Christopher Garbowski

May 15, 2024 | mercatornet.com | Christopher Garbowski |Gabriel A. Andrade |Michael Cook |James Parker

In his recent book The New Leviathans: Thoughts After Liberalism of 2023, political philosopher John Gray claims to be writing a requiem for liberalism which he argues has currently betrayed itself. An atheist who has respect for religion, Gray adroitly combines the Hebrew scriptures and the 17th century philosopher Thomas Hobbes, author of Leviathan, a hugely influential analysis of state power.

Mar 3, 2024 | thepublicdiscourse.com | Christopher Garbowski

In my forthcoming book, The Problem of Moral Rearmament: Poland, the European Union, and the War in Ukraine, I primarily look at Poland during the war in Ukraine, with emphasis on the political philosophy—and to some extent, political theology—that the war has inspired in the country.

Aug 17, 2023 | voegelinview.com | Christopher Garbowski

In the summer of 1979, I worked in a small town in southern Ontario where one day I learned the Rockabilly artist Ronnie Hawkins was playing at a resort within hitch-hiking distance. So on the weekend I made my way with some difficulty to the resort and joyfully attended the sessions in the resort’s club. Why did I go to this trouble?

May 22, 2023 | voegelinview.com | Christopher Garbowski

It is now thirty years since Harold Ramis’s memorable Groundhog Day (1993) was released. An honor the film garnered a decade after its release was being chosen to open the Museum of Modern Art’s film series on “The Hidden God: Film and Faith” in 2003. The protagonist of the film is Phil Connors, perhaps the world’s best-known weatherman.

Apr 17, 2023 | voegelinview.com | Christopher Garbowski

Almost anyone who has taught film studies has drawn on one of the numerous editions of the superb textbook by David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson Film Art. I have done so in a number of courses involved in the field. However, since my courses have been part of the popular culture component of programs at the English department of my university in Poland, I have effectively been teaching about movies. In fact, the textbook itself is to a large extent about movies.