About J. Peter Pham

J. Peter Pham is Distinguished Fellow of the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC. He was formerly United States Special Envoy for the Sahel Region, Africa. He was Associate Professor of Justice Studies, Political Science, and Africana Studies at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Hans Urs von Balthasar: A Noble Spirit

By |2025-08-11T17:21:12-05:00August 11th, 2025|Categories: Books, Christian Humanism, Christianity, Featured, Hans Urs von Balthasar, Timeless Essays|

Shortly before his death, Hans Urs von Balthasar addressed the question posed by many of those disconcerted by the large number of his books: Where must one start to understand him? Tragedy Under Grace: Reinhold Schneider on the Experience of the West, by Hans Urs von Balthasar, (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1997) Hans Urs von [...]

Uniting Faith & Culture: Hans Urs von Balthasar

By |2024-08-11T18:25:44-05:00August 11th, 2024|Categories: Christianity, Communio, Culture, Faith, Featured, Hans Urs von Balthasar, Henri de Lubac, Timeless Essays|Tags: |

As one awaits renewal, the figure of Hans Urs von Balthasar and the integration of faith and culture which he achieved in his life and in his work guide wayfarers in that dark night, a beacon of light pointing the way to spiritual renewal of the culture—a light, which Balthasar himself would no doubt be [...]

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