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Runtime: 21 minsAnna Rowlands discusses the life and works of Gillian Rose. Gillian Rose's work addresses the intersection of religion, politics, and philosophy, challenging the traditional separation of these domains. Rose, influenced by thinkers like Hegel, emphasizes dwelling in contradictions rather than seeking synthesis. Her concept of the "broken middle" explores the inherent brokenness in philosophical and ethical systems, reflecting everyday experiences in cities where diverse truths and cultures coexist. Rose critiques modern ethics for focusing on individual encounters over public ethics shaped by contestation and compromise. She uses the metaphor of four cities—Old Athens (rationality), New Jerusalem (religious transcendence), the unnamed third city (intersection), and the fourth city (schvitz)—to illustrate how these realms collide and compete in everyday life, shaping our understanding of love, violence, and politics.
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Produced in July 2018. Provisional captions.
Anna Rowlands is St Hilda Professor of Catholic Social Thought and Practice in the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University, and Chair of the UK Centre for Catholic Social Thought and Practice.
She is the author of Towards a Politics of Communion: Catholic Social Teaching in Dark Times (Bloomsbury, 2021).
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