Charles T. Mathewes

Author of A Theology of Public Life

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About the Author

Charles Mathewes is associate professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. His other books include Evil and the Augustinian Tradition and A Theology of Public Life.

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Works by Charles T. Mathewes

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A Theology of Public Life (2007) 59 copies

Why Evil Exists (2011) 54 copies

The Republic of Grace: Augustinian Thoughts for Dark Times (2010) 44 copies

Having: Property and Possession in Religious and Social Life (2004) — Editor — 28 copies

Evil and the Augustinian Tradition (2001) 24 copies

Books That Matter: The City of God (2016) 19 copies

Prophesies of Godlessness: Predictions of America's Imminent Secularization from the Puritans to the Present Day (2008) 16 copies

Understanding Religious Ethics (2010) 16 copies

Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Vol. 76, No. 2, June 2008 (2000) 6 copies

Journal of the American Academy of Religion : volume 75, number 3, September 2007 (2007) 2 copies

Journal of the American Academy of Religion: September 2009 - Volume 77, Number 3 (2009) 1 copy

Journal of the American Academy of Religion,vol.77#2 2009(june) Issn#0002-7189 (77#2) (2009) 1 copy

Journal of the American Academy of Religion / Volume 74, Number 2 / June 2006 (2006) 1 copy

Who Was Augustine of Hippo? 1 copy

Journal of the American Academy of Religion / Volume 78, Number 1 / March 2010 (2010) 1 copy

Why Evil Exists: Teaching Guide 1 copy

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The Blackwell Companion to Modern Theology (2004) — Contributor — 49 copies

The Providence of God: Deus habet consilium (2009) — Contributor — 28 copies

Joy and Human Flourishing: Essays on Theology, Culture and the Good Life (2015) — Contributor — 26 copies

Aspiring to Fullness in a Secular Age: Essays on Religion and Theology in the Work of Charles Taylor (2014) — Contributor — 19 copies

Political Theology for a Plural Age (2013) — Contributor — 9 copies

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Books That Matter: The City of God by Charles Mathewes

Unusually poor for a Great Courses video. The instructor uses often unnecessarily sophisticated terminology accompanied by a rapid-fire delivery that makes it difficult for him to be understood. While this might not be so much a problem in a classroom where he has eye-contact with students and can get an idea when something is going over their heads, it's a real detriment in a video presentation. I'm far from unsophisticated in philosophical and theological terminology, but I had quite a few "what's that" moments even notwithstanding that I was rereading City of God to accompany these lectures. A more casual viewer could find this going over his head – and really unnecessarily so.… (more)

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CurrerBell | Feb 16, 2021 |

The Republic of Grace: Augustinian Thoughts for Dark… by Charles Mathewes

This book was generally very readable and I particularly liked the second part, which focused on our day-to-day lives politically. I also appreciated his description of the tension between being a Christian and a citizen in a liberal society.

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aevaughn | May 25, 2018 |

The Great Courses, Why Evil Exists - 18 audio CDs,… by Professor Charles Mathewes

This is the first Teaching Company course where I had trouble getting the key points to stick with me. It's not because the content is lacking. To the contrary, it's so deep that this one is too profound to listen to during a commute. I believe you'd have to sit in a quiet room and really listen for the deepest points to take root. It's still a thorough exploration that goes well beyond why evil exists to also analyze how we interpret evil and how we deal with it.

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jpsnow | Mar 24, 2012 |

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