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Breaking
Silence:
Faith-Based Scholarship & Academic Freedom
J. Budziszewski
In the face of a pervasively secular cultural and intellectual climate, particulary in the university world, the noted Berkeley sociologist, Robert Bellah, observed, "If we do not recover the language and practice of Christianity ... not only can we not contribute to genuine pluralism, but we will be lost in the wilderness of decayed traditions" (from Postmodern Theology: Christian Faith in a Pluralist World). Can we, as Christians, "recover the use of our language" so as to thoughtfully and candidly engage ideas considered alien to the very core of Christian understanding? And can this engagement take place within the curricular life of the mainstream academy in a manner widely enjoyed by proponents of virtually every other intellectual perspective?
J. Budziszewski, Professor of Government & Philosophy, University of Texas, Austin, addresses the legitimacy and import of religiously informed thought and expression within Academia. Dr. Budziszewski has authored What We Can't Not Know: A Guide; The Revenge of Conscience: Politics and the Fall of Man; Written on the Heart: The Case for Natural Law; and True Tolerance: Liberalism and the Necessity of Judgment.Program recording date and length: 10-11-03 ~ 59 Minutes
