Conventional “charismatic” speech, in service of the Zeitgeist
Richard Stivers on how the rhetoric of democracy invites tyranny
Equality and the (modern) dilemma of authority
Sociologist Richard Stivers explains the confused understanding in modern culture about equality, individualism, and authority. (16 minutes)
Freedom and equality according to Flannery O’Connor
Three guests discuss Flannery O’Connor’s ideas: Henry T. Edmondson, III, on O’Connor’s understanding of political life; Ralph C. Wood, on O’Connor as a “hill-billy Thomist”; and Susan Srigley, on O’Connor’s sacramental and incarnational fiction. (18 minutes)
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 96
FEATURED GUESTS: David A. Smith, Kiku Adatto, Elvin T. Lim, David Naugle, Richard Stivers, and John Betz