New Books in Catholic Studies
Interviews with scholars of Catholicism about their new books
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 56 minutes
- Episodes
- 505
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2025
Bewitchment, Possession, and the Diabolical Arts: Daily Life in New France
In this podcast episode, Greg Marchildon interviews Mairi Cowan, the author of The Possession of Barbe Hallay: Diabolical Arts and Daily Life in Early Canada, a microhistory of bewitchment and demoni…
00:31:22 |
Wed 15 Feb 2023
Why a Savior? The Theology of Sacrifice and Redemption
As we start the second year of Almost Good Catholics, I asked my old friend David Basile, the theology teacher (and our very first guest last year) to come back and explain the mystery of our redempt…
01:20:51 |
Thu 09 Feb 2023
Mary E. Sommar, "The Slaves of the Churches: A History" (Oxford UP, 2020)
In recent years, stories of religious universities and institutions grappling with their slave-owning past have made headlines in the news. People find it shocking that the Church itself could have b…
00:48:52 |
Thu 09 Feb 2023
Mary Ann Hinsdale and Stephen Okey, "T&T Clark Handbook of Theological Anthropology" (T&T Clark, 2020)
The T&T Clark Handbook of Theological Anthropology (T&T Clark, 2020) is a ground-breaking volume that gathers together the voices of veteran theologians and some of the most promising emerging schola…
00:25:27 |
Thu 09 Feb 2023
Rowan Dorin, "No Return: Jews, Christian Usurers, and the Spread of Mass Expulsion in Medieval Europe" (Princeton UP, 2023)
Beginning in the twelfth century, Jewish moneylenders increasingly found themselves in the crosshairs of European authorities, who denounced the evils of usury as they expelled Jews from their lands.…
00:49:43 |
Sun 05 Feb 2023
“Quintessence of Dust?”: Friendly Argument about God and Man
Peter Hall is my old friend, a once-atheist who now calls himself an agnostic; we’ve known each other for fifteen years since we both taught English literature at an international school in Egypt. He…
00:32:24 |
Wed 01 Feb 2023
War, Plague, and Confession in Fourteenth-Century Provence
Nicole Archambeau, associate professor of history at Colorado State University, talks about her book, Souls under Siege: Stories of War, Plague, and Confession in Fourteenth-Century Provence (Cornell…
01:05:51 |
Tue 31 Jan 2023
Mark A. Schneegurt, "Anthology of Religious Poetry from the Mexican Inquisition Trials of 16th-Century CryptoJews" (2020)
A century after being expelled from Portugal, cryptoJews in Mexico, false converts to Christianity, could not speak of their beliefs for fear of becoming embroiled in the imprisonment, torture, and d…
01:19:07 |
Mon 30 Jan 2023
Mitri Raheb, "The Politics of Persecution: Middle Eastern Christians in an Age of Empire" (Baylor UP, 2021)
Persecution of Christians in the Middle East has been a recurring theme since the middle of the nineteenth century. The topic has experienced a resurgence in the last few years, especially during the…
00:48:09 |
Sun 29 Jan 2023
Michael T. Rizzi, "Jesuit Colleges and Universities in the United States: A History" (Catholic U of America Press, 2022)
Jesuit Colleges and Universities in the United States: A History (Catholic University of America Press, 2022) provides a comprehensive history of Jesuit higher education in the United States, weaving…
00:37:36 |
Sat 28 Jan 2023
What if You're Gay? Starting Conversations with and about LGBT Catholics
Since 2016, and with the blessing of Pope Francis, Father Jim Martin has been talking with LGBT Catholics about their relationship with their church. That’s the subject of his book, Building a Bridge…
00:54:45 |
Fri 27 Jan 2023
In the Swiss Guards: Reflections on Two Years Guarding the Pope
David Geisser was a Swiss Guard protecting Pope Francis and the Apostolic Palace between 2013 and 2015. He was following the footsteps of his father who had been in the service a generation earlier u…
00:44:52 |
Thu 26 Jan 2023
Stabat Mater: A Sandy Hook Mom Stands with Mary at the Foot of the Cross
One morning in December of 2012, Laura Phelps’s little children went to school and lived through an attack by a madman who shot 20 of their classmates. Laura’s community was devastated and she became…
01:00:56 |
Wed 25 Jan 2023
Faithful Frontiers: A Turkish Scholar Describes How She Became a Catholic Apologist
Derya Little has been a Muslim, an atheist, and a Protestant; today she is a Catholic writer and apologist. She tells the story of her conversion, talks about faith, family, Islam, history, the role …
01:13:03 |
Tue 24 Jan 2023
Catholic in Karachi: Living as a Christian in an Islamic Country
Ayyaz Gulzar, journalist and Catholic youth leader in Pakistan, describes the challenges and persecutions the Church faces in the Islamic Republic, which includes the county’s blasphemy laws. He also…
00:47:57 |
Mon 23 Jan 2023
The Feminine Genius: Everyday Mysticism and How to Organize Your Life around It
Danielle Bean talks about everyday mysticism and learning to listen for God in her book, Whisper: Finding God in the Everyday. God is there in our daily tasks and especially in our daily relationship…
00:56:45 |
Sun 22 Jan 2023
Wolfgang P. Müller, "Marriage Litigation in the Western Church, 1215-1517" (Cambridge UP, 2021)
Wolfgang Muller, Marriage Litigation in the Western Church, 1215- 1517 (Cambridge University Press, 2021). From the establishment of a coherent doctrine on sacramental marriage to the eve of the Refo…
00:52:49 |
Sat 21 Jan 2023
Reflections of a Mormon who Became a Catholic: Understanding the Sacrament of Reconciliation
Jeremy Christiansen’s autobiography, From the Susquehanna to the Tiber, tells the story of his happy Mormon upbringing, the questioning of his faith, and his ultimate pilgrimage to the Catholic Churc…
01:44:51 |
Sat 21 Jan 2023
Bless Me, Father, for I have Sinned: Understanding the Sacrament of Reconciliation
Father Joseph Horn explains the Sacrament of Reconciliation, where it comes from, how it works, and what many of us don’t know about it. At its inception, the Sacrament of Confession was offered only…
00:54:23 |
Fri 20 Jan 2023
The Thought of Ivan Illich
Author L. M. Sacasas talks about the life, thought, and legacy of the Catholic priest, philosopher, and social critic Ivan Illich with Peoples & Things host Lee Vinsel. Sacasas and Vinsel discuss Ill…
01:24:55 |
Fri 20 Jan 2023
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