St. Augustine and Political Utopias w/ Dr. Marc Guerra | Ep. 107

How does Catholic theology provide a unique response to the modern tensions between utopianism and dystopianism?

Today, Dr. Michael Dauphinais speaks with Dr. Marc Guerra, alumnus of Ave Maria's Ph.D. in Theology program (2007), and Provost & Senior V.P. for Academic Affairs at Assumption University (Worcester, MA), about the Catholic approach to utopian and dystopian thought. Drawing from St. Augustine's City of God and the writings of Pope Benedict XVI, they discuss how Christianity offers hope amid the unrealistic promises of modern utopias and the fears of dystopian futures. They explore themes of human imperfection, gratitude, and a Christian understanding of progress.

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0:00 Intro
3:11 How can we recover humility and realism in our thinking?
5:01 The Benedict Option
13:20 The Infatuation with Dystopia
16:37 The Importance of Catholicism in the Modern World
19:41 The Impossibility of Perfect Society
28:57 How to Transmit the Gospel to Society
33:16 Pope Benedict’s words on human freedom
36:55 How did you get interested in studying theology?
39:03 The Journey to the Center of the Soul
43:40 The difference between Catholicism and Protestantism
48:40 Human longing
51:52 What is Marc reading?
52:53 What’s a practice you do on a regular basis to find meaning and purpose?
55:03 A belief you held about God that you learned was false through studying theology

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