The Genealogies of Modernity Journal
End without End: Mourning during the Coronavirus
For however emptied out a religious rite might appear, it still confirms that the unnamable experience of death has a place within the universe.
Donato Loia reflects on rituals of death in the modern world.
Gnostic Modernity
Gnosticism is not limited to the Christian heresy, but is an entire worldview built on the belief that the world in which we live is not actually good, true, or beautiful.
Rachel Coleman asks whether modernity is fundamentally gnostic.
The Promise and Problem of Pop Stoicism
Philosophy has a reputation for being lofty and arcane, but Stoic texts have left dusty philosophy bookcases and have found themselves in the hands of eager readers
Christopher Quintana explores the contemporary fascination with Stoicism.
Restoring Being and Goodness
Desmond attempts to awaken us to the ‘blooming, darting, singing world’ that exists beyond our construction.
Terence Sweeney reviews William Desmond’s recent work The Voiding of Being
St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis, and the Space in-Between
A pandemic forces us to confront one of the most important and essential religious problems: the problem of theodicy.
Donato Loia meditates on certainty, faith, and an empty St. Peter’s Square.
On Meaning and History
Intention is only in the attempt, not the deed. The meaning of an act is discovered in the dialectic between the stretched hand and what it finds.
Four Gospel Genealogies
Terence Sweeney explores the lessons of the genealogies of Christ.
Being Between: Genealogy and Christianity
Terence Sweeney examines historical thinking in the Christian tradition.
Liberalism is a Theodicy
Terence Sweeney reviews Eric Nelson’s The Theology of Liberalism.
Civil Monsters Versus Moral Monsters
“What then can be done against the force of a fearful political imaginary?
Tim Barr investigates the different meanings of ,monster, and its use throughout history
The Anatomy of Misremembering
Karl Hahn reviews Cyril O’Reagan’s latest book on Hegel and Balthasar