Readers may recall a two–part interview I did with theologian Matthew Levering a few months back. Many are also aware that one of our newer contributors, Tim Muldoon, also writes for Patheos. These two circumstances combined to net Vox Nova an invitation to participate in the Patheos Book Club and blogger roundtable for Matthew Levering’s latest book “The Betrayal of Charity.” If all goes as planned, you should soon see reflections from Sam, Tim and yours truly.
Some readers may even remember my appreciation of the work of David Cloutier. As it turns out, David has written the first blog in the roundtable: Charity Amidst the Ruins of Norway. Cloutier appreciates Levering’s work, but also asks a few pointed questions. Why, he wonders, would “a secular society like Norway . . . . respond with seemingly exemplary charity, whereas a much more Christian society like the United States habitually tends toward non-charitable responses laden with fear”?
Indeed.
Brett Salkeld is a doctoral student in theology at Regis College in Toronto. He is a father of two (so far) and husband of one.
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