Rusty Reno is author of several books and editor of First Things, an ecumenical journal of religion and public life. His conversation with Ryan covers his conversion from Anglicanism to Catholicism, the scholars and books that have most influenced him, and why he thinks fear is an enemy to solidarity. They also discuss Rusty’s legendary climbing fall, his climbing escapades in Yosemite in the early 80s, and how he went from being a “climbing bum” to a Yale PhD student.

Biblical studies and modern theology

Why rock climbing is good for scholars

Vulnerability as a threat to freedom

Captivity to the resume

The danger of fear

Anti-globalization based on love of homeland

Fear as an enemy to solidarity and love

Links:

In the Ruins of the Church by Rusty Reno 

Ephraim Radner 

“Theology in the Ruins of the Church” by Rusty Reno

Sanctified Vision: An introduction to Early Christian Interpretation of the Bible by John O’Keefe

Readings in St. John’s Gospel by William Temple

Austin Farrer

The Open Society and Its Enemies by Karl Popper

The Ordinary Transformed by Rusty Reno

Surnaturel by Henri de Lubac

Return of the Strong Gods: Nationalism, Populism and the Future of the West by Rusty Reno

The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann