An Education with Class: An Introduction to Classical Education w/ Dr. Ben Merkle In today’s show the Pugsters interview Dr. Benjamin Merkle, President of New Saint Andrews College.The show was recorded before an enthusiastic audience and at a different venue than the venerable Corner Pug. In this show the Pugcast invades the renowned Willimantic Brewing …
Leisure Suits the Basis of Culture? (An Introduction to J. Pieper) Jokes about the uselessness of a liberal arts education are cliche–they also evidence the absence of a liberal arts education.The whole point of a liberal arts education is the study of things that are good in themselves, not good as a means to enjoying …
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Disciple-Making Movements & the Contest w/ Islam in West Africa Today we welcome to the show a friend of Glenn Sunshine: Francis Jabba, Disciple Making Coordinator for New Harvest Global Ministries in 16 African countries.Reports of the spectacular growth of Christianity in Africa are well known. What is less known is how it is happening. …
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Evangelical Humanism Vs. Humanistic Evangelicalism In today’s episode Tom asks the rhetorical question, “Who sets the agenda for the Christian faith?”Winsome market-oriented church growth types demonstrate through their methods that they believe people should do that. But maybe people don’t actually know what is in their best interests. Tom traces out how autonomy and “authenticity” …
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Who Is Tom Bombadil? Perhaps the most controversial character in all of Tolkien’s writing is Tom Bombadil. People seem to either love him or hate him. But regardless how you feel about him, most people can’t figure out why he’s even in the Lord of the Rings. What’s the point of the man in the …
Consumerism as Worldview Glenn introduces consumer-choice as a kind of worldview in today’s show. Consumer choice is a fine thing when it comes to fast-food and designer clothing, but where does it end? Should we get to choose everything? Is consumer choice the apogee of freedom, or in some paradoxical way its denial and a form …
Theology: From Queen of the Disciplines to Wallflower In today’s show, Tom outlines the coup against theology in academe. Believe it or not, once upon a time theology ran the show. We can still see that in the pomp and circumstance at many college graduations–the theology faculty lead the way, followed by philosophy, then the other …
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Are Angels Out of Work? In some theologies it seems like God is so sovereign there is nothing left for anyone else to do. Secondary causation and creaturely agency appear to be defined right out of existence.While this leaves people wondering about their agency, it also leaves angels with nothing to do.So, in today’s show …
Plato Can Be Your Friend Just because someone is wrong about one thing, doesn’t mean he’s wrong about everything. And just because someone is right about many things, doesn’t mean he’s right about everything.Since the days of the Church Fathers Christians have had mixed feelings when it comes to Plato. It today’s show Glenn returns …
Propaganda Fills the Void Truth Left Behind In today’s show Tom raises the specter of propaganda–the form of communication seen in books like 1984 and totalitarian states, and increasingly the contemporary western world. It was inevitable considering the fact that our elites no longer believe in metaphysics. Something must be said, but what if truth isn’t …
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