The roots of “the indignant self-righteousness of protest” in modern politics
Alasdair MacIntyre on why unmasking nefarious motives became “one of the most characteristically modern of activities”
The sovereignty of love
In this 2022 lecture, Oliver O’Donovan explains the historical background — and present consequences — of the assertion by Jesus of two great commands. (67 minutes)
Human dignity, cosmic hierarchies
Political scientist Robert Kraynak on how Christianity opposes worldly hierarchies with hierarchies of its own
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 155
FEATURED GUESTS:
Donald Kraybill, Thaddeus Kozinski, David Bentley Hart, Nigel Biggar, Ravi Scott Jain, and Jason Baxter
Leaders with management skills (but no virtues)
Philip Turner on viewing authority as mere conflict management
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 97
FEATURED GUESTS: Mark Noll, Stanley Fish, James Peters, Scott Moore, and Makoto Fujimura
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 64
FEATURED GUESTS: Paul Berman, Jean Bethke Elshtain, Hadley Arkes, Ralph C. Wood, and Jeremy Begbie
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 61
FEATURED GUESTS: Ian Dowbiggin, Arthur J. Dyck, Daniel Dreisbach, Michael L. Peterson, Stephen Schwartz, Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, and John Timmerman
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 60
FEATURED GUESTS: David Naugle, D. G. Hart, Dermot Quinn, Russell Hittinger, Leon Kass, and James Howard Kunstler