Christian Humanist Profiles 262: Richard Detweiler

January 27, 2025 00:59:34
Christian Humanist Profiles 262: Richard Detweiler
Christian Humanist Profiles
Christian Humanist Profiles 262: Richard Detweiler

Jan 27 2025 | 00:59:34

/

Hosted By

Nathan P Gilmour

Show Notes

Liberty has always carried tricky questions with it.   Most folks in 2025 would agree that human beings should have liberty, but how one becomes free persists as a debate.  Do we spring fully free into this world?  Does participation in certain kinds of communities make us free?  Can education of this or that sort develop freedom?  This last question leads a conversation into the possibility of liberal arts, and Richard Detweiler’s book The Evidence Liberal Arts Needs takes up not only a discussion of what makes an education a liberal-arts education but also why and how people in our moment still should make the case for liberal arts.  Christian Humanist Profiles is glad to welcome Dr. Detweiler to the show.

Other Episodes

Episode

February 02, 2015 01:10:18
Episode Cover

Christian Humanist Profiles 24: Beyond Secular Order

Nathan Gilmour interviews John Milbank on his 2013 book Beyond Secular Order.

Listen

Episode

September 26, 2016 01:03:46
Episode Cover

Christian Humanist Profiles 87: Kierkegaard: A Single Life

Michial Farmer interviews Stephen Backhouse about his recent book, "Kierkegaard: A Single Life."

Listen

Episode

January 19, 2026 01:04:31
Episode Cover

Christian Humanist Profiles Episode 277: David Zahl

The New Testament book of Revelation is light on scenes of battle but never hesitates to announce that God has won a battle.  Whether...

Listen