About this episode
Marc Barnes and Reuben Slife discuss David L. Schindler's book on holiness and American culture.
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 at newpolity.com/books. 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…
People in this episode
Hosts: Marc Barnes, Reuben Slife
Topics covered
- holiness in America
- theological analysis
- American culture
- David L. Schindler
- debate on culture
- uniqueness of the United States
Keywords
- holiness
- American culture
- David L. Schindler
- theology
- New Polity Press
- Communio
- debate
- uniqueness
- gifts of the United States
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: New Polity Press, Communio
Books & works: America in the Mystery of Christ and the Church
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