Recovering the primacy of contemplation

Recovering the primacy of contemplation

Augusto Del Noce finds in St. Augustine resources to diagnose the fatal flaw in progressivism
Confronting the supremacy of science

Confronting the supremacy of science

Augusto Del Noce on the belief that science is the only true form of knowledge
The roots of American disorder

The roots of American disorder

In this reading of an article from 2021 by Michael Hanby, the critique of Marxism in Augusto del Noce’s work is compared with texts from the American Founders. (79 minutes)
Fixed certainties, fixed mysteries

Fixed certainties, fixed mysteries

FROM VOL. 42
Science journalist John Horgan, author of The Undiscovered Mind: How the Human Brain Defies Replication, Medication, and Explanation, discusses the limits of neuroscience. (13 minutes)
Detached consumers of interesting facts

Detached consumers of interesting facts

Richard Stivers on how statistical norms replaced moral norms
Carelessly invoking “science” in the pandemic

Carelessly invoking “science” in the pandemic

Historian of science Steven Shapin talks about about how the authority of “science” has been invoked by many political authorities during the pandemic, yet how scientific pursuits are deeply human endeavors. (18 minutes)
When "follow the science" doesn't work

When “follow the science” doesn’t work

Peter Leithart reflects on the all-too-human nature of science and the effects of quarantine on the Church's embodied mission. (32 minutes)
The reality that science cannot see

The reality that science cannot see

Philosopher Paul Tyson illustrates features of daily life that science cannot “see,” such as love, friendship, justice, and hope, and argues that such things are nonetheless real. (20 minutes)
Why "Creation" is more than "origins"

Why “Creation” is more than “origins”

In this archive interview from Volume 121 of the Journal, Michael Hanby talks about why we shouldn’t assume that science can ever be philosophically and theologically neutral. (32 minutes)
From Descartes to Nietzsche

From Descartes to Nietzsche

Leszek Kolakowski on Cartesian rationality and modernity’s loss of meaning
Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 83

Mars Hill Audio Journal, Volume 83

FEATURED GUESTS: Barrett Fisher, Dick Keyes, Richard Lints, Paul McHugh, Paul Weston, and Paul Walker
Art and the loss of transcendence

Art and the loss of transcendence

Suzi Gablik looks at how modern and postmodern artists have struggled with living in modern and postmodern societies in which there is no public vocabulary for the sacred.