Nature & the Human Body—Recapping Wonder 2024

Friends, the nature and purpose of the human body was once considered obvious. But it has come under attack from secular culture in some strange and even disturbing ways in recent years. Now, unfortunately, it is up for grabs. The Word on Fire Institute sought to address this confusion surrounding the body at our recent Wonder Conference, “Nature and the Human Body.” Drawing on rich theological, philosophical, scientific, medical, moral, political, technological, and artistic resources, the conference sought to reclaim an authentic understanding and deep appreciation for the body—its resilience and fragility, its joys and its sufferings, its transcendence and its temporality, and, above all, its wonder.<br />
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00:00 | Intro<br />
01:23 | Hosting the Wonder Conference in Bishop Barron’s own diocese<br />
02:25 | Why we needed Wonder<br />
03:50 | Understanding the false dichotomy of faith and science<br />
06:20 | Addressing the question of body/soul unity<br />
12:38 | Inherent dangers in dividing body and soul<br />
15:36 | Can Catholic ministries give platforms to evolutionary biologists?<br />
17:11 | Highlights from Dr. Heather Heying’s Wonder talk<br />
18:45 | Beginning with the logos and intelligibility<br />
20:04 | The human difference<br />
21:04 | Bishop Barron Presents: liturgical artist Jonathan Pageau<br />
23:06 | Materialism as an incoherent philosophy vs. scientific worldview<br />
26:30 | The intelligibility of creation<br />
27:36 | Fr. Robert Spitzer and the transcendent body<br />
33:46 | Hope for reconciling faith and science in the public square<br />
35:16 | Listener question<br />
37:54 | Join the Word on Fire Institute<br />
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- Interview with Selmer Bringsjord: www.wordonfire.org/articles/selmer-bringsjord-on-life-and-logic/<br />
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- Interview with Charles Camosy: www.wordonfire.org/articles/charles-camosy-sounds-the-alarm/<br />
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