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Here is Jean Bethke Elshtain: https://hedgehogreview.com/issues/democracy/articles/democratic-authority-at-centurys-end
Jean Bethke Elshtain on Democratic Authority: https://hedgehogreview.com/issues/democracy/articles/democratic-authority-at-centurys-end
Near the end of the extraordinary book that is the subject of this book lunch, The Disenchantment of the World, A Political History of Religion, the author, Marcel Gauchet, says the following about aesthetics, the very topic of our podcast: "The aesthetic experience seems to me amenable to a similar analysis, insofar as it can be related to a primordial source, which in turn attests the continuing existence of a relation to the world, a relation previously the basis of religious sentiment. The capacity for emotion art the sight of things arises from a basic mode of inscription in being, which connects us with what used to be the meaning of the sacred for thousands of years." Of course I read that passage when first I discovered this remarkable book, partly due to a now famous review of it in the New Republic by the late, great Jean Bethke Elshtain. It is not every host of a podcast who was reading The New Republic in the 1990s - and then going out and buying an obscure text on the recommendation of one The New Republic's writers. Of course the name Gauchet is far from the celebration and fame of the more familiar and famous writers on religion Elaine Pagels and Karen Armstrong. But I have always felt that his book is among the most important ones on the subject and, as one of the aims of our podcast is to introduce to a wide audience intellectual matters that might be more unfamiliar, I was only too happy about my conversation with Michael Behrent. Dr. Behrent's Bio My recent scholarship has sought to historicize the work of the French philosopher Michel Foucault. An initial set of essays evaluated the political significance of his reflections on free-market economics by situating his work in the shifting ideological landscape of France in the 1970s. My current project seeks to show how Foucault's thought was (to a significant degree) rooted in his upbringing in Poitiers (France) from the 1920s to the 1940s. A subsequent project seeks to reconstruct the thought of the “young Foucault” (spanning 1949 through to the mid-1960s). I have also written on nineteenth-century French political thought (particularly the relationship between religion and republicanism), the history of liberal and democratic thought, and contemporary French political philosophy. Finally, I write about American politics and culture for several French publications, notably Esprit. I also write about French politics and culture for several American and British venues (such as, Dissent, Foreign Policy, and Oxford University Press blog). Links to Professor Behrent's Work https://www.pennpress.org/ 9781512825145/becoming- foucault/ For a more comprehensive list of his works, visit his website, here: https:// appstate.academia.edu/ MichaelBehrent #democracy #humanrights #sociology #individualism #multiculturalism #identity #raymondaron #France #socialismorbarbarism #claudelefort #corneliuscastoriadis #mauricemerleau-ponty #may68 #anthropology #christianity #islam #judaism #buddhism #politics #gladysswain #michelfoucault #alainbadoi #marxism #capitalism #neoliberalism #postmodernism #emmanuelemacron #robespierre #globalisation #francoismiterrand #jacqueschirac #spirituality #law #constitution --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mitch-hampton/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mitch-hampton/support
Some remarks by Marc LiVecche on his chapter in Protestant Social Teaching, "Just War," at the book launch party hosted by the Institute on Religion and Democracy in Washington D.C. Marc LiVecche is the McDonald Distinguished Scholar of Ethics, War, and Public Life at Providence. He is also a non-resident research fellow at the US Naval War College, in the College of Leadership and Ethics. Marc completed doctoral studies, earning distinction, at the University of Chicago, where he worked under the supervision of the political theorist and public intellectual Jean Bethke Elshtain, until her death in August, 2013. His first book THE GOOD KILL: JUST WAR & MORAL INJURY, was published in 2021 by Oxford University Press. Another project, RESPONSIBILITY AND RESTRAINT: JAMES TURNER JOHNSON AND THE JUST WAR TRADITION, co-edited with Eric Patterson, was published by Stone Tower Press in the fall of 2020. Currently, he is finalizing Moral Horror: A Just War Defense of Hiroshima. Before all this academic stuff, Marc spent twelve years doing a variety of things in Central Europe—ranging from helping build sport and recreational leagues in post-communist communities, to working at a Christian study and research center, to leading seminars on history and ethics onsite at the former Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi concentration camp in Poland. This latter experience allowed him to continue his undergraduate study of the Shoah; a process which rendered him entirely ill-suited for pacifism. Marc lives in Annapolis, Maryland with his wife and children–and a marmota monax whistlepigging under the shed. He can be followed, or stalked, on Twitter @MLIVECCHE. Additional publications can be found at his Amazon author page.
Jacques and Jennifer continue discussion about the United Nations, and the best approach to building international peace and cooperation.Instead of earlier hopes and promises of the UN as a vehicle for international cooperation on a range of issues like human rights, ecology, peace, and health, the last thirty years have seen a resurgence of nationalism, populism, and violence.With this in mind, the presenters offer an alternative notion of 'sovereignty' that goes beyond individual national interest and military defence, to a notion of sovereignty that recognises our essential inter-dependence and responsibility to other nations and people. https://johnmenadue.com/b-52s-at-raaf-tindal-commits-australia-to-americas-nuclear-war-plans/https://johnmenadue.com/with-nuke-capable-b-52s-coming-albanese-is-now-the-new-deputy-sheriff/https://johnmenadue.com/extraordinary-intervention-by-jeffrey-sachs-at-the-athens-democracy-forum/ Jean Bethke Elshtain (2008) Sovereignty: God, State, and Self New York: Basic Books
University of Chicago professor Jean Bethke Elshtain and Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel discuss the role of religion in public life. Does religion deserve a place in the public square? Is it fair to exclude what many people consider the basis of their ethical framework? Should we study our religious texts together? Please like, share, subscribe to, and review this podcast. Thank you!
The eminent political philosopher Jean Bethke Elshtain examines the origins and meanings of “sovereignty” as it relates to all the ways we attempt to explain our world: God, state, and self. This 2010 lecture, hosted by Eric Metaxas, ends with a lively Q&A and was originally part of Dr. Elshtain’s 2006 Gifford Lectures.
Just War Theory (JWT) has been criticized for being so flexible that it can be used to rationalize almost any motivation for initiating war and is therefore of little use in actually preventing war. Because it was originally developed as a means of evaluating the moral considerations of war between nation-states, the applicability of JWT becomes more complicated and difficult to assess when potential combatants reside within the same borders. In this special case, even what would seem to be a straightforward application of the principles used to evaluate state versus nonstate combatants is inadequate because Scripture has more to say about the unique moral imperatives involved in the case of revolution.This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with Journal author Bob Perry about his article, “You Say You Want a Revolution?“. https://www.equip.org/article/say-want-revolution/We'd also like to invite you to subscribe to the Journal. To subscribe to the Journal, please click here. https://www.equip.org/product/crj-subscription/When you to subscribe to the Journal, you join the team of print subscribers whose paid subscriptions help provide the resources at equip.org that minister to people worldwide. These resources include our free online-exclusive articles, such as this review, as well as our free Postmodern Realities podcast.Another way you can support keeping our resources free is by leaving us a tip. A tip is just a small amount, like $3 or $5, which is the cost for some of a latte, lunch out, or coffee drink. To leave a tip, click here. https://www.equip.org/product/pmr-jnl-tip/Other related articles and Postmodern Realities podcastsShould America Wage War? — A Review of “Just War Against Terror: The Burden of American Power in a Violent Word” by Jean Bethke Elshtain.Jihad, Jizya, and Just War TheoryJustice and Asymmetric WarfareJust War Tradition Don't miss an episode; please subscribe to the Postmodern Realities podcast wherever you get your favorite podcasts. Please help spread the word about Postmodern Realities by giving us a rating and review when you subscribe to the podcast. The more ratings and reviews we have, the more new listeners can discover our content.
The eminent political philosopher Jean Bethke Elshtain discusses C.S. Lewis’s 1944 essay “The Abolition of Man” and explores the idea of a rock-bottom claim on human dignity. Her brilliant talk ends with a brilliant Q&A session. Hosted by Eric Metaxas, this lecture was given in New York City in 2005.
Gratia: grace and gratitude. Veritas: Truth. Lumen: Light. In this episode, I have the pleasure of talking with Rod Lampard. Rod hails from 14 years in the retail industry, 12 of those years in Christian Retail, working for Koorong.com; 11 of those years in retail management. He graduated from Tabor Adelaide in 2013/2014, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Ministry & Theology. He is a husband, and for the past four years, a full-time homeschool dad to five. More recently, together with Homeschooling, He's been doing independent study, with the aim of one day attaining a Masters of Education & Theology. His current goal is to study through all of Karl Barth’s, 13 volume, Church Dogmatics, along with a large number of his other works. For a short time, he was a guest writer at XYZ.net.au and currently is a contributing writer at The Caldron Pool. His academic research interests include Karl Barth, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Jacques Ellul, Simone Weil, Albert Camus, Jean Bethke Elshtain, Hannah Arendt, Augustine, Victor Frankl, C.S Lewis, Reinhold Niebuhr, Church History, Pastoral Leadership, and Political Theology. Rod Lampard | Instagram @rod_lampard Website https://rodlampard.com/ FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1423542163 Contributing Writer http://caldronpool.com/author/rodlampard/ Ever Vigilant | Instagram @theevervigilant Website https://www.vigilantwolf.com Patreon https://www.patreon.com/evervigilant T-Shirts, Hoodies, and Swag https://www.teespring.com/stores/evervigilant Visit https://www.Vigilantwolf.com for Holsters and Belts Subscribe at https://www.Vigilantwolf.com to stay up to date on what I'm up to, the podcast, and store sales, etc. Visit https://www.Patreon.com/evervigilant and become a part of what we have going on here, Join The Pack! Use Patreon.com/evervigilant to engage, encourage and challenge one another in our daily battle to become better men, better husbands, better fathers, and better leaders. Hold Fast & God Bless
Scholar and ethicist Marc Livecche talks with Managing Editor Drew Griffin about Jean Bethke Elshtain, moral injury, and how Christian ethics can save lives.
Jean Bethke Elshtain was the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Professor of Social and Political Ethics in the University of Chicago Divinity School. She delivered this lecture on April , 2008 at the University of Chicago's Swift Hall. To view the video of the lecture visit www.lumenchristi.org/events/621
April 29, 2011 Proselytism has emerged as an increasingly important international political issue. What is the relationship between religious freedom and the freedom to proselytize? In her presentation Jean Bethke Elshtain argued that the two are inseparable. For religious pluralism to be robust it must encompass not just religious diversity and interaction but also include efforts to knowingly and determinedly set out to change someone else’s mind about something basic to his or her identity and self-definition. We must acknowledge the power imbalances and mutual suspicions that often accompany efforts to win converts through transnational activity. But to restrict proselytism, through mandatory or self-imposed measures, is to restrict free speech. Nothing should compromise open dialogue within and across traditions in a spirit of truth.
Throughout our 25 year history, we've had the privilege of creating conversations between some of academia's giants and of modeling dialogue across difference at the heart of the university. The 2013 Veritas Forum at Harvard was a stunning example of this: a dialogue between University of Chicago political scientist Jean Bethke Elshtain and Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel on the role of religion in public life.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. A conference honoring David Tracy, the Andrew Thomas Greeley and Grace McNichols Greeley Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Catholic Studies at the University of Chicago Divinity School. Jean Bethke Elshtain (University of Chicago) on “Why Augustine? Why Now?”
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. A conference honoring David Tracy, the Andrew Thomas Greeley and Grace McNichols Greeley Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Catholic Studies at the University of Chicago Divinity School. Jean Bethke Elshtain (University of Chicago) on “Why Augustine? Why Now?”
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. The third of four conferences in the series “The Engaged Mind,” reflecting on themes drawn from the work of Jean Bethke Elshtain. The series is underwritten by the McDonald Agape Foundation. Panel Session Three Sovereignty: God, State and Self Chair and Respondent — Michael Gillespie Professor of Philosophy and Political Science, Duke University Gilbert Meilaender Professor of Theology, Valparaiso University “Engaging the Mind of Elshtain on Sovereignty” Lisa Sowle Cahill J. Donald Monan Professor, Boston College “Sovereign No More? Selves, States, and God in Our Bewildering Global Environment” See more at https://divinity.uchicago.edu/theological-reflection-and-limits-politics
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. The third of four conferences in the series “The Engaged Mind,” reflecting on themes drawn from the work of Jean Bethke Elshtain. The series is underwritten by the McDonald Agape Foundation. See more at https://divinity.uchicago.edu/theological-reflection-and-limits-politics Lunchtime Discussion John Wilson Editor of Books and Culture at Christianity Today “Jean Bethke Elshtain, The Writer”
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. The third of four conferences in the series “The Engaged Mind,” reflecting on themes drawn from the work of Jean Bethke Elshtain. The series is underwritten by the McDonald Agape Foundation. Panel Session 2 Who Are We? Critical Reflections and Hopeful Possibilities Chair and Respondent — Melanie Barrett Associate Professor in the Department of Christian Life, University of St. Mary of the Lake Melissa Rogers Director of the Center for Religion and Public Affairs, Wake Forest University Divinity School “How Not to Separate Church and State” Robin W. Lovin Cary M. Maguire University Professor of Ethics, Southern Methodist University “Who Are We?: Realist Reflections on Politics and Human Nature” See more at https://divinity.uchicago.edu/theological-reflection-and-limits-politics
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. The third of four conferences in the series “The Engaged Mind,” reflecting on themes drawn from the work of Jean Bethke Elshtain. The series is underwritten by the McDonald Agape Foundation. Panel Session 1: Augustine and the Limits of Politics Chair and Respondent — Charles Mathewes Professor of Religious Studies, University of Virginia Nigel Biggar Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at Christ Church, Oxford; Director for the McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics and Public Life “Jean Bethke Elshtain — A Critical Appreciation of Her Work” Eric Gregory Professor of Religion, Princeton University “Taking Love Seriously: Elshtain’s Augustinian Voice and Modern Politics” See more at https://divinity.uchicago.edu/theological-reflection-and-limits-politics
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. The third of four conferences in the series “The Engaged Mind,” reflecting on themes drawn from the work of Jean Bethke Elshtain. The series is underwritten by the McDonald Agape Foundation. See more at https://divinity.uchicago.edu/theological-reflection-and-limits-politics Lunchtime Discussion John Wilson Editor of Books and Culture at Christianity Today “Jean Bethke Elshtain, The Writer”
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. The third of four conferences in the series “The Engaged Mind,” reflecting on themes drawn from the work of Jean Bethke Elshtain. The series is underwritten by the McDonald Agape Foundation. Panel Session 2 Who Are We? Critical Reflections and Hopeful Possibilities Chair and Respondent — Melanie Barrett Associate Professor in the Department of Christian Life, University of St. Mary of the Lake Melissa Rogers Director of the Center for Religion and Public Affairs, Wake Forest University Divinity School “How Not to Separate Church and State” Robin W. Lovin Cary M. Maguire University Professor of Ethics, Southern Methodist University “Who Are We?: Realist Reflections on Politics and Human Nature” See more at https://divinity.uchicago.edu/theological-reflection-and-limits-politics
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. The third of four conferences in the series “The Engaged Mind,” reflecting on themes drawn from the work of Jean Bethke Elshtain. The series is underwritten by the McDonald Agape Foundation. Panel Session 1: Augustine and the Limits of Politics Chair and Respondent — Charles Mathewes Professor of Religious Studies, University of Virginia Nigel Biggar Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology at Christ Church, Oxford; Director for the McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics and Public Life “Jean Bethke Elshtain — A Critical Appreciation of Her Work” Eric Gregory Professor of Religion, Princeton University “Taking Love Seriously: Elshtain’s Augustinian Voice and Modern Politics” See more at https://divinity.uchicago.edu/theological-reflection-and-limits-politics
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. The third of four conferences in the series “The Engaged Mind,” reflecting on themes drawn from the work of Jean Bethke Elshtain. The series is underwritten by the McDonald Agape Foundation. Panel Session Three Sovereignty: God, State and Self Chair and Respondent — Michael Gillespie Professor of Philosophy and Political Science, Duke University Gilbert Meilaender Professor of Theology, Valparaiso University “Engaging the Mind of Elshtain on Sovereignty” Lisa Sowle Cahill J. Donald Monan Professor, Boston College “Sovereign No More? Selves, States, and God in Our Bewildering Global Environment” See more at https://divinity.uchicago.edu/theological-reflection-and-limits-politics
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Over the last four years, the Divinity School has hosted a series of cross-disciplinary conferences reflecting on themes inspired by the work of Jean Bethke Elshtain (1941-2013). "The Engaged Mind" conference series now presents the fourth and final conference, "Just War Against Terror: International Relations, Gender and the Challenge of Ethics." Held on October 17-18, 2013, in Swift Hall.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Over the last four years, the Divinity School has hosted a series of cross-disciplinary conferences reflecting on themes inspired by the work of Jean Bethke Elshtain (1941-2013). "The Engaged Mind" conference series now presents the fourth and final conference, "Just War Against Terror: International Relations, Gender and the Challenge of Ethics." Held on October 17-18, 2013, in Swift Hall.
If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. The University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, and Fermi National Laboratory presented "Playing with Time" as part of its Joint Speaker Series on November 7, 2012, at the Field Museum. Scientists and scholars joined to discuss how time plays a role in their work. Speakers included Jean Bethke Elshtain, Martha Feldman, Salman Habib, Craig Hogan, and Sidney Nagel. Learn more about the Joint Speaker Series at http://nationallabs.uchicago.edu/page/speaker-series
"Religion and Democracy: Antagonists or Allies?" is the topic of the 2008 Seymour Martin Lipset Memorial Lecture.
"Religion and Democracy: Antagonists or Allies?" is the title of the 2008 Seymour Martin Lipset Memorial Lecture.
We explore the ideas and present-day relevance of 20th century theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, an influential, boundary-crossing voice in American public life. Niebuhr created the term “Christian realism:” a middle path between religious idealism and arrogance. Exploring his wide appeal, three distinctive voices describe Niebuhr’s legacy and ask what insights he brings to the political and religious dynamics of the early 21st century.
More than any crisis in modern memory, the War on Terror—including the current U.S. military presence in Iraq—is being debated in religious, usually Christian, terms. We explore the nuances of that debate with a former war correspondent, a political theorist, and a renowned preacher. We ask how and whether Christian principles really make a difference at this moment in our national life—and if not, why not?
Just-war theory was set in motion in the 5th century as St. Augustine agonized over how to reconcile Christianity’s high ethical ideals with the devastating world realities which were bringing about the fall of Rome. For 1,600 years, theologians, ethicists, diplomats, and political leaders have drawn on this tradition, refined it, and employed its key questions: When is it permissible to wage war? And how might our ethical and religious foundations place limits on the ways we wage war? In this program, we explore three varied perspectives on how such questions are alive and evolving today, and how they might inform our approach to the conflict in Afghanistan and the peace we would like to achieve beyond it.