“We are all in receipt of divine gifts in the beginning and at the end. We are asked to be mindful of this in the middle. This worthy book goes to the heart of the matter in offering an existential witness and prophetic reminder of all of this in the gifts of divine love. It offers true testament to the weakness and poverty asked of us by Christ. It is witness in communicating with genuineness, lucidity, and steadfastness beyond the normal securities, and expressed with poetic touch and spiritual cadence. It is clued into the counterfeit doubles of Christianity, whether from the left or the right, and indeed in the middle. Very warmly recommended.” —WILLIAM DESMOND, Cassiciacum Fellow, The Augustinian Institute, Villanova University, USA; Professor of Philosophy emeritus, Institute of Philosophy, KU Leuven, Belgium
“Whether one identifies with the Weak, the Compromised, or the Radicals—or perhaps some bricolage of these paradigms—readers will find in Stephen Bujno’s Apology a provocation to contemplate subtle but deeply significant aspects of our world today. With echoes of Justin Martyr’s first Apology, Bujno channels not only a similar attitude and keenness of insight, but a creative modification updated for our time. This is an immensely thought-provoking work, with a profound depth that is communicated in a very accessible style. I highly recommend Apology for anyone wanting a clearer vision of so much of what today has otherwise been obscured.” —BRENDAN SAMMON, Associate Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology, Saint Joseph’s University
“If ‘traditionalism’ means recovering the style, tone, and teaching of the early Fathers, this book is traditionalist. If ‘radicalism’ means getting to the ‘roots’ (radix) and applying them to the current moment, this book is radical. Only a ‘radical traditionalism’ can address the problems we face today—and Stephen Bujno addresses them in the same way St Justin Martyr or St Basil the Great did. A radicalism without tradition can only mean power without purpose; a tradition severed from its roots is a contradiction in terms.” —JOHN MÉDAILLE, Instructor in Theology,University of Dallas
