Unadulterated Theology

In this episode, I discuss the relationship between sex and death as 'existential contradictories' and how this further relates to a discussion about poetry and love.

In this episode, I provide a side by side interpretation of the sculptor from Ovid's Metamorphoses (Pygmalion) - who falls in love with his own statue that comes to life - compared to Christ. Specifically, I examine how resignation of the natural man is entirely opposed to the spiritual intentionality of the religious man. Enjoy!

In the scholastic style of Thomas Aquinas, I decided to present, articulate and respond to some common objections given by pro-porn advocates. These arguments from Aquinas (and others) are in no way final or authoritative, but I have found them as some of the better treatments of a coherent Christian sexual ethic. I hope you enjoy!

This is a brief episode where I provide some philosophical examinations of the dating app.

In this episode, I cultivate some various theological resources to discuss an altogether different outlook on pornography.

In this episode, I address specifically Christian individuals on their "struggle" with their use of pornography. Be encouraged and enjoy!

In this episode, I offer some "lamentative thoughts" for those involved with sex work, pornography, and the production of NSFW content generally. Enjoy!

In this episode, I address some personal thoughts on pornography from a Christian perspective. Enjoy!

In this episode, I provide some brief thoughts on the poet, the philosopher, and the Christian's attitude towards sex.

In this episode, I address what is known as "the Personalist" view of marriage, which could otherwise be understood as a certain strand of "essentialism." I expound briefly upon the work of John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla) and provide some concluding comments on the nature of romantic love.

In this episode, I examine some general considerations for what could be understood as two sides of the "porn critique": the scientific critique and the conceptual critique. Both of these areas inform our moral attitudes towards pornography and it is important to have them clarified.

In this episode, I provide a brief commentary on one voice of dissent in pornography through the work of Chris Hedges, an American pulitzer-prize winning journalist who wrote a devastating critique of pornography (reality television, professional wrestling and other phenomena in the US) in his book "The Empire of Illusion." I merely explicate the view offered there for possible consideration. Enjoy!

In this episode, I discuss a certain passage from Thomas Aquinas' Summa theologiae to examine what it means to say that "love is the cause of hatred."

Announcing a new tradition starting here on the podcast:

In this episode, I address some preliminary comments on metaphysics and its relevance in addressing a philosophy of sex.

In this episode, I examine what is known as the philosophical/theological tradition of "Classical Theism" - which we find strands of in the thought of Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas and (I argue) Soren Kierkegaard - and how this can serve as a possible metaphysical basis for opposing pornography. The metaphysical picture of the human person that emerges serves as the Christian doctrine of "the Self," which necessarily stands in opposition to philosophies which are "anti-nature" in views about men, women and sexual relations.

My name is Steven Dunn and welcome to the first episode of the Unadulterated Theology Podcast! This is a podcast ran by a Christian philosopher attempting to better address a philosophy of sex and the human person by "reintroducing" metaphysics and theology back into the cultural conversation. In this episode, I briefly address what the podcast is going to be about and the different kinds of subjects which the UT podcast is going to examine.