David Deavel
Dr. David Deavel was born and raised in Bremen, Indiana. He received a B.A. with majors in English and philosophy from Calvin College and attended Fordham University, where he received the M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in theology. He is currently an Associate Professor of Theology at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas. A Senior Contributor at The Imaginative Conservative, an Associate Editor at VoegelinView, a Contributing Editor for Gilbert, and an editorial board member for Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture (for which he was editor in chief for six years), he has served one term on the Board for the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars. He is a past Lincoln Fellow at the Claremont Institute and also the 2013 winner of the Acton Institute’s Novak Award. With Jessica Hooten Wilson, he co-edited Solzhenitsyn and American Culture: The Russian Soul in the West. In addition to his academic work, his public and popular writings have appeared in Catholic World Report, City Journal, First Things, Minneapolis Star Tribune, and The Wall Street Journal. He lives in Sugar Land, Texas, with his wife, Cathy, and their children.
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Abstract: The readings for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord might seem to be a bit disparate, with prophecies about the Servant of the Lord, an account of what our baptism means, and then the account of Christ’s baptism by John. Yet they are all of a piece since they connect the communion shared by the true Servant (who is also Son in a unique way) with the Father and the Holy Spirit, our own share in that communion, and the mission to which both the Son and those who are united to him are called. We who are in Christ are beloved sons in the Son through baptism—and we, too, are called to be “a light to the nations.
Abstract: The readings for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord might seem to be a bit disparate, with prophecies about the Servant of the Lord, an account of what our baptism means, and then the account of Christ’s baptism by John. Yet they are all of a piece since they connect the communion shared by the true Servant (who is also Son in a unique way) with the Father and the Holy Spirit, our own share in that communion, and the mission to which both the Son and those who are united to him are called. We who are in Christ are beloved sons in the Son through baptism—and we, too, are called to be “a light to the nations.
Donald Jacob Uitvlugt has married the old talking animal story with a more newfangled kind of story: the multi-generational space flight narrative. In this first volume of his story (epic?), we are introduced to a Walker Percy-like/Ronin-like character named Jiao Tou, who is engaged on a quest that engages him in questions about the reality of this space ship world on which he lives.
The decline in American fertility is connected to the decline in the number of Americans getting married. If we want more dads to celebrate on Father's Day, the best way to get them is to encourage marriage. Yet young Americans are being bombarded with messages telling them to avoid marriage. Wilcox's book is a statistically rigorous, winsome case for marriage as a good for both men and women, despite the fulminations of feminists and the manosphere. He also shows how marriage can be better and argues for policy changes to encourage it.
Tomie DePaola may not have been a saint himself, but he recognized them, venerated the love of God in their lives, and drew them in such a way that we can see that love shining through his friendly folk art icons. This book of saints and feasts with his illustrations demonstrates it.
New political and cultural movements are reshaping the western world. As old institutions and ways of thinking fade away, open-ended questions are revealing themselves in every sector of life. From the promises and perils on the cutting edge of technology, media, and economic life to a renewed interest in the deepest question of human questions, the richness of the Catholic Tradition must now be brought to bear if we are to shape a modern way of life that protects and fosters human dignity. In this talk, Dr. Peterson will discuss how Catholic institutions must reorient themselves to address the emergence of the great underlying questions that loom before us.