The Genealogies of Modernity Journal
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.
The Artistic Imaginary of Tomie dePaola
An artist in love with and enmeshed in a tradition…
Jessica Sweeney critiques the excessive emphasis on originality in modern art.
The Comic Turn in Period Dramas: A Review of Autumn de Wilde’s Emma
Kirsten Hall reviews the newest version of Emma and questions different ways of using humor.
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.
The Last Days of Business as Usual
Kirsten Hall revisits literary history and compares our current COVID-19 pandemic to pandemics of the past.
Modern Love
Kirsten Hall explores the components of modern romance from Samuel Johnson to Noah Baumbach.
Four Gospel Genealogies
Terence Sweeney explores the lessons of the genealogies of Christ.
The Decline of the Nuclear Family, and the Rise of the Club
Kirsten Hall responds to David Brooks and the decline of the nuclear family.
Being Between: Genealogy and Christianity
Terence Sweeney examines historical thinking in the Christian tradition.
Teaching with Anachronism
Kirsten Hall addresses problems with pedagogy in today’s classrooms and creates a genealogical syllabus.
Anxious and Angry: Alec Ryrie’s Genealogy of Emotions and Belief
Terence Sweeney reviews Unbelievers: An Emotional History of Doubt.
On Influence
Timothy Barr reflects on popular culture the way stars still influence us—whether Taylor Swift or Sirius.
Netflix’s You and the Reform of the Rake
Kirsten Hall looks at the popular Netflix show and our historical fixation with the “rake”
American Foundings: Two Genealogies of American Racism
Terence Sweeney explores two genealogies of racism: Original Sin or corrupt DNA.
Liberalism is a Theodicy
Terence Sweeney reviews Eric Nelson’s The Theology of Liberalism.