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Kresta in the Afternoon – September 28, 2023 – Hour 2

Guest Host Matthew Bunson and Dr. Richard DeClue dive into the legacy of Benedict XVI and we discuss religious liberty with Andrea Picciotto-Bayer. 

 

Recovering Our Understanding of Religious Freedom

It’s a sad fact that the 21st century is full of hotspots of religious persecution. This is not something we can ignore or pass over with pious platitudes. Defending the persecuted and promoting religious freedom isn’t a political project; there’s nothing optional about respecting an inviolable right of the human person and the common good of society. Andrea Picciotti-Bayer joins us to discuss it further.

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Recovering Our Understanding of Religious Freedom

Conscience Project on YouTube 

Andrea Picciotti-Bayer is a legal analyst for EWTN News. She also directs the Conscience Project. Follow her on Twitter @bayerpicciotti and visit conscience-project.org.

The Life of Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict will be remembered as one of the great pontiffs of the modern era. Dr. Richard DeClue joins us to remember his influence.

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The Life of Pope Benedict XVI

Dr Richard DeClue is Professor of Theology at the Word on Fire Institute. He specializes in systematic theology with an interest in the thought of Joseph Ratzinger, and his STL thesis treated Ratzinger’s Eucharistic ecclesiology in comparison to the Eastern Orthodox theologian John Zizioulas. He is also interested in the ecclesiology of Henri de Lubac, the debate over nature and grace, and developing a rapprochement between Communio (ressourcement) theology and Thomism. His book The Mind of Pope Benedict XVI is due out this spring.
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