The Augustine Podcast

Joshua speaks with professor Charles T. Mathewes. Dr. Mathewes is the Carolyn M. Barbour Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia, where he teaches religious ethics, theology, and philosophy of religion. He earned his B.A. in Theology from Georgetown University, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Religion from the University of Chicago. From 2006 to 2010, Professor Mathewes served as editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Religion. He was Chair of the Committee on the Future of Christian Ethics for the Society of Christian Ethics, the inaugural Director of the Virginia Center for the Study of Religion, and he currently serves on the House of Bishops Theology Committee of the Episcopal Church. He is the author of Evil and the Augustinian Tradition, A Theology of Public Life, Understanding Religious Ethics, and The Republic of Grace: Augustinian Thoughts for Dark Times, as well as numerous articles on religion, with a distinct emphasis on Augustine. He has also taught two courses for the great courses, one of which is on the City of God. Dr. Mathewes' Books (Link to profile) https://religiousstudies.as.dev.artsci.virginia.edu/faculty/profile/ctm9d Dr. Mathewes' Recommendations: Completing Chirst - Joe Lenow https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/an-augustinian-christology/47EBC75759B4A69319A53A6AB067A365 The Innocence of Ponius Pilate - David Lloyd Dusenbury https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/the-innocence-of-pontius-pilate/

In this episode, Joshua talks with Dr. Alex Fogleman about catechesis in the first centuries of the Christian Church. Dr. Fogleman is Assistant Research Professor of Theology at the institute for studies of religion at Baylor University where he is the Project Manager for the Global Flourishing Study He received a BS in Business Administration from NC State University, an MDiv from Regent College, and a PhD in Historical theology and Patristics from Baylor University He is the author of three books in progress Knowledge, Faith, and Early Christian Initiation; Becoming Christian: Catechesis in History, Theology, and Practice; and The Nature of Human Flourishing: Early Christian and Contemporary Perspectives. Co-authored with Thomas Breedlove. He has also written extensively on Augustine, Gregory of Nyssa, Basil of Caesarea, Tertullian, and Hilary of Poitiers. Dr. Fogleman's upcoming book: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/knowledge-faith-and-early-christian-initiation/461DF601709364F801FB7C6EC3960E77 Dr. Fogleman's Recomendations: Matthieu Pignot's The Catechumenate in Late Antique Africa https://brill.com/display/title/57595 Han-luen Kantzer Komline's Augustine on the Will https://global.oup.com/academic/product/augustine-on-the-will-9780190948801?cc=gb&lang=en

In this episode, Joshua sits down to talk with Dr. Terence Sweeney. Dr. Sweeney is an assistant teaching professor in the Honors Program and Humanities Department at Villanova University. He received his PhD from Villanova, holds an MA in philosophy from Loyola Marymont Univeristy and an MA in Catholic Studies from the University of St Thomas, and a Bachelors in History from Providence College. God and the Soul: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/heyj.12166#:~:text=By%20reflecting%20on%20the%20beginning,very%20self%20of%20our%20selves. Politics of Pears https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/heyj.14202 Dr. Sweeney's recommendation: Augustine's Theology of the Resurrection, by Augustine M. Reisenauer O.P.

Professor James Wetzel, Ph.D. is a Professor of philosophy at Villanova University, where he holds the Augustinian Endowed Chair and is the Director of the Augustinian Institute. He holds a BA from Princeton University and a PhD from Columbia University. His research focuses on Augustine and Platonism, Moral Psychology, the metaphysics of evil, and mysticism and mythology. Professor Wetzel's books: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/augustine-and-the-limits-of-virtue/9A85F25B17BBE7CA32071BB0D7A4CE8A https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/augustine-a-guide-for-the-perplexed-9781847061966/ https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/augustines-city-of-god/C9407A9D6A04092C7193043C4338030C https://wipfandstock.com/9781608999453/parting-knowledge/ Professor Wetzel's recommendation: Queens of a Fallen World: The Lost Women of Augustine's Confessions. https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kate-cooper/queens-of-a-fallen-world/9781541646001/?lens=basic-books

Today Joshua sits down to talk with Dr. Mary M Keys about her new book Pride, Politics and Humility in Augustine's City of God Dr. Keys is a professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame, focusing on the History of Christianity She holds a BA from Boston College and a MA and PhD from the University of Toronto. Her research and teaching interests span a broad spectrum of political theory, with a special focus in Christianity, ethics, and political thought. Her work includes articles and chapters in the American Journal of Political Science, History of Political Thought, Perspectives on Political Science, and The Cambridge Companion to Augustine's City of God. She has held various fellowships, including a NEH Fellowship supporting her ongoing research project on Humility, Modernity, and the Science of Politics, and she has been a visiting scholar at Harvard University and the University of Chicago. She is the author of Aquinas, Aristotle, and the Promise of the Common Good (Cambridge). https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/aquinas-aristotle-and-the-promise-of-the-common-good/2486B9B4D889081C9BAAA68A17513E5E And importantly for our conversation today, Pride, Politics, and Humility in Augustine's City of God (Cambridge) which offers a new book length study of pride and humility in Augustine’s political thought. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/pride-politics-and-humility-in-augustines-city-of-god/202198353E3D4D61356F5B49967592D1

In this episode, Joshua sits down with Dr. John Cavadini to discuss his essays, teaching, and approach to intellectual life. John C. Cavadini is a Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, having served as Chair from 1997-2010. Since 2000 he has served as the Director of the McGrath Institute for Church Life at Notre Dame. He received a B.A. in 1975 from Wesleyan University; an M.A. in 1979 from Marquette University; M.A., 1981, M.Phil., 1983 and his Ph.D. in 1988 from Yale University. A member of the Notre Dame faculty since 1990, Cavadini teaches, studies and publishes in patristic and early medieval theology, the theology of Augustine, and the history of biblical and patristic exegesis. He has served a five-year term on the International Theological Commission (appointed by Pope Benedict XVI) and in 2018 received the Monika K. Hellwig Award from the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities for Outstanding Contributions to Catholic Intellectual Life. As Director of the McGrath Institute for Church Life, he inaugurated the Echo program in catechetical leadership, the Notre Dame Vision program for high school students and is responsible for the continued growth and outreach of the McGrath Institute, which partners with Catholic dioceses, parishes and schools to address pastoral challenges with theological depth and rigor. https://www.wiley.com/en-gb/Visioning+Augustine-p-9781119105749

In this episode, Joshua speaks with Dr. Veronica Roberts Ogle. Dr. Ogle is an assistant professor of Philosophy and the Associate director of the honors program at Assumption University, where she also serves as the director of the Law, Ethics, and Constitutional Studies Program. She received her bachelor’s degree in philosophy and political science at Boston college, where she also earned her master’s degree in philosophy. She holds a second master’s degree in political science from the university of Notre Dame, where she further earned her PhD in Political Science. She has published several articles on Augustine and Augustine’s moral thought in journals such as Augustinain Studies, Studia Patristica, and the journal of religious Ethics. She has numerous book chapters on Augustine’s moral and political thought, and has co-edited the book Latreia and Idolatry: Augustine and the Quest for Right Relationship, co-edited with Paul Camacho. Most notably for today’s conversation, she is the author of Politics and the Early City in Augustine’s City of God. Published by Cambridge press in 2020. Buy her book here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/politics-and-the-earthly-city-in-augustines-city-of-god/EF184799CA67A3E20E53FD9E35E89FC5 Also check out John Cavadini's Essays: https://tertulia.com/book/visioning-augustine-john-c-cavadini/9781119105732

In this episode, Joshua talks with Dr. Michael Glowasky. Dr. Glowasky is an assistant professor of Theology at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in Berkely California. Before serving in Berkely, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Ottawa. Dr Glowasky received his BA from Summit Pacific College and both an MA and ThM from Regent College, in Vancouver, Canada. He earned his PhD in theology from the University of Durham, where he studied with Dr. Lewis Ayres. He is the author of several articles on Augustine in Augustiniana and the Scottish Journal of Theology. He is the author of Rhetoric and Scripture in Augustine’s homiletic strategy: tracing the narrative of spiritual maturation. Buy his book here: https://brill.com/display/title/59111 Dr. Glowasaky's Recommendations: Coleman Ford's A Bond Between Souls, https://tertulia.com/book/a-bond-between-souls-friendship-in-the-letters-of-augustine-coleman-m-ford/9781683596509 Greg Wiebe's Fallen Angels in the theology of St Augustine. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/fallen-angels-in-the-theology-of-st-augustine-9780192846037?cc=gb&lang=en& David Hunter's Augustine and Tradition, https://www.eerdmans.com/Products/7699/augustine-and-tradition.aspx

In this episode, Joshua speaks with Dr. Lamb, who is the F. M. Kirby Foundation Chair of Leadership and Character, Executive Director of the Program for Leadership and Character, and Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Humanities at Wake Forest University. He is also a Research Fellow with the Oxford Character Project. He holds a Ph.D. in politics from Princeton University, a B.A. in political science from Rhodes College, and a second B.A. in philosophy and theology from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar. Michael’s research focuses on the ethics of citizenship and the role of virtues in public life. He is a co-editor of Cultivating Virtue in the University (Oxford University Press, 2022) and Everyday Ethics: Moral Theology and the Practices of Ordinary Life (Georgetown University Press, 2019). His work has been published in a number of edited volumes and academic journals, including the American Political Science Review, Review of Politics, Journal of Religious Ethics, Journal of Moral Education, and Journal of Character Education. Today I have the honor of speaking with him about his brand new book, A common wealth of hope,, which offers a novel interpretation of Augustine’s political thought and recovers his virtue of hope to inform contemporary politics Buy the book here: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691226330/a-commonwealth-of-hope

In this discussion, Dr. Phillip Cary, a philosophy professor at Eastern University and author with a focus on Augustine, dives into the profound legacy of St. Augustine's ideas. He unveils how Augustine’s philosophy emphasizes the inner self and the quest for true beauty found within us rather than in external objects. Cary contrasts Augustine's thoughts on love, unity, and grace with those of Aquinas, providing fresh insights into Christian Platonism. Listen for a fascinating exploration of self-knowledge and the divine that reshapes our understanding of faith.