Articles by James V. Schall, S.J.

About James V. Schall, S.J.
James V. Schall, S.J. (1928-2019) taught political philosophy at Georgetown University for many years until retiring in 2012. He was the author of over thirty books and countless essays on philosophy, theology, education, morality, and other topics. His of his last books included On Islam: A Chronological Record, 2002-2018 (Ignatius Press, 2018) and The Politics of Heaven and Hell: Christian Themes from Classical, Medieval, and Modern Political Philosophy (Ignatius, 2020).
Features

The “True” Islam

December 14, 2025 James V. Schall, S.J. 52

I. Lumen Gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church of Vatican II, states that the Mohammedans “profess their faith as the faith of Abraham, and with us they worship the one, merciful God who will […]

Columns

9/11 Revisited

September 10, 2024 James V. Schall, S.J. 30

Editor’s note: This essay by the late Fr. James V. Schall was published originally in slightly different form at Ignatius Insight on September 8, 2006, to mark the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 […]

The Dispatch

Dialogue Is Never Enough

April 21, 2024 James V. Schall, S.J. 6

Editor’s note: This essay by the late Fr. Schall, was first published on October 25, 2005, at Ignatius Insight. “But Barnabas took him (Paul), and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how […]

The Dispatch

What Is “The Nativity”?

December 23, 2022 James V. Schall, S.J. 0

“What is?” questions are of particular significance. When we see or hear of something before us or of something happening, we want to know what it is. We are not satisfied until we find out. […]

Columns

The “Mind” of Christ

July 9, 2022 James V. Schall, S.J. 0

Editor’s note: This “Sojourns With Schall” column was originally posted a decade ago, on July 11, 2012.  ——————– “The hymn to Christ, or, more commonly, the ‘Christological hymn’ (Philippians 2:4-9) is a hymn in which […]