The return of the gods: When we kill God, something darker takes His place. This week, we take on Feuerbach and Nietzsche as Fr. Fessio, Joseph Pearce, and Vivian Dudro read Henri de Lubac's landmark study “The Drama of Atheism Humanism.”

“Down with God, up with man!” In this tour-de-force “The Drama of Atheist Humanism,” written during the godless persecutions of World War II, acclaimed scholar Cardinal Henri de Lubac enters the heart of modern atheism: a dark yet brilliant quest to destroy a God who, they think, suppresses manki...

Philosophy for the total beginner: we take on the opening chapters of "Real Philosophy for Real People" by Robert McTeigue, S.J.

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Faith and reason: are they opposites, or two wings on the same bird? We discuss chapters one, two, and three of Robert McTeigue's "Real Philosophy for Real People".

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What's real and what's not? And is life worth living at all? Nihilism, naturalism, existentialism, and more as we unpack chapters 3 and 4 of Robert McTeigue's "Real Philosophy for Real People".

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Fate versus destiny, "now" versus the present, and other tricky concepts as we unpack chapter 4 of Robert McTeigue's "Real Philosophy for Real People".

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What makes me me? My thoughts, my emotions, my body? How is it all connected? This week, we plumb the depths of the human person with chapter 5 of Robert McTeigue's "Real Philosophy for Real People".

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Would you fill a sacred chalice with coffee? Why or why not? Sex, the sacredness of the human body, and more as we finish our discussion of chapter 5 of Real Philosophy for Real People by Robert McTeigue, S.J.

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"Now what?" We conclude our discussion of Real Philosophy for Real People by Robert McTeigue, S.J.

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"Philosophers let theories get in the way of what they and everyone else know." An interview with Robert McTeigue, S.J., on bad philosophy, transgenderism, and much more. This concludes our discussion of Father McTeigue's book Real Philosophy for Real People.

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