Worldliness vs. otherworldliness
Christopher Hitchens vs. G. K. Chesterton
Ralph Wood compares Christopher Hitchens's view of the cosmos with that of G. K. Chesterton, arguing that Chesterton succeeded where Hitchens failed. (44 minutes)
Faith and unbelief
Dreary atheist fundamentalism
David Bentley Hart defends the naturalness of religious belief against the assertions of the Naturalists
Aspects of our un-Christening
In this Friday Feature — presented courtesy of Biola University — Carlo Lancellotti talks with Aaron Kheriaty about the central ideas in Augusto Del Noce’s writings. (43 minutes)
Fischer, Hart, and Highfield on freedom
Three past guests on the Journal explore the meaning of freedom and some common modern misunderstandings of the concept — errors with real consequences. (22 minutes)
Six recent books worthy of note
Ken Myers shares a summary of six recent books that we want our listeners to know about but whose authors we won’t be interviewing. (15 minutes)
The idiocy of a-theistic society
Luigi Giussani on the irresistible question of God for human flourishing
From darkness [sic] into light [sic]
David Bentley Hart on the ignorant myth that banishes the transcendent from modern public spaces
Who strangled God?
James Turner examines the ways in which the pursuit of “relevant” theology helped to make atheism plausible in Western culture
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 98
FEATURED GUESTS: Stanley Hauerwas, Clarke Forsythe, Gilbert Meilaender, Jeanne Murray Walker, Roger Lundin, and David Bentley Hart
With enemies like this . . .
Terry Eagleton presents a blistering dismissal of arguments made by celebrity atheists