This course explores the basic texts of Aristotle and Aquinas and examines two important books: Philosophy of Democratic Government (1951) by Yves R. Simon and Man and the State (1951) by Jacques Maritain. Topics to be studied include the nature and purpose of political association, the origin of obligation, the nature of power and authority, the relationship of law and liberty, the role of property and the nature of justice, political equality, and human rights, the relation of Church and state, and the moral political dimensions of war and international relations.
https://youtu.be/0LQvNeNfV7w
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 2000. This course involves the study of the basic concepts of political philosophy from a Thomistic point of view. Building upon the political philosophy of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, twentieth century Thomists Jacques Maritain and Yves R. Simon fashioned a timely and compelling philosophical exploration of political life and a defense of liberal democracy. This course explores the basic texts of Aristotle and Aquinas and examines two important books: Philosophy of Democratic Government (1951) by Yves R. Simon and Man and the State (1951) by Jacques Maritain. Topics to be studied include the nature and purpose of political association, the origin of obligation, the nature of power and authority, the relationship of law and liberty, the role of property and the nature of justice, political equality, and human rights, the relation of Church and state, and the moral political dimensions of war and international relations.
https://youtu.be/7VrMuC3kgYQ
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1995. Dr. John Haas, a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life and former President of the National Catholic Bioethics Center, offers reflections on leading an ethical life in light of revelation. What does Jesus and his Church teach about how to live? How does God help us to live imperfect happiness here on earth and perfect happiness in the life to come? What can we do to cooperate with grace so as to live in love with God, with other people, and with ourselves?
https://youtu.be/Mcmpr_07nxM
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1995. Dr. John Haas, a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life and former President of the National Catholic Bioethics Center, offers reflections on leading an ethical life in light of revelation. What does Jesus and his Church teach about how to live? How does God help us to live imperfect happiness here on earth and perfect happiness in the life to come? What can we do to cooperate with grace so as to live in love with God, with other people, and with ourselves?
https://youtu.be/z2JqBbUoKJs
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1995. Dr. John Haas, a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life and former President of the National Catholic Bioethics Center, offers reflections on leading an ethical life in light of revelation. What does Jesus and his Church teach about how to live? How does God help us to live imperfect happiness here on earth and perfect happiness in the life to come? What can we do to cooperate with grace so as to live in love with God, with other people, and with ourselves?
https://youtu.be/nUkbFX1HdF8
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1995. Dr. John Haas, a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life and former President of the National Catholic Bioethics Center, offers reflections on leading an ethical life in light of revelation. What does Jesus and his Church teach about how to live? How does God help us to live imperfect happiness here on earth and perfect happiness in the life to come? What can we do to cooperate with grace so as to live in love with God, with other people, and with ourselves?
https://youtu.be/G2EDqqMtGtY
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1995. Dr. John Haas, a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life and former President of the National Catholic Bioethics Center, offers reflections on leading an ethical life in light of revelation. What does Jesus and his Church teach about how to live? How does God help us to live imperfect happiness here on earth and perfect happiness in the life to come? What can we do to cooperate with grace so as to live in love with God, with other people, and with ourselves?
https://youtu.be/RZda_qNMn7g
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1995. Dr. John Haas, a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life and former President of the National Catholic Bioethics Center, offers reflections on leading an ethical life in light of revelation. What does Jesus and his Church teach about how to live? How does God help us to live imperfect happiness here on earth and perfect happiness in the life to come? What can we do to cooperate with grace so as to live in love with God, with other people, and with ourselves?
https://youtu.be/-FBzj3ztEWA
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1995. Dr. John Haas, a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life and former President of the National Catholic Bioethics Center, offers reflections on leading an ethical life in light of revelation. What does Jesus and his Church teach about how to live? How does God help us to live imperfect happiness here on earth and perfect happiness in the life to come? What can we do to cooperate with grace so as to live in love with God, with other people, and with ourselves?
https://youtu.be/dJlN0JJMW1g
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1995. Dr. John Haas, a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life and former President of the National Catholic Bioethics Center, offers reflections on leading an ethical life in light of revelation. What does Jesus and his Church teach about how to live? How does God help us to live imperfect happiness here on earth and perfect happiness in the life to come? What can we do to cooperate with grace so as to live in love with God, with other people, and with ourselves?
https://youtu.be/h0d_Id-fTvE
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1995. Moral philosophy is the study of how character, ethics and virtue relate to leading a happy life. In this class, Ralph McInerny, the legendary University of Notre Dame Professor and founder of the International Catholic University, provides a first look at the central questions of human life. How shall I live? What will make me happy? How can I live in harmony with other people and with my best self?
https://youtu.be/rZymxoVWhK4
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1995. Moral philosophy is the study of how character, ethics and virtue relate to leading a happy life. In this class, Ralph McInerny, the legendary University of Notre Dame Professor and founder of the International Catholic University, provides a first look at the central questions of human life. How shall I live? What will make me happy? How can I live in harmony with other people and with my best self?
https://youtu.be/-dmsYMRsGbI
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1995. Moral philosophy is the study of how character, ethics and virtue relate to leading a happy life. In this class, Ralph McInerny, the legendary University of Notre Dame Professor and founder of the International Catholic University, provides a first look at the central questions of human life. How shall I live? What will make me happy? How can I live in harmony with other people and with my best self?
https://youtu.be/QSolo-59DYw
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1995. Moral philosophy is the study of how character, ethics and virtue relate to leading a happy life. In this class, Ralph McInerny, the legendary University of Notre Dame Professor and founder of the International Catholic University, provides a first look at the central questions of human life. How shall I live? What will make me happy? How can I live in harmony with other people and with my best self?
https://youtu.be/nm124W7Dl9s
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1995. Moral philosophy is the study of how character, ethics and virtue relate to leading a happy life. In this class, Ralph McInerny, the legendary University of Notre Dame Professor and founder of the International Catholic University, provides a first look at the central questions of human life. How shall I live? What will make me happy? How can I live in harmony with other people and with my best self?
https://youtu.be/JJk8zGCxFnY
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1995. Moral philosophy is the study of how character, ethics and virtue relate to leading a happy life. In this class, Ralph McInerny, the legendary University of Notre Dame Professor and founder of the International Catholic University, provides a first look at the central questions of human life. How shall I live? What will make me happy? How can I live in harmony with other people and with my best self?
https://youtu.be/CzD2P9FrkA4
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1995. Moral philosophy is the study of how character, ethics and virtue relate to leading a happy life. In this class, Ralph McInerny, the legendary University of Notre Dame Professor and founder of the International Catholic University, provides a first look at the central questions of human life. How shall I live? What will make me happy? How can I live in harmony with other people and with my best self?
https://youtu.be/GhKpaiB8jdE
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1995. Moral philosophy is the study of how character, ethics and virtue relate to leading a happy life. In this class, Ralph McInerny, the legendary University of Notre Dame Professor and founder of the International Catholic University, provides a first look at the central questions of human life. How shall I live? What will make me happy? How can I live in harmony with other people and with my best self?
https://youtu.be/DRiT0Fl-5Oo
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1995. This course, while serving as an introduction to Catholic teaching on sexual ethics including contraception and homosexuality, also provides introductions to natural law ethics, personalism, the debate about proportionalism and biologism, and the role of conscience in the moral life.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/ugNP0Z-SPTE
Recorded in 1995. This course, while serving as an introduction to Catholic teaching on sexual ethics including contraception and homosexuality, also provides introductions to natural law ethics, personalism, the debate about proportionalism and biologism, and the role of conscience in the moral life.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/KMzmHwrEvss
Recorded in 1995. This course, while serving as an introduction to Catholic teaching on sexual ethics including contraception and homosexuality, also provides introductions to natural law ethics, personalism, the debate about proportionalism and biologism, and the role of conscience in the moral life.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/A2oC-guow3s
Recorded in 1995. This course, while serving as an introduction to Catholic teaching on sexual ethics including contraception and homosexuality, also provides introductions to natural law ethics, personalism, the debate about proportionalism and biologism, and the role of conscience in the moral life.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/tJMEqFw-v34
Recorded in 1995. This course, while serving as an introduction to Catholic teaching on sexual ethics including contraception and homosexuality, also provides introductions to natural law ethics, personalism, the debate about proportionalism and biologism, and the role of conscience in the moral life.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/4GgHv0cyJMk
Recorded in 1995. This course, while serving as an introduction to Catholic teaching on sexual ethics including contraception and homosexuality, also provides introductions to natural law ethics, personalism, the debate about proportionalism and biologism, and the role of conscience in the moral life.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/LSlaeTT3lEM
Recorded in 2000. This course, while serving as an introduction to Catholic teaching on sexual ethics including contraception and homosexuality, also provides introductions to natural law ethics, personalism, the debate about proportionalism and biologism, and the role of conscience in the moral life.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/IGXhjUG2cwY
Recorded in 1995. This course, while serving as an introduction to Catholic teaching on sexual ethics including contraception and homosexuality, also provides introductions to natural law ethics, personalism, the debate about proportionalism and biologism, and the role of conscience in the moral life.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/u7-mKBNqhrk
Recorded in 2000. This course considers how the “legend” of Galileo’s encounter with the Inquisition compares with the historical record, the decisions of the Inquisition, and the issues surrounding whether there is a demonstration for the motion of the earth. We also consider the main source of Galileo’s ideas on natural philosophy; why he believed that the earth goes round the sun, his work on sunspots, his explanation of comets, why he became involved in so many arguments with other scientists, the role of thought experiments in his arguments, some of the scientific instruments he made, and their importance for his discoveries, and finally assess his contribution to the development of our ideas of motion.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/hnv_XTXxh3g
Recorded in 2000. This course considers how the “legend” of Galileo’s encounter with the Inquisition compares with the historical record, the decisions of the Inquisition, and the issues surrounding whether there is a demonstration for the motion of the earth. We also consider the main source of Galileo’s ideas on natural philosophy; why he believed that the earth goes round the sun, his work on sunspots, his explanation of comets, why he became involved in so many arguments with other scientists, the role of thought experiments in his arguments, some of the scientific instruments he made, and their importance for his discoveries, and finally assess his contribution to the development of our ideas of motion.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/WB4adLAgC8A
Recorded in 2000. This course considers how the “legend” of Galileo’s encounter with the Inquisition compares with the historical record, the decisions of the Inquisition, and the issues surrounding whether there is a demonstration for the motion of the earth. We also consider the main source of Galileo’s ideas on natural philosophy; why he believed that the earth goes round the sun, his work on sunspots, his explanation of comets, why he became involved in so many arguments with other scientists, the role of thought experiments in his arguments, some of the scientific instruments he made, and their importance for his discoveries, and finally assess his contribution to the development of our ideas of motion. catholicthinkers.org https://youtu.be/DavDw0_rcU4
Recorded in 2000. This course considers how the “legend” of Galileo’s encounter with the Inquisition compares with the historical record, the decisions of the Inquisition, and the issues surrounding whether there is a demonstration for the motion of the earth. We also consider the main source of Galileo’s ideas on natural philosophy; why he believed that the earth goes round the sun, his work on sunspots, his explanation of comets, why he became involved in so many arguments with other scientists, the role of thought experiments in his arguments, some of the scientific instruments he made, and their importance for his discoveries, and finally assess his contribution to the development of our ideas of motion. catholicthinkers.org https://youtu.be/PmkmWorRprc
Recorded in 2000. This course considers how the “legend” of Galileo’s encounter with the Inquisition compares with the historical record, the decisions of the Inquisition, and the issues surrounding whether there is a demonstration for the motion of the earth. We also consider the main source of Galileo’s ideas on natural philosophy; why he believed that the earth goes round the sun, his work on sunspots, his explanation of comets, why he became involved in so many arguments with other scientists, the role of thought experiments in his arguments, some of the scientific instruments he made, and their importance for his discoveries, and finally assess his contribution to the development of our ideas of motion. catholicthinkers.org https://youtu.be/MV7TVGZ9IRM
Recorded in 2000. This course considers how the “legend” of Galileo’s encounter with the Inquisition compares with the historical record, the decisions of the Inquisition, and the issues surrounding whether there is a demonstration for the motion of the earth. We also consider the main source of Galileo’s ideas on natural philosophy; why he believed that the earth goes round the sun, his work on sunspots, his explanation of comets, why he became involved in so many arguments with other scientists, the role of thought experiments in his arguments, some of the scientific instruments he made, and their importance for his discoveries, and finally assess his contribution to the development of our ideas of motion.
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https://youtu.be/uYQJQ-Coitw
Recorded in 2000. This course considers how the “legend” of Galileo’s encounter with the Inquisition compares with the historical record, the decisions of the Inquisition, and the issues surrounding whether there is a demonstration for the motion of the earth. We also consider the main source of Galileo’s ideas on natural philosophy; why he believed that the earth goes round the sun, his work on sunspots, his explanation of comets, why he became involved in so many arguments with other scientists, the role of thought experiments in his arguments, some of the scientific instruments he made, and their importance for his discoveries, and finally assess his contribution to the development of our ideas of motion.
catholicthinkers.org https://youtu.be/IjD4WR7wXGY
Recorded in 2000. This course considers how the “legend” of Galileo’s encounter with the Inquisition compares with the historical record, the decisions of the Inquisition, and the issues surrounding whether there is a demonstration for the motion of the earth. We also consider the main source of Galileo’s ideas on natural philosophy; why he believed that the earth goes round the sun, his work on sunspots, his explanation of comets, why he became involved in so many arguments with other scientists, the role of thought experiments in his arguments, some of the scientific instruments he made, and their importance for his discoveries, and finally assess his contribution to the development of our ideas of motion.
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https://youtu.be/SpppcyBihMw
In Catechism of the Catholic Church, Ellen Rice walks the student through the basic structure of the Catechism. She summarizes its history, explains its significance, and gives students the tools necessary to use this invaluable resource in their study of the Faith. Recorded in 2007.
Recorded in 2000. Science and Belief, originally delivered by the distinguished Dr. Peter Hodgson in Oxford, explains that the Catholic mindset is the cause of the advancement of science throughout history. The theology of the Catholic Church encourages the ideas that that the world is good, that it could have been other than it is, and that it is apprehensible by the human mind—ideas which are necessary for the health of the sciences.
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https://youtu.be/anACyHcTWHs
Recorded in 2000. Science and Belief, originally delivered by the distinguished Dr. Peter Hodgson in Oxford, explains that the Catholic mindset is the cause of the advancement of science throughout history. The theology of the Catholic Church encourages the ideas that that the world is good, that it could have been other than it is, and that it is apprehensible by the human mind—ideas which are necessary for the health of the sciences. catholicthinkers.org https://youtu.be/f3CiD2idvpc
Recorded in 2000. Science and Belief, originally delivered by the distinguished Dr. Peter Hodgson in Oxford, explains that the Catholic mindset is the cause of the advancement of science throughout history. The theology of the Catholic Church encourages the ideas that that the world is good, that it could have been other than it is, and that it is apprehensible by the human mind—ideas which are necessary for the health of the sciences. catholicthinkers.org https://youtu.be/w5Fvs3_zZ1o
Recorded in 2000. Science and Belief, originally delivered by the distinguished Dr. Peter Hodgson in Oxford, explains that the Catholic mindset is the cause of the advancement of science throughout history. The theology of the Catholic Church encourages the ideas that that the world is good, that it could have been other than it is, and that it is apprehensible by the human mind—ideas which are necessary for the health of the sciences.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/C0x1tqAGpZ8
Recorded in 2000. Science and Belief, originally delivered by the distinguished Dr. Peter Hodgson in Oxford, explains that the Catholic mindset is the cause of the advancement of science throughout history. The theology of the Catholic Church encourages the ideas that that the world is good, that it could have been other than it is, and that it is apprehensible by the human mind—ideas which are necessary for the health of the sciences.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/1PQlxeExOvE
Recorded in 2000. Science and Belief, originally delivered by the distinguished Dr. Peter Hodgson in Oxford, explains that the Catholic mindset is the cause of the advancement of science throughout history. The theology of the Catholic Church encourages the ideas that that the world is good, that it could have been other than it is, and that it is apprehensible by the human mind—ideas which are necessary for the health of the sciences.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/PmwtLx-R7LQ
Recorded in 2000. Science and Belief, originally delivered by the distinguished Dr. Peter Hodgson in Oxford, explains that the Catholic mindset is the cause of the advancement of science throughout history. The theology of the Catholic Church encourages the ideas that that the world is good, that it could have been other than it is, and that it is apprehensible by the human mind—ideas which are necessary for the health of the sciences.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/qIz99f8btKI
Science and Belief, originally delivered by the distinguished Dr. Peter Hodgson in Oxford, explains that the Catholic mindset is the cause of the advancement of science throughout history. The theology of the Catholic Church encourages the ideas that that the world is good, that it could have been other than it is, and that it is apprehensible by the human mind—ideas which are necessary for the health of the sciences.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/8q2Dj7otoDk
Recorded in 1999. This course introduces the student to the major philosophers that have shaped the ideas of Western civilization, comparing and contrasting their thoughts, leaving the student with a map of the beginnings of philosophy up to the age of Descartes, a heritage that remains vital down to our own day.
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https://youtu.be/gCBHQ6RkiAU
Recorded in 199. This course introduces the student to the major philosophers that have shaped the ideas of Western civilization, comparing and contrasting their thoughts, leaving the student with a map of the beginnings of philosophy up to the age of Descartes, a heritage that remains vital down to study today.
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https://youtu.be/ULWAIdps36w
Recorded in 1999. This course introduces the student to the major philosophers that have shaped the ideas of Western civilization, comparing and contrasting their thoughts, leaving the student with a map of the beginnings of philosophy up to the age of Descartes, a heritage that remains vital study today.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/mkATUtAVsgE
This course introduces the student to the major philosophers that have shaped the ideas of Western civilization, comparing and contrasting their thoughts, leaving the student with a map of the beginnings of philosophy up to the age of Descartes, a heritage that remains vital to study today.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/_zZGEyJnl0I
Recorded in 1999. This course introduces the student to the major philosophers that have shaped the ideas of Western civilization, comparing and contrasting their thoughts, leaving the student with a map of the beginnings of philosophy up to the age of Descartes, a heritage that remains vital study today.
catholicthinkers.org
https://youtu.be/E2oNf4E8hec
Recorded in 1999.
From the course lessons found at catholicthinkers.org:
"The world around us is a world of change, of things coming into being, changing while they are, and ultimately ceasing to be. Thus the Ionian philosophers are seen as providing accounts of nature, physis, the coming into being of things. Thales is understood as having said that water is at the source of the things around us. Puzzling over this, it is noted that moisture seems to be a feature of the germination of seeds and that drying up is a sign of decay and ceasing to be. This is, of course, a construction of the meaning of those enigmatic claims attributed to Thales. Anaximenes saw air as basic, and rarefaction and condensation were the processes whereby air took on different forms which in turn it lost. Heraclitus, in this taxonomy, is thought to have cited fire as the nature or source of the things we experience."
Recorded in 1997. In Religious Liberty in the United States, Mr. Ball walks the student through the evolving relationship between church and state in the U.S. The Founders clearly envisioned a role for the Christian religion in the founding of the country: to provide the moral code to which all Americans would be expected to adhere. However, with concern that the assumption of Christianity by government institutions was a violation of the First Amendment ("Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion…"), courts began to rule that there could be no traces of religion in government institutions, especially public schools.
Though recorded before the current political debates, Religious Liberty in the United States provides a solid foundation in the history and issues that have formed today's crisis. He predicts religious persecution, and urges a return to the correct understanding of the role of religion in society. The extreme decisions that have purged public life of religion have trespassed upon the religious liberty of all. If no one is allowed to express his religious views for fear of causing offense, secularism has become the enforced national religion. Cleansing the state of religious principles has effectively erased its moral code -- any moral principles that do remain in the state are subjective, and severely threatened. Utility is now the measuring stick by which actions are judged, and our basic rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness will always be arbitrary unless their source, the Creator, can once again be acknowledged by government.
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Recorded in 1997. In Religious Liberty in the United States, Mr. Ball walks the student through the evolving relationship between church and state in the U.S. The Founders clearly envisioned a role for the Christian religion in the founding of the country: to provide the moral code to which all Americans would be expected to adhere. However, with concern that the assumption of Christianity by government institutions was a violation of the First Amendment ("Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion…"), courts began to rule that there could be no traces of religion in government institutions, especially public schools.
Though recorded before the current political debates, Religious Liberty in the United States provides a solid foundation in the history and issues that have formed today's crisis. He predicts religious persecution, and urges a return to the correct understanding of the role of religion in society. The extreme decisions that have purged public life of religion have trespassed upon the religious liberty of all. If no one is allowed to express his religious views for fear of causing offense, secularism has become the enforced national religion. Cleansing the state of religious principles has effectively erased its moral code -- any moral principles that do remain in the state are subjective, and severely threatened. Utility is now the measuring stick by which actions are judged, and our basic rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness will always be arbitrary unless their source, the Creator, can once again be acknowledged by government.
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Recorded in 1997. In Religious Liberty in the United States, Mr. Ball walks the student through the evolving relationship between church and state in the U.S. The Founders clearly envisioned a role for the Christian religion in the founding of the country: to provide the moral code to which all Americans would be expected to adhere. However, with concern that the assumption of Christianity by government institutions was a violation of the First Amendment ("Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion…"), courts began to rule that there could be no traces of religion in government institutions, especially public schools.
Though recorded before the current political debates, Religious Liberty in the United States provides a solid foundation in the history and issues that have formed today's crisis. He predicts religious persecution, and urges a return to the correct understanding of the role of religion in society. The extreme decisions that have purged public life of religion have trespassed upon the religious liberty of all. If no one is allowed to express his religious views for fear of causing offense, secularism has become the enforced national religion. Cleansing the state of religious principles has effectively erased its moral code -- any moral principles that do remain in the state are subjective, and severely threatened. Utility is now the measuring stick by which actions are judged, and our basic rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness will always be arbitrary unless their source, the Creator, can once again be acknowledged by government.
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1997. In Religious Liberty in the United States, Mr. Ball walks the student through the evolving relationship between church and state in the U.S. The Founders clearly envisioned a role for the Christian religion in the founding of the country: to provide the moral code to which all Americans would be expected to adhere. However, with concern that the assumption of Christianity by government institutions was a violation of the First Amendment ("Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion…"), courts began to rule that there could be no traces of religion in government institutions, especially public schools.
Though recorded before the current political debates, Religious Liberty in the United States provides a solid foundation in the history and issues that have formed today's crisis. He predicts religious persecution, and urges a return to the correct understanding of the role of religion in society. The extreme decisions that have purged public life of religion have trespassed upon the religious liberty of all. If no one is allowed to express his religious views for fear of causing offense, secularism has become the enforced national religion. Cleansing the state of religious principles has effectively erased its moral code -- any moral principles that do remain in the state are subjective, and severely threatened. Utility is now the measuring stick by which actions are judged, and our basic rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness will always be arbitrary unless their source, the Creator, can once again be acknowledged by government.
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1997. In Religious Liberty in the United States, Mr. Ball walks the student through the evolving relationship between church and state in the U.S. The Founders clearly envisioned a role for the Christian religion in the founding of the country: to provide the moral code to which all Americans would be expected to adhere. However, with concern that the assumption of Christianity by government institutions was a violation of the First Amendment ("Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion…"), courts began to rule that there could be no traces of religion in government institutions, especially public schools.
Though recorded before the current political debates, Religious Liberty in the United States provides a solid foundation in the history and issues that have formed today's crisis. He predicts religious persecution, and urges a return to the correct understanding of the role of religion in society. The extreme decisions that have purged public life of religion have trespassed upon the religious liberty of all. If no one is allowed to express his religious views for fear of causing offense, secularism has become the enforced national religion. Cleansing the state of religious principles has effectively erased its moral code -- any moral principles that do remain in the state are subjective, and severely threatened. Utility is now the measuring stick by which actions are judged, and our basic rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness will always be arbitrary unless their source, the Creator, can once again be acknowledged by government.
catholicthinkers.org
Recorded in 1997. In Religious Liberty in the United States, Mr. Ball walks the student through the evolving relationship between church and state in the U.S. The Founders clearly envisioned a role for the Christian religion in the founding of the country: to provide the moral code to which all Americans would be expected to adhere. However, with concern that the assumption of Christianity by government institutions was a violation of the First Amendment ("Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion…"), courts began to rule that there could be no traces of religion in government institutions, especially public schools.
Though recorded before the current political debates, Religious Liberty in the United States provides a solid foundation in the history and issues that have formed today's crisis. He predicts religious persecution, and urges a return to the correct understanding of the role of religion in society. The extreme decisions that have purged public life of religion have trespassed upon the religious liberty of all. If no one is allowed to express his religious views for fear of causing offense, secularism has become the enforced national religion. Cleansing the state of religious principles has effectively erased its moral code -- any moral principles that do remain in the state are subjective, and severely threatened. Utility is now the measuring stick by which actions are judged, and our basic rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness will always be arbitrary unless their source, the Creator, can once again be acknowledged by government.
In The Documents of Vatican II, Mr. Whitehead gives a thorough introduction to that ecumenical council. He mentions each article in order, and highlights important theological and historical points, addressing common questions and criticisms of the council as he goes. His emphasis on the continuing relevance of Vatican II encourages a more wide-spread study of its rich documents.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ1FiPu7OeY
How can we judge if an action is "good"? In Christian and Moral Action, Fr. Flannery teaches us the principles by which we judge an act. He explains that the morality of an action lies in its intelligibility and rationality–whether it is ordered to a good end. We are given the tools to determine whether any action is intelligible and rational by learning to consider its intention, circumstances, and object. Recorded in 2007.
In this short course Dr. Hittinger examines the underlying nature and purpose of just societies. He sets out the three main societies of marriage, polity, and church to explain that through their unity of order humans can become truly good. Recorded in 2007.
In Introduction to Sacred Liturgy, Fr. Roy acquaints the student with the public and official prayer of the Church in all its forms: the Eucharist, the Sacraments, and the Liturgy of the Hours. He leads us to a better understanding of the liturgy as the re-living of the passion, death, and resurrection of Christ. Recorded in 2007.
Edith Stein: The Convert in Search of Illumination Assessing the Value of Religion
What is religion? How have views of religion changed over the centuries? How can we understand religion in the modern, secular, oftentimes anti-Catholic world? These are some of the fundamental questions we will be considering in this course. Recorded in 1995.
What is religion? How have views of religion changed over the centuries? How can we understand religion in the modern, secular, oftentimes anti-Catholic world? These are some of the fundamental questions we will be considering in this course. Recorded in 1995.
What is religion? How have views of religion changed over the centuries? How can we understand religion in the modern, secular, oftentimes anti-Catholic world? These are some of the fundamental questions we will be considering in this course. Recorded in 1995.
What is religion? How have views of religion changed over the centuries? How can we understand religion in the modern, secular, oftentimes anti-Catholic world? These are some of the fundamental questions we will be considering in this course. Filmed in 1995.
What is religion? How have views of religion changed over the centuries? How can we understand religion in the modern, secular, oftentimes anti-Catholic world? These are some of the fundamental questions we will be considering in this course. Filmed in 1995.
What is religion? How have views of religion changed over the centuries? How can we understand religion in the modern, secular, oftentimes anti-Catholic world? These are some of the fundamental questions we will be considering in this course. Filmed in 1995.
What is religion? How have views of religion changed over the centuries? How can we understand religion in the modern, secular, oftentimes anti-Catholic world? These are some of the fundamental questions we will be considering in this course. Recorded in 1995.
What is religion? How have views of religion changed over the centuries? How can we understand religion in the modern, secular, oftentimes anti-Catholic world? These are some of the fundamental questions we will be considering in this course. Recorded in 1995.
What is the role of the Catholic believer in society? How should our laws reflect the dignity of the human person? In this course Dr. Benestad addresses such topics as just war, natural law, life questions, and the common good.
What is the role of the Catholic believer in society? How should our laws reflect the dignity of the human person? In this course Dr. Benestad addresses such topics as just war, natural law, life questions, and the common good.
What is the role of the Catholic believer in society? How should our laws reflect the dignity of the human person? In this course Dr. Benestad addresses such topics as just war, natural law, life questions, and the common good.
What is the role of the Catholic believer in society? How should our laws reflect the dignity of the human person? In this course Dr. Benestad addresses such topics as just war, natural law, life questions, and the common good.
What is the role of the Catholic believer in society? How should our laws reflect the dignity of the human person? In this course Dr. Benestad addresses such topics as just war, natural law, life questions, and the common good.
What is the role of the Catholic believer in society? How should our laws reflect the dignity of the human person? In this course Dr. Benestad addresses such topics as just war, natural law, life questions, and the common good.
What is the role of the Catholic believer in society? How should our laws reflect the dignity of the human person? In this course Dr. Benestad addresses such topics as just war, natural law, life questions, and the common good.
What is the role of the Catholic believer in society? How should our laws reflect the dignity of the human person? In this course Dr. Benestad addresses such topics as just war, natural law, life questions, and the common good.
What is the role of the Catholic believer in society? How should our laws reflect the dignity of the human person? In this course Dr. Benestad addresses such topics as just war, natural law, life questions, and the common good.
What is the role of the Catholic believer in society? How should our laws reflect the dignity of the human person? In this course Dr. Benestad addresses such topics as just war, natural law, life questions, and the common good.
What is the role of the Catholic believer in society? How should our laws reflect the dignity of the human person? In this course Dr. Benestad addresses such topics as just war, natural law, life questions, and the common good.
What is the role of the Catholic believer in society? How should our laws reflect the dignity of the human person? In this course, this week's Catholic Thinkers release, Dr. Benestad addresses such topics as just war, natural law, life questions, and the common good.
In this course, recorded in 1998, Dr. Hewlett argues that there is a need for the consideration of purpose and intelligence in Biology. Through a brief history of the sciences, a summary of the basic concepts of Biology, and a concentration on Genetics and the Human Genome Project, he illustrates for the student the wonderful advances of modern science. But while doing so, he emphasizes that however advanced it becomes, Biology will never be able to answer all questions about life and should always be subjected to an overarching philosophy.
In this course, recorded in 1998, Dr. Hewlett argues that there is a need for the consideration of purpose and intelligence in Biology. Through a brief history of the sciences, a summary of the basic concepts of Biology, and a concentration on Genetics and the Human Genome Project, he illustrates for the student the wonderful advances of modern science. But while doing so, he emphasizes that however advanced it becomes, Biology will never be able to answer all questions about life and should always be subjected to an overarching philosophy.
In this course, recorded in 1998, Dr. Hewlett argues that there is a need for the consideration of purpose and intelligence in Biology. Through a brief history of the sciences, a summary of the basic concepts of Biology, and a concentration on Genetics and the Human Genome Project, he illustrates for the student the wonderful advances of modern science. But while doing so, he emphasizes that however advanced it becomes, Biology will never be able to answer all questions about life and should always be subjected to an overarching philosophy.
In this course, filmed in 1998, Dr. Hewlett argues that there is a need for the consideration of purpose and intelligence in Biology. Through a brief history of the sciences, a summary of the basic concepts of Biology, and a concentration on Genetics and the Human Genome Project, he illustrates for the student the wonderful advances of modern science. But while doing so, he emphasizes that however advanced it becomes, Biology will never be able to answer all questions about life and should always be subjected to an overarching philosophy.
In this course, filmed in 1998, Dr. Hewlett argues that there is a need for the consideration of purpose and intelligence in Biology. Through a brief history of the sciences, a summary of the basic concepts of Biology, and a concentration on Genetics and the Human Genome Project, he illustrates for the student the wonderful advances of modern science. But while doing so, he emphasizes that however advanced it becomes, Biology will never be able to answer all questions about life and should always be subjected to an overarching philosophy.
In this course, filmed in 1998, Dr. Hewlett argues that there is a need for the consideration of purpose and intelligence in Biology. Through a brief history of the sciences, a summary of the basic concepts of Biology, and a concentration on Genetics and the Human Genome Project, he illustrates for the student the wonderful advances of modern science. But while doing so, he emphasizes that however advanced it becomes, Biology will never be able to answer all questions about life and should always be subjected to an overarching philosophy.
Professor Dauphinais discusses Christology in Thomas Aquinas' Summa and Summa Contra Gentiles, and addresses such topics as one divine Person with two natures, the hypostatic union and inferences from it, the prerogatives of Christ’s human nature, issues of redemption, and the three offices of Christ. Along the way he pulls in Scripture and the writings of St. John Paul II and Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Benedict XVI). He touches upon Christ in the Old Testament and in the Gospels, St. Paul's Hymns of Christ, and controversies and creeds throughout the history of the Church, including modern trends. Recorded in 2003.
Professor Dauphinais discusses Christology in Thomas Aquinas' Summa and Summa Contra Gentiles, and addresses such topics as one divine Person with two natures, the hypostatic union and inferences from it, the prerogatives of Christ’s human nature, issues of redemption, and the three offices of Christ. Along the way he pulls in Scripture and the writings of St. John Paul II and Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Benedict XVI). He touches upon Christ in the Old Testament and in the Gospels, St. Paul's Hymns of Christ, and controversies and creeds throughout the history of the Church, including modern trends. Recorded in 2003.
Professor Dauphinais discusses Christology in Thomas Aquinas' Summa and Summa Contra Gentiles, and addresses such topics as one divine Person with two natures, the hypostatic union and inferences from it, the prerogatives of Christ’s human nature, issues of redemption, and the three offices of Christ. Along the way he pulls in Scripture and the writings of St. John Paul II and Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Benedict XVI). He touches upon Christ in the Old Testament and in the Gospels, St. Paul's Hymns of Christ, and controversies and creeds throughout the history of the Church, including modern trends. Recorded in 2003.
Professor Dauphinais discusses Christology in Thomas Aquinas' Summa and Summa Contra Gentiles, and addresses such topics as one divine Person with two natures, the hypostatic union and inferences from it, the prerogatives of Christ’s human nature, issues of redemption, and the three offices of Christ. Along the way he pulls in Scripture and the writings of St. John Paul II and Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Benedict XVI). He touches upon Christ in the Old Testament and in the Gospels, St. Paul's Hymns of Christ, and controversies and creeds throughout the history of the Church, including modern trends. Recorded in 2003.
Professor Dauphinais discusses Christology in Thomas Aquinas' Summa and Summa Contra Gentiles, and addresses such topics as one divine Person with two natures, the hypostatic union and inferences from it, the prerogatives of Christ’s human nature, issues of redemption, and the three offices of Christ. Along the way he pulls in Scripture and the writings of St. John Paul II and Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Benedict XVI). He touches upon Christ in the Old Testament and in the Gospels, St. Paul's Hymns of Christ, and controversies and creeds throughout the history of the Church, including modern trends. Recorded in 2003.
Professor Dauphinais discusses Christology in Thomas Aquinas' Summa and Summa Contra Gentiles, and addresses such topics as one divine Person with two natures, the hypostatic union and inferences from it, the prerogatives of Christ’s human nature, issues of redemption, and the three offices of Christ. Along the way he pulls in Scripture and the writings of St. John Paul II and Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Benedict XVI). He touches upon Christ in the Old Testament and in the Gospels, St. Paul's Hymns of Christ, and controversies and creeds throughout the history of the Church, including modern trends. Recorded in 2003.
Professor Dauphinais discusses Christology in Thomas Aquinas' Summa and Summa Contra Gentiles, and addresses such topics as one divine Person with two natures, the hypostatic union and inferences from it, the prerogatives of Christ’s human nature, issues of redemption, and the three offices of Christ. Along the way he pulls in Scripture and the writings of St. John Paul II and Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Benedict XVI). He touches upon Christ in the Old Testament and in the Gospels, St. Paul's Hymns of Christ, and controversies and creeds throughout the history of the Church, including modern trends. Recorded in 2003.
Professor Dauphinais discusses Thomas Aquinas' Summa and Summa Contra Gentiles, and addresses such topics as one divine Person with two natures, the hypostatic union and inferences from it, the prerogatives of Christ’s human nature, issues of redemption, and the three offices of Christ. Along the way he pulls in Scripture and the writings of St. John Paul II and Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (Benedict XVI). He touches upon Christ in the Old Testament and in the Gospels, St. Paul's Hymns of Christ, and controversies and creeds throughout the history of the Church, including modern trends. Recorded in 2003.
Recorded in 2003, this course addresses basic Christological issues as articulated by Aquinas in the Summa and Summa Contra Gentiles. These include, but are not limited to: one divine Person with two natures, the hypostatic union and inferences from it, the prerogatives of Christ’s human nature, issues of redemption, and the three offices of Christ. Scripture and the writings of John Paul II and Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger are used.
Recorded in 2003, This course addresses basic Christological issues as articulated by Aquinas in the Summa and Summa Contra Gentiles. These include, but are not limited to: one divine Person with two natures, the hypostatic union and inferences from it, the prerogatives of Christ’s human nature, issues of redemption, and the three offices of Christ. Scripture and the writings of John Paul II and Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger are used.
Recorded in 2003, This course addresses basic Christological issues as articulated by Aquinas in the Summa and Summa Contra Gentiles. These include, but are not limited to: one divine Person with two natures, the hypostatic union and inferences from it, the prerogatives of Christ’s human nature, issues of redemption, and the three offices of Christ. Scripture and the writings of John Paul II and Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger are used.
Recorded in 2003, this course addresses basic Christological issues as articulated by Aquinas in the Summa and Summa Contra Gentiles. These include, but are not limited to: one divine Person with two natures, the hypostatic union and inferences from it, the prerogatives of Christ’s human nature, issues of redemption, and the three offices of Christ. Scripture and the writings of John Paul II and Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger are used.
Charles E. Rice concludes this course by showing the connections between natural law and the teachings of the Catholic Church.
A natural law system is one that recognizes that we can know right from wrong, and judge the justness of a human law according to its adherence to natural law.
In this lecture, Charles E. Rice concludes his discussion of the foundations of natural law by describing the role of faith and divine revelation in our understanding.
In his second lecture, Charles E. Rice begins a short sequence on the foundations of the natural law, focusing on what can be known through philosophy and by man's natural reason.
Charles E. Rice, a legendary professor at the Notre Dame school of law, begins his course on the natural law by asking the question: Is there any law more fundamental than the laws of a nation?
"The question implicit in any discussion of the names of God is this: how can words or names be common to creature and God? God is wise, but 'wise' is a word that is applied to such men as Socrates. God is good, but 'good' is applied to many other things. God is just, but so is St. Joseph . . . And so on. The names of God are shared with creatures, and it is the meaning the terms have as said of creatures that provides the springboard for understanding their application to God. Names are not common to God and creature univocally or equivocally but analogically.
A univocally common name receives the very same account as said of many things. E.g 'man' said of this person and that and the other and so on. An equivocally common name is one which receives quite different and unrelated accounts as said of many things. 'Slip' as said of a place for a boat and of an item of lingerie is the same word, but there would seem to be no connection at all between these two meanings of it. An analogous name, Thomas says, is midway between these two.
Socrates is wise.
God is wise.
The implicit question, again, is how is the same word said of God and creature? 'Wise' doesn't get exactly the same account in these two instances. For one thing, the wisdom of Socrates is a hard-earned characteristic, There was a time when he was not wise, he has lapses even in his prime, and eventually he may end up drooling out of both corners of his mouth and uttering nonsense. None of that is true of God. Why not? The basic rule is to deny of God anything that is imperfect. But of 'wise' said of Socrates entails all these imperfections, how can it be predicated of God?
By purifying it of those imperfections. By eliminating the creaturely mode of wisdom. And what is left? Wisdom. But wouldn't this be like the onion once it is completely unpeeled. What could possibly be left after we peel away the features of Socrates' wisdom? Thomas says we can indeed retain these perfections without their accompanying imperfections; indeed, we must if the word is to be applied to God. And of course God has applied the word to himself, so this is a spur to the theologian to go on. The perfection is found in God in a manner quite different from the manner it is found in creatures."
-Taken from the Introduction to Thomas Aquinas study materials found on catholicthinkers.org
"In the panoramic description of philosophy that Aristotle gives at the outset of his Metaphysics he makes us aware of the fact that 'philosophy' is an umbrella term that covers a number of different disciplines or sciences -- logic, mathematics, natural science, ethics, etc. -- yet having an overall telos as well. That is, it is not just a jumble of different inquiries, unrelated to one another, but rather an ordered set of disciplines which aim at a culminating inquiry -- in the divine.
On this basis, we can say that the goal of philosophy is theology. This is an internal goal. The theology based on Sacred Scripture may be thought of as the external goal of philosophy, the mistress to whom philosophy is handmaiden, but there is an intrinsic theology to philosophy and it is the point of the whole enterprise.
Does this mean that we will find among Aristotle's works one devoted exclusively to the divine? Does this mean that theology is a separate discipline like geometry or arithmetic or natural science? Well, why not? Geometry has its subject matter, so does arithmetic, and so does natural philosophy. What is to prevent there being a science whose subject matter is the divine?
What prevents it is the fact that we have no access to the divine of the kind that would be required for it to be the subject of a science. We would have to have a definition of God, for one thing. But all our talk about God is oblique and indirect, dependent on our knowledge and talk of other things, which are more easily accessible by us.
What we find as the wisdom toward which philosophy tends is the unwieldly treatise that later editors dubbed the Metaphysics, fourteen books which have given scholars trouble for two millennia."
-Excerpt from Introduction to Thomas Aquinas study materials, found at catholicthinkers.org
In his prologue to the moral part of the Summa theologiae, Thomas reflects on the meaning of the truth that man is made in the image and likeness of God. In this man is unique among creatures of the sublunary world. All creatures are like their creator to some degree -- as vestiges and shadows, as Bonaventure will say -- but man shares in capacities that give him dominion over his own life. He has an intellect and free will and thus can both know that which is fulfilling of him and responsibly pursue it.
"What would you select as an example that could stand for any changeable thing such that your analysis of it would be applicable to any of them?
Just as the child's confused knowledge of adults employs 'father' and 'mother', so the analysis of things that come to be as the result of a change, physical objects, we proceed in terms of particular examples. But it is not what is particular or peculiar to them that is at issue, but what they convey that would be true of any other physical object."
Aristotle uses this: Man becomes musical.
"Any change involves a subject."
"In any change, the subject comes to acquire a characteristic it did not previously have, indeed lacked. But being deprived of a characteristic and having that characteristic are contraries.
Thus, on the basis of his own analysis Aristotle concludes that, at a minimum, any change involves a subject and contraries. This coincides with what he took to be the implication of the various views of his predecessors. It is what they and he are talking about that explains this."
-Excerpt from Introduction to Thomas Aquinas study materials, found at catholicthinkers.org
"The most general way of contrasting philosophy -- and the theology in which it terminates -- with supernatural theology is as follows. The starting points or principles of philosophy are unarguable truths that everyone naturally knows. Philosophy presupposes the naturally and commonly known truths and its arguments will be persuasive to the degree that they build upon such truths."
"Supernatural theology differs from theology in this: that its starting points or principles are not what everybody naturally knows. Rather, its starting points are the mysteries of the faith, what is taken to be true not because it is understood but because God has told us it is true. The theology based on faith is a science which seeks to understand, or approximate understanding, of what has been revealed. But is it reasonable to believe to be true what we cannot in this life understand, truths such as the trinity of persons in God, the union of human and divine nature in Christ, the real presence of Christ in the Eucharists, etc.?"
"Something Thomas draws attention to again and again is that not everything God has revealed is beyond our ken. That revelation in the broad sense includes those truths about God that philosophers can know to be true -- that God is one, that there cannot be more than one God, that God is the cause of all else. Thomas calls this the Preambles of Faith. These make up a small, largely implicit subset of what has been revealed. And they are important because they provide the basis for an argument that it is reasonable to accept the mysteries of the faith, those truths we cannot understand."
"If some of the things that have been revealed are knowable -- the preambles of faith -- then it is reasonable to accept the mysteries of faith as true. This is an argument for the reasonableness of belief, not of the truth of the mysteries.
This makes it clear that the goal of philosophy is to know those truths which the theologian calls preambles of faith."
The full study materials for this lecture can be found at catholicthinkers.org
"This course is a brief effort to introduce a major thinker, always a risky enterprise. The task is compounded in the case of St. Thomas Aquinas since he was not only a theologian, but also a philosopher and a sacred poet. Chiefly, however, he was a member of the order founded by St. Dominic, the Order of Preachers, usually known as the Dominicans who sought his salvation as a priest under the three vows of chastity, poverty and obedience. That his life was a short one, 1225-1274, less than half a century, in no way decreases the difficulty of giving a brief introduction to his thought. An enormous number of writings by Thomas have come down to us, some of them planned, some of them products of his task as a teacher, many occasional, responses to specific requests he felt obliged to honor.
The first lecture gives an idea of the task before us."
This is an excerpt taken from Ralph McInerny's study materials. See full study materials at catholicthinkers.org.
“Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth; and God has placed in the human heart a desire to know the truth—in a word, to know himself—so that, by knowing and loving God, men and women may also come to the fullness of truth about themselves.” Thus began John Paul II’s great encyclical on faith and reason, Fides et Ratio.
Sadly, what John Paul II joined together in marriage, too many in the modern world have attempted to put asunder, seeing faith and reason as not only incompatible, but in opposition to one another. The Catholic Church, by contrast, has always taught that the truths of faith and the truths of reason will ultimately not contradict one another because both have God as their Author.
In these two thirty-minute lectures, Ralph McInerny introduces listeners to that great encyclical and to the Church’s perennial teaching on the relationship between faith and reason.”