The Last Closet: An Interview with Moira Greyland Peat Moira Greyland Peat is the author of THE LAST CLOSET, a story of survival. She was the only daughter of Marion Zimmer Bradley and convicted child molester Walter Breen.Her mother was a bestselling science fiction author, a feminist icon, and the winner of the World Fantasy …
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Good and Bad Kinds of Reality Splitting Join the Pugcast crew today as they discuss how Christians should think about the relationship between various kinds of reality.
NeoPagan and Heathen Movements In today’s show, Glenn raises the subject of neopagan and heathen movements in the western world. Just what is going on with these movements, are they genuine revivals, or are they merely role-playing diversions? And what does any of this have to do with the alt-right, and Norse-myths in particular? Tune …
The Green Tolkien (and C. S. Lewis, too!) The Inklings and Environmentalism Today the Pug is joined by Dr. Matthew T. Dickerson, professor at Middlebury College, in Vermont, and author of many books, among them: Ents, Elves, and Eriador: The Environmental Vision of J. R. R. Tolkien. The conversation did get around to Ents (a …
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Whistling in the Dark: Christian Hope as God’s Creature In today’s show Tom talks about how God’s saving presence enters into the full range of our creaturely reality (finite, limited, fallen, with even death) and creates life and hope, not by denying or escaping reality, but by transcending it, in a way only the Christian …
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Christianity & How to Live through Plague In today’s show the Pugsters are in lock-down, like the rest of the world. But because of the wonders of modern technology that’s not held them back from recording a show! They’ve dialed in remotely from various undisclosed locations in North America to discuss the history of Christian …
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Adiaphora: What’s Indifferent? Less Than You May Suppose Today Chris introduces the subject of “Adiaphora”–a term which means “things indifferent”. He notes that it is a fine term, so long as you use it correctly. He addresses its use by the Cynics, and then Glenn discusses briefly how it was used by some of the …
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It’s the Magic Episode! Feeling the need for some magic in your life now that you’re stuck at home because of COVID-19? Well, we’ve got the show for you!Today Glenn (aka “The Magic Man”) provides a little history lesson on magic. One of the things that you’ll learn is that magic as it was practiced …
Divine Simplicity In today’s show Tom introduces the doctrine of “divine simplicity”. The doctrine itself is simple enough, understanding its implications for theology and the work of the Church and salvation takes a bit of work.Contemporary theologies have turned away from this classical doctrine and it is beginning to show–everything is devolving down to imminent-frame. …
The Intersectionality Episode You’ve probably heard of “Intersectionality”. How could you miss it? It is the new magical formula for social justice that promises to make the world a better place.The Pugcast crew are doubtful. In fact, they’re more than doubtful, they don’t like it at all. Today on the show they discuss its premise …