El padre James V. Schall, SJ fue un distinguido profesor de filosofía política en la Universidad de Georgetown y un escritor prolífico sobre temas teológicos, filosóficos y políticos. Nacido en Pocahontas, Iowa, el 20 de enero de 1928, escribió numerosos libros que abordaban cuestiones sociales, espiritualidad y cultura. Su extensa obra incluye ensayos publicados en revistas destacadas como "The Review of Politics", "The Thomist" y "Modern Age", lo que refleja su amplio compromiso intelectual.
La carrera académica de Schall abarcó décadas, comenzando con su formación en la Universidad de Santa Clara y posteriormente obteniendo un doctorado en Teoría Política en la Universidad de Georgetown. Enseñó en la Universidad Gregoriana de Roma y en la Universidad de San Francisco antes de unirse al Departamento de Gobierno de Georgetown en 1977. Sus escritos frecuentemente exploraban temas de fe, razón y la intersección de la religión con la vida pública, colaborando regularmente en publicaciones como "Crisis" y "Homiletic & Pastoral Review". Conocido por su claridad y profundidad, las obras de Schall siguen siendo influyentes en los debates sobre el pensamiento católico y la filosofía política.
A lo largo de su vida, Schall se mantuvo como un académico y comentarista activo, dejando un legado de análisis perspicaces sobre cuestiones humanas perdurables. Su dedicación tanto a la enseñanza como a la escritura consolidó su reputación como una voz líder en la vida intelectual católica contemporánea.
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The Poor Old Liberal Arts (With: Robert I. Gannon)
1961
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Human Dignity & Human Numbers
1971
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Play On
1971
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The Sixth Paul
1977
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Welcome, Number 4,000,000,000!
1977
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Christianity and Life
1981
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Christianity And Politics
1981
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The Church, The State And Society In The Thought Of John Paul Ii
1982
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Liberation Theology In Latin America
1982
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The Distinctiveness Of Christianity
1983
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The Politics of Heaven and Hell
1984
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Sacred in All Its Forms (With: Pope John Paul II)
1984
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Essays on Christianity and Political Philosophy (With: George W. Carey)
1984
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Unexpected Meditations Late in the Twentieth Century
1985
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Studies On Religion And Politics
1986
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Reason, Revelation, and the Foundations of Political Philosophy
1987
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Another Sort of Learning
1988
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On the Intelligibility of Political Philosophy: Essays of Charles N.R. McCoy (With: Charles N.R. McCoy)
1989
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Religion, Wealth, And Poverty
1990
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What is God Like?
1992
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Does Catholicism Still Exist?
1994
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Idylls and Rambles
1994
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At the Limits of Political Philosophy
1996
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Jacques Maritain
1998
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A Student's Guide to The Core Curriculum and A Student's Guide to Liberal Learning (With: Mark C. Henrie)
2000
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Schall on Chesterton
2000
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Reason, Revelation, and Human Affairs
2001
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On the Unseriousness of Human Affairs
2001
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Roman Catholic Political Philosophy
2004
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The Life of the Mind
2006
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Sum Total Of Human Happiness
2006
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The Regensburg Lecture
2007
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The Order of Things
2007
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The Mind That Is Catholic
2008
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The Modern Age
2010
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The Classical Moment
2011
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Remembering Belloc
2012
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Reasonable Pleasures
2013
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Political Philosophy and Revelation
2013
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The Praise Of "Sons Of Bitches"
2014
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Docilitas
2015
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On the Principles of Taxing Beer
2015
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A Line Through the Human Heart
2016
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Catholicism and Intelligence
2017
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The Satisfied Crocodile
2017
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On Islam
2018
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The Universe We Think in
2018
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Run That by Me Again
2018
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The Reason for the Seasons
2018
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At a Breezy Time of Day
2019
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Far Too Easily Pleased
2020
ISI Guides to the Major Disciplines Books
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A Student's Guide to Liberal Learning
2000
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A Student's Guide To U.S. History (By: Wilfred M. McClay)
2000
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A Student's Guide to Psychology (By: Daniel N. Robinson)
2002
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A Student's Guide to Natural Science (By: Stephen M. Barr)
2014
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A Student's Guide to Economics (By: Paul T. Heyne)
2014
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A Student's Guide to Religious Studies (By: D.G. Hart)
2014
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A Student's Guide to Classics (By: Bruce S. Thornton)
2014
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A Student's Guide to the Study of Law (By: Gerard V. Bradley)
2014
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A Student's Guide to Political Philosophy (By: Harvey C. Mansfield)
2014
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A Student's Guide to International Relations (By: Angelo M. Codevilla)
2014
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A Student's Guide to American Political Thought (By: George W. Carey)
2014
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A Student's Guide to Music History (By: R.J. Stove)
2014
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A Student's Guide to the Core Curriculum: Core Curriculum Guide (By: Mark C. Henrie)
2014
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A Student's Guide to Literature (By: R.V. Young)
2014
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A Student's Guide to Philosophy (By: Ralph McInerny)
2014
Political Companions to Great American Authors Books
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A Political Companion to Henry David Thoreau (By: Jack Turner)
2009
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A Political Companion to Henry Adams (By: Henry Steele Commager, Patrick J. Deneen, Wilson Carey McWilliams, Richard Samuelson, Natalie Fuehrer Taylor, Russell L. Hanson, B.H. Gilley, Michael Colacurcio, Denise Dutton, James P. Young)
2010
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A Political Companion to Walker Percy (With: Micah Mattix, Peter Augustine Lawler, Brian A. Smith, Nathan P. Carson, Farrell O'Gorman, Ralph C. Wood, Richard M. Reinsch II, Elizabeth Amato, Brendan P. Purdy, Woods Nash, Janice Daurio)
2013
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A Political Companion to Marilynne Robinson (By: Shannon L. Mariotti, Joseph H. Lane Jr.)
2016
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A Political Companion to Flannery O'Connor (By: George Piggford, Sarah Gordon, Henry T. Edmondson III, John D. Sikes Jr., Benjamin B. Alexander, Michael L. Schroeder, Margaret Earley Whitt)