19 episodes
Particular Good St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry
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The Particular Good podcast is focused on literature, theology, and philosophy. Our title is inspired by St. Thomas, who said humans by nature are made for particular goods. Elif Batumann, novelist and literary critic, pictures writers as bookkeepers keeping a double-ledger of life and literature, looking at people and objects in life and on pages and saying: what is it? On the Particular Good podcast, our goal is take out the ledger, pay attention, and pursue truth in its particular good.
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A Particularly Good Farewell
In their final "Particular Good" episode, Charles and Heather Hughes-Huff review most all the episodes they have done over the years - from Zena Hitz and Jordan Wood, to Jason Blakely and Matt Kuhner, among many others . A huge thanks goes out to each guest who joined them to discuss particular topics and goods therein.
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Faith and Reason through Christian History with Grant Kaplan
Charles talks with Grant Kaplan about his new book Faith and Reason through Christian History: A Theological Essay. Kaplan's book covers an extraordinary breadth with clarity and verve. Each section surfaces the complexities of several crucial thinkers in clear, generous treatments. Kaplan resists imposing any sort of overarching narrative on the scope of his project, but he also resists a bland descriptiveness: his own intellectual judgments are incisive and charitable.
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Faith and Reason through Christian History: A Theological Essay (CUA 2022)
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Divine Scripture in Human Understanding with Joseph K. Gordon
In this episode, Charles talks with Joseph K. Gordon, Ph.D. about his book Divine Scripture in Human Understanding, which is a systematic theology of Christian Scripture. Joe draws on Henri de Lubac and Bernard Lonergan to propose a theology that accounts for traditional Christian exegesis, modern historical-critical methods, and postmodern concerns.
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Divine Scripture in Human Understanding: A Systematic Theology of the Christian Bible by Joseph K. Gordon
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Beyond Measure: St. Bernard of Clairvaux with Fr. Isaac Slater, OCSO
Charles and Heather talk with Fr. Isaac Slater, a Cistercian Monk of the Strict Observance, about his book on St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Beyond Measure: The Poetics of the Image in Bernard of Clairvaux. Along the way, they also talk about the monastic life, attention, and Weil and Murdoch.
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"Beyond Measure: The Poetics of the Image in Bernard of Clairvaux" by Fr. Isaac Slater, OCSO
"The Mystical Theology of St. Bernard" by Etienne Gilson
Abbey of the Genesee
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The Stories of J.F. Powers
Danny, Heather, and Charles discuss stories "The Forks" and "Look How the Fish Live" by the 20th-century writer J.F. Powers, whose first novel, Morte d'Urban, won the 1963 National Book Award for fiction. Powers applied his gentle satire to a wide range of fictional worlds, but it best known for his stories about the domestic lives of priests. Flannery O'Connor wrote of Powers "Powers and I are, I suppose, the only two young writers in this country who are well thought of and connected with the Church. We both have the same kind of horns." (23 Dec. 1958, HB 309-310).
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The Stories of J.F. Powers
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Iris Murdoch's "The Bell"
In this episode, Charles and Heather discuss Iris Murdoch's philosophy and literature. We talk about her philosophical work The Sovereignty of Good, her novel The Bell, and the relationship between her philosophy and her art.
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"The Bell" by Iris Murdoch
"The Sovereignty of Good" by Irish Murdoch
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