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Modernity didn’t abandon the sacred — it simply crowned a new god. In today's video, we begin with Max Weber’s “disenchantment” thesis, Paul Kingsnorth’s rebuttal, and Eugene McCarraher’s argument that capitalism functions as a spiritual system. We also explore how distortions in late medieval asceticism shaped Martin Luther’s revolt and ultimately opened the door to the spiritual logic of capitalism.If you’re an Orthodox Christian trying to understand how modernity shapes your soul, you'll likely find this of interest...
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🐰 You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly Academy
New channel! Cultural criticism from an Orthodox Christian perspective:
youtube.com/@Herman_Middleton
Modernity didn’t abandon the sacred — it simply crowned a new god. In today's video, we begin with Max Weber’s “disenchantment” thesis, Paul Kingsnorth’s rebuttal, and Eugene McCarraher’s argument that capitalism functions as a spiritual system. We also explore how distortions in late medieval asceticism shaped Martin Luther’s revolt and ultimately opened the door to the spiritual logic of capitalism.If you’re an Orthodox Christian trying to understand how modernity shapes your soul, you'll likely find this of interest...
Please join us for our methodical book study on the Gadfly Academy YT channel (most Thursdays): youtube.com/@Herman_Middleton/streams
AND our thematic book study here on the Protecting Veil YT channel, where I will be livestreaming most Monday evenings at 7:30pm (EST), and considering these themes in light of Orthodox Christian teaching.
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I hope you will join us as we work our way through Kingsnorth's book!
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To learn more about Paul Kingsnorth:
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"The Cross And The Machine": paulkingsnorth.net/cross
🖇️ LET'S CONNECT!
Facebook: facebook.com/protectingveil
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Website: protectingveil.com
#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox #orthodoxchristian #Capitalism #Christianity #MachineValues #OrthodoxThought #OrthodoxChristianity #MaxWeber #PaulKingsnorth #Capitalism #ChristianThought #AgainstTheMachine
