Charles T. Mathewes
Auteur de A Theology of Public Life
A propos de l'auteur
Charles Mathewes is associate professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. His other books include Evil and the Augustinian Tradition and A Theology of Public Life.
Œuvres de Charles T. Mathewes
Having: Property and Possession in Religious and Social Life (2004) — Directeur de publication — 28 exemplaires
Prophesies of Godlessness: Predictions of America's Imminent Secularization from the Puritans to the Present Day (2008) 16 exemplaires
Journal of the American Academy of Religion : volume 75, number 3, September 2007 (2007) 2 exemplaires
Journal of the American Academy of Religion: September 2009 - Volume 77, Number 3 (2009) 1 exemplaire
Journal of the American Academy of Religion,vol.77#2 2009(june) Issn#0002-7189 (77#2) (2009) 1 exemplaire
Who Was Augustine of Hippo? 1 exemplaire
Why Evil Exists: Teaching Guide 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Joy and Human Flourishing: Essays on Theology, Culture and the Good Life (2015) — Contributeur — 26 exemplaires
Aspiring to Fullness in a Secular Age: Essays on Religion and Theology in the Work of Charles Taylor (2014) — Contributeur — 19 exemplaires
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- male
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Critiques
Books That Matter: The City of God par Charles Mathewes
Unusually poor for a Great Courses video. The instructor uses often unnecessarily sophisticated terminology accompanied by a rapid-fire delivery that makes it difficult for him to be understood. While this might not be so much a problem in a classroom where he has eye-contact with students and can get an idea when something is going over their heads, it's a real detriment in a video presentation. I'm far from unsophisticated in philosophical and theological terminology, but I had quite a few "what's that" moments even notwithstanding that I was rereading City of God to accompany these lectures. A more casual viewer could find this going over his head – and really unnecessarily so.… (plus d'informations)
This book was generally very readable and I particularly liked the second part, which focused on our day-to-day lives politically. I also appreciated his description of the tension between being a Christian and a citizen in a liberal society.
This is the first Teaching Company course where I had trouble getting the key points to stick with me. It's not because the content is lacking. To the contrary, it's so deep that this one is too profound to listen to during a commute. I believe you'd have to sit in a quiet room and really listen for the deepest points to take root. It's still a thorough exploration that goes well beyond why evil exists to also analyze how we interpret evil and how we deal with it.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 16
- Aussi par
- 5
- Membres
- 276
- Popularité
- #84,078
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 28