Laurie Johnson Interviewed on the Simpleton Podcast
Laurie discusses her book The Gap in God’s Country: A Longer View On Our Culture Wars with Clark, especially on the issue of poverty.
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Maurin Academy Roundtable Discussion Monday, August 19 at 7 p.m. US Central Time, live on Zoom
Join the Maurin Academy on Monday, August 19 at 7 p.m. US Central Time, live on Zoom for our biannual roundtable. This time around we will give an overview of the schedule for the rest of the year and have time for a Q&A session. We will also be joined by James Murphy to discuss … Read more
Season 3, Ep. 22: Mary Versus Ideology with Alfredo Poggi
Alfredo Poggi talks to Spencer and Laurie about his new book Magical Realism, Latin America, and the Appearance of Precritical Theory, published by Rowman & Littlefield. Poggi makes the bold argument for taking Marian visions at face value and seeing them as a powerful antidote to ideology. Poggi uses Latin American literary approach of magical realism to reveal a precritical perspective.
Hillbilly Elegy Book Club!
Hillbilly Elegy has become an important part of our public discourse, so Dr. Laurie Johnson is going to dedicate a public book club to this 2016 book. She’ll go chapter by chapter through the book, giving a picture of what JD Vance is saying, from her perspective. Along the way, she’ll be looking at the public comments on the Maurin Academy’s Political Philosophy YouTube channel and responding to them in the next video.
The Harry Murray Sessions: On the Hospitality of Dorothy Day and Jacques Derrida
We are thrilled to welcome guest lecturer Harry Murray who will be teaching four classes over the next year, once every three months. The first session will be held on Monday, August 5 at 7 p.m. US Central Time, live on Zoom. He will be teaching about the intersections of the co-founder of the Catholic … Read more
Regenerative Reader Vol. 2 Issue 4: July 2024
Welcome to the July issue of the Regenerative Reader, a bi-monthly newsletter from The Maurin Academy for Regenerative Studies. This issue of the Regenerative Reader features descriptions of upcoming classes and other ongoing programming, and several essays from Dr. Laurie M. Johnson, Renée Roden, and Zach Whitworth. You will also find announcements about upcoming Catholic … Read more
Season 3, Ep. 21: Dustbowl Danse Macabre, Round 2: Cooperation vs. Collusion
What happens when even basic business can’t be effectively done? How did we get here? Spencer and Laurie digest more of John Rao’s thoughts from various books and try to settle their argument from the last episode.
Season 3, Episode 20: Dustbowl Danse Macabre
Laurie and Spencer discuss the implications and reverberations of the recent Maurin Academy lecture by the last Marxist, Chris Cutrone, and their interview with John Rao on Traditionalism and the Roman School. Both men discussed the time period of the 1848 revolutions in Europe. Maurin Academy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/maurinacademy Political Philosophy: https://political-philosophy.com Dustbowl Diatribes and Political Philosophy are … Read more
The Gap in God’s Country: A Longer View on Our Culture Wars–Now Out in Paperback and Kindle Editions
By Laurie M. Johnson My latest book has been published by Wipf & Stock! My hope is that this book will help readers gain perspective on the political/culture wars that hold our societies back. While the focus is on the US and the causes of its economic, cultural, political and religious divisions, the information and … Read more
Easter Island Documentary Film Showing Coming Up!
We’ll meet Sergio Mata’u Rapu and Elena Kouneski Rapu, whose independent documentary Eating Up Easter was picked up by PBS and helped to introduce the world to the richness of culture and the challenges of the Rapa Nui people who live on Easter Island, which include handling a tremendous amount of tourism and all the … Read more