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Modern capitalism shapes our spiritual lives far more than most of us realize. In this video, we consider how ideas born in the Protestant Reformation—including Luther’s concept of “calling”—helped create a culture that treats work, productivity, and efficiency as sacred.
Drawing from Max Weber we examine how these ideas still influence our hearts, habits, and spiritual struggles today.
If you feel pressure to “find your purpose” in your career, or wonder why our culture worships work, this video will give you clarity—and a Christian path forward.
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🐰 You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly Academy
New channel! Cultural criticism from an Orthodox Christian perspective:
youtube.com/@Herman_Middleton
Modern capitalism shapes our spiritual lives far more than most of us realize. In this video, we consider how ideas born in the Protestant Reformation—including Luther’s concept of “calling”—helped create a culture that treats work, productivity, and efficiency as sacred.
Drawing from Max Weber we examine how these ideas still influence our hearts, habits, and spiritual struggles today.
If you feel pressure to “find your purpose” in your career, or wonder why our culture worships work, this video will give you clarity—and a Christian path forward.
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.
*For exact livestreaming dates/times, please join the newsletter, which is where I provide the most up-to-date/precise schedule! Sign up here:
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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:
Bio: paulkingsnorth.net/about
"The Cross And The Machine": paulkingsnorth.net/cross
🖇️ LET'S CONNECT!
Facebook: facebook.com/protectingveil
Twitter: twitter.com/protectingveil
Instagram: instagram.com/protectingveil
Website: protectingveil.com
#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox #orthodoxchristian #Capitalism #Christianity #MachineValues #OrthodoxThought #PaulKingsnorth #AgainstTheMachine
