Jan C. Bentz

Dr. Jan C. Bentz (*1986, Germany) teaches philosophy at Blackfriars (Uni of Oxford), and Memoria College. He writes for the Catholic Herald.

[Jan C. Bentz @jan_c_bentz]

@Anne_de_Cologne Muss ein ziemlich schlechter Priester gewesen sein, wenn er seine Berufung ohne Liebe gelebt hat...🤷‍♂️

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@MartinCothran Can't wait...!

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@EduardHabsburg Is there an Empire of the dead...? ;)
[I know the answer...]

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The one and only @DrJohannesHartl in an interview with me during the ARC in London: prayer is an indispensable element of societal life:
https://t.co/hKh8Fcl9gy

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My modest report on the ARC... much more could be said😅 @CatholicHerald
https://t.co/4fKmeGlXJN

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@EduardHabsburg WOW!!!!!! Congratulations - what a role model!

[Pusey House Library @PuseyHouseLib]

Don't miss our upcoming conference, which will be this Thursday & Friday, on just war and just peace, put on in partnership with @UTAustin and the Chase Center at @OhioState
Full list of speakers and how to get tickets below

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The phrase “the Great Conversation” is often used casually, but Dante reveals its deeper meaning: The authors and characters of these books converse because they inhabit the same reality. The conversation is possible because human nature remains stable.https://t.co/19UDjKXffP

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@EduardHabsburg Of course! It's an amazing film and a classic!! :)

[Acton Institute @ActonInstitute]

https://t.co/PkGXh0u7KP The Merchant Who Became a Saint via @jan_c_bentz

[The Catholic Herald @CatholicHerald]

A young company seeks to restore the ancient relationship between artist and patron, inviting ordinary people to commission works of lasting beauty.

✍️ Jan C. Bentz

Article | https://t.co/04gQZTY9TS

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Dear friends,
you are very welcome to this free online event! And please do share with others that may be interested:

hope to see you there!😎

https://t.co/BOo19BccLl

[The Catholic Herald @CatholicHerald]

Against the modern story of disenchantment, Tolkien points to a world that remains meaningful, if we learn how to see it again.

✍️ Jan C. Bentz

Article | https://t.co/b3CS8ie45h

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@JordanBallor @erikwmatson Yes, sign me up

[Gibbons Institute @GibbonsCUA]

Join the IHE on Thursday, April 9 for a discussion on "The Theological Meaning of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings" featuring @jan_c_bentz and Joseph Pearce.

Register here: https://t.co/laNzxqjaPe

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Would Aquinas condone the killing of the Ayatollah of Iran? My humble take:

https://t.co/iSIA7R9rEn

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The noble ambition to critically think ("dare to know!) bears, from its very beginning, hidden assumptions it cannot fully ground. What, after all, is the status of the object of thought—of the “thing” that gives content to our reason? @MemoriaCollege
https://t.co/szxAaqP5oS

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New article out (Open Access):
“Creative Intuition and Being in Art: Maritain and Gilson on Beauty.” Why beauty does not depend on belief. Why art is metaphysical before it is expressive. Why the artist touches Being — even when he denies God...

https://t.co/DCylXvRfe5

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@USAYep Great to connect here, John. Prayers your way!

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C. Müller slams the "Synodal Way": "There is scarcely any talk of God, Christ, the sacraments, grace, - except ornamentally, as a pious veneer to obscure the transformation of the Church of Christ into a religious-social NGO with spiritual slogans."
https://t.co/JWui85CsD4