Formed Book Club
15 Seasons
Join Catholic experts and book lovers with decades of experience in publishing for in-depth weekly discussions of relevant Catholic texts. Hosted by Fr. Joseph Fessio, SJ (Founder of Ignatius Press), Vivian Dudro (Senior Editor at Ignatius Press), and Joseph Pearce (Director of Book Publishing at Augustine Institute). These discussions are part of an online community that reads and discusses a different book each month. Go to formedbookclub.ignatius.com to sign up for free! Books discussed: Chance or the Dance by Thomas Howard. Electronic versions are available here. Real Philosophy for Real People by Fr. Robert McTeigue .S.J.
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24:10Episode 1Episode 13 | The Lost Mandate of Heaven
Episode 1
Chapters 12 and 13a, pages 237 to 266.
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31:16Episode 2Episode 10 | The Lost Mandate of Heaven
Episode 2
Chapter 9, pages 176 to 193.
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32:03Episode 3Episode 12 | The Lost Mandate of Heaven
Episode 3
Chapter 11, pages 213 to 236.
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26:31Episode 4Episode 1 | The Lost Mandate of Heaven
Episode 4
Every American should read “The Lost Mandate of Heaven.” In 1963, South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem (1901–1963)—a devout, charitable Catholic and possibly a saint—was assassinated by US-backed soldiers, sparking a decade of hideous war. Why did this happen? Geoffrey Shaw’s “The Lost Mandat...
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34:59Episode 5Episode 2 | The Lost Mandate of Heaven
Episode 5
In this episode, Fr. Fessio, Vivian Dudro, and Joseph Pearce discuss Geoffrey Shaw’s introduction (pages 23–40) to “The Lost Mandate of Heaven: The American Betrayal of Ngo Dinh Diem, President of Vietnam.”
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23:31Episode 6Episode 3 | The Lost Mandate of Heaven
Episode 6
Chapter 1 of “The Lost Mandate of Heaven: The American Betrayal of Ngo Dinh Diem, President of Vietnam” by Geoffrey Shaw, discussed by Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro.
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34:54Episode 7Episode 4 | The Lost Mandate of Heaven
Episode 7
Chapter 2, pages 56–71: South Vietnamese President Diem was deeply misunderstood by almost the whole world. Why?
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32:07Episode 8Episode 5 | The Lost Mandate of Heaven
Episode 8
Pages 72–98.
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27:31Episode 9Episode 6 | The Lost Mandate of Heaven
Episode 9
Pages 98 to 113.
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32:02Episode 10Episode 7 | The Lost Mandate of Heaven
Episode 10
Pages 114 to 143.
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25:23Episode 11Episode 8 | The Lost Mandate of Heaven
Episode 11
Pages 144 to 157.
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22:16Episode 12Episode 9 | The Lost Mandate of Heaven
Episode 12
Pages 158 to 175,
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26:42Episode 13Episode 11 | The Lost Mandate of Heaven
Episode 13
Chapter 10, pages 194 to 212.