Episode 98: Paul Kingsnorth & Tom Holland: Myths, Saints, & History, the Bible & Life After Progress More Christ 2023-03-18 | Welcome to More Christ. We seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions.In this ninety-eighth episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined once more by my friend, Paul Kingsnorth and Tom Holland.Paul Kingsnorth is an English writer who lives in the west of Ireland. He is a former deputy-editor of The Ecologist and a co-founder of the Dark Mountain Project.Kingsnorth's nonfiction writing tends to address macro themes like environmentalism, globalisation, and the challenges posed to humanity by civilisation-level trends. His fiction tends to be mythological and multi-layered.Follow him here:paulkingsnorth.netpaulkingsnorth.substack.comTom Holland is a British writer, who has published several popular works on classical and medieval history as well as creating two documentaries. His recent book on the history of Christianity became a Sunday Times bestseller. He is currently the host of The Rest is History, alongside Dominic Sandbrooke. For more, please see here:amazon.co.uk/Tom-Holland/e/B000APEALK%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_sharetom-holland.orgopen.spotify.com/show/7Cvsbcjhtur7nplC148TWy
Episode 126: Linda Zagzebski: Philosophy, the Moral Life, the Mind, and Making Sense of the Universe More Christ 2024-10-19 | Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski is an American philosopher. She is the Emerita George Lynn Cross Research Professor, as well as Emerita Kingfisher College Chair of the Philosophy of Religion and Ethics, at the University of Oklahoma. She writes in the areas of epistemology, philosophy of religion, and virtue theory.Please check out Linda's books, talks, and papers. It's well worth the effort:amazon.co.uk/Books-Linda-Zagzebski/s?rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_27%3ALinda+Zagzebskiopen.spotify.com/episode/2UVXHhZGZRRopfoevC95Lgopen.spotify.com/episode/7qaLOflbdSE54DnurmVs03philpapers.org/rec/ZAGWIK
Episode 125: Connie Marshner/Séamus Ó Fianghusa: Rediscovering a Lost History of Irish Christianity More Christ 2024-10-12 | Connie Marshner is the author of the book Monastery and High Cross: The Forgotten Eastern Roots of Irish Christianity. She holds a Master’s degree in Gaelic Literature from University College Cork.For more and to buy the book, see her website here:conniemarshner.com/about-the-authorSéamus Ó Fianghusa, known as ‘Séamus na Gaeilge’ in the Donegal Gaeltacht, is an author and US Army soldier. He is the author of a book on St Jude, patron saint of lost causes, Gaelic culture, and his Catholic faith.
Michael and the Fairies: A Traditional Irish Story (Short Stories and Wonder Tales) More Christ 2024-10-12 | This is the second story in my new series of short stories and is a traditional Irish tale. My wife and I recently completed our storytelling course with Storytellers of Ireland, so I decided to take what I have learned and apply those lessons here. Special thanks to my friend, Fr. Ryan Duns, who has allowed me to use his music for this series. He is offering a great service by keeping traditional Irish music alive and bringing it to a new audience. You can listen to his music and follow him here:youtube.com/channel/UCydT2k8knrBXMB0_ypHqvhgAs always with More Christ, I hope this is for the glory of God and good of Man.I offer a brief 'theology of storytelling' here:youtube.com/watch?v=fWkPBXjzaIw
Episode 124: Conor McDonough: Treasures of Celtic Christian Ireland, the Nation & Universal History More Christ 2024-08-30 | My friend, Fr. Conor McDonough is a Dominican priest and a lecturer at the Dominican House of Studies in Dublin and is originally from County Galway. He is a renowned scholar, with degrees from the Universities of Fribourg, Maynooth, and Cambridge, specialising in Theology and Philosophy.He has also been involved in an exciting YouTube series called Treasure Ireland, focusing on the hidden gems of the history of the Christian faith in Ireland. We spoke about this and much more.For more, please see:youtube.com/watch?v=ROBFYalO4Ws&t=0ssoundcloud.com/thomisticinstitute/fire-in-the-head-paganism-in-irish-christianity-fr-conor-mcdonoughsoundcloud.com/thomisticinstitute/christianity-and-nationalism-fr-conor-mcdonough-op
Truth and Story: A Beloved Folk Tale (Short Stories and Wonder Tales) More Christ 2024-08-26 | This is the first story in my new series of short stories. My wife and I recently completed our storytelling course with Storytellers of Ireland, so I decided to take what I have learned and apply those lessons here. Special thanks to my friend, Fr. Ryan Duns, who has allowed me to use his music for this series. He is offering a great service by keeping traditional Irish music alive and bringing it to a new audience. You can listen to his music and follow him here:youtube.com/@RyanDunsSJAs always with More Christ, I hope this is for the glory of God and good of Man.I offer a brief 'theology of storytelling' here:youtube.com/watch?v=fWkPBXjzaIw
Introducing More Christ Short Stories: A Brief Theology of Storytelling More Christ 2024-08-25 | In this short video, I introduce my upcoming series of short stories and aim to convey why I think it is important to embrace stories as Christians. A very brief theology of storytelling, inspired by Jonathan Pageau, Jordan Peterson, Paul Vander Klay, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and many other vital figures.
Episode 123: Mike Licona: The Bible Beyond Literalism, Biography, Literature, and Christian History More Christ 2024-08-24 | Born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1961, Mike became a Christian at the age of 10 and grew up in a Christian home. He attended Liberty University where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance (Saxophone). During his undergraduate studies, he had a strong desire to know God, devoting himself to studying the Bible daily. He decided to learn Koine Greek in order to read the New Testament in its original language and later completed a Master’s Degree in Religious Studies.Toward the end of his graduate work in 1985, Mike began to question the veracity of his faith and wondered if there was any evidence to support it. He decided not to go into Christian ministry at that time. Finding answers to his questions consumed him and he almost jettisoned his faith. He investigated the evidence for Christianity and a number of other major world religions. He also considered the arguments for atheism. His investigation solidified his belief that God exists and that he has actually revealed himself to mankind in Jesus Christ and that the Christian view provides the most plausible and unified theory of reality.In July of 1997, Mike formed TruthQuest Ministries in order to give an official name to his growing ministry and to allow future donors to make tax-deductible gifts. In October 2001, the ministry was renamed “RisenJesus” in order to avoid confusion with other ministries named “TruthQuest” and more closely reflect its vision of equipping 100,000 Christians to share their faith using the evidence for Jesus’ resurrection.Mike has a Ph.D. in New Testament (University of Pretoria). He completed all requirements “with distinction” and the highest marks. He is a frequent speaker on university campuses, churches, Christian groups, retreats, frequently debates, and has appeared as a guest on dozens of radio and television programs. He is a member of the Evangelical Theological and Philosophical Societies, the Institute for Biblical Research, the Society of Biblical Literature, and the prestigious Studitorum Novi Testamenti Societas. Mike is Professor of New Testament Studies at Houston Christian University and the president of Risen Jesus, Inc.Mike is married to Debbie and they have two grown children, Alexandra and Zachary.Mike is the author, co-author or editor of seven (7) booksWhy Are There Differences in the Gospels? What We Can Learn From Ancient Biography (Oxford University Press, 2017)The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach (IVP Academic, 2010)Evidence for God: 50 Arguments for Faith from the Bible, History, Philosophy and Science, with co-editor William Dembski (Baker 2010)Paul Meets Muhammad which is a debate on the resurrection of Jesus between the apostle Paul and the prophet MuhammadThe award winning The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus with co-author Gary Habermas which is a comprehensive self-study courseCross Examined, a legal novel defending the historicity of Jesus’ resurrectionBehold, I Stand at the Door and Knock which lays out in a concise manner what to say to Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses when they knock on your door.Jesus, Contradicted: Why the Gospels tell the same story differently (Zondervan Academic, 2024)Raised on the Third Day: Defending the Historicity of the Resurrection of Jesus, with co-editor W. David Beck (Lexham Press, 2020)For more, please see:risenjesus.com/mike-liconayoutube.com/channel/UCpye4_AHQsz71V2F1K_PP0g
Episode 122: Ryan Duns SJ: Spiritual Exercises for a Secular Age, William Desmond, and Making Music More Christ 2024-07-27 | Ryan Duns, SJ works at the intersection of philosophy and systematic theology. He has published on Karl Rahner, Jean-Luc Marion, René Girard, and his most recent work has involved a sustained engagement with William Desmond’s metaphysics. His dissertation, “Spiritual Exercises for a Secular Age? William Desmond’s Theological Achievement” argued that, when read as a form of spiritual exercise (Pierre Hadot), Desmond’s philosophy can re-awaken a sense of the Transcendent.Now available in updated form as a book, Spiritual Exercises for a Secular Age: Desmond and the Quest for God.youtube.com/@RyanDunsSJtheopolisinstitute.com/conversations/on-the-monstrosity-of-christamazon.co.uk/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3ARyan+G.+Duns++SJ+SJ&s=relevancerank&text=Ryan+G.+Duns++SJ+SJ&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1https://x.com/DunsSj
Episode 121: Wanjiru Njoya and Gerard Casey: A Positive Case for Liberty More Christ 2024-07-06 | Gerard Casey is an Irish philosopher and former politician who is Professor Emeritus at University College Dublin.He was active in Irish politics in the 1990s and led the Christian Solidarity Party between 1993 and 1999. He now holds libertarian and what he terms (philosophically) anarchistic views. His philosophical interests include political philosophy, philosophy of law and philosophy of religion.mises.org/profile/gerard-n-caseyamazon.co.uk/stores/Gerard-Casey/author/B0034OKK5E?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1719686093&sr=1-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=trueDr. Wanjiru Njoya is a Scholar-in-Residence for the Mises Institute. She is the author of Economic Freedom and Social Justice (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021), Redressing Historical Injustice (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023, with David Gordon) and “A Critique of Equality Legislation in Liberal Market Economies” (Journal of Libertarian Studies, 2021).mises.org/profile/wanjiru-njoyaamazon.co.uk/s?i=digital-text&rh=p_27%3AWanjiru+Njoya&s=relevancerank&text=Wanjiru+Njoya&ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1
Episode 120: Jordan Hall: Family, Education, Church, the Rise & Fall of Civilisation & Resurrection More Christ 2024-06-29 | Jordan Greenhall is an entrepreneur and angel investor with a focus on the internet and digital media space. Having received his law degree from Harvard and practicing for all of 93 days, he sought greener pastures, becoming an advocate for “efficient, collaborative, open” models of information dispersal.More from Jordan Hall - youtube.com/channel/UCMzT-mdCqoyEv_-YZVtE7MQmedium.com/@jordangreenhallNote: I mentioned family Spiritual practices. Both Justin Whitmel Earley and Wendy M. Wright have been helpful to me.
Episode 119: Gary Chartier: Love and Logos, Life Beyond Power, the Living God and Political Idolatry More Christ 2024-06-26 | Gary Chartier is a legal scholar, philosopher, political theorist, and theologian. Amongst other things, his work addresses anarchism and ethics. Chartier is a professor and serves as associate dean of La Sierra University's business school.Please see his website, here:http://www.garychartier.net
Episode 118: Brian Godawa: Worldviews, Archetypes, Jordan Peterson, Wokeism, and Finding God in Film More Christ 2024-06-02 | Brian Godawa has been a professional writer and filmmaker for over 20 years. His creative versatility was born of a passion for both intellect and imagination, both left-brain and right-brain. The result: Brian is an artisan of word, image, and story that engages heart, mind, and soul. Just think, “Renaissance Man.”Bestselling Author. But Brian is also an author and international speaker on art, movies, worldviews, and faith. His popular book,Hollywood Worldviews: Watching Films with Wisdom and Discernment, is used as a textbook in schools around the country. He is a contributing scholarly writer to various journals and professional orgs, and his articles on movies and philosophy have been published around the world. His Chronicles series of novels are his most important contribution by incarnating his worldview and theology in narrative unlike anything you’ve read before.Hollywood Filmmaker. As an award-winning screenwriter, his first feature film was To End All Wars, starring Kiefer Sutherland. But his skills and experience quickly expanded to include writing and directing feature films, documentaries and video promotionals.When he isn’t reading, watching movies, or loving on his wife, he is reading, watching movies, or loving on his wife. He knows, he knows: He should get out more.godawa.comamazon.co.uk/stores/Brian-Godawa/author/B001KI8CH4?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=truetwitter.com/BrianGodawa
Episode 117: David Brown: Experiencing God through the Senses, Recovering Place, and Christian Art More Christ 2024-05-25 | The Reverend, David William Brown FRSE FBA (born 1 July 1948) is an Anglican priest and British scholar of philosophy, theology, religion, and the arts. He taught at the universities of Oxford, Durham, and St. Andrews before retiring in 2015. He is well-known for his "non-punitive theory of purgatory, his defence of specific versions of social Trinitarianism and kenotic Christology, his distinctive theory of divine revelation as mediated fallibly through both tradition and imagination, and his proposals regarding a pervasive sacramentality discerned in nature and human culture alike."Videos and Websites for more of David:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Brown_(theologian)youtube.com/watch?v=T77s8BoXZesyoutube.com/watch?v=Uonze-SADHA&t=672sResearch AreasAn earlier interest in interactions between theology and philosophy has now broadened out into one between theology and the wider culture, especially the arts. In my earlier career at Oxford (1976-90), I focused on the relationship with philosophy and this is reflected in my two major books from that period: The Divine Trinity (1985) and Continental Philosophy and Modern Theology (1987). However, thereafter with my appointment first to Durham in 1990 and subsequently to St Andrews in 2007 my interests widened to consideration of theology's relationship with the arts and culture more generally.That interest is reflected in five books all published by Oxford University Press between 1999 and 2008. In the first two Tradition and Imagination (1999) and Discipleship and Imagination (2000) I explored the way in which the Christian understanding of biblical revelation has been affected by changes in the wider culture and in turn affected that wider culture. The history of art can provide some good examples, for instance in differing treatments across the centuries of the nativity or crucifixion of Christ. The later three then looked at religious experience and the way in which this might be mediated through the arts and culture. God and Enchantment of Place (2004) explored this primarily through landscape painting, geography and architecture, as well as, more briefly, in other neglected areas such as changing attitudes to garden design. God and Grace of Body (2007) examined attitudes to the body as well as music in all its forms (including pop music). Finally, God and Mystery in Words (2008) explored religious experience as mediated through drama and poetry and their expression in worship as liturgy and hymns.However. a book published initially in French in 2010 La tradition kénotique dans la théologie britannique represented a return to more doctrinal and philosophical issues. An English version becomes available from Baylor University Press in 2011 under the title, Divine Humanity: Kenosis and the Construction of a Christian Theology.
Episode 116: Arthur Versluis: The Hidden Truth of Christ, Symbols, Inquisitions, & Spiritual Freedom More Christ 2024-05-11 | Arthur Versluis, Professor of Religious Studies at Michigan State University, holds a doctorate from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and has published numerous books and articles. Among his many books are Platonic Mysticism (SUNY Press 2017), American Gurus (Oxford UP, 2014), Magic and Mysticism: An Introduction to Western Esotericism (Rowman Littlefield, 2007), The New Inquisitions: Heretic-hunting and the Intellectual Origins of Modern Totalitarianism (Oxford UP, 2006), Restoring Paradise: Esoteric Transmission through Literature and Art (SUNY: 2004); The Esoteric Origins of the American Renaissance (Oxford UP: 2001); Wisdom’s Book: The Sophia Anthology, (Paragon House, 2000); Island Farm (MSU Press, 2000); Wisdom’s Children: A Christian Esoteric Tradition (SUNY: 1999); and American Transcendentalism and Asian Religions (Oxford UP, 1993). His family has owned a commercial farm in West Michigan for several generations, and so he also published a book called Island Farm about the family farm, and about family farming in the modern era. Versluis was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to Germany and is the editor of JSR: Journal for the Study of Radicalism. He is the founding president of Hieros, a 501c3 nonprofit focused on spirituality and cultural renewal.For more, please see: arthurversluis.com
Episode 115: Naghmeh Panahi: From Islam to Christ, Iran to the U.S.A, and Despair, to Peace in Jesus More Christ 2024-03-30 | Naghmeh Panahi was born into a Muslim family in Iran. From the age of two, Naghmeh witnessed a country at war. In 1979, Iran underwent an Islamic Revolution and then entered an 8-year war with Iraq which heavily involved the city of Tehran where Naghmeh grew up. Bombings and missiles were a daily occurrence. Walking to school meant walking through the rubble of friends’ homes and entering a classroom of missing friends and painful memories.Eventually chemical warfare was used, and unimaginable side effects plagued the country. At an early age the horrors of war caused Naghmeh to seek God for answers about why he would allow such suffering. Naghmeh and her twin brother became steadfast in their pursuit of God. As Muslims they read the Quran, performed Islamic prayers, and fasted.Eventually, recruiters from the Iranian military began entering elementary schools and encouraging boys to enlist in the military, saying that if they died they would go to heaven because this was a holy war. The young boys were sent to the front lines to run through land mines so that the trained soldiers could safely follow after them. If parents objected to their children enlisting, they would be taken by the police and imprisoned for speaking against the government. With a young son in jeopardy, Naghmeh’s family knew they must leave Iran.At the age of 9, Naghmeh and her family moved to San Jose, California. Within weeks of their arrival, Naghmeh and her twin brother discovered the God they had been looking for, Jesus Christ. They learned that through the death of Jesus Christ their sins were forgiven. They learned that they did not have to die in a holy war or do religious work in order to reach God, but instead God came in human flesh through the person of Jesus Christ. Most importantly they learned that Jesus loved them. Naghmeh and her twin brother became dedicated followers of Christ at the age of 9.Naghmeh’s parents were furious when they found out that she had become a Christian and considered moving the family back to Iran. Instead of moving, Naghmeh’s family was persuaded to move closer to family in Boise, ID where they hoped the seclusion of the area would provoke their children to return to Islam. Eventually their hearts softened after secretly reading a Bible they had taken from Naghmeh seven years earlier. They too became followers of Christ.tahriralnisa.org Naghmeh’s hope was to be a missionary medical doctor in a third world country, so she became a pre-med student at the University of Puget Sound. Soon after September 11th, 2001 Naghmeh returned to Iran, this time as a Christian.This is when Naghmeh experienced the plight of Christians and religious minorities in Iran and also gained first-hand experience of the oppression and violence women are subjected to everyday in the Middle East. Her own life was in constant danger as a Christian convert from Islam. She was arrested by the Iranian revolutionary guards multiple times, and with guns pointed at her head was told to renounce her Christian faith or she would be raped and killed. She lived in constant fear of associating with other Christians because many times the house churches were raided, and her friends and fellow Christians were arrested and imprisoned.In 2002 Naghmeh met Saeed Abedini and helped start one of the largest house church movements in Iran. In 2004 she married Saeed, and by 2005 the house churches had grown to over 2,000 members in over 30 cities. As the house churches grew so did the persecution. Due to increased persecution and arrests Naghmeh and Saeed left Iran and returned to America where Naghmeh raised her two children Rebekka and Jacob in Idaho. In 2012, her husband, Saeed Abedini, was arrested while visiting Iran. Through God’s grace Naghmeh was able to bring world-wide attention not only to Saeed’s imprisonment in Iran, but also to the plight of persecuted Christians worldwide. She orchestrated multiple large prayer rallies around the nation and spoke at churches, human rights groups, major news networks, the United Nations in Geneva, the European Parliament, multiple times before Congress, and to President Obama and Donald Trump. Each time God used Naghmeh to proclaim the Gospel, and a widespread prayer movement was started in the Christian community.
Episode 114: Holly Ordway: J.R.R. Tolkien, Love, Lewis, Myth, Eucatastrophe, and the Christian Life More Christ 2024-02-17 | Holly Ordway is the Cardinal Francis George Professor of Faith and Culture at the the Word on Fire Institute and Visiting Professor of Apologetics at Houston Christian University. She holds a PhD in English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and is a Subject Editor for the Journal of Inklings Studies.Her book Tolkien’s Modern Reading: Middle-earth Beyond the Middle Ages (Word on Fire Academic, 2021) received the 2022 Mythopoeic Society Scholarship Award in Inklings Studies.Her newest book is Tolkien’s Faith: A Spiritual Biography, which wad released in time for the 50th anniversary of Tolkien’s death on September 2nd, 2023. For more details and video interviews, see the publisher’s page for the book; you can also buy it on Amazon US & Blackwell’s Books in the UK as well as on Amazon UK.hollyordway.com
Episode 113: Tammy Peterson: A Christian Testimony - Marrying Jordan Peterson, Miracles, and Prayer More Christ 2024-01-06 | "The Tammy Peterson Podcast" delves into issues such as faith through a counter-cultural lens. Behind the podcast stands a 62-year-old cancer survivor and wife of Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson, who has just begun the journey to become a member of the Catholic Church.Tammy and I spoke about this journey, beginning with her upbringing in Canada, before looking at the Peterson's love story, some struggles the family have faced, the blessings they have received in marriage and as parents, a modern miracle, femininity vs feminism, the role of the body in the Christian way, a new life of prayer, and more.Please, check out Tammy's podcast, here:youtube.com/@Tammy-PetersonMore Christ shop:more-christ.myspreadshop.co.ukMore Christ Patreon:patreon.com/MoreChrist
Merry Christmas from More Christ: My Gratitude for 2023, G.K. Chesterton, Plans for 2024, and More More Christ 2023-12-25 | Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, from More Christ.
Episode 112: Adam Coleman: Jordan Petersons ARC, Feminism Vs Femininity, & Masculinity & Fatherhood More Christ 2023-12-23 | Adam B. Coleman is the Author of “Black Victim To Black Victor“, Op-Ed Writer, Public Speaker, and the Founder of Wrong Speak Publishing.You can read more about Adam and engage with his work here:adambcoleman.com/aboutamazon.co.uk/Black-Victim-Victor-Identifying-ideologies/dp/B0915JT4XD/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1U7TUDE5H6FMS&keywords=black+victim+to+black+victor&qid=1703286536&sprefix=black+victim+to+black+victo%2Caps%2C532&sr=8-1
Episode 111: Jason Baxter: C.S. Lewis, the Medieval Mind, Christian Mystics, and Classical Education More Christ 2023-12-08 | Jason M. Baxter is a college professor, speaker, and author of five books, including The Medieval Mind of C. S. Lewis and A Beginner's Guide to Dante's "Comedy". He currently teaches Great Books at Notre Dame and is a curricular consultant for St. Thomas More Academy in South Bend, Indiana.For more, please see:jasonmbaxter.comamazon.co.uk/stores/Jason-M.-Baxter/author/B07CWMYDJN?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=truetheimaginativeconservative.org/author/jason-baxtercatholicworldreport.com/author/baxter-jasonmfirstthings.com/web-exclusives/2023/08/oppenheimers-tragic-fate
Episode 110: Joshua Furnal: The Prophetic Kierkegaard, the Church, Art as Idol & the Iconic Creation More Christ 2023-11-24 | Dr Joshua Furnal (Ph.D. Durham) is an Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology at St. Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth. He is an Associate Editor of Brill Research Perspectives in Theological Traditions and the co-editor of the Contributions to Philosophical Theology series. Recently, he has been the recipient of four visiting research fellowships: the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (Italy), the Hong Kierkegaard Library (USA), Gladstone’s Library (UK), and the National Institute for Newman Studies (USA).Before coming to Maynooth, he held a tenure-track teaching and research position at Radboud University in the Netherlands. Prior to Nijmegen, he was a Visiting Research Fellow with the Leslie Center for Humanities and a Lecturer in the Department of Religion at Dartmouth College. Also, he has been a Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Catholic Theology at the University of Tübingen, and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Durham University (UK) in the Department of Theology and Religion.His recent book, ‘Catholic Theology after Kierkegaard‘ was published by Oxford University Press. For a 30% discount on OUP’s website, use this code: AAFLYG6His main research interests are in the areas of 19th & 20th century Continental Philosophy and Systematic Theology. In particular, he is interested in modern philosophical engagements in Catholic Theology and the intersection between Catholic thought and contemporary culture. At Radboud University, he contributed directly to the research output of Radboud’s Center for Catholic Studies.He has been recognized for internationally outstanding, research-led teaching across various disciplines. At Tübingen, he taught ‘Theology and Film‘. At Dartmouth, he taught ‘Kierkegaard & Religious Existentialism’. At Durham University (UK), he taught in the areas of Philosophy of Religion, the history of Christian doctrine, and Religion & Film. At Radboud, he taught in the areas of Fundamental and Dogmatic Theology. At Maynooth, he teaches in the area of Systematic Theology.For more, please see here:joshuafurnal.comjournals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0040563917714618https://sppu.ie/staff/joshua-furnalamazon.co.uk/Catholic-Theology-Kierkegaard-Joshua-Furnal-ebook/dp/B0182L12C8?ref_=ast_author_dp
Episode 109: Paul Gottfried: Political Theology, the Managerial State, and Biblical Morality More Christ 2023-11-10 | Welcome to More Christ. We seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions. In this one hundred and ninth episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by Dr Paul Gottfried.Paul Edward Gottfried is an American paleoconservative political philosopher, historian, and writer. He is a former Professor of Humanities at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania. He is editor-in-chief of the paleoconservative magazine Chronicles and is an associated scholar at the Mises Institute, a libertarian think tank.Here's a list of books referenced in this episode:amazon.co.uk/shop/morechrist/list/3KVCWZI8YSVB?linkCode=spc&tag=onamzmarkconn-21&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ons_mixed_dFor more from Paul, please see:chroniclesmagazine.org/author/paulgottfriedamazon.co.uk/Books-Paul-Gottfried/s?rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_27%3APaul+Gottfriedmises.org/profile/paul-gottfriedyoutube.com/results?search_query=tom+woods+paul+gottfried
Episode 108: Autumn Kern: Classical Education, Charlotte Mason, C.S. Lewis, Love and the Commonplace More Christ 2023-11-01 | Welcome to More Christ. We seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions. In this one hundred and eighth episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by Autumn Kern from The Commonplace podcast.Please see the recommended reading lists for this episode and for the channel, below:amzn.to/3tSDTmMamzn.to/46Suiv0"...The Commonplace podcast exists to bridge the gap between the starting line of the home-schooling journey and the resources in the classical world. It’s your home-schooling Virgil, leading you from the ideas floating high in the sky down to the dirt where you can wrap your hands around them and start planting them like seeds in your children’s lives."Check it out, here:thecommonplacepodcast.com/podcast
Episode 107: Matt Petrusek: Politics as Idolatry, Jordan Peterson, Social Justice and Evangelisation More Christ 2023-10-17 | Welcome to More Christ. We seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions. In this one hundred and seventh episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by Dr Matthew Petrusek.Matthew is the Senior Director of the Word on Fire Institute and its Professor of Catholic Ethics. He has authored and edited several books, including: - Evangelization and Ideology: How to Understand and Respond to the Political Culture- Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity, The Search for a Meaningful Life- Ethics and Advocacy: Bridges and Boundaries- Value and Vulnerability: An Interfaith Dialogue on Human Dignity. He lectures broadly in both English and Spanish on moral philosophy/theology, politics, social issues, and the Catholic intellectual tradition.You can follow his work and see more from him, here:wordonfire.org/author/dr-matthew-petrusektwitter.com/MattPetrusekwordonfire.org/videos/idolatry-of-identity/lecture-1-wokeism-the-frankenstein-of-political-ideologies
Episode 106: Tim Jennings: God & the Brain, The Story Behind Dementia, and Laws of Moral Development More Christ 2023-10-03 | Welcome to More Christ. We seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions. In this one hundred and sixth episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by Dr Timothy Jennings.Timothy R. Jennings, M.D., is a board-certified psychiatrist, master psychopharmacologist, international speaker, a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and Fellow of the Southern Psychiatric Association.He earned his M.D. in 1990 from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Memphis and completed his psychiatric residency at D.D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia. He also served as the division psychiatrist for the 3rd Infantry Division and as president of the Southern and Tennessee Psychiatric Associations.Dr. Jennings works in private practice and lives in Chattanooga with his wife, Christie. He is also the president and founder of Come and Reason Ministries and is the author of the following books:The Aging Brain: Proven Steps to Prevent Dementia and Sharpen Your MindThe God-Shaped Brain: How Changing Your View of God Transforms Your LifeThe God-Shaped Heart: How Correctly Understanding God’s Love Transforms UsCould It Be This Simple? A Biblical Model for Healing the MindThe Journal of the WatcherThe Remedy New Testament Expanded ParaphraseDr. Jennings goal is to help people experience the healthiest happiest lives possible. To this end he seeks to educate people about the working of the mind, the principles upon which life and health are designed to operate, and teach people how to weigh evidences and make healthy choices in their own lives, all of which work together to improve health and wellbeing.For more, please see here:timjenningsmd.com/aboutamazon.com/stores/Timothy-R.-Jennings/author/B001JSA4RG?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=trueyoutube.com/watch?v=ipOjvNIrxBkcomeandreason.com
Episode 105: George Weigel: Vatican II, JP2, Pope Benedict, the Papacy, and Evangelical Catholicism More Christ 2023-08-20 | Welcome to More Christ. We seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions. In this one hundred and fifth episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by George Weigel.Distinguished Senior Fellow of Washington’s Ethics and Public Policy Center, George Weigel is a Catholic theologian and one of America’s leading public intellectuals. He holds EPPC’s William E. Simon Chair in Catholic Studies.For more, please see:georgeweigel.com
Episode 104: Jason Smyth: Athletics, Fatherhood, Overcoming Obstacles, Winning Gold, and God More Christ 2023-08-14 | Welcome to More Christ. We seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions. In this one hundred and fourth episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by Jason Smyth.Jason Smyth is one of the greatest para athletes of all time. The Derry born sprinter has the distinction of never having tasted defeat in a major Para- Athletics event since his debut at the 2005 European Championships in Espoo, Finland.Jason has represented Ireland at 3 Paralympic Games including Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016. Jason won gold medals in all three of his Paralympic Games do date winning the 100m in the T13 classification at each event and in the 200m in both 2008 and 2012 before the event was excluded from subsequent games.Jason has been the most consistent performer in the world for the past 15 years and he is the World Record holder on both the 100m and 200m events. Jason competes in the T13 category for athletes that have a Visual Impairment.Honours:2005 European Champion Espoo 100m2005 European Champion Espoo 200m2006 World Champion Assen 200m2006 World Champion Assen 100m2008 Paralympic Champion Beijing 100m2008 Paralympic Champion Beijing 200m2012 Paralympic Champion London 100m2012 Paralympic Champion London 200m2013 World Champion Lyon 100m2013 World Champion Lyon 200m2014 European Champion Swansea 100m2014 European Champion Swansea 200m2015 World Champion Doha 100m2016 Paralympic Champion 100m2017 World Champion 100m2017 World Champion 200m2018 European Champion 100m2018 European Champion 200m2019 World Champion 100mFollow him here:twitter.com/smyth_jason?lang=en
Paul Vander Klay, Spencer Klavan, and Michael Martin: Presence and Community in the Internet Age More Christ 2023-07-17 | Paul Vander Klay, Spencer Klavan, and Michael Martin joined me and Joe Alto to speak about our forthcoming event in Washington D.C.You're welcome to join us on Saturday and Sunday 29th and 30th July for a wonderful weekend of conversations, creativity, and fellowship.Limited tickets are available here, now:eventbrite.com/e/christ-and-community-and-renewing-culture-tickets-608591853617
Paul Kingsnorth in Dublin: Cave Christianity and the Saints More Christ 2023-07-12 | More Christ Events:Washington D.C. 29th and 30th July 2023: eventbrite.com/e/christ-and-community-and-renewing-culture-tickets-608591853617Dublin 26th August 2023:eventbrite.co.uk/o/more-christ-ltd-59212666413In my first in-person event for More Christ, Jonathan Pageau, Paul Kingsnorth, and Martin Shaw come together in Dublin for a day of transformative wonder tales and deep discussions.Together with an audience, we wrestled with some major questions:How can we understand the deep symbolism of the Christian story? What do the lives of the saints and the tales woven around them have to say to us today? Can the ancient roots of the faith, in Ireland and beyond, be rediscovered in a world desperate for spiritual truth? How should we live that truth?On Saturday 3rd June, Dublin hosted a memorable conference on myth, symbolism, and the Christian story in the 21st century. Jonathan Pageau, Paul Kingsnorth, and Martin Shaw introduced a different Christian vocabulary, regaling an audience with Christian wonder tales, and laid out a vision that goes beyond the confines of modernity or cosy nostalgia.Jonathan Pageau is an icon carver, symbologist, and public speaker. He is the host of the popular YouTube channel and podcast, The Symbolic World. Along with his brother, Matthieu, he is also the author of God's Dog, a graphic novel based on the epic legend of the dog-headed Saint Christopher. Paul Kingsnorth is an English writer who lives in the west of Ireland. He is a former deputy editor of The Ecologist and co-founder of the Dark Mountain Project. He has written nine books, including the Booker-nominated novel The Wake and several collections of essays and poetry. He has taught and spoken across the world.Martin Shaw is an award-winning storyteller, writer, and mythologist. He has toured internationally numerous times and created the Oral Tradition and Mythic Life courses at Stanford University. He lived in a tent for four years, exploring remaining areas of British wilderness. The Sunday Times describes his latest book Bardskull as "a full tilt gallop...clear water from a rushing spring"Hosted by Marcas Connolly of YouTube's More Christ, this day was dedicated to exploring the myths and symbolic patterns that underlie our experience of the world, and how they can speak to us as we navigate modern culture. Ultimately, we hope attendees went away transformed by the renewal of their minds, able to see the Christian story and the world around them in a newly invigorated light.Follow More Christ on Eventbrite for further events.
Jonathan Pageau in Dublin: The Christian Faith, the Nature of Myth, and the Truth of Stories More Christ 2023-06-28 | More Christ Events:Washington D.C. 29th and 30th July 2023: eventbrite.com/e/christ-and-community-and-renewing-culture-tickets-608591853617Dublin 26th August 2023:eventbrite.co.uk/o/more-christ-ltd-59212666413In my first in-person event for More Christ, Jonathan Pageau, Paul Kingsnorth, and Martin Shaw come together in Dublin for a day of transformative wonder tales and deep discussions.Together with an audience, we wrestled with some major questions:How can we understand the deep symbolism of the Christian story? What do the lives of the saints and the tales woven around them have to say to us today? Can the ancient roots of the faith, in Ireland and beyond, be rediscovered in a world desperate for spiritual truth? How should we live that truth?On Saturday 3rd June, Dublin hosted a memorable conference on myth, symbolism, and the Christian story in the 21st century. Jonathan Pageau, Paul Kingsnorth, and Martin Shaw introduced a different Christian vocabulary, regaling an audience with Christian wonder tales, and laid out a vision that goes beyond the confines of modernity or cosy nostalgia.Jonathan Pageau is an icon carver, symbologist, and public speaker. He is the host of the popular YouTube channel and podcast, The Symbolic World. Along with his brother, Matthieu, he is also the author of God's Dog, a graphic novel based on the epic legend of the dog-headed Saint Christopher. Paul Kingsnorth is an English writer who lives in the west of Ireland. He is a former deputy editor of The Ecologist and co-founder of the Dark Mountain Project. He has written nine books, including the Booker-nominated novel The Wake and several collections of essays and poetry. He has taught and spoken across the world.Martin Shaw is an award-winning storyteller, writer, and mythologist. He has toured internationally numerous times and created the Oral Tradition and Mythic Life courses at Stanford University. He lived in a tent for four years, exploring remaining areas of British wilderness. The Sunday Times describes his latest book Bardskull as "a full tilt gallop...clear water from a rushing spring"Hosted by Marcas Connolly of YouTube's More Christ, this day was dedicated to exploring the myths and symbolic patterns that underlie our experience of the world, and how they can speak to us as we navigate modern culture. Ultimately, we hope attendees went away transformed by the renewal of their minds, able to see the Christian story and the world around them in a newly invigorated light.Follow More Christ on Eventbrite for further events.
Episode 103: Nancy Pearcey: Christian Men, Jordan Peterson, and the Toxic War on Masculinity More Christ 2023-06-21 | Welcome to More Christ. We seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions. In this one hundred and third episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by Professor Nancy Pearcey.Nancy Pearcey is a bestselling author and speaker. A former agnostic, she was hailed in The Economist as “America’s pre-eminent evangelical Protestant female intellectual.” Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Washington Times, First Things, Human Events, American Thinker, Daily Caller, The Federalist, CNSNews, and Fox News. She has appeared on NPR, C-SPAN, and Fox & Friends. She is currently a professor and scholar in residence at Houston Christian University. Pearcey’s books have been translated into 19 languages and include Total Truth, The Soul of Science, Saving Leonardo, Finding Truth, Love Thy Body, and The Toxic War on Masculinity.For more, please see:nancypearcey.comtwitter.com/NancyRPearceyevolutionnews.org/author/npearcey
Dublin Event Reflections, 2023 Events, Patreon, Taking Pageaus Advice and the More Christ Community More Christ 2023-06-06 | Hi all! I wanted to share a few reflections about my recent event in Dublin with Jonathan Pageau, Paul Kingsnorth, and Martin Shaw. I also want to let you know what's coming up next, and share some good news about Patreon.Upcoming Events:Belfast- cslewisinstitute.org/?event=local-event-an-evening-of-fireside-discussions-food-and-fellowship-700-pm-gmt1&event_date=2023-06-11Washington D.C - eventbrite.com/e/christ-and-community-and-renewing-culture-tickets-608591853617Dublin - eventbrite.co.uk/o/more-christ-ltd-59212666413Support on Patreon - patreon.com/MoreChrist
Episode 102: Glen Scrivener: Progress and the Supernatural, Holland, Peterson, & Christs Revolution More Christ 2023-05-26 | Welcome to More Christ. We seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions. In this one hundred and second episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by the spirited Glen Scrivener.Glen Scrivener is an ordained Church of England minister and evangelist who preaches Christ through writing, speaking, and online media. He directs the evangelistic ministry Speak Life. Originally from Australia, Glen now lives with his wife, Emma, and two children in England, and they belong to All Souls Eastbourne. He is the author of several books, including The Air We Breathe: How We All Came to Believe in Freedom, Kindness, Progress, and Equality (The Good Book Company, 2022) and 3-2-1: The Story of God, the World, and You (10Publishing, 2014).For more about Glen, please see here:speaklife.org.uk/abouttwitter.com/glenscrivener?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthorthegospelcoalition.org/profile/glen-scrivener
W.B. Yeats: The Stolen Child and Glencar Waterfall in Ireland (Read by Tom OBedlam) Drone Footage More Christ 2023-05-21 | You are welcome to check out some drone footage from our recent family trip to Glencar Waterfall in County Leitrim. For this video, I have juxtaposed a piece of our recording with W.B Yeats's poem, The Stolen Child. This poem was inspired in part by Glencar Waterfall and the location is mentioned explicitly in the poem. The Stolen Child also makes reference to faeries and the lore around these otherworldly creatures, popular throughout Ireland. The romantic poet even collected many of these tales and released them in a book, which I have added to the thumbnail.“Faeries, come take me out of this dull world,For I would ride with you upon the wind,Run on the top of the dishevelled tide,And dance upon the mountains like a flame.”― William Butler Yeats, The Land of Heart's Desire#Yeats #discoverireland #Irelandshiddenheartlands #tourism #tourismireland #ireland #poetry #poem #poems #leitrim #wbyeats #fairy #fairies #irish #folkore
Episode 101: Os Guinness: Exodus with Jordan Peterson, Jonathan Pageau, and Signals of Transcendence More Christ 2023-04-19 | Welcome to More Christ. We seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions. In this one hundred and first episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by once again by the delightful Dr Os Guinness. Os Guinness is an author and social critic. Great-great-great grandson of Arthur Guinness, the Dublin brewer, he was born in China in World War Two where his parents were medical missionaries. A witness to the climax of the Chinese revolution in 1949, he was expelled with many other foreigners in 1951 and returned to Europe where he was educated in England. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of London and his D.Phil in the social sciences from Oriel College, Oxford. Os has written or edited more than thirty books, including The Call, Time for Truth, Unspeakable, A Free People’s Suicide, The Global Public Square, Last Call for Liberty, and Carpe Diem Redeemed. His latest book is Signals of Transcendence: Listening to the Promptings of Life. We will focus predominantly on this work in this episode.Since moving to the United States in 1984, Os has been a Guest Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Studies, a Guest Scholar and Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Senior Fellow at the Trinity Forum and the EastWest Institute in New York. He was the lead drafter of the Williamsburg Charter in 1988, a celebration of the bicentennial of the US Constitution, and later of “The Global Charter of Conscience,” which was published at the European Union Parliament in 2012. Os has spoken at many of the world’s major universities, and spoken widely to political and business conferences across the world. He lives with his wife Jenny in the Washington DC area.If you would like to learn more, please see the links here:osguinness.comamazon.co.uk/Os-Guinness/e/B001ILOC6I?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1630771551&sr=8-1
Episode 100: Logos Made Flesh: A Matt Miller Memorial, with Thomas Wijnaendts and Dr Louis Markos More Christ 2023-04-13 | Welcome to More Christ. We seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions.In this landmark one hundredth episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by former guests and friends Thomas and Lou to celebrate the life and work of our friend, Matt Miller from Logos Made Flesh.If you would like to learn more about these gentlemen, please see the links below:Dr Louis Markos - amazon.co.uk/Louis-Markos/e/B001JSBEBG?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1618233620&sr=8-2Thomas, formerly of Storytellers and now of the Armchair Historian -youtube.com/channel/UCbphDfwSJmxk1Ny_3Oicrngyoutube.com/@TheArmchairHistorianMatt's Logos Made Flesh - youtube.com/user/youthnation1
Episode 99: Ashley Lande: From Christopher Hitchens and New Atheism to Psychedelics, to Jesus Christ More Christ 2023-03-29 | Welcome to More Christ. We seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions.In this ninety-ninth episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by Ashley Lande. Ashley is an artist and writer from the U.S.A. She has a website and blog, which you can check out at www.ashleylande.com.Alongside her wonderful writings, some of which we discussed, you can see her stunning art- filled with vibrant colours, subtle golf leaves, and captivating drawings.Ashley is post-psychedelic and has a forthcoming memoir on leaving psychedelics for Jesus, to be published with Lexham Press.For more, check out her articles here:fathommag.com/stories/acidhead-god-took-me-higherekstasismagazine.com/blog/2022/8/27/the-self-destroyed
Episode 97: Dr Kevin Vost: The Christian Glory of the Body, Health, Fitness, and The Spiritual Life More Christ 2023-03-08 | Welcome to More Christ. We seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions. In this ninety seventh episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined once more by the magnificent Catholic psychologist and prolific author, Dr Kevin Vost.Dr Vost has written astutely about everything from Stoic philosophy to memory, to Catholic guides to loneliness, physical fitness, and St Thomas Aquinas. We discuss his recent book, You Are That Temple: A Catholic Guide to Health and Holiness.If you'd like to learn more about Kevin and his work, please see the links below:http://drvost.comamazon.co.uk/Kevin-Vost/e/B001JP19P0?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1677877573&sr=1-1
Episode 96: Fr. Benedict Kiely: Aiding Persecuted Christians, Propaganda, and a Place for Patriotism More Christ 2023-03-03 | Welcome to More Christ. We seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions. In this ninety sixth episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by Fr. Benedict Kiely. Father Benedict Kiely is a Catholic priest, incardinated in the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. Born in London, and ordained in Canterbury, England in 1994, Father Ben has spent most of his priestly ministry in the United States. In the summer of 2014, Father Ben perceived a call to devote his entire priestly ministry to aid and advocacy for persecuted Christians, especially in the Middle East. Founding Nasarean.org, a 501 (c) 3 charity based in Stowe, Vermont and with the permission and support of his Ordinary, Father Ben divides his time between the US, UK and the Middle East, speaking, preaching and writing, trying to focus attention on the plight of persecuted Christians around the world. He has visited war-torn Iraq on multiple occasions since 2015, and has visited Syria and Lebanon where Nasarean is now supporting a number of family businesses.Father Ben has appeared numerous times on national radio and television, including Fox News, the BBC and international podcasts. A noted writer, formerly the US columnist for The Catholic Times, Fr. Ben’s work has appeared in, among other publications, The Saint Austin Review, The American Conservative, The European Conservative, The Daily Caller, Real Clear Politics, National Review, First Things, The Catholic Herald and Crisis.For more, please see:nasarean.org/index.php
Episode 95: Jonathan Pageau and Spencer Klavan: God, Dante, Jordan Peterson and How to Save the West More Christ 2023-02-04 | Welcome to More Christ. We seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions. In this ninety fifth episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined once more by Jonathan Pageau and Dr Spencer Klavan. Jonathan carves Eastern Orthodox and other traditional images. He also designs products, teaches, and makes fantastic videos for The Symbolic World that explore how ancient patterns can re-enchant our contemporary life. Please check out Jonathan's channel: youtube.com/c/JonathanPageau With a PhD in Classics, Spencer Klavan has recently been snapped up by The Daily Wire. He is the assistant editor of The Claremont Review of Books and The American Mind at the Claremont Institute. Spencer's literary expertise is aided by his knowledge of many languages, including Ancient Greek, Latin, and Hebrew. As a scholar who enjoys exploring how great works of literature provide valuable insights into today's world, Klavan hosts Young Heretics every Tuesday.Please see his website and some of his excellent articles, here:youngheretics.comclaremontreviewofbooks.com/author/spencer-klavandailywire.com/author/spencer-klavan
Episode 94: Dr Christopher Watkin: The Bible, the Meaning Crisis, the City of Man & the City of God More Christ 2023-01-25 | Welcome to More Christ. We seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions. In this ninety fourth episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by Dr Christopher Watkin. Chris is a Senior Lecturer in French Studies at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. At its broadest, his research seeks to make sense of how people make sense of the world, and how they interact with ideas and positions different from their own. In his first book Phenomenology or Deconstruction? (2009) he explored the complex relationship between two major philosophical tendencies in the thought of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Paul Ricoeur and Jean-Luc Nancy. Difficult Atheism (2011) then examined how three contemporary thinkers—Alain Badiou, Jean-Luc Nancy and Quentin Meillassoux—make sense of the world without the gods of metaphysics, poetry and religion, and how their three positions critique and refine each other. In French Philosophy Today: New Figures of the Human in Badiou, Meillassoux, Malabou, Serres and Latour he shifted the focus from God to a humanity, arguing that very different contemporary thinkers each rely on a ‘host’ to make sense of the human, whether it be a capacity, substance or narrative. His later book, Michel Serres: Figures of Thought continues his investigation into different ways of making sense of the world by presenting the first systematic treatment in English of a key twentieth and twenty-first century philosopher whose genuinely cross-disciplinary work finds complex ‘North-West passages’ between the sciences, humanities and arts.His latest book, Biblical Critical Theory, is the focus of our discussion and builds upon his previous endeavours in fascinating ways.Please see:christopherwatkin.comamazon.co.uk/Christopher-Watkin/e/B0034PVTTE%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_sharetwitter.com/DrChrisWatkin
Episode 93: Dr Norman Wirzba: Wendell Berry, a Theology of Food, Faith, Farming, and the Future More Christ 2023-01-18 | Welcome to More Christ. We seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions. In this ninety third episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by Dr Norman Wirzba.Norman Wirzba pursues research and teaching interests at the intersections of theology, philosophy, ecology, and agrarian and environmental studies. He lectures frequently in Canada, the United States, and Europe. In particular, his research is centered on a recovery of the doctrine of creation and a restatement of humanity in terms of its creaturely life. He is currently the director of a multi-year, Henry Luce-Foundation-funded projected entitled “Facing the Anthropocene.” In this project, housed at Duke’s Kenan Institute for Ethics, he is working with an international team of scholars to rethink several academic disciplines in light of challenges like climate change, food insecurity, biotechnology and genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, species extinction, and the built environment. Professor Wirzba has published several books, including Agrarian Spirit: Cultivating Faith, Community, and the Land, The Paradise of God: Renewing Religion in an Ecological Age, Living the Sabbath: Discovering the Rhythms of Rest and Delight, Way of Love: Recovering the Heart of Christianity, From Nature to Creation: A Christian Vision for Understanding and Loving Our World, Food and Faith: A Theology of Eating (in its 2nd Edition), and (with Fred Bahnson) Making Peace with the Land: God’s Call to Reconcile with Creation. He also has edited several books, including The Essential Agrarian Reader: The Future of Culture, Community, and the Land and The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry.Please see:amazon.co.uk/Norman-Wirzba/e/B001J3L9Y8%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_sharenormanwirzba.com
Episode 92: Dr Robert M. Woods: The Liberal Arts, Mortimer Adler, Charlotte Mason, C.S. Lewis & More More Christ 2022-12-28 | Welcome to More Christ. We seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions. In this ninety second episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by Dr Robert M. Woods. Robert has been involved with Classical Christian education for over twenty-five years. He currently serves as the Headmaster of Veritas Christian Academy in Fletcher, NC, U.S.A. Robert also serves as Professor of Great Books and Liberal Arts with the MA/PhD program at Faulkner University. He is greatly indebted to Mortimer J. Adler and Robert M. Hutchins for their contribution to Classical education in the modern world.Please see his books, here:Mortimer Adler: The Paideia Way of Classical Education (Giants in the History of Education) : Woods, Robert: Amazon.co.uk: BooksDwelling on Delphi: Thinking Christianly about the Liberal Arts : Woods, Robert M.: Amazon.co.uk: Books
Episode 91: Jonathan Pageau & Martin Shaw Part Two: Bob Dylan, Bishop Barron, the Grail, & Good Art More Christ 2022-12-07 | Welcome to More Christ. We seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions. In this ninety first episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined once more by Jonathan Pageau and Dr Martin Shaw. Jonathan carves Eastern Orthodox and other traditional images. He also designs products, teaches, and makes fantastic videos for The Symbolic World that explore how ancient patterns can re-enchant our contemporary life. Please check out Jonathan's channel: youtube.com/c/JonathanPageau Martin is regarded as one of the most outstanding new teachers of the mythic imagination. Visiting fellow at Schumacher college in the U.K., he has also devised and lead the Oral Tradition course at Stanford university in the U.S. He is the author of the award winning; A Branch from The Lightning Tree, Snowy Tower, Scatterlings, Smoke Hole, and other classics. Martin now leads a bustling schedule of conferences, gatherings, and wilderness retreats over several continents. You can see our first conversation, here: youtube.com/watch?v=317oKruecaM Martin's website: drmartinshaw.com
Episode 90: Jonathan Pageau and Martin Shaw Part One: History, Myths, Liturgy & the Power of Stories More Christ 2022-11-23 | Welcome to More Christ. We seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions. In this ninetieth episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined once more by Jonathan Pageau and Dr Martin Shaw. Jonathan carves Eastern Orthodox and other traditional images. He also designs products, teaches, and makes fantastic videos for The Symbolic World that explore how ancient patterns can re-enchant our contemporary life. Please check out Jonathan's channel: youtube.com/c/JonathanPageau Martin is regarded as one of the most outstanding new teachers of the mythic imagination. Visiting fellow at Schumacher college in the U.K., he has also devised and lead the Oral Tradition course at Stanford university in the U.S. He is the author of the award winning; A Branch from The Lightning Tree, Snowy Tower, Scatterlings, Smoke Hole, and other classics. Martin now leads a bustling schedule of conferences, gatherings, and wilderness retreats over several continents. One I want to mention, will involve Martin and Paul Kingsnorth at Benburb Priory in November. (Saturday 26th November 2022) You can see our first conversation, here: youtube.com/watch?v=o1nGKs2pl1wMartin's website:drmartinshaw.com
Episode 89: Dr Spencer Klavan: C.S. Lewis, Dostoevsky, & the Classical Education Youve Been Missing More Christ 2022-11-16 | Welcome to More Christ. We seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions.In this eighty-ninth episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by one of my favourite podcasters, Dr Spencer Klavan.With a PhD in Classics, Spencer Klavan is the assistant editor of The Claremont Review of Books and The American Mind at the Claremont Institute. Spencer's literary expertise is aided by his knowledge of many languages, including Ancient Greek, Latin, and Hebrew. As a scholar who enjoys exploring how great works of literature provide valuable insights into today's world, Klavan hosts Young Heretics every Tuesday.Please see his website and some of his excellent articles, here:youngheretics.comclaremontreviewofbooks.com/author/spencer-klavan
Episode 88: Jonathan Pageau/Bernardo Kastrup 2: Consciousness, Meta-Consciousness, God, and Morality More Christ 2022-11-09 | Welcome to More Christ. We seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions.In this eighty-eighth episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined once more by Jonathan Pageau and Dr Bernardo Kastrup. Jonathan carves Eastern Orthodox and other traditional images. He also designs products, teaches, and makes fantastic videos for The Symbolic World that explore how ancient patterns can re-enchant our contemporary life.Please check out Jonathan's channel:youtube.com/c/JonathanPageauBernardo Kastrup is the executive director of Essentia Foundation. His work has been leading the modern renaissance of metaphysical idealism, the notion that reality is essentially mental. He has a Ph.D. in philosophy (ontology, philosophy of mind) and another Ph.D. in computer engineering (reconfigurable computing, artificial intelligence). As a scientist, Bernardo has worked for the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and the Philips Research Laboratories (where the 'Casimir Effect' of Quantum Field Theory was discovered). Formulated in detail in many academic papers and books, his ideas have been featured on 'Scientific American,' the 'Institute of Art and Ideas,' the 'Blog of the American Philosophical Association' and 'Big Think,' among others.
Episode 87: Carlo Lancellotti/Paul Kingsnorth: Modernity, Plato, Science, God, Religion, and Mystery More Christ 2022-10-10 | Welcome to More Christ. We seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions.In this eighty seventh episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined once more by Paul Kingsnorth and Carlo Lancellotti.Paul Kingsnorth is an English writer who lives in the west of Ireland. He is a former deputy-editor of The Ecologist and a co-founder of the Dark Mountain Project.Kingsnorth's nonfiction writing tends to address macro themes like environmentalism, globalisation, and the challenges posed to humanity by civilisation-level trends. His fiction tends to be mythological and multi-layered.Follow him here:paulkingsnorth.netpaulkingsnorth.substack.comTo see Paul and Martin Shaw on Saturday 26th November 2022, get tickets here:benburbpriory.com/eventsProf. Carlo Lancellotti is a Professor and Chair in the Department of Mathematics at the College of Staten Island. He received his Doctorate in Applied Mathematics from the University of Virginia in 1998. His main field of scholarship is the kinetic theory of plasmas and gravitating systems. He has also translated and edited two volumes of works of 20th-century Italian political philosopher Augusto Del Noce. He is one of the organizers of the New York Encounter, a large week-end long cultural festival held once a year in New York City. He was one of the co-founders of the Crossroads Cultural Center, which for over fifteen years has been organizing cultural events around the country.If you'd like to learn more about Carlo and his work, then please see the links below:twitter.com/_clancellottihttps://churchlifejournal.nd.edu/arti...https://delnoceinenglish.files.wordpr...https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/de...
