Podcasts about christian democracy

Carlo Invernizzi-Accetti"Vent'anni di rabbia"Come il risentimento ha preso il posto della politicaMondadori Editorewww.mondadori.itIn tutto l'Occidente, i primi vent'anni del XXI secolo sono stati segnati da una serie di movimenti di protesta e manifestazioni di frustrazione collettiva: dal movimento no-global d'inizio anni 2000 a quello no-vax durante la pandemia di COVID-19, passando per il «Vaffanculo-Day» di Beppe Grillo, gli Indignados spagnoli, Occupy Wall Street, il voto per la Brexit, l'elezione di Donald Trump, i Gilets jaunes francesi e le proteste legate a #MeToo e #BlackLivesMatter. Ciascuno di questi eventi ha ovviamente una storia particolare, ma c'è anche un filo rosso che li unisce: la rabbia nei confronti delle istituzioni. Nonostante la frenesia attivistica, queste mobilitazioni si sono rivelate, nella maggior parte dei casi, prive di finalità concrete, mentre è stata evidente la loro dimensione spettacolare e dimostrativa, volta a esprimere una condizione di risentimento diffuso nei confronti dell'ordine costituito, secondo una logica che tende a dividere la società in «amici» e «nemici», «buoni» e «cattivi». Ma come si spiega questa animosità crescente, dati i livelli di benessere materiale e di diritti acquisiti storicamente senza precedenti? Ridurre la rabbia odierna a un'espressione di emotività irrazionale o all'ignoranza delle masse, avverte Carlo Invernizzi-Accetti, è un errore. Per uscire dal vortice in cui siamo caduti è necessario comprenderne le ragioni. Nel fornire un'interpretazione di ciò che Hegel avrebbe chiamato lo Zeitgeist , cioè lo «spirito del tempo», "Vent'anni di rabbia" propone una rilettura storico-filosofica degli ultimi due decenni che apre nuove prospettive di azione sul futuro.Carlo Invernizzi-Accetti è professore ordinario di Scienze politiche alla City University of New York e visiting professor alla Columbia University. Esperto di politica comparata e di storia delle ideologie, collabora con diverse testate italiane e internazionali, tra cui «The New York Times», «Financial Times», «The Guardian», «la Repubblica», «Domani», «Le Monde Diplomatique» e «Le Grand Continent». È autore di numerose pubblicazioni, tra cui What is Christian Democracy? Politics, Religion and Ideology (Cambridge University Press, 2019) e Technopopulism. The New Logic of Democratic Politics (Oxford University Press, 2021).IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarewww.ilpostodelleparole.itDiventa un supporter di questo podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/il-posto-delle-parole--1487855/support.

Italy's resurrection from 20 years of fascism, three years of war, and two years of civil war is one of the 20th century's great, under-told stories. It's a history of a decade of clashes and compromises between two mass movements - Communism and Christian Democracy - backed offstage by two superpowers. Above all, it's about the party management of one man - Palmiro Togliatti - and the West-facing vision and cunning of another, Alcide De Gasperi. From the ashes of war, De Gasperi chose a republican government and a market economy, resisted pressure from the Vatican to ally with the far right, and wooed the Americans while acknowledging the unique organisational powers of the Communists until picking the right time to drop them. On top of that, he won Marshall Aid, drove through land reform, and helped found the European communities. As Professor Gilbert writes in Italy Reborn: From Fascism to Democracy (Norton, 2024): "One need only envision what might have happened had De Gasperi failed to make even one of those calls to see how much his agency mattered for Italy's transition to democracy". Mark Gilbert is C. Grove Haines Professor of History and International Studies at SAIS Europe in Bologna. Educated at Durham and the University of Wales, he taught history at the universities of Trento and Bath before joining SAIS. Tim Gwynn Jones is an economic and political-risk analyst at Medley Advisors, who also writes the twenty4two newsletter on Substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Italy's resurrection from 20 years of fascism, three years of war, and two years of civil war is one of the 20th century's great, under-told stories. It's a history of a decade of clashes and compromises between two mass movements - Communism and Christian Democracy - backed offstage by two superpowers. Above all, it's about the party management of one man - Palmiro Togliatti - and the West-facing vision and cunning of another, Alcide De Gasperi. From the ashes of war, De Gasperi chose a republican government and a market economy, resisted pressure from the Vatican to ally with the far right, and wooed the Americans while acknowledging the unique organisational powers of the Communists until picking the right time to drop them. On top of that, he won Marshall Aid, drove through land reform, and helped found the European communities. As Professor Gilbert writes in Italy Reborn: From Fascism to Democracy (Norton, 2024): "One need only envision what might have happened had De Gasperi failed to make even one of those calls to see how much his agency mattered for Italy's transition to democracy". Mark Gilbert is C. Grove Haines Professor of History and International Studies at SAIS Europe in Bologna. Educated at Durham and the University of Wales, he taught history at the universities of Trento and Bath before joining SAIS. Tim Gwynn Jones is an economic and political-risk analyst at Medley Advisors, who also writes the twenty4two newsletter on Substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Italy's resurrection from 20 years of fascism, three years of war, and two years of civil war is one of the 20th century's great, under-told stories. It's a history of a decade of clashes and compromises between two mass movements - Communism and Christian Democracy - backed offstage by two superpowers. Above all, it's about the party management of one man - Palmiro Togliatti - and the West-facing vision and cunning of another, Alcide De Gasperi. From the ashes of war, De Gasperi chose a republican government and a market economy, resisted pressure from the Vatican to ally with the far right, and wooed the Americans while acknowledging the unique organisational powers of the Communists until picking the right time to drop them. On top of that, he won Marshall Aid, drove through land reform, and helped found the European communities. As Professor Gilbert writes in Italy Reborn: From Fascism to Democracy (Norton, 2024): "One need only envision what might have happened had De Gasperi failed to make even one of those calls to see how much his agency mattered for Italy's transition to democracy". Mark Gilbert is C. Grove Haines Professor of History and International Studies at SAIS Europe in Bologna. Educated at Durham and the University of Wales, he taught history at the universities of Trento and Bath before joining SAIS. Tim Gwynn Jones is an economic and political-risk analyst at Medley Advisors, who also writes the twenty4two newsletter on Substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

Italy's resurrection from 20 years of fascism, three years of war, and two years of civil war is one of the 20th century's great, under-told stories. It's a history of a decade of clashes and compromises between two mass movements - Communism and Christian Democracy - backed offstage by two superpowers. Above all, it's about the party management of one man - Palmiro Togliatti - and the West-facing vision and cunning of another, Alcide De Gasperi. From the ashes of war, De Gasperi chose a republican government and a market economy, resisted pressure from the Vatican to ally with the far right, and wooed the Americans while acknowledging the unique organisational powers of the Communists until picking the right time to drop them. On top of that, he won Marshall Aid, drove through land reform, and helped found the European communities. As Professor Gilbert writes in Italy Reborn: From Fascism to Democracy (Norton, 2024): "One need only envision what might have happened had De Gasperi failed to make even one of those calls to see how much his agency mattered for Italy's transition to democracy". Mark Gilbert is C. Grove Haines Professor of History and International Studies at SAIS Europe in Bologna. Educated at Durham and the University of Wales, he taught history at the universities of Trento and Bath before joining SAIS. Tim Gwynn Jones is an economic and political-risk analyst at Medley Advisors, who also writes the twenty4two newsletter on Substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/european-studies

Italy's resurrection from 20 years of fascism, three years of war, and two years of civil war is one of the 20th century's great, under-told stories. It's a history of a decade of clashes and compromises between two mass movements - Communism and Christian Democracy - backed offstage by two superpowers. Above all, it's about the party management of one man - Palmiro Togliatti - and the West-facing vision and cunning of another, Alcide De Gasperi. From the ashes of war, De Gasperi chose a republican government and a market economy, resisted pressure from the Vatican to ally with the far right, and wooed the Americans while acknowledging the unique organisational powers of the Communists until picking the right time to drop them. On top of that, he won Marshall Aid, drove through land reform, and helped found the European communities. As Professor Gilbert writes in Italy Reborn: From Fascism to Democracy (Norton, 2024): "One need only envision what might have happened had De Gasperi failed to make even one of those calls to see how much his agency mattered for Italy's transition to democracy". Mark Gilbert is C. Grove Haines Professor of History and International Studies at SAIS Europe in Bologna. Educated at Durham and the University of Wales, he taught history at the universities of Trento and Bath before joining SAIS. Tim Gwynn Jones is an economic and political-risk analyst at Medley Advisors, who also writes the twenty4two newsletter on Substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/italian-studies

Italy's resurrection from 20 years of fascism, three years of war, and two years of civil war is one of the 20th century's great, under-told stories. It's a history of a decade of clashes and compromises between two mass movements - Communism and Christian Democracy - backed offstage by two superpowers. Above all, it's about the party management of one man - Palmiro Togliatti - and the West-facing vision and cunning of another, Alcide De Gasperi. From the ashes of war, De Gasperi chose a republican government and a market economy, resisted pressure from the Vatican to ally with the far right, and wooed the Americans while acknowledging the unique organisational powers of the Communists until picking the right time to drop them. On top of that, he won Marshall Aid, drove through land reform, and helped found the European communities. As Professor Gilbert writes in Italy Reborn: From Fascism to Democracy (Norton, 2024): "One need only envision what might have happened had De Gasperi failed to make even one of those calls to see how much his agency mattered for Italy's transition to democracy". Mark Gilbert is C. Grove Haines Professor of History and International Studies at SAIS Europe in Bologna. Educated at Durham and the University of Wales, he taught history at the universities of Trento and Bath before joining SAIS. Tim Gwynn Jones is an economic and political-risk analyst at Medley Advisors, who also writes the twenty4two newsletter on Substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Open Door, panelists Jim Hanink, Mario Ramos-Reyes, and Valerie Niemeyer discuss the politics of the presidency and vice presidency. November, and with it the national election, is not so far off. The Biden vs. Trump rematch is officially scheduled. Here at The Open Door we want to think outside the duopoly's binary box. That means checking in on the candidates of the American Solidarity Party. Our returning and welcome guest is Mr. Peter Sonski. A New England native, Peter and his wife have nine adult children. He has a Master of Science in Management (MSM) degree from The Catholic University of America. His professional experience is in journalism, public relations, and business administration. Peter is concluding his second term as an elected member of Connecticut's Regional School District 17 board of education. He'll have lots to tell us about his presidential campaign. Among the questions we will ask are the following. What does it mean to you to be “pro-life” as a candidate for the President of the United States?How has your experience in local politics informed your approach to this campaign?They say behind every good man is an even better woman. How has your wife made you a stronger man and better candidate?How does your running mate, Lauren Onak, bring strength to your campaign?Has your campaign experience changed your perspective on what it means to be a citizen?Have you any new insights into “the system” of politics in America?Which of your stances as a candidate are you finding the most support for? The most push-back against?Any thoughts on Christian Democracy and how it may or may not be finding a place in American politics?How has your faith life been impacted by this adventure, if it's not too personal a question?How can folks support your campaign in an effort to bring light to the darkness of our political reality in America?

✝️ La Ciudad del Vaticano es la última monarquía absoluta de Europa y el Estado más pequeño del mundo. Pero, además, es uno de los más particulares e importantes del planeta. Su influencia es el reflejo de la historia de la Iglesia católica. Desde sus orígenes, la Santa Sede ha definido la geopolítica europea durante más de dos milenios. Su pasado está marcado por las disputas internas, las escisiones, los conflictos entre el poder político y el religioso y los cambios socioeconómicos de cada momento. ¿Cómo ha sobrevivido la Iglesia a todos estos procesos? ¿Cómo han impactado en la geopolítica vaticana actual?

This week on The Open Door (January 24th) we virtually visit Norway. What's going on with Christian Democracy there and in nearby Sweden? What sources do our Scandinavian friends draw on to build a creative alternative to politics as usual? What sources do we in the US share with them? Our welcome and special guest is Eilev Hegstad. He is working on a PhD with the title "The role of ethics committees and moral experts in democracy". Hegstad has a master's degree in political science from the University of Oslo. His professional interests are the role of knowledge and expertise in politics, ethics committees, democratic theory, and political ideologies. He has done research at Oxford University. In 2023, the book "Kristendemokrati" which he edited came out. We'll be asking him the following questions.How did Christian Democracy come to the Nordic countries?In what ways has its development been distinctive? The core principles of Christian Democratic thought include subsidiarity, solidarity, social market economy, and popularism. Could you explain them to us? Could you please introduce us to some of the major Scandinavian proponents of Christian Democracy? There's an old line that an expert is someone from 20 miles away. But surely there's more involved than that. What's required to be, say, a moral expert? There's another old line that dismisses a poorly written document as the work of a committee. What's the task of an ethics committee and how can we tell if it's achieved?Democracy is not without its puzzles. When if ever is pure democracy feasible?What do you make of the Anscombe Paradox, namely that in a majority of instances the majority might be in the minority? Does political authority rest on convention, contract, consent, or something other than these?A bonus question: Do you think that Magnus Carlsen's chess brilliance would lend itself to political analysis? After all, Gary Kasparov might serve as his mentor!

Hey, y'all! We are back with part two on the 2023 American Solidarity Party National Convention. In this episode, we cover the five people who stepped forward to compete for the presidential nomination.

Hey, y'all! After a long hiatus, we are back. This week is the first episode of our two-parter on the American Solidarity Party's 2023 National Convention. In this episode, we cover Christian Democracy in general, the history of the ASP, and their official platform going into the election year.

On first glance, Soviet hippies would seem to have little in common with right-wing student protestors in West Germany in 1968. Yet as Juliane Fürst and Anna von der Goltz point out, both groups were non-conformists in their respective milieus, and both groups sought to carve out space for individual freedom and expression amid political forces that privileged sacrifices for the common good. Juliane Fürst is the author of Flowers through Concrete: Adventures in Soviet Hippieland. Anna von der Goltz is the author of The Other ‘68ers: Student Protest and Christian Democracy in West Germany. Stephen V. Bittner is Special Topics Editor at Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History and Professor of History at Sonoma State University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

On first glance, Soviet hippies would seem to have little in common with right-wing student protestors in West Germany in 1968. Yet as Juliane Fürst and Anna von der Goltz point out, both groups were non-conformists in their respective milieus, and both groups sought to carve out space for individual freedom and expression amid political forces that privileged sacrifices for the common good. Juliane Fürst is the author of Flowers through Concrete: Adventures in Soviet Hippieland. Anna von der Goltz is the author of The Other ‘68ers: Student Protest and Christian Democracy in West Germany. Stephen V. Bittner is Special Topics Editor at Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History and Professor of History at Sonoma State University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

On first glance, Soviet hippies would seem to have little in common with right-wing student protestors in West Germany in 1968. Yet as Juliane Fürst and Anna von der Goltz point out, both groups were non-conformists in their respective milieus, and both groups sought to carve out space for individual freedom and expression amid political forces that privileged sacrifices for the common good. Juliane Fürst is the author of Flowers through Concrete: Adventures in Soviet Hippieland. Anna von der Goltz is the author of The Other ‘68ers: Student Protest and Christian Democracy in West Germany. Stephen V. Bittner is Special Topics Editor at Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History and Professor of History at Sonoma State University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/german-studies

On first glance, Soviet hippies would seem to have little in common with right-wing student protestors in West Germany in 1968. Yet as Juliane Fürst and Anna von der Goltz point out, both groups were non-conformists in their respective milieus, and both groups sought to carve out space for individual freedom and expression amid political forces that privileged sacrifices for the common good. Juliane Fürst is the author of Flowers through Concrete: Adventures in Soviet Hippieland. Anna von der Goltz is the author of The Other ‘68ers: Student Protest and Christian Democracy in West Germany. Stephen V. Bittner is Special Topics Editor at Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History and Professor of History at Sonoma State University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/russian-studies

On first glance, Soviet hippies would seem to have little in common with right-wing student protestors in West Germany in 1968. Yet as Juliane Fürst and Anna von der Goltz point out, both groups were non-conformists in their respective milieus, and both groups sought to carve out space for individual freedom and expression amid political forces that privileged sacrifices for the common good. Juliane Fürst is the author of Flowers through Concrete: Adventures in Soviet Hippieland. Anna von der Goltz is the author of The Other ‘68ers: Student Protest and Christian Democracy in West Germany. Stephen V. Bittner is Special Topics Editor at Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History and Professor of History at Sonoma State University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

On first glance, Soviet hippies would seem to have little in common with right-wing student protestors in West Germany in 1968. Yet as Juliane Fürst and Anna von der Goltz point out, both groups were non-conformists in their respective milieus, and both groups sought to carve out space for individual freedom and expression amid political forces that privileged sacrifices for the common good. Juliane Fürst is the author of Flowers through Concrete: Adventures in Soviet Hippieland. Anna von der Goltz is the author of The Other ‘68ers: Student Protest and Christian Democracy in West Germany. Stephen V. Bittner is Special Topics Editor at Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History and Professor of History at Sonoma State University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/arguing-history

On first glance, Soviet hippies would seem to have little in common with right-wing student protestors in West Germany in 1968. Yet as Juliane Fürst and Anna von der Goltz point out, both groups were non-conformists in their respective milieus, and both groups sought to carve out space for individual freedom and expression amid political forces that privileged sacrifices for the common good. Juliane Fürst is the author of Flowers through Concrete: Adventures in Soviet Hippieland. Anna von der Goltz is the author of The Other ‘68ers: Student Protest and Christian Democracy in West Germany. Stephen V. Bittner is Special Topics Editor at Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History and Professor of History at Sonoma State University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/eastern-european-studies

In this episode of CEA Talk, our guest was Johannes de Jong, the director of the Sallux Foundation based in the Netherlands. Mr de Jong talks about the Christian democratic principles of Europe, how they are receding, and how crucial human dignity is for humanity. During the podcast, our guest talks about populist governments, autocratic regimes, and how the world has now been divided into two groups, countries where you have freedom and those where there is unfreedom.

Anna von der Goltz's The Other ‘68ers: Student Protest and Christian Democracy in West Germany (Oxford University Press, 2021) is a history of 1968 written from a new perspective—that of center-right student activists. Based on oral history as well as new archival sources, The Other ‘68ers examines the ideas, experiences, and repertoires of West German students who identified with the long-governing political movement known as Christian Democracy. Writing these activists back into the history of 1968 and its afterlives—including student protest, cultural revolt, internationalism, debates about left-wing violence and the terror of the Red Army Faction, the memory wars of the 1980s, and beyond—yields pioneeringly original conclusions than the traditional focus on left-wing revolutionaries and radicals has heretofore allowed. Piotr H. Kosicki is Associate Professor of History at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the author of Catholics on the Barricades (Yale, 2018) and editor, among others, of Political Exile in the Global Twentieth Century (with Wolfram Kaiser). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Anna von der Goltz's The Other ‘68ers: Student Protest and Christian Democracy in West Germany (Oxford University Press, 2021) is a history of 1968 written from a new perspective—that of center-right student activists. Based on oral history as well as new archival sources, The Other ‘68ers examines the ideas, experiences, and repertoires of West German students who identified with the long-governing political movement known as Christian Democracy. Writing these activists back into the history of 1968 and its afterlives—including student protest, cultural revolt, internationalism, debates about left-wing violence and the terror of the Red Army Faction, the memory wars of the 1980s, and beyond—yields pioneeringly original conclusions than the traditional focus on left-wing revolutionaries and radicals has heretofore allowed. Piotr H. Kosicki is Associate Professor of History at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the author of Catholics on the Barricades (Yale, 2018) and editor, among others, of Political Exile in the Global Twentieth Century (with Wolfram Kaiser). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Anna von der Goltz's The Other ‘68ers: Student Protest and Christian Democracy in West Germany (Oxford University Press, 2021) is a history of 1968 written from a new perspective—that of center-right student activists. Based on oral history as well as new archival sources, The Other ‘68ers examines the ideas, experiences, and repertoires of West German students who identified with the long-governing political movement known as Christian Democracy. Writing these activists back into the history of 1968 and its afterlives—including student protest, cultural revolt, internationalism, debates about left-wing violence and the terror of the Red Army Faction, the memory wars of the 1980s, and beyond—yields pioneeringly original conclusions than the traditional focus on left-wing revolutionaries and radicals has heretofore allowed. Piotr H. Kosicki is Associate Professor of History at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the author of Catholics on the Barricades (Yale, 2018) and editor, among others, of Political Exile in the Global Twentieth Century (with Wolfram Kaiser). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/german-studies

Anna von der Goltz's The Other ‘68ers: Student Protest and Christian Democracy in West Germany (Oxford University Press, 2021) is a history of 1968 written from a new perspective—that of center-right student activists. Based on oral history as well as new archival sources, The Other ‘68ers examines the ideas, experiences, and repertoires of West German students who identified with the long-governing political movement known as Christian Democracy. Writing these activists back into the history of 1968 and its afterlives—including student protest, cultural revolt, internationalism, debates about left-wing violence and the terror of the Red Army Faction, the memory wars of the 1980s, and beyond—yields pioneeringly original conclusions than the traditional focus on left-wing revolutionaries and radicals has heretofore allowed. Piotr H. Kosicki is Associate Professor of History at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the author of Catholics on the Barricades (Yale, 2018) and editor, among others, of Political Exile in the Global Twentieth Century (with Wolfram Kaiser). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/european-studies

Anna von der Goltz's The Other ‘68ers: Student Protest and Christian Democracy in West Germany (Oxford University Press, 2021) is a history of 1968 written from a new perspective—that of center-right student activists. Based on oral history as well as new archival sources, The Other ‘68ers examines the ideas, experiences, and repertoires of West German students who identified with the long-governing political movement known as Christian Democracy. Writing these activists back into the history of 1968 and its afterlives—including student protest, cultural revolt, internationalism, debates about left-wing violence and the terror of the Red Army Faction, the memory wars of the 1980s, and beyond—yields pioneeringly original conclusions than the traditional focus on left-wing revolutionaries and radicals has heretofore allowed. Piotr H. Kosicki is Associate Professor of History at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the author of Catholics on the Barricades (Yale, 2018) and editor, among others, of Political Exile in the Global Twentieth Century (with Wolfram Kaiser). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/christian-studies

Anna von der Goltz's The Other ‘68ers: Student Protest and Christian Democracy in West Germany (Oxford University Press, 2021) is a history of 1968 written from a new perspective—that of center-right student activists. Based on oral history as well as new archival sources, The Other ‘68ers examines the ideas, experiences, and repertoires of West German students who identified with the long-governing political movement known as Christian Democracy. Writing these activists back into the history of 1968 and its afterlives—including student protest, cultural revolt, internationalism, debates about left-wing violence and the terror of the Red Army Faction, the memory wars of the 1980s, and beyond—yields pioneeringly original conclusions than the traditional focus on left-wing revolutionaries and radicals has heretofore allowed. Piotr H. Kosicki is Associate Professor of History at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the author of Catholics on the Barricades (Yale, 2018) and editor, among others, of Political Exile in the Global Twentieth Century (with Wolfram Kaiser).

Anna von der Goltz's The Other ‘68ers: Student Protest and Christian Democracy in West Germany (Oxford University Press, 2021) is a history of 1968 written from a new perspective—that of center-right student activists. Based on oral history as well as new archival sources, The Other ‘68ers examines the ideas, experiences, and repertoires of West German students who identified with the long-governing political movement known as Christian Democracy. Writing these activists back into the history of 1968 and its afterlives—including student protest, cultural revolt, internationalism, debates about left-wing violence and the terror of the Red Army Faction, the memory wars of the 1980s, and beyond—yields pioneeringly original conclusions than the traditional focus on left-wing revolutionaries and radicals has heretofore allowed. Piotr H. Kosicki is Associate Professor of History at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the author of Catholics on the Barricades (Yale, 2018) and editor, among others, of Political Exile in the Global Twentieth Century (with Wolfram Kaiser). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Anna von der Goltz's The Other ‘68ers: Student Protest and Christian Democracy in West Germany (Oxford University Press, 2021) is a history of 1968 written from a new perspective—that of center-right student activists. Based on oral history as well as new archival sources, The Other ‘68ers examines the ideas, experiences, and repertoires of West German students who identified with the long-governing political movement known as Christian Democracy. Writing these activists back into the history of 1968 and its afterlives—including student protest, cultural revolt, internationalism, debates about left-wing violence and the terror of the Red Army Faction, the memory wars of the 1980s, and beyond—yields pioneeringly original conclusions than the traditional focus on left-wing revolutionaries and radicals has heretofore allowed. Piotr H. Kosicki is Associate Professor of History at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the author of Catholics on the Barricades (Yale, 2018) and editor, among others, of Political Exile in the Global Twentieth Century (with Wolfram Kaiser). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to The Open Door! This week (Wednesday, July 27th) we return to a discussion of the American Solidarity Party, our political home. We've been called “the Party that reads the encyclicals.” We surely strive to read the signs of the times. Already the 2022 elections are close at hand. Can 2024 be far behind? Joining us will be Patrick Harris. He's just finished his term as the Chair of our National Committee. Among the questions we'll ask are the following.1. Patrick, if we may, could you begin by telling us a bit about your background and your young family?2. Some say that the Party is top-heavy with academics. Is it a fair charge?3. Reviewing your experiences as Chair, what successes do you see? What challenges?4. How can the Party make new friends and influence elections?5. What do you make of the conundrum that the Party will never succeed unless it uses the methods of the major parties but if, by doing so, it succeeds then it will lose its soul?6. The Party is in the great tradition of Christian Democracy. Does it also have links with contemporary third parties abroad? What about England's Social Democrat Party?7. The Party is resolutely pro-life for the whole of life. But how can it make its distinctive economic policies better known and understood?8. What distinctive family friendly policies do you advocate?9. Do politics and theology mix?10. What books are you reading?

In this conversation with RevDem editor Ferenc Laczó, Fabio Wolkenstein – author of the new book Die dunkle Seite der Christdemokratie. Geschichte einer autoritaeren Versuchung (The Dark Side of Christian Democracy. The History of an Authoritarian Temptation) – sketches the broad variety of Christian politics across modern Europe; discusses the types of political Catholicism and explains how Christian Democratic attitudes to liberalism and democracy have evolved over time; and reflects on how Christian Democracy may have changed over the past half a century – and whether parties like Law and Justice in Poland or Fidesz in Hungary might be seen as representing new forms of Christian politics.

In this conversation conducted by Vilius Kubekas, Anna von der Goltz discusses her recent book The Other ‘68ers: Student Protest and Christian Democracy in West Germany (Oxford University Press, 2021). The conversation touches on how 1968 was experienced by center-right student activists in West Germany; their intellectual influences; how they dealt with the Nazi past; the conservative brand of feminism that they embraced; and the legacies that the combativeness of student protest left on German Christian Democracy.

This week on The Open Door, Catholic panelists Jim Hanink, Mario Ramos-Reyes, and Christopher Zehnder discuss with Dr. Andrew Cummings teaching philosophy at the oldest seminary in the West, Mt. Angel Seminary, Oregon. And, of course, we'll explore what's being taught, from the classics to the contemporary. Our special guest is Prof. Andrew Cummings. He received his PhD from the University of Leuven, Belgium. His research centers on topics in philosophical theology, metaphysics, and the history of ideas. It comes alive in articles like “Don Quixote Meets Mr. Gradgrind: A Neglected Proof for Immortality” (Logos), and it brings us into the quest for dialogue with our cultured (or not) critics. Among the questions we'll ask are the following. Please feel free to add your own!Prof. Cummings, Andrew if we may, could you tell us a bit about yourself?How did you come to teach and Mt. Angel Seminary? And how does the Benedictine Tradition shape your institution?You wrote a book (Thinking God) with your father. What was that like? Were there “philosophical differences” between the authors?Joe Friday, of Dragnet fame, was fond of saying “Just the facts, Ma'am.”But aren't facts value laden? And aren't some values themselves facts?Are we metaphysical animals?Metaphysical or not, animals die. What do you make of Karol Wojtyla's observation, in his Person and Community, that the immanent good of our actions endure? He writes that “Not only do the traces of it that have remained in human culture themselves defy death, for they live on and re-enliven ever new men and women, but they also seem to call for the immortality—and perhaps even testify to the personal immortality—of the human being.”The American Solidarity Party, increasingly known in Catholic circles, presents itself as in the tradition of Christian Democracy. Its leaders make use of natural law arguments that emphasize the common good. Is such an enterprise quixotic or prophetic? Or is it simply “right reason in acting”? Was Martin Luther King, Jr., ill-advised to appeal to natural law reasoning in his “Letter From Birmingham Jail”? Was Dorothy Day ill-advised to speak about sacrificial love in the public square?What is at stake in the virtue of civic friendship? Can you tell us about some of your current projects?

Dr. Anna von der Goltz joined us to discuss her new book, The Other '68ers: Student Protest and Christian Democracy in West Germany. The Europe Desk is a podcast from the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. It brings together leading experts working on the most pertinent issues facing Europe and transatlantic relations today.  Music by Sam Kyzivat and Breakmaster Cylinder Production by Iris Thatcher, Flora Adamian, Shelby Emami, Mitchell Fariss Communications by Iris Thatcher, Colleen Dougherty, Mason Kane, Shelby Emami, Flora Adamian  Design by Sarah Diebboll https://cges.georgetown.edu/podcast Twitter and Instagram: @theeuropedesk If you would like a transcript of this episode, more information about the Center's events, or have any feedback, please email: theeuropedesk@georgetown.edu.

Michal Matlak interviews Zsolt Enyedi about the development of Church-State relations in Hungary, Viktor Orban's vision of Christian Democracy, why the Democracy Institute plays an important symbolic role in Budapest, and about his recently published book, “Party System Closure: Party Alliances, Government Alternatives, and Democracy in Europe”

The United States stands alone among major democracies in having just two parties. For many years that was okay; because the Democrats and Republicans were actually two coalitions with smaller “parties” within them. But as the parties have become purer, our politics have become more polarized and unable to govern. It has also left a lot of people who were once part of either party on the outs. Pro-life Democrats and Moderate Republicans have become rare in our political culture. Could a third party break the logjam? History would tell us no but William Fleming would say yes. Fleming is the head of the Georgia state affiliate of the American Solidarity Party. What's unique about this party is the ideology that it springs from. The ASP is a Christian Democracy party. You might think this is some kind of far-right theocratic party, but it's not. Instead, Christian Democracy is an ideology that is ground in Catholic Social Teaching and Neocalvinist thought. It takes these teachings to provide solutions on issues such as poverty and the environment. The parties are found throughout the world, with the most well-known being the Christian Democrats in Germany and the Christian Democrats of Chile. In this episode, we learn about Christian Democracy and the American Solidarity Party. American Solidarity Party The American Commons Magazine Pelican Brief Podcast Please leave a rating or review on your podcast platform. Share the podcast with others! What did you think of the podcast episode? Questions? Send an email: denminn@gmail.com. website: enroutepodcast.org Twitter Facebook Page YouTube: https://bit.ly/enrouteyt

Our editor Vilius Kubekas interviews Carlo Invernizzi Accetti, author of the book "What is Christian Democracy. Politics, Religion, Ideology" (Oxford University Press 2020).

Sean interviews Professor Matthew A. Shadle on his writings, the Baudrillardian media-generated confusion about Catholic Social Teaching, the prophetic power of the God of Surprises, the history of Christian Democracy, the Church's dialogue with Marxism, and the underlooked aspects of Church teaching on warfare and immigration. Excellent articles by Prof. Shadle on the Political Theology Network: LINK (for real, you should read some of these) Interrupting Capitalism Moral Agency within Social Structures and Culture The Origins of War ----more----You can support Tradistae on Patreon  

This week (Wednesday, April 28), on The Open Door, we discuss Politics and Christianity. Our special and welcome guest is Rodolfo Casadei, a prestigious intellectual, writer, and journalist from Milan, Italy. He recently authored a best-seller Roberto Formigoni, Una Storia Popolare (Edizioni Cantagalli, 2021).Roberto Formigoni: the first interview about a renowned political leader from the region of Lombardia. He writes for the Newspaper Tempi.  Among the questions we will ask him are the following.1. Could you give us a primer on the roots of Christian Democracy in Italy?2. What relations do the Christian Democrats of Italy have with the Christian Democrat parties in other countries?3. Has the movement Communion and Liberation drawn on some intellectual background of Christian Democracy? What was the Movimento popolare? Were you involved in that movement?4. Pope Francis urges us to engage in political action despite the presence of corruption. How can Christian Democrats fight corruption in politics?5. Many people have given up on political action. How can Christian Democrats show them a way to make a difference in the political sector? 6. What are the possibilities for civic friendship in today's political world? Is there any possibility of building "bridges" among different ideologies? 7. Who, in your estimation, are the true political leaders in contemporary Europe? (April 28, 2021)

On episode six Dennis moves from a "soft opening" of the podcast to move to the "grand opening," with a new name and focus!  He talks about the reasoning behind the name change, Christian Democracy and his fascination with the Dutch theologian and politician Abraham Kuyper.  Also, find out about upcoming episodes. Questions? Send an email to denminn@gmail.com or go to the website: spheresofinfluence.org

Today's episode is a conversation with Maria Maric. Maria is the Ombudsman for the Christian Democratic Party of Sweden.You can learn more about Maria and  the resources mentioned in the episode belowhttps://www.youtube.com/c/MaricPolitikhttps://www.instagram.com/maricpolitik/https://twitter.com/MaricPolitikhttps://www.facebook.com/maricpolitikhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/KDideologihttp://civitas.net/https://www.martenscentre.eu/https://www.kas.de/en/homemusic by scottholmesmusic.comIf you haven't already, please review the show on Apple Podcasts! It's an important way to help new listeners find the show.

In this episode of The Open Door, panelists Jim Hanink, Mario Ramos-Reyes, and Christopher Zehnder speak with Maria Charlotta Maric of the Swedish Christian Democratic Party, who draws Wisdom from Martin Buber (December 4, 2020)How did you come to join the Christian Democracy Party?What is involved in your work as an “ombudsman” for the PartyYou now teach an ABC Course on Christian Democracy. What gave you the idea for this project? How is it working out?Are you content to describe yourself as a “politician”? Might there be a better term?Does the Christian Democratic Party have an “ideology”? Again, might there be a better term?Values are critical, and so are human rights. Are core values and basic rights self-evident or do they depend on something still more fundamental? If so, what is it?Is Christian Democracy something of a utopian view? Or is it rather pragmatic? Or still something else?Politics is often “rough and tumble.” What do you make of Chesterton's quip that people quarrel because they don't know how to argue?Can dialogue avoid becoming formulaic and platitudinous? St. Bridget of Sweden (1303-1373) is one of the six patron saints of Europe, along with St. Edith Stein and Sts. Cyril and Methodius. What might be, or become, the significance of this?

This week on The Open Door we travel to Sweden! The American Solidarity Party draws on the Christian Democracy movement. Our guest this Wednesday is Lennart Sacrédeus. Representing the Sweden's Christian Democrats (KD), he has served as a Member of Parliament in Sweden and as a Member of the European Parliament. Currently he is Speaker/Mayor of the city of Mora. We will pose the following questions to him. As always, we invite you to send your own.1. Could you tell us about the Swedish Christian Democrats (KD) and what the party stands for? We'd like to know about its history and its membership.2. Has your party been able to collaborate with other groups of Christian Democrats in Europe?3. What similarities do you see between your party and the American Solidarity Party?4. Has the KD learned lessons that you would like to share with us?5. Does the KD have current projects that we might borrow and develop here?6. The KD has a special focus on the elderly. How have the elderly in Sweden, especially in care homes, fared during the COVID crisis?7. What are your goals as Speaker/Mayor of Mora?8. Christian Democrats, given the long race they must run, need energy! Can you give us a recipe for Blueberry soup?

Welcome to The Open Door! This week we'll tackle the pivotal issue of the relation between nature and grace. Our focus will be how that relation should shape our practice of politics. Of course, we'll ask how the nature/grace relation bears on the American Solidarity Party. Our particular questions include the following. Your questions, as always, are welcome!1. What is nature?2. What is grace?3. What counts as politics?4. Christian Democracy aims to apply Christian principles to the social order, without reference to Revelation or grace, because these principles are rooted in natural law. How far does this approach take us?5. Should political work strive to teach truth and natural virtue as a way of preparing the way for Revelation and grace? 6. Should our politics pragmatically focus on healthcare, a more peaceful world, the sanctity of human life, and economic justice? 7. Is our goal, at the political level, a society of well-nourished and well-doctored people living a comfortable life?8. Or is our goal a full-blown Christian party that appeals to reason and the natural law? 9. In answering the above questions, should we try to articulate a philosophical starting point?10. In answering the above questions, is it possible simply to ignore philosophy and the articulation of a philosophical starting point?

This week our panel will discuss learning lessons and building bridges in the context of a new politics of solidarity. Our special guest will be Chase Padusniak, of Patheos and Princeton.Here are some of the questions we'll explore.1. What lessons can the American Solidarity Party learn from Dorothy2. Does the American Solidarity Party have anything to learn from Karl Marx?3. To what extent are the terms “Left,” “Right,” and “Center” important in building a new politics of solidarity?4. How can the American Solidarity Party, drawing on Christian Democracy and Catholic Social Teaching, appeal to non-Catholics and non-Christians? (January 18, 2019)

Happy Birthday! Coyle and Ed celebrate the one year anniversary of the show by fielding listener questions in an Ask Me Anything episode. They talk about the news sources they rely on, Anabaptists, constitutional interpretation, Christian Democracy, natural law, favorite books, the demands of charity v. responsibility and more!