Genealogies of Modernity with Terence Sweeney
- Author
- Beatrice Institute
- Published
- Mon 15 Jun 2020
- Episode Link
- https://beatriceinstitute.org/terence-sweeney-episode
Terence Sweeney is editor-at-large of the Genealogies of Modernity Blog and is currently finishing his PhD in philosophy at Villanova. He joins us to talk about the role of the Christian genealogist and the place for wonder and curiosity in the modern university. We mix it up by playing a game of “would you rather” (Thomas Aquinas’s five ways or Pascal's wager?) and talking about Terence’s work as a sexton at his church.
Why did God create time?
The role of the Christian genealogist
Biblical genealogy
What would a modern St. Augustine look like?
Plato and prayer
Is curiosity a vice or a virtue?
The research university and knowledge production
Wonder and mystery
Being a parish sexton
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