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Regaining Communication | Walker Percy and the Crisis of Meaning
Regaining Communication | Walker Percy and the Crisis of Meaning
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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Oct 31, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Have we irrecoverably lost the true meanings of words and symbols? Today, Dr. Michael Dauphinais is joined by Dr. Justin Bonanno, assistant professor of Communications at Ave Maria University, for a conversation about his new book, Walker Percy and the Crisis of Meaning. Dr. Bonanno shares how Percy’s creative and philosophical inquiry into the dilemmas of human existence intends to reestablish wonder by revivifying language and symbols.
Resources:
Annunciation Circle (Ave Maria University Monthly Giving Community)
Ave Maria University website
Walker Percy and the Crisis of Meaning by Justin N. Bonanno
Read the first 30 pages of Dr. Bonanno’s book on Google Books here
Resources:
Annunciation Circle (Ave Maria University Monthly Giving Community)
Ave Maria University website
Walker Percy and the Crisis of Meaning by Justin N. Bonanno
Read the first 30 pages of Dr. Bonanno’s book on Google Books here
Released:
Oct 31, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (84)
Catholic Fantasy & the Importance of Storytelling | Tolkien, Chesterton, C.S. Lewis: Does fantasy separate us from reality? Dr. Michael Dauphinais sits down with Dr. John Jasso, Chair and Associate Professor of Communications and Literature at Ave Maria University, to discuss the importance of storytelling, using the examples of Catholic fantasy authors like J.R.R. Tolkien and G.K. Chesterton. Resources: Annunciation Circle (Ave Maria University Monthly Giving Community) Ave Maria University Website VIDEO: "Chesterton, Tolkien, and the Rhetoric of Fairyland" by Dr. John Jasso by Catholic Theology Show