The Elites vs. Humanity https://youtu.be/gRzB8-zR4jQ On today’s ‘live’ episode Tom unpacks insights from John Rist’s book: What is a Person? After noting the rich conception of the human person which arose out of classical realist and Christian theological sources, which supplied a robust view of the unique gift and dignity of each human made in …
Witches Then and Now https://youtu.be/j_KbuFQaEhI Since we’re getting close to Halloween, Glenn brings the topic of witchcraft to the table today. The guys begin by discussing historic ideas of witchcraft and the witch trials of Renaissance and early modern period. Note that some of these beliefs get us into PG-13 territory. The Pugsters then turn …
“Dirty Harry” is a Christian Film? Are You Crazy? (Maybe.) https://youtu.be/XFVo-XJZm70 Dirty Harry is one of Clint Eastwood’s best known films. It is also violent, full of profanity, and sprinkled with gratuitous nudity. How could anyone possibly mistake it for a Christian film? Today Chris makes a case for just that–he’s not saying you should …
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The Thomist Tolkien (an interview with Yannick Imbert) https://youtu.be/k9wNRRXIgAw Today the Pugcast welcomes French Reformed theologian Yannick Imbert onto the show! Yannick is the author of a new book on J. R. R. Tolkien, “From Imagination to Faerie: Tolkien’s Thomist Fantasy”. The book is a scholarly treatment of Tolkien’s theological outlook and how it shaped …
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What if Christians Had Their Own Version of NPR? (We Do.) https://youtu.be/ZZNBlHyBWpc Today the Pugcast is joined by Ken Myers, the man behind Mars Hill Audio. Mars Hill Audio was founded by Ken in 1993 after working for National Public Radio and serving as editor of Eternity Magazine. Among conservative Christian intellectuals Mars Hill Audio …
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Christ All in All: Christology and Reality https://youtu.be/LggfLB4LuOg On today’s show Tom unpacks insights from Rhys Laverty’s article: A Theory of Everything: Christology as a Hope for Evangelical Metaphysical Revival. The guys delve into fascinating topics of how the early theologians of the Church redefined the philosophical as they put its tools and insights into …
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Technology and the Return of the Old Gods https://youtu.be/hQ5s2daz8wg Today’s show returns to the subject of the disenchantment and reenchantment of the world. The Pugsters discuss an article arguing that technology in the form of the bots and algorithms that control so much of online life function today much like the angels and demons of …
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Where Totalitarians Come From https://youtu.be/_ZZ0lLtJYn4 There is something new under the sun—totalitarianism. Often confused with authoritarianism or tyranny, totalitarianism is a modern phenomenon, only possible in modernity. It is also uniquely deadly in its implications. So, what is it about modernity that makes totalitarianism feasible, and what makes it different from earlier forms of political …
All Things G. K. Chesterton—Especially Distributism https://youtu.be/at8ly5Mw3SY Today the Pugcast welcomes Dr. David Deavel on to the show to discuss G. K. Chesterton in all of his enormity. Perhaps best known among evangelicals for his book Orthodoxy, Chesterton also wrote detective fiction about a priest named, Father Brown, as well as longer works of fiction …
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After the Virus: Tyranny Rising https://youtu.be/zvRTnx_g16Q On today’s show Tom unpacks Hans Boersma’s short article: Viral Submission: on the Emerging Totalitarianism of the New Biopolitics. The guys define and engage biopolitics and how the recent pandemic exposed how it’s encroachment into the sacred territories of our life, health, work, and community relationships are becoming claimed …