Unadulterated Theology

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A Christian theology podcast dedicated to issues of pornography and sex work.

Steven Dunn


    • Feb 25, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 18 EPISODES


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    Love, Sex and Death: On Existential Contradictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 27:56


    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.

    Pygmalion and Christ: Sexual Purity in the Natural Man and the Spiritual Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 45:56


    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!

    A Format of Disputed Questions on Pro-Porn Arguments

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2021 29:50


    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!

    An Episode on Tinder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 19:58


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

    Pontius Pilate and Pornography: Theological Musings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 29:49


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

    Advice for Christian Men and Women Struggling with Pornography

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 19:38


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

    A Lamentation for NSFW Content Providers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 19:31


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

    A Peculiar Christian Position on Pornography

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 34:16


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

    Poetic-Philosophical Thoughts on Language and Sex

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 32:53


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

    A Personalist View of Marriage and Romantic Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2020 21:42


    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.

    A Philosophical Look at Porn Criticism

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 19:45


    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.

    Chris Hedges on Pornography

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 31:32


    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!

    On Loving Persons and Hating Pornography

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 21:55


    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."

    Letter to August Ames (Mercedes Grabowski)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 11:22


    Announcing a new tradition starting here on the podcast:

    Unadulterated Theology (Trailer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 0:58


    The Philosophy of Being and Sex

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 12:33


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

    Classical Theism in Conversation with Pornography

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 72:28


    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.

    Welcome to Unadulterated Theology!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 4:25


    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.

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