Silk Road Seminar with James Matthew Wilson and D.C. Schindler
April 1, 2026
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as posted by the channelThank you for joining us LIVE for our monthly Silk Road Seminar! Today’s guests are James Matthew Wilson and D.C. Schindler.
James Matthew Wilson is a poet, literary critic, and philosopher whose work explores the intersections of classical philosophy, theology, and aesthetics. He is the Cullen Foundation Chair in English Literature and the founding director of the MFA in Creative Writing at the University of St. Thomas. His writing engages questions of form, beauty, and the recovery of classical realism in contemporary thought.
D.C. Schindler is a philosopher and theologian known for his work on metaphysics, freedom, and the nature of reality. He is a professor at the John Paul II Institute and the author of numerous works exploring the relationship between truth, being, and the good. His thought draws deeply from Plato, Aristotle, and the Christian philosophical tradition.
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