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
  • Eight Popes and the Crisis of Modernity - Episode 1

    Episode 1

    What is modernism, anyway, and what's so bad about it? We cover the papacies of Pius X and Benedict XV as we begin our discussion of Russell Shaw's book Eight Popes and the Crisis of Modernity.

  • Eight Popes and the Crisis of Modernity - Episode 2

    Episode 2

    Making sense of the papacy through two world wars and—even bigger—through Vatican II. We discuss Pope Pius XI, Pius XII, and John XXIII as we move through Eight Popes and the Crisis of Modernity by Russell Shaw.