Rome Has Spoken: The Encyclical That Brought Aquinas Back | Aeterni Patris

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The episode discusses the impact of Pope Leo XIII's encyclical Aeterni Patris on philosophy and theology in society.

Want to reach out to us? Want to leave a comment or review? Want to give us a suggestion or berate Anthony? Send us a text by clicking this link! The modern world keeps telling you the problem is politics, policy, or personality. We argue it’s deeper: bad philosophy becomes bad theology, then bad culture, and eventually a society that can’t even explain what truth, freedom, or the human person are. That’s why we go back to 1879 and Pope Leo XIII’s Aeterni Patris, written when the Church is po...

People in this episode

Host: Avoiding Babylon Crew

Topics covered

• philosophy
• theology
• culture
• truth
• freedom
• human person

Keywords

• Aeterni Patris
• Pope Leo XIII
• philosophy
• theology
• culture
• truth
• freedom

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Organizations: Pope Leo XIII

Books & works: Aeterni Patris

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