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A Line Through the Human Heart: On Sinning and Being Forgiven
A Line Through the Human Heart is a book of quiet insight that enables us to look at the reality of this world, for only in this way may we come to see it as something flawed, which we can begin to repair simply by our act of acknowledging what is right, what ought to be, what we want to be-beings whose sins are forgiven.
146 pages, Paperback
Published November 18, 2016
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James V. Schall
91 books86 followersFr. James V. Schall, SJ was Professor of Political Philosophy at Georgetown University.
He was born in Pocahontas, Iowa, January 20, 1928. Educated in public schools in Iowa, he graduated in 1945 from Knoxville, Iowa High, and then attended University of Santa Clara. He earned an MA in Philosophy from Gonzaga University in 1945.
After time in the U.S. Army (1946-47), he joined the Society of Jesus (California Province) in 1948. He received a PhD in Political Theory from Georgetown University in 1960, and an MST from University of Santa Clara four years later. Fr. Schall was a member of the Faculty of Institute of Social Sciences, Gregorian University, Rome, from 1964-77, and a member of the Government Department, University of San Francisco, from 1968-77. He has been a member of the Government Department at Georgetown University since 1977.
Fr. Schall has written hundreds of essays on political, theological, literary, and philosophical issues in such journals as The Review of Politics, Social Survey (Melbourne), Studies (Dublin), The Thomist, Divus Thomas (Piacenza), Divinitas (Rome), The Commonweal, Thought, Modern Age, Faith and Reason, The Way (London), The New Oxford Review, University Bookman, Worldview, and many others. He contributes regularly to Crisis and Homiletic & Pastoral Review.
He iss the author of numerous books on social issues, spirituality, culture, and literature.
He was born in Pocahontas, Iowa, January 20, 1928. Educated in public schools in Iowa, he graduated in 1945 from Knoxville, Iowa High, and then attended University of Santa Clara. He earned an MA in Philosophy from Gonzaga University in 1945.
After time in the U.S. Army (1946-47), he joined the Society of Jesus (California Province) in 1948. He received a PhD in Political Theory from Georgetown University in 1960, and an MST from University of Santa Clara four years later. Fr. Schall was a member of the Faculty of Institute of Social Sciences, Gregorian University, Rome, from 1964-77, and a member of the Government Department, University of San Francisco, from 1968-77. He has been a member of the Government Department at Georgetown University since 1977.
Fr. Schall has written hundreds of essays on political, theological, literary, and philosophical issues in such journals as The Review of Politics, Social Survey (Melbourne), Studies (Dublin), The Thomist, Divus Thomas (Piacenza), Divinitas (Rome), The Commonweal, Thought, Modern Age, Faith and Reason, The Way (London), The New Oxford Review, University Bookman, Worldview, and many others. He contributes regularly to Crisis and Homiletic & Pastoral Review.
He iss the author of numerous books on social issues, spirituality, culture, and literature.
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February 17, 2017
First off, I want to say that Fr. Schall is one of my favorite living priests today. He is sometimes nicknamed the "Old-Skool Jesuit". While an interesting name, he is merely a faithful and humble priest trained in the Ignatian spiritual fashion. I want to publicly thank him for his ministry as well.
This is a book on sin and much that relates to it. It is a discourse that involves some of the wisdom of Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche, Chesterton, Lewis, Benedict XVI, and Pope Francis. It is filled with immense wisdom, and there were a few nuggets that really knocked me over the head, points I had not even realized before, but were staring me right in the face the whole time. The appendix in this book, 15 lies, is worth the price of this book alone. It is essentially a syllabus of errors for our country. If every single Catholic took those lies to heart, we would immediately see how western society is crumbling and we Catholics could unite to be the force for change in the world, in a very intentional and effective way.
The only thing keeping me from 5 stars is the layout of the book. Fr. Schall is basically borrowing from his many blog posts and making each post a chapter. While I understand that Fr. Schall has written so much on his blog posts, and how it saves much time to compile it like this, I really would have preferred a more intentional narrative work with his blog posts as citations. I get it though, that takes more time. Still, what is in this book is a treasure.
This is a book on sin and much that relates to it. It is a discourse that involves some of the wisdom of Plato, Aristotle, Nietzsche, Chesterton, Lewis, Benedict XVI, and Pope Francis. It is filled with immense wisdom, and there were a few nuggets that really knocked me over the head, points I had not even realized before, but were staring me right in the face the whole time. The appendix in this book, 15 lies, is worth the price of this book alone. It is essentially a syllabus of errors for our country. If every single Catholic took those lies to heart, we would immediately see how western society is crumbling and we Catholics could unite to be the force for change in the world, in a very intentional and effective way.
The only thing keeping me from 5 stars is the layout of the book. Fr. Schall is basically borrowing from his many blog posts and making each post a chapter. While I understand that Fr. Schall has written so much on his blog posts, and how it saves much time to compile it like this, I really would have preferred a more intentional narrative work with his blog posts as citations. I get it though, that takes more time. Still, what is in this book is a treasure.
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