Brad and Fr Bacik discuss Reinhold Niebuhr on today's episode. Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) American, reformed, very influential theologian who developed an approach known as “Christian Realism” that emphasizes the ill-effects of original sin and calls Christians to work for “proximate justice” while avoiding the illusion that we can establish the kingdom of God on earth.

Fr Bacik and Brad Reiger discuss Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) Baptist minister, social activist and apostle of non-violence, who led the movement to desegregate southern states and pass federal legislation to secure voting rights for African-Americans.

Fr Bacik and Brad Rieger discuss Mohandas Gandhi. Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948) the “Mahatma,” the “great souled” Indian holy man who challenges us to seek self-realization and become more aware of our true self.

Brad and Fr Bacik discuss Paul Tillich. Paul Tillich (1886-1965) German Lutheran theologian and Harvard professor who created a grand synthesis presenting the Christian message as the answer to cultural concerns.

Brad and Fr Bacik discuss Edward Schillebeeckx. Edward Schillebeeckx (1914-2009) Belgium theologian and Dominican priest who summarized biblical research concluding that we have enough reliable knowledge about the historical Jesus to bet our lives on him as Christ the Savior of the World as proclaimed by the New Testament.

This Season, Brad Rieger and Father Jim Bacik focus on 12 Theologians that had an impact on Fr Bacik. Today's episode: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) French Jesuit paleontologist who produced a powerful synthesis of his faith in evolutionary science and his belief in the cosmic Christ which grounded a spirituality of work that enables us to see all our good purposeful activities as an intrinsically valuable participation in God’s ongoing creation.

This Season, Brad Rieger and Father Jim Bacik focus on 12 Theologians that had an impact on Fr Bacik. Today's episode: Johann Metz. Johann Metz (1928-2019) German Catholic priest and theologian deeply disturbed by the failure of the German Catholic Church to speak out against Hitler and the Holocaust, who proposed a political theology that calls us to appropriate the “dangerous memory of Jesus “ who calls us to sacrifice our personal interests and comfort in order to promote justice, to serve the common good and to empower the poor to take charge of their own lives.

This Season, Brad Rieger and Father Jim Bacik focus on 12 Theologians that had an impact on Fr Bacik. Today's episode: Hans Urs von Balthasar.

This Season, Brad Rieger and Father Jim Bacik focus on 12 Theologians that had an impact on Fr Bacik. Today's episode: Alfred North Whitehead.

This Season, Brad Rieger and Father Jim Bacik focus on 12 Theologians that had an impact on Fr Bacik. Today's episode: Jacques Miratan. Jacques Maritain (1882-1979) a French Catholic philosopher who championed human rights and promoted Christian humanism that can inspire us to actualize our God-given potential.