Prophet of Hope: Fulton Sheen Responds to the Modern World

Amid the pervasive cultural upheaval and moral uncertainty of the mid-twentieth century, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen emerged as a prophet of hope, always giving people a reason to believe that life is worth living. For decades, "America's bishop" wrote, taught, and preached about the major questions and issues that were shaping American culture.

Prophet of Hope places Sheen in dialogue with eight of the leading thinkers of his day — John Dewey, H. L. Mencken, Henry Luce, Margaret Mead, B. F....