Kresta in the Afternoon – September 12, 2023 – Hour 2

Author: Bryant Schoenle Published on: September 12, 2023 Published in: Al Kresta

Why do fewer Americans have a high regard for American Values than in the past? We talk with Mark Movsesian. Also, Terence Sweeney discusses what St. Augustine would say about being pastoral.

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American Values Decline with American Community

A recent poll from the Wall Street Journal gives data to back up trends we have suspected for years. There has been a sharp decline in people who have a high regard for “Traditional American Values” such as patriotism, religion, and family. While the poll has its issues, it does illustrate a deeper shift in American society: our loss of community. We take a closer look with Mark Movsesian.

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American Values Decline with American Community

Mark Movsesian is Professor of Contract Law at St John's University in New York, where he also co-directs the Center for Law and Religion. He has been a visiting professor at Notre Dame and Cardozo Law Schools and delivered papers at numerous workshops in the US and Europe. Professor Movsesian serves on the board of editors of the Journal of Law and Religion (Cambridge). He posts regularly at First Things, the Law and Religion Forum, the Library of Law and Liberty, and the Volokh Conspiracy, and co-hosts the Legal Spirits podcast series.

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What would St. Augustine Say about being “Pastoral?”

Since the election of Pope Francis, there’s been a lot of discussion about what it means to be “pastoral.” Pope Francis gave us an insight into his own understanding of the word last year, when he advised us to look to St. Augustine’s treatise De Pastoribus. Terence Sweeney joins us to discuss what St. Augustine would have told us about being pastoral.

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The Pastoral Mystery of the Church

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