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Thinking Beyond Liberalism

  1. May 14

    America in the Mystery of Christ and the Church

    What does it mean to be holy in America? In this podcast, Marc Barnes and Reuben Slife discuss the newest release from New Polity Press: America in the Mystery of Christ and the Church by David L. Schindler, available now. David L. Schindler, for forty years editor of the American edition of the international theological journal Communio (founded by Joseph Ratzinger, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and Henri de Lubac), devoted much of his career to a theological analysis of American culture. In the 1980s and ’90s, he carried on a high-profile debate on the question with George Weigel, Michael Novak, and Fr. Richard John Neuhaus. Until now, however, none of his books has focused directly on the topic."America in the Mystery of Christ and the Church" brings together Schindler’s key writings on American culture, presenting his profound and multi-faceted thought in full. It contains a complete chronology-bibliography of his works on America and of the debate with Neuhaus, Novak, and Weigel. In addition, an extensive, original Critical Introduction gives a synthesis of his thought, with special attention to the theme of holiness and to the easily-overlooked positivity of his pursuit: to purify, in Christ, the uniqueness and gifts of the United States.Available for order at https://newpolity.com/books-in-inventory/america-in-mystery-of-christ-the-churchSubscribe to New Polity Magazine! Donate to help us make more.

    1h 11m

  2. Apr 30

    The Power of Female Beauty | The Book of Judith Pt. 2

    In this podcast, Marc Barnes and Star Plato continue their discussion of the book of Judith. Specifically, they discuss Judith's "strategy" of using her beauty to trick the Assyrians. What is the meaning and power of female beauty?We're running a last chance sale on our 2026 Conference "Man, Woman, Tyrant, Slave." Get your tickets now! Subscribe to New Polity Magazine! Read our essays.Check out our Catholic Social Teaching Masterclass.

    1h 19m

  3. Apr 28

    Is there Gender in the Soul? | The Metaphysics of Gender w/ D. C. Schindler

    Do men and women differ only in regards to the body? Or, can we speak of there being a "feminine" soul and a "male" soul? How do we explain the different ways that men and women relate to their bodies? In this podcast, Marc Barnes and D. C. Schindler discuss the different ways of explaining sexual difference. Specifically, they discuss Schindler's recent article in New Polity Issue 7.1/2, and a possible way to metaphysically understand the body/soul problem in relation to men and women. We're running a last chance sale on our 2026 Conference "Man, Woman, Tyrant, Slave." Get your tickets now! https://newpolity.com/2026Subscribe to New Polity Magazine! https://newpolity.com/magazineRead more: https://newpolity.com/essaysCheck out our Catholic Social Teaching Masterclass: https://newpolity.com/masterclass

    1 hr

  4. Apr 23

    Catholic Social Teaching and the New Evangelization w/ Cy Kellett

    Pope St. John Paul II claimed that "the 'new evangelization', which the modern world urgently needs must include among its essential elements a proclamation of the Church's social doctrine" (Centesimus Annus 5). In this podcast, Marc Barnes and Cy Kellett, host of Catholic Answers Live, discuss how proclaiming the social doctrine of the Church can lead people to Christ. We’re offering a Catholic Social Teaching masterclass June 22-25 in order to study and illuminate the Church's social doctrine: those grace-filled principles by which you fulfill your Christian vocation to transform the world into the kingdom of God. Come to Steubenville, Ohio for a week with leading teachers, philosophers, and theologians dedicated to sharing the Church's vision of a Christian social order and kindling our desire to be fruitful laborers in the vineyard of the Lord. Learn more and register here! Don't miss our last chance sale New Polity's 2026 conference "Man, Woman, Tyrant, Slave"! Get your ticket now. Subscribe to New Polity Magazine

    48 min

  5. Apr 17

    Slaying Holofernes: The Book of Judith and Women's Heroism

    "The Lord struck him down by the hand of a female!" Is the story of Judith a rejection of male power and patriarchy? What does Judith show about how power is used differently between men and women? How does God reveal his power in the actions of men and women? In this podcast, Marc Barnes and Star Plato discuss the Book of Judith and what it teaches regarding the sexual difference. Don't miss our last chance sale New Polity's 2026 conference "Man, Woman, Tyrant, Slave"! Get your ticket now at https://newpolity.com/2026Subscribe to New Polity Magazine! https://newpolity.com/magazineRead our essays: https://newpolity.com/essaysPlease consider donating to help us make more: https://newpolity.com/donate

    1h 47m

  6. Mar 31

    Esther and the Paradoxical Power of Sexual Difference

    Esther defeats the idolatrous god-king through the strange power of weakness. Join Marc and Maria’s discussion of monolithic and idolatrous power structures and their vulnerability to the particular vocation of women. Catch up with Episode 1: youtu.be/Glj3ojZERvw?si=G1CfeS7pD2cf9TxdYou can follow along with the Esther Rabah, a collection of rabbinic commentaries on Esther from the 6th and 11th centuries: https://www.sefaria.org/Esther_Rabbah Come meet Maria and Marc at New Polity's 2026 conference "Man, Woman, Tyrant, Slave"! Learn more and register at https://newpolity.com/2026If you’re fascinated by the topic of sexual difference, take a deep dive with New Polity Issue 7.1/2: articles from Slavoj Zizek, D.C. Schindler, Rocco Buttiglione and more: https://newpolity.com/single-issues/7-1/2 Get offline: subscribe to New Polity Magazine. https://newpolity.com/magazineRead our essays: https://newpolity.com/essaysPlease consider donating to help us make more: https://newpolity.com/donate

    1h 23m

  7. Mar 26

    The Metaphysical Problem of Sexual Difference w/ D. C. Schindler

    What is the metaphysical difference between man and woman? Philosophy has long had a problem explaining the difference between men and women, even though it is a basic and fundamental reality. Are men and women different essentially? Is there a particularly "female soul" and a "male soul?" Is the brute fact of the sexually differentiated body the basis for sexual difference, or does that presuppose the problem? In man and woman are we dealing with an opposition or a contrariety? In this new podcast series, Marc Barnes and D. C. Schindler discuss the metaphysics of sexual difference, arguing for a new approach to the question. The New Polity Conference on Man and Woman is two months away! Learn more and register at https://newpolity.com/2026Subscribe to New Polity Magazine: https://newpolity.com/magazineRead our essays: https://newpolity.com/essaysHelp us make more: visit https://www.newpolity.com/donate

    1h 25m

  8. Mar 20

    The Story of Esther and Women's Vocation

    What do the matriarchs of the Old Testament teach us regarding the roles of men and women? In this podcast, Marc Barnes and Maria Brandell discuss the biblical story of Esther and how it reveals the specific vocation of women. We are two months away from New Polity's 2026 conference "Man, Woman, Tyrant, Slave"! Learn more and register at https://newpolity.com/2026Subscribe to New Polity Magazine! https://newpolity.com/magazineRead our essays: https://newpolity.com/essaysPlease consider donating to help us make more: https://newpolity.com/donate

    1h 46m
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  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
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