More Christ

Welcome to More Christ, where we seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions. In this thirty second episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by Stanley Hauerwas. Stanley Martin Hauerwas is an American theologian, ethicist, and public intellectual. Hauerwas was a long time professor at Duke University, serving as the Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics at Duke Divinity School with a joint appointment at the Duke University School of Law. In the fall of 2014, he also assumed a chair in theological ethics at the University of Aberdeen. Before moving to Duke and the University of Aberdeen, Hauerwas taught at the University of Notre Dame. Hauerwas is considered by many to be one of the world's most influential living theologians and was named "America's Best Theologian" by Time magazine in 2001. He was also the first American theologian to deliver the prestigious Gifford Lectures at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland in over forty years. His work is frequently read and debated by scholars in fields outside of religion or ethics, such as political philosophy, sociology, history, and literary theory. Hauerwas has achieved notability outside of academia as a public intellectual, even appearing on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Though Hauerwas is most well known for his work related to ethics and political theology, he has written widely on a range of subjects, including philosophical theology, political philosophy, the philosophy of social science, law, education, bioethics, and medical ethics. Hauerwas is known for his fierce criticism of liberal democracy, consumerism, and militarism. He is also a critic of both Christian fundamentalism and liberal Christianity. Hauerwas's work draws from a number of theological perspectives, including Methodism, Anabaptism, Anglicanism, and Catholicism. Among his most important contributions to modern theology are his advocacy of and work related to virtue ethics and postliberal theology. Hauerwas's book, A Community of Character: Toward a Constructive Christian Social Ethic, was named as one of the one hundred most important books on religion in the 20th century by Christianity Today. His most widely known book, however, is likely Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony, which was co-written with William Willimon.

Welcome to More Christ, where we seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions.  In this thirty first episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by Fr Michael Plekon. Fr Michael is an American priest, professor, author, sociologist and theologian. He has published more than a dozen books, as well as hundreds of journal papers, book chapters and reviews on faith and holiness.   His works include religious social history, social theory and its connections with theology, the works of Søren Kierkegaard, contemporary Eastern Orthodox theology and theologians of the Russian emigration and saints.  More recently, his research and publications explore persons of faith, seeking identity and God in spiritual journeys. He is also writing about persons of faith struggling for social justice and for ways of rediscovering holiness in ordinary life. He is especially interested in the encounter with God in the everyday.

Welcome to More Christ, where we seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions.  In this thirtieth episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by pastor and author, Henry Patiño.  Rev. Henry Patiño is an evangelical pastor, author, and a Judeo-Christian apologist. He has been involved in the defence of the unborn since 1979. He was involved in starting three Crisis Pregnancy Centres and a home for unwed mothers. Today, we speak about his series, Machine or Man which also come from the heart of a pastor as well as the mind of a rare genius.   Machine or Man is the first in an apologetics series by Rev. Henry Patino that sets out to address the increasingly rapid moving of global cultures and our education systems away from our Lord and toward a completely humanistic viewpoint. Machine or Man is an artful journey through the evaluation of different worldviews that tackle the human origins of Relativism, Humanism, Existentialism, Naturalism, and the Biblical view of Man. As a student of the late Dr. Francis Schaeffer, Henry Patino approaches each topic logically and methodically and most importantly reasonably. Backed by decades of study and teaching on the topics in this book, in the end, the goal of Machine or Man is simple.  "Apologetics is not about debate. It’s not above one-upsmanship. It’s about winning the lost for Christ through love." – Rev. Henry Patino

Welcome to More Christ, where we seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions.  In this twenty ninth episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by Thomas of the excellent YouTube channel, Storytellers.  Thomas is a Film Analyst and Historian from the Netherlands, who began Storytellers with his close friend, Lars. Together, they create complex video essays on film and writing. Extracting meaning from story through symbolical and cultural film analysis.

Welcome to More Christ, where we seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions.  In this twenty eighth episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by Christian economist, Dr Robert P. Murphy.  Robert P. Murphy is a Senior Fellow with the Mises Institute. He is the author of many books. His latest is Contra Krugman: Smashing the Errors of America's Most Famous Keynesian. His other works include Chaos Theory, Lessons for the Young Economist, and Choice: Cooperation, Enterprise, and Human Action (Independent Institute, 2015) which is a modern distillation of the essentials of Mises's thought for the layperson.   Murphy was formerly co-host, with Tom Woods, of the popular podcast Contra Krugman, a weekly refutation of Paul Krugman's New York Times column. He is now host of The Bob Murphy Show.

Welcome to More Christ, where we seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions.  In this twenty seventh episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by the great Brother Guy Consolmagno.  Guy is an American research astronomer, physicist, Jesuit religious brother, Director of the Vatican Observatory, and President of the Vatican Observatory Foundation. He is universally known and loved as 'The Pope's Astronomer'.

Welcome to More Christ, where we seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions.  In this twenty fifth episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by the inspirational Christian gentleman, Calvin Robinson.   Calvin is a teacher, a writer, a political commentator and an ordinant. He has written for several publications including The Telegraph, The Daily Mail and Times Educational Supplement. Calvin recently appeared on Good Morning Britain, triggering Piers Morgan, and is a campaign champion to defund The BBC.

Welcome to More Christ, where we seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions. In this twenty fourth episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by the incomparable Nancy Pearcey. Nancy is the author of Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality. Her earlier books include The Soul of Science, Saving Leonardo, Finding Truth, and two ECPA Gold Medallion Award Winners: How Now Shall We Live (co-authored with Harold Fickett and Chuck Colson) and Total Truth. Her books have been translated into eight languages. She is professor and scholar in residence at Houston Baptist University. A former agnostic, Prof. Pearcey has spoken at universities such as Princeton, Stanford, USC, and Dartmouth. She was highlighted as one of the five top women apologists by Christianity Today and was hailed in The Economist as "America's pre-eminent evangelical Protestant female intellectual."

Welcome to More Christ, where we seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions.  In this twenty sixth episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by the stellar Dr Scott Yenor.  Dr Scott Yenor is a Professor of Political Science at Boise State University, where he teaches political philosophy. He lives in Idaho, USA with his wife, Amy, and his five children.   Scott is the author of Family Politics: The Idea of Marriage in Modern Political Thought (2011) and The Recovery of Family Life: Exposing the Limits of Modern Ideologies (2020).

Welcome to More Christ, where we seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions.  In this twenty third episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by the delightful Dr Mark Dooley.   Mark is an Irish philosopher, writer and newspaper columnist. A specialist in continental philosophy, theology and the philosophy of religion, he is the author of several books, including The Politics of Exodus: Kierkegaard's Ethics of Responsibility (2001), Roger Scruton: The Philosopher of Dover Beach (2009), and Why Be a Catholic? (2011).