Center for Religion, Culture & Democracy

The Reading Wheel Review

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Physical books are at once a conduit for conveying complex and well-developed ideas and an artifact of the time and place from which they come. While digital media has its place in social discourse, the book is an enduring piece of technology that has been one of the primary vehicles for shaping civilization. The Reading Wheel Review is an initiative designed to anchor sustained attention to books that truly matter, and to shape a substantive dialogue around them.

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Ep. 4 | Interview with Stephen Pressley | Cultural Sanctification 25.04.2024 48:43

Dr. Stephen Presley, senior fellow in religion and public life at the CRCD and author of Cultural Sanctification: Engaging the World Like the Early Church , joins CRCD executive director Trey Dimsdale for an engaging discussion on bridging divides, engaging the world, and building and preserving institutions on this week’s Reading Wheel Review podcast.

Ep. 3 | Interview with Francis Beckwith | Never Doubt Thomas 28.03.2024 39:08

This episode features a discussion with Francis Beckwith regarding his book, Never Doubt Thomas: The Catholic Aquinas as Evangelical and Protestant . This month marks the 750th anniversary of the death of St. Thomas Aquinas, one of the Christian faith’s most influential theologians. Trey Dimsdale and Dr. Francis Beckwith dicuss St. Thomas’s influence across Christian traditions and the ways that h...

Ep. 2 | Interview with Kevin Vallier | All the Kingdoms of the World 22.02.2024 41:53

This episode features a discussion of Kevin Vallier’s All the Kingdoms of the World . Vallier is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University.

Ep. 1 | Interview with Mark Dooley | Sir Roger Scruton's Conservatism: An Invitation to the Great Tradition 25.01.2024 48:17

This month, Dr. Mark Dooley joins us to discuss the work of the late Sir Roger Scruton. Mark is an Irish philosopher who has the honor of being Sir Roger’s literary executor. He is the author or editor of several books related to Sir Roger’s life and legacy including an intellectual biography, Roger Scruton: The Philosopher on Dover Beach . The second edition this work is due out this year from B...