The Catholic Culture Podcast

176 - God and the City - D.C. Schindler

Mar 25, 2024

D.C. Schindler, a brilliant philosopher, discusses the analogy between metaphysics and politics, emphasizing God's involvement in both without being the direct focus. He explores the interconnectedness of God, individual persons, and human communities in political theory. The conversation delves into the relationship between family and the political community, the nature of political authority, and God's active presence in human affairs. Exploring the beauty and order in reality, the discussion challenges modern views on God's role in politics.

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D.C. Schindler

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Quick takeaways

God is intimately present within politics, serving as the highest good of human community.

Metaphysics and politics share a reciprocity in understanding being and the foundation of sciences.

Politics should aim to order society around the comprehensive good, challenging limitations to avoid totalitarianism.

Deep dives

The Theory of Politics

The author discusses the motivation behind writing the book on politics, emphasizing the need for a constructive presentation of a theory of politics rather than just critiques. The idea of political metaphysics taking a central place in the author's thinking is highlighted, leading to the exploration of politics from a new angle.

Introduction

3min

Metaphysics and Politics: The Comprehensive Nature of Politics

16min

Exploring the Relationship Between Family and Political Community

3min

God, City, and Politics

7min

The Nature of Political Authority and the State-Family Relationship

11min

God's Presence in Human Affairs

20min

Exploring Authority and Rebellion in Political Thought

2min

Exploring the Interconnectedness of Reality and Beauty

2min

One of the most brilliant philosophers working today, D.C. Schindler, returns to the Catholic Culture Podcast to discuss his latest book, God and the City: An Essay in Political Metaphysics. In it, he draws an analogy between metaphysics as the most comprehensive science in the theoretical order and politics as the most comprehensive science in the practical order. Examining how in metaphysics, God is necessarily involved, yet without being the direct object of that science, Schindler argues that the same is true of the relationship between God and politics. Just as it is in God that the individual person "lives and moves and has its being", even before revelation and grace enter the picture, God is both the highest good of human community, and intimately present within it.

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God and the City: An Essay in Political Metaphysics https://www.amazon.com/God-City-D-C-Schindler/dp/1587313286

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