Identity is at the heart of much of today’s political conflicts. In his latest book, Fukuyama traces a brief history of how identity came to occupy such a center.
José Dueño
José Dueño is a Jesuit scholastic and a former associate editor at America.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
A new academic opus from a once-familiar name: Foucault
The major foci of Foucault’s work were the histories of madness, the social sciences, penitentiaries and sexuality.
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Review: Terry Eagleton seeks to rescue the idea of sacrifice
Terry Eagleton traces the history of sacrifice in literature and philosophy.
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
“Wild, Wild Country” raises serious questions about modern religious life
Sometimes the best way to understand a phenomenon is to look at its parody.
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The most dangerous philosopher in the West?
In The Courage of Hopelessness, Zizek challenges the reader to act without relying on the false certainties of ready-made discourses.
Posted inArts & Culture, Poetry
Sex and Solitude: St. John Paul II in conversation with Ranier Maria Rilke
Two crucial words from Rainer Maria Rilke’s ‘Letters to a Young Poet’ are missing from John Paul II’s ‘Letter to Artists’: sex and solitude.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Opposition to Óscar Romero’s canonization was ‘political,’ Archbishop Paglia says
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, the postulator for the cause of Blessed Óscar Romero, experienced firsthand pushback against the archbishop’s canonization.