Wisdom on education, virtue, and membership
This Feature honors the life and legacy of Wendell Berry (1934–2026) with excerpts from interviews with Jeffrey Bilbro, Jack Baker, Michael Stevens, and J. Matthew Bonzo. (20 minutes)
Wendell Berry’s legacy enduring wisdom
Jeff Bilbro discusses the 50th anniversary edition of Wendell Berry’s (1934–2026) The Unsettling of America (56 minutes)
The just war tradition and whole-life discipleship
Daniel M. Bell, Jr. discusses the just war tradition, a tradition which is often invoked by figures who, upon closer inspection, tend to lack a robust understanding of its history and criteria. (57 minutes)
Passing on the virtues to the next generation
Theologian and ethicist Stanley Hauerwas reflects on being a godparent and the responsibility to cultivate and talk about Christian virtue. (21 minutes)
“Only a real world can save us”
Oliver O’Donovan explores how the “religion” of modernity lacks a coherent world in which one may participate with full human agency and moral purpose. (Lecture 3 of 3; 61 minutes)
The demoralizing effect of pagan Roman religion
Oliver O’Donovan examines St. Augustine’s critique of pagan Roman religion in Book II of his treatise City of God and asks his audience to consider what insights Augustine’s critique has for us today. (Lecture 1 of 3; 51 minutes)
Cultivating the Virtue of Reverence
Paul Woodruff (1943–2023) discusses the importance of reverence as a virtue that enriches relationships, elevates civic life, and helps leaders to wield power wisely. (53 minutes)