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Sanctifying Myth
Season 3 Episode 110
Working off the introduction to Bradley Birzer’s J.R.R. Tolkien’s Sanctifying Myth, the Pugsters talk about Tolkien, Lewis, and Chesterton and their …
5 years ago
Esoteric and Exoteric Teachings
Season 3 Episode 109
Today the guys discuss the vexed topic of esoteric teaching and interpretation. Esoteric teaching is teaching intended to sort people into two groups…
5 years ago
Why Have So Many In the World Gone Seemingly Mad?
Season 3 Episode 108
In this show, Tom addresses a listeners question with reflections from past shows as well as recent insights. Tom looks at various realities, forces,…
5 years ago
Barometers and Worldview
Season 3 Episode 107
Glenn introduces concepts from medieval epistemology (i.e. the branch of philosophy dealing with knowledge and truth) and how these got challenged in…
5 years ago
Morgoth's Ring!
Season 3 Episode 106
Little by little, the notes and reflections of J. R. R. Tolkien have been published posthumously by his son, Christopher. Among the many volumes is t…
5 years, 1 month ago
Jonathan Edwards and War
Season 3 Episode 105
This week the Pugsters are joined by Jonathan Edwards scholar Dr. Christian Cuthbert to discuss his research at Yale on the preaching of Jonathan Edw…
5 years, 1 month ago
Contrasting Cultures: One Which Affirms and Celebrates Life, One That Centralizes Death
Season 3 Episode 104
Tom introduces two contrasting cultures by talking about the Gospel and its role in shaping a culture of life. He then draws off of Benjamin Wiker's …
5 years, 1 month ago
Science, Art, and Worldview
Season 3 Episode 103
Glenn, our intrepid historian, takes us back to the twelfth century to show how a new worldview developed that shaped how we study the natural world …
5 years, 1 month ago
Social Darwinism: The Legacy of Darwinism for Culture and Politics
Season 3 Episode 102
When the legacy of Charles Darwin is considered discussion generally focuses on the his account of human origins and whether or not evolution is a "b…
5 years, 1 month ago
Athens and Jerusalem
Season 3 Episode 101
In today’s show the Pugsters explore Christianity’s relationship with Classical Culture and Tom explains the impact of von Harnack’s incorrect thesis…
5 years, 2 months ago