The Church and the Contemporary World

Lecture Description

In his lecture, Rev. Michael Baxter, C.S.C., Assistant Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, raises questions such as: What is distinctive about Christian community? How are we to be communities of Christian disciples in this post-Christian age? What is the relationship between the Church and secular society in general? Between the Church and U.S. society in particular? Should Catholics find themselves at odds with being Americans? This lecture was originally released on January 26, 2002 as part of a STEP videoconference series.

Meet the Developer

Rev. Michael Baxter, C.S.C.

Rev. Baxter was awarded the Charlotte Newcombe Dissertation Fellowship (1993-94), and was a fellow at the Center for the Study of American Religion at Princeton University (1995-96). His articles have appeared in the De Paul Law Review, Pro Ecclesia, Communio, The Thomist, and Modern Theology. He is currently working on a collection of essays entitled American Catholics to the Rescue. B.A., Allegheny College, 1977; M.Div., University of Notre Dame, 1983; Ph.D. in Theology and Ethics, Duke University, 1996