Joseph Stuart on Christopher Dawson, The Primacy of Religion, and Cultural Appreciation

In this episode: Joseph Stuart, professor of history at the University of Mary and a former ISI Weaver fellow, joins the podcast to discuss the work of 20th century historian of culture, Christopher Dawsonwhy religion is at the heart of cultural identity, and how cultures that abandon their religion inevitably become captured by ideological “political religions”how to appreciate different cultures and have a rich, complex view of other civilizations without becoming a relativistTexts Mentioned:Christopher Dawson: A Cultural Mind in the Age of the Great War by Joseph StuartGifford Lectures by Christopher DawsonLeisure, The Basis of Culture by Josef PieperPrimitive Culture by Edward TylorThe Power and the Glory by Graham GreeneReligion and Culture by Christopher DawsonThe Dynamics of World History by Christopher DawsonThe Crisis of Western Education by Christopher DawsonThe Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order by Samuel Huntington“Christopher Dawson and Ayatollah Khatami and ‘The Dialogue of Civilizations’ A Christian-Muslim Conversation” by Stephen G. CarterThe Mission movie“Conservatism” by Christopher Dawson (introduction by Joseph Stuart)Religion and the Modern State by Christopher DawsonJoseph Stuart Faculty PageBecome a part of ISI:Become a MemberSupport ISIUpcoming ISI Events