Formed Book Club

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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Formed Book Club
  • Dare We Hope “That All Men Be Saved”? | Episode 3

    Episode 1

    Is hell a place, and can we know who is in it? Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss Hans Urs von Balthasar’s "Dare We Hope ‘That All Men Be Saved’?”.

  • Dare We Hope “That All Men Be Saved”? | Episode 2

    Episode 2

    Is Jesus just, or is he merciful? Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro discuss Hans Urs von Balthasar’s misunderstood book “Dare We Hope ‘That All Men Be Saved’?”.

  • Dare We Hope “That All Men Be Saved”? | Episode 1

    Episode 3

    Catholics regularly ask God to “lead all souls to heaven,” but why? Why pray for people like Joseph Stalin and Jeffrey Dahmer who apparently deserve divine punishment? Theologian Hans Urs von Balthasar takes on the question in “Dare We Hope ‘That All Men Be Saved’?”—a book that has caused much mi...