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 …
The Black Death! Drawing inspiration from the Coronavirus, Glenn decided to talk about one of his favorite subjects: The Black Death.He even brought some things for show and tell. There’s a map that looks remarkably like Tolkien’s map of Middle Earth, but the one Glenn brought is covered with arrows and dates which tell the …
Ken Boa: Life in the Presence of God The Pug-crew continue their conversation with Ken Boa. In today’s show the discussion surrounds the theme of Ken’s book, Life in the Presence of God.Talking to Ken is like trying to take a sip from a fire hydrant–you may need to listen to the interview a couple …
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Ken Boa: Shaped by Suffering The Pugsters are pleased to be joined by Ken Boa for today’s show. Ken is the author of many books, and his most recent book is published by IVP. He’s also a long-time friend of Glenn. Ken was in town for Glenn’s ordination service at First Church of Christ Wethersfield, (a …
Vampires of New England! In today’s show Glenn takes the Pugcast gang into the folklore and reported sightings of vampires in New England! As Glenn shows, you don’t need to visit Transylvania for vampire legends–we have plenty of material to work with in the good ol’ USA. Tom and Chris reflect on the vampire stories from …
An Introduction to Robert Nisbet and Paleo-conservatism In today’s show Chris introduces Glenn and Tom to the work of sociologist and paleo-conservative Robert Nisbet. Nisbet was a sociologist and professor at Columbia, and his work reflects a time when sociologists were liberally educated and could draw on the thinking of the likes of Alexis de Tocqueville …
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Roger Scruton and Beauty In today’s show the guys join in the lament for the passing of conservative philosopher Sir Roger Scruton.Tom selects a few passages on the nature of beauty from the voluminous body of work that Scruton left with us and the guys spend time reflecting not only on them, but also upon …
Tolkien the Realist Glenn is back! And today he brings us the topic of the day–Tolkien and literary realism.Literary realism is one of those question begging movements which advance an argument by assuming the correctness of a particular answer to an unspoken question. Literary realism assumes that the level of the mundane, the prosaic, is …
The Movies and Transcendence Glenn is still on the road, so Tom and Chris invited their friend Tom Plotkin to talk with them about cinema, or film, or the movies–or whatever you want to call the art form.Tom is a former screen-writer and he worked on Buffy the Vampire Slayer as well as other Hollywood …