In praise of a hierarchy of taste

In praise of a hierarchy of taste

In a lecture at a CiRCE Institute conference, Ken Myers presented a rebuttal to the notion that encouraging the aesthetic appreciation of “higher things” is elitist and undemocratic. (58 minutes)
Conventional “charismatic” speech, in service of the Zeitgeist

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

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

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 “hillbilly Thomist”; and Susan Srigley, on O’Connor’s sacramental and incarnational fiction. (18 minutes)
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 96

Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 96

FEATURED GUESTS: David A. Smith, Kiku Adatto, Elvin T. Lim, David Naugle, Richard Stivers, and John Betz