Gerald J. Russello

Gerald J. Russello is a fellow of the Chesterton Institute at Seton Hall University. He is working on a book on Christopher Dawson.

Articles by Gerald J. Russello

Sanctifying the World: The Augustinian Life and Mind of Christopher Dawson

Jan 9, 2009 / 00:00 am

Book written by: Bradley J. Birzer, Christendom Press, $30, 332 pages

The Fall of Secularism

Sep 15, 2008 / 00:00 am

Recently, the influential German philosopher Jürgen Habermas spoke of the emergence of a "post-secular" society. It had long been thought that as societies grew in technological and economic power, and as the risks of daily life that had been so common for generations faded beneath the safety of plentiful food, a social welfare system, and medical skill, the need for religion would fade. This was the so-called "secularization thesis," which held sway among anthropologists, sociologists, and political scientists for decades.