Kresta in the Afternoon – March 7, 2024 – Hour 1

Author: Bryant Schoenle Published on: March 7, 2024 Published in: Al Kresta

Roger Nutt reflects on the life of Aquinas, 750 years after his death, and Jane Scharl examines what CS Lewis had to say about the nature of Gender.

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The Immeasurable Influence of Aquinas

St. Thomas Aquinas died on this day at the Fossanova Abbey in 1274, 750 years ago. In the nearly eight centuries since then, there may not be another theologian who has done so much to shape our understanding of God, man and the Church. We talk more about him with Roger Nutt.

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Death of St. Thomas Aquinas 750 Years Ago Today: His Eucharistic Testament

Aquinas Against the Myths of Uncivil Religion

Aquinas as Biblical Exegete

Roger-Nutt — Dr. Roger Nutt serves as Provost, Professor of Theology, Editor-in-Chief of Sapientia Press at Ave Maria University where he co-directs the Aquinas Center for Theological Renewal. He holds the degrees of S.T.B, S.T.L., and S.T.D. from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome, Italy and a Master’s in Theology and Christian Ministry from Franciscan University. He is also a professional member of The Academy of Catholic Theology. Dr. Nutt’s research and teaching focuses on Christology and Sacramental Theology, with an emphasis on St. Thomas Aquinas. These interests are reflected in the three books that he authored: Thomas Aquinas’ ‘De Unione Verbi Incarnati,’ General Principles of Sacramental Theology; and To Die is Gain: A Theological (re-)Introduction to the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick for Clergy, Laity, Caregivers, and Everyone Else. Dr. Nutt has also co-edited a number of volumes and authored numerous articles and chapters on St. Thomas Aquinas, Sacramental Theology, and Christology.

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What does CS Lewis say about Gender?

CS Lewis is remembered as one of the great Christian writers and apologists of the 20th century, but many people don’t realize he had a lot to say on the concept of gender. Woven throughout his works, Lewis offers us a coherent, orthodox, and imaginatively satisfying vision of gender, one in which gender is a unique revelation of God—an apocalypse—and a powerful sign of reality itself. Jane Scharl joins us.

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C.S. Lewis and the Apocalypse of Gender

Jane’s website