About this episode

John Vervaeke engages in a live dialogue with James Matthew Wilson and D.C. Schindler on various philosophical and theological themes.

Thank you for joining us for this Silk Road Seminar from The Lectern. In this second conversation, John Vervaeke is joined by poet, critic, and philosopher James Matthew Wilson and philosopher-theologian D.C. Schindler for a live, unscripted dialogue exploring philosophy, theology, poetry, metaphysics, beauty, freedom, and the recovery of wisdom in contemporary life. James Matthew Wilson is a poet, literary critic, and philosopher whose work explores the intersections of classical philosophy, theology, and aesthetics. He is the Cullen Foundation Chair in English Literature and the founding director of the MFA in Creative Writing at the University of St. Thomas. His writing engages questions of form, beauty, and the recovery of classical realism in contemporary thought. D.C. Schindler is a philosopher and theologian known for his work on metaphysics, freedom, and the nature of reality. He is a professor at the John Paul II Institute and the author of numerous works exploring the relationship between truth, being, and the good. His thought draws deeply from Plato, Aristotle, and the Christian philosophical tradition. Silk Road Seminars are live, exploratory dialogues where John…

People in this episode

Host: John Vervaeke

Guests: James Matthew Wilson, D.C. Schindler

Topics covered

• philosophy
• theology
• poetry
• metaphysics
• beauty
• freedom
• wisdom

Keywords

• Silk Road Seminar
• philosophy
• theology
• poetry
• metaphysics
• wisdom
• freedom

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of St. Thomas, John Paul II Institute

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