Faith at the Frontiers Podcast

Cormac McCarthy’s new novels are siblings. Austin Stevenson explores the frugal conversations within them and how dialogues shape virtue.

As governments and businesses implement COVID-19 vaccine mandates, increasing numbers of people are seeking exemption on religious grounds. As such, mainstream social and political discourse has begun to stray into theological territory, with uninspiring results. One common refrain among those seeking exemption from vaccination is the assertion, “My body is a temple”. Given the near ubiquity of this phrase in the sphere of health and wellness, most people are likely to have forgotten that it comes from the apostle Paul.

“Conspiracy theories typically pit the rights of the individual against public utility in a way that sidesteps questions of the common good and transforms cooperative enquiry into a battle of self-interest between individuals”…