Padre James V. Schall, SJ è stato un illustre professore di filosofia politica presso la Georgetown University e uno scrittore prolifico di temi teologici, filosofici e politici. Nato a Pocahontas, Iowa, il 20 gennaio 1928, ha scritto numerosi libri che affrontano questioni sociali, spiritualità e cultura. La sua vasta produzione include saggi pubblicati su riviste prestigiose come "The Review of Politics", "The Thomist" e "Modern Age", riflettendo il suo ampio impegno intellettuale.
La carriera accademica di Schall si è estesa per decenni, iniziando con gli studi alla University of Santa Clara e successivamente conseguendo un dottorato in Teoria Politica alla Georgetown University. Ha insegnato alla Pontificia Università Gregoriana a Roma e alla University of San Francisco prima di entrare a far parte del Dipartimento di Governo della Georgetown nel 1977. I suoi scritti esploravano spesso temi come la fede, la ragione e l’intersezione tra religione e vita pubblica, contribuendo regolarmente a pubblicazioni come "Crisis" e "Homiletic & Pastoral Review". Noto per la sua chiarezza e profondità, le opere di Schall rimangono influenti nel dibattito sul pensiero cattolico e la filosofia politica.
Nel corso della sua vita, Schall è rimasto uno studioso e commentatore attivo, lasciando un’eredità di analisi penetranti sulle questioni umane fondamentali. La sua dedizione sia all’insegnamento che alla scrittura ha consolidato la sua reputazione come una voce di spicco nella vita intellettuale cattolica contemporanea.
Libri di non-fiction
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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
10
The Distinctiveness Of Christianity
1983
11
The Politics of Heaven and Hell
1984
12
Sacred in All Its Forms (With: Pope John Paul II)
1984
13
Essays on Christianity and Political Philosophy (With: George W. Carey)
1984
14
Unexpected Meditations Late in the Twentieth Century
1985
15
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
25
A Student's Guide to The Core Curriculum and A Student's Guide to Liberal Learning (With: Mark C. Henrie)
2000
26
Schall on Chesterton
2000
27
Reason, Revelation, and Human Affairs
2001
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On the Unseriousness of Human Affairs
2001
29
Roman Catholic Political Philosophy
2004
30
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)