Scholars’ Circle – Pope Leo & Augustinian thought – June 8, 2025

What will it mean for Catholicism and the world to have the first Augustinian Pope? What were the teachings of Augustine of Hippo, who inspires the Order of Augustine? And what are Pope Leo’s theological views for the Church and beyond as the Church confronts a world with poverty, violence, and war? [ dur: 58mins. ]

• Sarah Stewart-Kroeker, is the Associate Professor of Early Christian Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary; Pilgrimage as Moral and Aesthetic Formation in Augustine’s Thought, and Sacrifice in Environmental Ethics and theology


• John Doody is the Clinical Professor in the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University. He’s the co-author of at least 12 books on Augustine, and one of those is entitled Augustine and social justice.

This program is produced by Doug Becker, Maria Armoudian, Ankine Aghassian, and Sudd Dongre.