Evangelization & Culture Podcast

In his masterful book Orthodoxy, G. K. Chesterton writes of an English yachtsman who set off to find a new island in the South Seas and, through slight miscalculation, landed confused and red-faced in merry old England. Award-winning novelist Christopher Beha can relate to that man. Drawn from his Catholic roots into the heady philosophy of Locke and Hobbes, Kant and Rousseau, Nietzsche and Heidegger, he found brilliant thought but also a glaring incompleteness. Join Christopher Beha and I as we discuss his tumultuous journey home to Catholicism in his riveting book Why I Am Not an Atheist on The Evangelization & Culture Podcast.
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Responding to an inquiry about writing the Declaration of Independence, an aging Thomas Jefferson answered, "Neither aiming at originality of principle or sentiment, nor yet copied from any particular and previous writing, it was intended to be an expression of the American mind." When the founders signed the Declaration, what were the historical, philosophical, and religious influences that brought it into being? Join Dr. Matthew Spalding and I as we discuss The Making of the American Mind, his captivating book on the origins, meaning, and writing of the Declaration of Independence on The Evangelization & Culture Podcast.
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You can get more content like this in the quarterly print journal of the Word on Fire Institute, Evangelization & Culture.

Is our system of American education forming young adults who can achieve nearly anything but discern almost nothing? Are we striving to create masters of facts and monsters of efficiency or men and women of wisdom and purpose? What happens when the "How" of education eclipses the "Why"? Join Yale professor William Deresiewicz and me as we discuss his classic book, Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life, on The Evangelization & Culture Podcast.
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You can get more content like this in the quarterly print journal of the Word on Fire Institute, Evangelization & Culture.

French Foreign Minister Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord quipped, "A diplomat who says 'yes' means 'maybe,' a diplomat who says 'maybe' means 'no,' and a diplomat who says 'no' is no diplomat." President Harry Truman observed, "Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes." And Prime Minister Winston Churchill grumbled, "Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for directions." Thanks to diplomacy, unlikely nations have grown empires, prevented wars, forged friendships, and made peace. Its successful execution is rooted in a keen understanding of human nature. Join A. Wess Mitchell and me as we discuss his book Great Power Diplomacy on The Evangelization & Culture Podcast.  
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You can get more content like this in the quarterly print journal of the Word on Fire Institute, Evangelization & Culture.

How did a young agnostic wracked with doubt and contemplating suicide become one of the greatest Catholic philosophers of the twentieth century? Join me as I talk with Therese Cory and Christopher Enabnit of the University of Notre Dame's Jacques Maritain Center about the life, impact, and continuing relevance of Jacques Maritain on The Evangelization & Culture Podcast.
Stay up-to-date with the latest episodes of The Evangelization & Culture Podcast biweekly on  WordOnFire.org, on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can get more content like this in the quarterly print journal of the Word on Fire Institute, Evangelization & Culture.