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In a fun article in The Imaginative Conservative, that had me admiring C.S. Lewis more than I already did, we learn about how the Mere Christianity author emulated in his life what he wrote and spoke about so eloquently. From that article..."Lewis relished disagreement and debate. George Watson, who attended Lewis's lectures at Oxford and later worked alongside him at Cambridge, recalls how “Lewis was a Christian conservative from around the age of thirty, which is to say before I knew him; and since I am neither one nor the other, there was never any question of doctrinal influence. If I was not exactly a friend, still less was I a disciple. That in no way altered my sense of admiration and affection…. We both thrived on dissent…. The best teacher I ever had, and the best colleague, he did not ask or expect me to share his convictions.”In that vein, I'm happy to have a discussion today with Jeff Landfield with The Alaska Landmine. Although we don't agree on everything, we have been acquaintances, you might even say friends, for a long while. I have called him a unicorn and he took to it. By that, I meant he doesn't fit into a box very neatly. Makes for interesting dialogue.I hope you can tune in.Support the show

What is the telos of education? In a free society, is it desirable or practical to attempt to design a single system of schooling that is ideal for everyone? Can schools hold a neutral position regarding morality and values, or is education a fundamentally ethical enterprise that inevitably adopts a new moral framework when an old one is removed?In this presentation, Patrick Halbrook considered these questions in a historical framework as they have been applied to American education in the twenty-first century.Patrick Halbrook is a teacher, graphic designer, and writer—as well as a passionate advocate for classical Christian education. Over the years he has written for various publications including The Imaginative Conservative, FORMA Journal, The Classical Difference, and Cary Christian School's blog, The Forum. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal and Biblical Studies from Florida College and a Masters of Art in History from North Carolina State University.

Joe speaks with Professor David Deavel of the University of St. Thomas, Houston, about Chesterton and the Saints, the theme of this summer's Chesterton conference, and the topic of David's talk! Join us July 24-26 in New Orleans to learn more about this fascinating and edifying subject! Register for the conference today at https://www.chesterton.org/44th-annual-chesterton-conference/ David's writings at The Imaginative Conservative: https://theimaginativeconservative.org/author/david-deavel David's writings at Catholic World Report: https://www.catholicworldreport.com/author/deavel-david/ FOLLOW US Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chestertonsociety Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmericanChestertonSociety X: https://twitter.com/chestertonsoc SUPPORT Consider making a donation: https://www.chesterton.org/give/ Visit our Shop at https://www.chesterton.org/shop/

Bradley J. Birzer is an American historian. He is a history professor and the Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies at Hillsdale College, the author of five books and the co-founder of The Imaginative Conservative. He is known also as a Tolkien scholar. State of the Nation Project

Rod ArquetteThe Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown - Monday, December 16, 2024Coming up at 4 pm today on the Rod and Greg Show on Talk Radio 105.9 KNRS, Brigham Young University Social Scientist Brian Willoughby joins the show for a conversation about how parents should broach the topic of pornography with their children. Plus, David Deavel, Senior Contributor to The Imaginative Conservative, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his recent piece about how America seems to be getting its mojo back after the election of Donald Trump. See below for a full rundown of today's program.Rod and Greg Show Daily Rundown – Monday, December 16, 20244:20 pm: David Deavel, Senior Contributor to The Imaginative Conservative, joins Rod and Greg to discuss his recent piece about how America seems to be getting its mojo back after the election of Donald Trump.4:38 pm: Brigham Young University Social Scientist Brian Willoughby joins the show for a conversation about how parents should broach the topic of pornography with their children.6:20 pm: Christine Cooke Fairbanks, Education Policy Analyst with the Sutherland Institute, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about how Utah should stay the course with its approach to education despite the coming shake up of the federal approach.

Like the episode? Let us know!What does it mean to be human in the digital age where we can get lost in online worlds and create internet identities separate from our bodies? And what about transhumanism and AI? In this episode, Y4Life Director Michelle and Y4Life Assistant Cori chat with Vicar Josh Pauling, analyzing these challenging issues, how we must ground our identity in the wonders of the created and redeemed body, and how the incarnation of Christ is the ultimate answer to such questions. From this proper foundation, Vicar Pauling gives practical tips to help better serve and love our neighbors in body and soul and be prepared to sacrifice and suffer, too.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Joshua Pauling is vicar at All Saints Lutheran Church, contributing editor at Salvo, columnist at Modern Reformation, and has written for a variety of other publications including Areo, Forma Journal, Front Porch Republic, Logia: A Journal of Lutheran of Lutheran Theology, The Lutheran Witness, Mere Orthodoxy, Merion West, Public Discourse, Quillette, The Imaginative Conservative, Touchstone Magazine, among others. He is a frequent guest on Issues Etc. Radio Show/Podcast. Josh also taught high school history for thirteen years in the public school setting and now spends a portion of his time as a classical educator and running his own business making custom furniture and restoring vintage machinery. He also speaks and writes at the intersections of Christianity and culture. He studied at Messiah University, Reformed Theological Seminary, and Winthrop University, and is continuing his studies at Concordia Theological Seminary.Read Are We All Cyborgs Now?: Reclaiming Our Humanity from the Machine by Josh Pauling and Robin PhillipsOther books referenced in the episode:The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan HaidtAmusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil PostmanDiscover your Gospel-motivated voice 4 Life at Y4Life.org.

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4:20 pm: David Deavel, Senior Contributor to the Imaginative Conservative, joins the program to discuss how the use of the word “fascist” to describe Donald Trump will backfire on Kamala Harris and the Democrats.5:05 pm: Reagan Reese, the Daily Caller's White House correspondent, joins Rod and Greg to discuss the social unrest we may expect if Donald Trump wins the election. 6:05 pm: Ingrid Jacques, a columnist with USA Today, joins Rod and Greg for a conversation about her decision, as a non-MAGA conservative, to vote for Donald Trump in the presidential election.6:38: pm: Author and historian Craig Shirley joins the show for a conversation about how, 60 years later, Ronald Reagan's “a time for choosing” speech still holds up.

In this episode, the Pugs use an article from The Imaginative Conservative called “The Artistic and Intellectual Temperaments” by Michael De Sapio as a jumping off point to discuss art, intellectual life, and the connections and disconnections between the two. The guys discuss medieval and Renaissance art, modern art, Romanticism, poetry, intellectual life and academia, and roller skating down the Gugenheim. Article: https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2024/07/artistic-intellectual-temperaments-michael-de-sapio.html Support the Pugcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thetheologypugcast?fbclid=IwAR17UHhfzjphO52C_kkZfursA_C784t0ldFix0wyB4fd-YOJpmOQ3dyqGf8 The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: https://trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-media/

In this episode, the Pugs use an article from The Imaginative Conservative called “The Artistic and Intellectual Temperaments” by Michael De Sapio as a jumping off point to discuss art, intellectual life, and the connections and disconnections between the two. The guys discuss medieval and Renaissance art, modern art, Romanticism, poetry, intellectual life and academia, and roller skating down the Gugenheim. Article: https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2024/07/artistic-intellectual-temperaments-michael-de-sapio.html Support the Pugcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thetheologypugcast?fbclid=IwAR17UHhfzjphO52C_kkZfursA_C784t0ldFix0wyB4fd-YOJpmOQ3dyqGf8 The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: https://trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-media/

In this episode, the Pugs use an article from The Imaginative Conservative called “The Artistic and Intellectual Temperaments” by Michael De Sapio as a jumping off point to discuss art, intellectual life, and the connections and disconnections between the two. The guys discuss medieval and Renaissance art, modern art, Romanticism, poetry, intellectual life and academia, and roller skating down the Gugenheim. Article: https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2024/07/artistic-intellectual-temperaments-michael-de-sapio.html Support the Pugcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thetheologypugcast?fbclid=IwAR17UHhfzjphO52C_kkZfursA_C784t0ldFix0wyB4fd-YOJpmOQ3dyqGf8 The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: https://trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-media/

In this episode, the Pugs use an article from The Imaginative Conservative called “The Artistic and Intellectual Temperaments” by Michael De Sapio as a jumping off point to discuss art, intellectual life, and the connections and disconnections between the two. The guys discuss medieval and Renaissance art, modern art, Romanticism, poetry, intellectual life and academia, and roller skating down the Gugenheim. Article: https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2024/07/artistic-intellectual-temperaments-michael-de-sapio.html Support the Pugcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thetheologypugcast?fbclid=IwAR17UHhfzjphO52C_kkZfursA_C784t0ldFix0wyB4fd-YOJpmOQ3dyqGf8 The Theology Pugcast is a ministry of Trinity Reformed Church in Huntsville Alabama. To view more media from TRC, visit their website: https://trinityreformedkirk.com/trc-media/

We welcome back John Horvat of Tradition Family and Property to discuss his latest article in The Imaginative Conservative. What can the opening ceremony of the Olympics teach us about the First Commandment and the mystery of iniquity?   Show Notes Why Everyone Needs the First Commandment ~ The Imaginative Conservative Blasphemy | EWTN  There used to be a better class of atheist A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine The Cult of the Imperial Self The Injustice of an Irreverent Mass - Crisis Magazine  Fatima Prayers of Reparation The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

We welcome back John Horvat of Tradition Family and Property to discuss his latest article in The Imaginative Conservative. What can the opening ceremony of the Olympics teach us about the First Commandment and the mystery of iniquity?   Show Notes Why Everyone Needs the First Commandment ~ The Imaginative Conservative Blasphemy | EWTN  There used to be a better class of atheist A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine The Cult of the Imperial Self The Injustice of an Irreverent Mass - Crisis Magazine  Fatima Prayers of Reparation The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father! Episode: http://sites.libsyn.com/286598/can-atheists-be-moral-john-horvat-ii-72924 Podcast: https://www.thestationofthecross.com

Jay W. Richards, Ph.D., is the William E. Simon Senior Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute, and the Executive Editor of The Stream.Richards is the author or editor of more than a dozen books, including the New York Times bestsellers Infiltrated (2013) and Indivisible (2012); The Human Advantage; Money, Greed, and God, winner of a 2010 Templeton Enterprise Award; The Hobbit Party with Jonathan Witt; and Eat, Fast, Feast. His most recent book, with Douglas Axe and William Briggs, is The Price of Panic: How the Tyranny of Experts Turned a Pandemic Into a Catastrophe.Richards is also the executive producer of several documentaries, including The Call of the Entrepreneur, The Birth of Freedom, and Effective Stewardship (Acton Media and Zondervan, 2009). He has been featured in several television-broadcast documentaries, including The Call of the Entrepreneur, The Case for a Creator, The Wonder of Soil, and The Privileged Planet, based on his book, The Privileged Planet, with astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez.Richards' articles and essays have been published in The Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Washington Post, Forbes, National Review Online, Investor's Business Daily, Washington Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Huffington Post, The Federalist, The American Spectator, The Daily Caller, The Imaginative Conservative, and many other publications. His topics range from culture, economics, and public policy to natural science, technology, and the environment. He has appeared on many national radio and TV programs, including Larry King Live, and he has lectured worldwide on various subjects, including to Members of the US Congress.Richards has a Ph.D., with honors, in philosophy and theology from Princeton Theological Seminary. He also has an M.Div. (Master of Divinity), a Th.M. (Master of Theology), and a B.A. with majors in Political Science and Religion. He lives with his family in the Washington DC Metro area. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast. https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We welcome back Joseph Pearce of The Imaginative Conservative to discuss his article in Crisis Magazine on Catholic beauty. Why do some desire to stifle the gifts of Catholic beauty, both physical and liturgical?   Show Notes Joseph's Website Beauty Beyond the Power of the World - Crisis Magazine The Mystery of the 'Agatha Christie Indult'  Catholic Art Institute Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child: Anthony Esolen The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful (Joseph Pearce) 12/13/23 The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful: A History in Three Dimensions The Catholic Art Institute | Conference 2024 The Station of the Cross Merchandise - Use Coupon Code 14STATIONS for 10% off | Catholic to the Max 25 Year Anniversary Celebration | The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Introducing the Band:Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) are with guest Brad Birzer. Brad is the Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies and Professor of History at Hillsdale College. He is also the co-founder of and senior contributor at The Imaginative Conservative, and the author of a number of books, including Neil Peart: Cultural (Re)Percussions. Find him online at bradbirzer.com or @bradleybirzer on Twitter.Brad's Music Pick: YesWell, the buses outside don't add much weight to the story in our heads we began in our last episode of Political Beats, so we're thinking we should go and write a punchline; thus, welcome to part two of our discussion of the great progressive rock band Yes, wherein we discuss their career from 1974's Relayer onward to the present day. (Be forewarned -- we pick and choose after the debacle of Union (1991). Fondly remembered: Talk, Keys To Ascension, Magnification and Fly From Here. Not so fondly remembered: erm, Open Your Eyes.)I could offer more prelude than that, but this is one episode where the music will do vastly more explaining than any written exegesis; Yes bounced back after Tales from Topographic Oceans with an album even more abstruse and outwardly difficult, yet light years more compelling. From that point onward and despite countless personnel changes -- up to and including swapping the "Video Killed the Radio Star" guys straight into their band -- the group maintained its unique sound and creative voice throughout the second half of the Seventies in a series of albums that age like casked scotch. (Check out the vigorous defenses of Tormato and Drama ye shall find herein!) Then the group collapsed after a disastrous 1980 tour and seemed to be over . . . until a South African guitarist/vocalist/songwriter named Trevor Rabin entered the picture.All this and much, much more is covered on an episode of Political Beats that spans from the mid Seventies all the way to the late Eighties without once pausing for breath. Afterwards, we take a breather here and there, but for now? Tempus fugit, my friends, so you should click, because we're off to the races, going for the one. 

Introducing the Band:Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) are with guest Brad Birzer. Brad is the Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies and Professor of History at Hillsdale College. He is also the co-founder of and Senior Contributor at The Imaginative Conservative, and the author of a number of books, including Neil Peart: Cultural (Re)Percussions. Find him online at bradbirzer.com or @bradleybirzer on Twitter.Brad's Music Pick: YesTell the moon dog, tell the march hare! We take you close to the edge of the south side of the sky this week as we discuss the early adventures of Britain's answer to all the questions raised by hippies during the Seventies, the New Age of Atlantic: Yes. Yes were one of the pillars of British progressive rock music, but also (perhaps surprisingly) a major commercial success in America long before their peers. They were also a truly singular band during their lengthy heyday; the band underwent endless lineup changes as personalities clashed and artistic visions ran amok, and yet they have always sounded like themselves and nobody else successfully has.Starting with local janitor Jon Anderson on countertenor vocals, Pete Banks on Hendrixian guitar, Tony Kaye on groovy late-Sixties B3 organ, fussily precise jazz drummer Bill Bruford keeping time, and Chris Squire playing a bass so aggressive it intimidates people into crossing to the other side of the street, Yes exploded out of London's club-gigging scene after drawing inspiration from watching a newly born King Crimson play the circuit. Their early style mixed originals -- first halting, then increasingly assured -- with spectacularly imaginative covers of everything from West Side Story to Buffalo Springfield and Simon & Garfunkel. But as Banks was jettisoned for Steve Howe, and then Tony Kaye traded in for Rick Wakeman, Yes ascended from a series of records beginning with The Yes Album and Fragile (1971) to superstardom, with all that entailed: sidelong songs, triple live albums, and extended soaks in the topographic oceans. All set to some of the most inscrutable lyrics but gorgeous music written during the decade.So turn on your lava lamp and get ready to call over valleys of endless seas as you and I climb crossing the shape of the morning -- it's time to sink into a elevated musical fantasy world created by Yes during this, the first part of their career. We take the story up through Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973); next time around, we'll get a relayer to go for the one without too much drama, but for now click play and enjoy the sound of perpetual change. 

We welcome back John Horvat of Tradition Family, and Property to discuss his latest article in the Imaginative Conservative. How are Christians to respond to a major crisis, and why is it a good thing to be broken out of 'business as usual' mentality?   Show Notes A Lady With a Hat Found Trouble in Paradise | The Imaginative Conservative Resistance Writer by Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J. | Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity The Cult of the Imperial Self A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine  Beware of “Hopium” and “Copium” Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Monday, April 22, 20244:20 pm: David P. Deavel, Professor at the University of St. Thomas and a Senior Contributor to The Imaginative Conservative joins Rod to discuss his piece on how the Biden Administration's new Title IX rules represent a war against women.4:38 pm: Christopher Tremoglie, Commentary Writer for the Washington Examiner, joins the program for a conversation about another batch of “tall tales” coming from the mouth of Joe Biden.5:05 pm: Kaelan Deese, Supreme Court Reporter for the Washington Examiner, joins Rod for a conversation about how the Supreme Court could pave the way to a ban on homeless encampments.:05 pm: Former U.S. Attorney for Utah Brett Tolman joins Rod for a conversation about the beginning of the Donald Trump “hush money” trial in New York.6:20 pm: Senator Mike Lee joins the show for his weekly visit with Rod about what's happening in Washington, D.C., and today they'll discuss his opposition to the funding bill for Ukraine.6:38 pm: Valerie Richardson, a Reporter with the Washington Times joins the program to discuss her piece about Joe Biden's Title IX revisions which adds protections to transgender students.

What can new generations learn from Ronald Reagan? This week, Dr. Donald Devine, President Ronald Reagan's civil service director and TFAS senior scholar, joins host Roger Ream for a discussion of his latest book “Ronald Reagan's Enduring Principles: How They Can Promote Political Success Today.” Delving into his experiences working alongside the president, Devine shows the interconnectedness between Reagan's morals and his vision for a balanced government. As one of the most prominent proponents of the philosophy of fusionism, Devine also discusses how he himself has applied the concept of balance to his own world views. Drawing from his distinguished career and time at TFAS, Devine traces how conservative and libertarian thinking has evolved and articulates the most important values for young conservatives to nurture. Dr. Donald Devine served as President Ronald Reagan's civil service director during the president's first term. The Washington Post labeled him “Reagan's Terrible Swift Sword” for his success in reducing billions in spending by cutting bureaucratic excesses. Devine was an associate professor of government and politics at the University of Maryland and a professor of government and politics at Bellevue University. He is the author of 10 other books, including “The Enduring Tension: Capitalism and the Moral Order.” Devine is a columnist and his work appears regularly in The American Spectator, The Imaginative Conservative, and Law & Liberty. The Liberty + Leadership Podcast is hosted by TFAS president Roger Ream and produced by Podville Media. If you have a comment or question for the show, please email us at podcast@TFAS.org. To support TFAS and its mission, please visit TFAS.org/support.Support the show

The Dean's List with Host Dean Bowen – As Steve Turley highlights in The Imaginative Conservative, the rise of Classical Education marks a pivotal return to foundational intellectual traditions long overlooked in American education. This resurgence challenges modern norms, from DEI courses to redefined social constructs, prompting a shift towards truth and principled learning amidst a culture increasingly diverging from its educational roots.

We welcome back John Horvat II of The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property and Return to Order to discuss the result of living a divided life via his latest article for The Imaginative Conservative. What happens to Christians when they attempt to compartmentalize their faith?   Show Notes Liberals and the Libel of “Christian Nationalism” ~ The Imaginative Conservative The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property Return to Order The Book | Return to Order: From A Frenzied Economy to An Organic Christian Society – Where We've Been, How We Got Here, and Where We Need to Go Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era The Death Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press Restoration Of Christian Culture - Angelus Press The two reasons totalitarian states detest the Church Thomas Aquinas: De Regno | English & Latin What Is Christian Nationalism? (Doug Wilson) 1/4/24 Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Listen to our public episodes ad-free, for free, at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpillsWhile no one is exactly happy that history has ended, few are quite as perturbed about it as Christian conservatives. We delved into a treasure trove of the Christian brain trust—"The Imaginative Conservative"—to piece together what they think history is for, and how they react to it's having ended.

Join the #McConnellCenter as we host Dr. Brad Birzer to deliver a lecture titled  "Robert Nisbet - The 20th Century's Tocqueville?" Bradley J. Birzer (born 1967) is an American historian. He is a history professor and the Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies at Hillsdale College, the author of five books and the co-founder of The Imaginative Conservative. He is known also as a Tolkien scholar. Long considered a classic consideration of the origins, evolution, and future of democratic self-governance in America, we seek to read, understand, and examine Tocqueville's analysis and its implications for the United States today. Founded in 1991, the non-partisan McConnell Center at the University of Louisville seeks to identify, recruit and nurture Kentucky's next generation of great leaders. Our core principles—leadership, scholarship and service—guide us as we (1) prepare top undergraduate students to become future leaders; (2) offer civic education programs for teachers, students and the public; and (3) conduct strategic leadership development for the U.S. Army. Important Links More on Dr. Brad Birrzer Stay Connected Visit us at McConnellcenter.org Subscribe to our newsletter  Facebook: @mcconnellcenter Instagram: @ulmcenter  Twitter: @ULmCenter This podcast is a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville. Views expressed in this show are those of the participants and not necessarily those of the McConnell Center.

Dr. Louis Markos is a Professor of English, Scholar-in-Residence, and Robert H. Ray Chair in Humanities at Houston Christian University. He teaches courses on Romantic and Victorian Poetry and Prose, C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien, Mythology and the Epic, and Film and Art. He's the author of 25 books (such as The Myth Made Fact: Reading Greek and Roman Mythology through Christian Eyes, From Achilles to Christ: Why Christians Should Read the Pagan Classics), as well as countless articles on sites like TGC, Reformation21, The Imaginative Conservative, and The Federalist. He's a big advocate for classical Christian education, and speaks at conferences, such as the Association of Classical Christian School's Repairing the Ruins conference. #mythology #greek #achilles #christian #video #podcast #subscribe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/glossahouse/message

12/26/23 - A native of England, Joseph Pearce is Director of Book Publishing at the Augustine Institute, editor of the St. Austin Review, series editor of the Ignatius Critical Editions, senior instructor with Homeschool Connections, and senior contributor at the Imaginative Conservative.  If you are interested in booking Joseph Pearce for a talk, please contact him here: https://catholicspeakers.com/profiles... Please help share this video in 3 ways:

We welcome back Joseph Pearce of The Imaginative Conservative to discuss his latest book with Ignatius Press . What is the "wyrd woven web" of Divine Providence, and how must Christians view history in light of the Incarnation?    Show Notes The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful: A History in Three Dimensions Joseph's Website Macbeth Revisited: The Decline & Fall of Friedrich Nietzsche ~ The Imaginative Conservative A Brief History of Our Annihilation - Crisis Magazine Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living - Audiobook Now Available! Christendom Lost and Found: Meditations for a Post Post-Christian Era Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

The most interesting man in Presbyterianism, C.R. Wiley, joins the American Reformer crew to talk about seminaries, pastoring, and how to walk into a hospital like you own the place.   In Episode 34 of The American Reformer Podcast, Josh Abbotoy, Timon Cline, and Chris Wiley engage in a candid discussion about the need for a shift in the approach to pastoral training. Drawing from their experiences and observations, they explore the limitations of current seminary models, emphasizing the importance of cultivating pastors who are not only well-versed in theology but also competent, compelling, and community-oriented.   Listen in for a fresh perspective on what it truly means to be a pastor—one who can bridge the gap between the pulpit and the community, embodying a comprehensive understanding of spiritual leadership in the 21st century.   #CRWiley #Pastor #Ministry #Community #Seminary #AmericanReformer #Podcast   C.R. Wiley is Pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Battle Ground, Washington, Co-Host of "The Theology Pugcast," and has been married for 30 years with three grown children. He has written for Touchstone Magazine, Modern Reformation, Sacred Architecture, The Imaginative Conservative, Front Porch Republic, National Review Online, and First Things, among others. His most recent book is, "In the House of Tom Bombadil" (2021). He is also the author of, "The Household and the War for the Cosmos" published by Canon Press (2019). He is a board member of the Academy of Philosophy and Letters, as well as New Saint Andrews College.   Learn more about C.R. Wiley's work: https://crwiley.com/ https://twitter.com/crwiley1962 https://thetheologypugcast.com/ https://americanreformer.org/author/c-r-wiley/   Buy Chris's latest book: https://canonpress.com/products/in-the-house-of-tom-bombadil/   ––––––   Follow American Reformer across Social Media: X / Twitter – https://www.twitter.com/amreformer Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/AmericanReformer/ Website – https://americanreformer.org/   Promote a vigorous Christian approach to the cultural challenges of our day, by donating to The American Reformer: https://americanreformer.org/donate/   Follow Us on Twitter: Josh Abbotoy – https://twitter.com/Byzness Timon Cline – https://twitter.com/tlloydcline   The American Reformer Podcast is hosted by Josh Abbotoy and Timon Cline, recorded remotely in the United States, and edited by Jared Cummings.   Subscribe to our Podcast, "The American Reformer" Get our RSS Feed – https://americanreformerpodcast.podbean.com/ Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-american-reformer-podcast/id1677193347 Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/1V2dH5vhfogPIv0X8ux9Gm?si=a19db9dc271c4ce5

The published transcript of our chat in The Imaginative Conservative: https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2023/11/intellectual-hedonism-existential-glee-interview-gad-saad-daniel-ross-goodman.html _______________________________________ My book The Saad Truth about Happiness: 8 Secrets for Leading the Good Life is now available for order: https://www.amazon.com/Saad-Truth-about-Happiness-Secrets/dp/1684512603 _______________________________________ If you appreciate my work and would like to support it: https://subscribestar.com/the-saad-truth https://patreon.com/GadSaad https://paypal.me/GadSaad To subscribe to my exclusive content on Twitter, please visit my bio at https://twitter.com/GadSaad _______________________________________ This clip was posted earlier today (November 27, 2023) on my YouTube channel as THE SAAD TRUTH_1635: https://youtu.be/VkOTFycwJKQ _______________________________________ Please visit my website gadsaad.com, and sign up for alerts. If you appreciate my content, click on the "Support My Work" button. I count on my fans to support my efforts. You can donate via Patreon, PayPal, and/or SubscribeStar. _______________________________________ Dr. Gad Saad is a professor, evolutionary behavioral scientist, and author who pioneered the use of evolutionary psychology in marketing and consumer behavior. In addition to his scientific work, Dr. Saad is a leading public intellectual who often writes and speaks about idea pathogens that are destroying logic, science, reason, and common sense.  _______________________________________

We welcome Joseph Pearce of The Imaginative Conservative to discuss his article about the consequences of bad ideas. How did false historical narratives lead to the ethno-masochism rampant in western society? What were the errors of the so-called enlightenment?   Show Notes: Bad Ideas Have Bad Consequences | The Imaginative Conservative Joseph's Website The Drama of Atheist Humanism - Henri de Lubac FORMED Book Club: The Drama of Atheist Humanism Ideas Have Consequences: Expanded Edition - Richard M. Weaver The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful: History in Three Dimensions | Joseph Pearce Real Philosophy for Real People: Tools for Truthful Living - Audiobook Now Available! Read Fr. McTeigue's Written Works! Listen to Fr. McTeigue's Preaching! | Herald of the Gospel Sermons Podcast on Spotify Visit Fr. McTeigue's Website | Herald of the Gospel Questions? Comments? Feedback? Ask Father!

Topics: 1. Germany's bold move: a plea to China for Nord Stream pipeline revival. 2. Zelensky's Warning: Is Poland on Edge Over Russia's Invasion Threat?3. The Unveiling: Ukrainian Nazi Controversy in Canadian Parliament - Poland sicking Extradition4. Massive US Loan to Armed Poland by Rebuilding Poland's Military Equipment. This Generous $ 2 billion Loan will be used to purchase military equipment from US (?)Mike's Bio:Michał Krupa is a Polish historian and commentator. He has published in various Polish and American media outlets, including The American Conservative, Consortium News, Chronicles Magazine, and the Imaginative Conservative.His Twitter handle is @MGKrupa.FYI: Mike will soon be on Rumble! Stay tuned!!!  ☎️ For Business inquiries, please go to ➡︎ show@geopoliticsinconflict.comAbout David:Dr. Oualaalou served a fifteen-year career in the United States Armed Forces in support of the US government's security agencies in Washington DC and around the world. His primary roles include security policy, intelligence analysis, security operations advice including leadership and managerial operations. He advised high-profile U.S. military and civilian officials on security issues, economic trends, and foreign military threat information. He has written many articles and books including his latest, The Dynamics of Russia's Geopolitics: Remaking the Global Order.About Elizabeth:Elizabeth graduated with a degree in Global Business. She visited corporations in China, India and South Korea among others. Elizabeth is a successful entrepreneur and business consultant. She has visited many countries on four continents including: Asia, North America, South America and Europe. She speaks different languages, her passion is exploring ancient cultures.⏰ LIVE STREAM SCHEDULE:Tuesday 12:00 noon CST /1PM ET/10AM PST/ 5PM GMT

This is September 24th's sermon by Chris Wiley on the disunity at the Tower of Babel and the unity at Pentecost. Chris has been happily married for over 30 years and he has three grown children. He resides in the state of Washington. He has written for Touchstone Magazine, Modern Reformation, Sacred Architecture, The Imaginative Conservative, Front Porch Republic, National Review Online, and First Things, among others. His most recent book is, In the House of Tom Bombadil (2021). He is also the author of, The Household and the War for the Cosmos published by Canon Press (2019). His short fiction has appeared in The Mythic Circle (published by the Mythopoeic Society) and elsewhere, and the first book in his young adult fantasy series, The Purloined Boy was published by Canonball Books (2017). He is a board member of the Academy of Philosophy and Letters, as well as New Saint Andrews College. Trinity Reformed Church is a CREC church in Huntsville, AL. seeking to extend and unite the Kingdom in the Huntsville area. Check out our website, Facebook or YouTube!

This is September 24th's Sunday school lesson by Chris Wiley on how we speak because God spoke first. Chris has been happily married for over 30 years and he has three grown children. He resides in the state of Washington. He has written for Touchstone Magazine, Modern Reformation, Sacred Architecture, The Imaginative Conservative, Front Porch Republic, National Review Online, and First Things, among others. His most recent book is, In the House of Tom Bombadil (2021). He is also the author of, The Household and the War for the Cosmos published by Canon Press (2019). His short fiction has appeared in The Mythic Circle (published by the Mythopoeic Society) and elsewhere, and the first book in his young adult fantasy series, The Purloined Boy was published by Canonball Books (2017). He is a board member of the Academy of Philosophy and Letters, as well as New Saint Andrews College. Trinity Reformed Church is a CREC church in Huntsville, AL. seeking to extend and unite the Kingdom in the Huntsville area. Check out our website, Facebook or YouTube!

 There's an old and a bit of a sarcastic saying about the literary world, the good writers always borrow, and the great writers steal. Well that's certainly an overstatement but obviously every creator is in someway copying, borrowing, being inspired by, mentored by and from time to time using the stories ideas from others. And for the most part that is OK and even expected but make sure that you give full attribution thanks and blessings to them.  And so today I'm going to share a story just exactly as the title says it's only about 12 minutes and it will be when you will remember for a long time and perhaps it will encourage you to do something brave bold courageous and good today And as I said this is a thank you to Bradley J Birzer and the Imaginative Conservative publication see link https://theimaginativeconservative.org

What does music mean? Most people today, without realizing it or giving much of a second thought, think of music and art along the lines of 18th-century philosopher David Hume, who wrote:  Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty. One person may even perceive deformity, where another is sensible of beauty.  Beauty, in other words, is in the eye of the beholder, and nothing more. Therefore, Hume continued in words that resemble a teenager telling mom and dad to get off his back: “Every individual ought to acquiesce in his own sentiment, without pretending to regulate those of others.”  Rejecting notions of objective truth and universal morality, many in the modern world assume that beauty is not a category of reality that exists outside of the human mind but is entirely a subject of individual taste. Music can be fun, edgy, or distracting. It might even carry therapeutic benefits. But it isn't rooted in anything transcendent, eternal, or objective.   Recently on the Upstream podcast, my colleague Shane Morris discussed music and meaning with Dr. Jeremy Begbie, a theologian at Duke Divinity School and the University of Cambridge. Dr. Begbie, whose work centers on the intersection of music and theology, argued that music is in fact not neutral. Rather, it is a function of the way we are made by God and ultimately points to deep truths about God and about ourselves.   Here's Dr. Begbie:  I was speaking to an atheist musicologist, a very distinguished musicologist not so long ago. And he said that music, he believes, ultimately, is about tuning us in to each other and to the physical world at large. It's about belonging, you see. ‘Oh, how interesting,' I said. It's interesting that Christianity has a little bit to say about that. It's not primarily our job in the world ... to be individuals who simply express themselves or simply get things off their chest, so to speak.   God has made us for each other and has made us to live in harmony with this physical world in which we're set. And for me, therefore, it makes wonderful sense to say that this is what music is about. Indeed, it's what language is about. It's what hundreds of things are about—just this kind of worldview.  Historically, many philosophers—from Plato to Aristotle to St. Augustine—reflected on the “three transcendentals”: goodness, truth, and beauty. Christian thinkers argued that these are attributes of God and therefore clues to the meaning of life. In this view, beauty is an objective reality, grounded in the nature and work of God Himself. This explains why beauty can make such a meaningful impact on human beings. Even those who reject the idea of universal truths and are cynical about our ability to truly know anything cannot help but wrestle with the pull of beauty.   Joseph Pearce explained it this way in a recent article in The Imaginative Conservative, “What … is the role of good art? … The answer is to be found in the power of beauty to touch heads that have forgotten how to think and hearts that have forgotten how to love.”   Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky famously suggested that “Beauty will save the world.” Dostoevsky's friend, 19th-century philosopher Vladimir Soloviev, explained why he believed this:  In his convictions he never separated truth from good and beauty; in his artistic creativity he never placed beauty apart from the good and the true. And he was right, because these three live only in their unity. The good, taken separately from truth and beauty, is only an indistinct feeling, a powerless upwelling; truth taken abstractly is an empty word; and beauty without truth and the good is an idol. For Dostoevsky, these were three inseparable forms of one absolute Idea.  This is not to suggest that there is no room for subjective experience and interpretation of beauty. Expressions of art, including music, must be perceived by those with tastes and preferences shaped by experiences, culture, knowledge, and various degrees of virtue. We might disagree on whether a Bach concerto carries more or less aesthetic value and technical excellence than a modern rock ballad. Still, that both can be distinguished from meaningless chaos, says something about order and design in the world.   As does the fact that music is more than mere stimulus-response. Even if we don't know why, musical beauty points us beyond ourselves and offers a clue about the meaning of the universe and the God who made it and us.   This Breakpoint was co-authored by Kasey Leander. For more resources to live like a Christian in this cultural moment, go to breakpoint.org. 

Meet Steve Bannon, the Molotov mixologist who wants to light the world on fire. Please share this episode with your friends and start a conversation.Warning: This podcast occasionally uses spicy language.For an entertaining deep dive into the theme of season five (Phalse Prophets), read the definitive peer-reviewed taxonomic analysis from our very own Jason Bradford, PhD. Sources/Links/Notes:Video: Mutual Aid in the Great Unraveling, Part 1 with Daniel P Aldrich, Amira Odeh, and Richard Heinberg, Post Carbon Institute, November 2022.Video: Mutual Aid in the Great Unraveling, Part 2 with Dean Spade, Joanna Swan, and Aliza Tuttle, Post Carbon Institute, November 2022.Dean Spade, "Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next),"  Verso Books, October 2020."Democracy Rising" essay series on deliberative democracyGlobal Tapestry of AlternativesEliana Johnson and Eli Stokols, "What Steve Bannon Wants You to Read," Politico, February 7, 2017.Lisa Marshall, "Inside Steve Bannon's 'War for Eternity'," CU Boulder Today, April 22, 2020.Joshua Green, "Inside the Secret, Strange Origins of Steve Bannon's Nationalist Fantasia," Vanity Fair, July 17, 2017.David Breitenbeck, "A Brief Summary of Traditionalism," The Imaginative Conservative, March 21, 2019.Generation Zero, Bannon's poorly reviewed documentaryGuo Wengui's video for his song, "Take Down the CCP," -- the third best comedy yacht video of all time.Douglas Rushkoff, "How to Avoid Becoming a Fascist: Why I turned down an appearance on Steve Bannon's podcast," Medium, October 21, 2021.Olivia Goldhill, "The neo-fascist philosophy that underpins both the alt-right and Silicon Valley technophiles," Quartz, June 18, 2017.Philip Rucker and Robert Costa, "Bannon vows a daily fight for ‘deconstruction of the administrative state'," The Washington Post, February 23, 2017.Support the show

In Today's episode of "Moment of Truth," Nick sits down with C.R. Wiley, Pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church and Author of "The Household & the War for the Cosmos," to discuss rediscovering community, morality, tradition, masculinity, strong families and how blue collar work naturally welds these qualities into society. #CRWiley #BattleGround #Family #Household #Masculinity #Morality #Tradition #CommunityC.R. Wiley is Pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Battle Ground, Washington, Co-Host of "The Theology Pugcast," and has been married for 30 years with three grown children. He has written for Touchstone Magazine, Modern Reformation, Sacred Architecture, The Imaginative Conservative, Front Porch Republic, National Review Online, and First Things, among others. His most recent book is, "In the House of Tom Bombadil" (2021). He is also the author of, "The Household and the War for the Cosmos" published by Canon Press (2019). He is a board member of the Academy of Philosophy and Letters, as well as New Saint Andrews College. Learn more about C.R. Wiley's work:https://crwiley.com/https://twitter.com/crwiley1962Buy Chris's latest book:https://canonpress.com/products/in-the-house-of-tom-bombadil/––––––Follow American Moment across Social Media:Twitter – https://twitter.com/AmMomentOrgFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/AmMomentOrgInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/ammomentorg/YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4qmB5DeiFxt53ZPZiW4TcgRumble – https://rumble.com/c/ammomentorgGabTV – https://tv.gab.com/channel/ammomentorgCheck out AmCanon:https://www.americanmoment.org/amcanon/Follow Us on Twitter:Saurabh Sharma – https://twitter.com/ssharmaUSNick Solheim – https://twitter.com/NickSSolheimAmerican Moment's "Moment of Truth" Podcast is recorded at the Conservative Partnership Center in Washington DC, produced by American Moment Studios, and edited by Jake Mercier and Jared Cummings.Subscribe to our Podcast, "Moment of Truth"Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/moment-of-truth/id1555257529Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/5ATl0x7nKDX0vVoGrGNhAj Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

About The GuestMark Signorelli currently serves as Headmaster at Lumen Gentium Academy, a classical Catholic high school located in Boonton, NJ.  Prior to occupying this position, he was the Director for a Classical Studies program within the Chesterton Network of Schools.  In addition to over twenty years of experience as an educator, Mark has also written extensively for a wide variety of journals, including the Imaginative Conservative, Arion, Modern Age, Public Discourse, the University Bookman, and Front Porch Republic.  He currently writes at his own site, The Classical Corner, and has authored several books. Show NotesPart 1: As a master teacher, Mark brings years of experience to us about what classical writing ought to look like. Reflecting on a few of his substack essays, we explores many of his ideas and how he incorporates them into his teaching approach. In this episode, Mark unpacks what our goals are for teaching students to write while taking us back to the classical tradition of teaching excellent composition.  He also gives evidence that traditional classical writing instruction actually better prepares students for the College Board exams! Some questions and topics we cover in this episode: What is the purpose of writing? Is it simply to help student prepare for college or is there something more? How do want our students to think?  How classical writing builds authentic confidence in students What texts to use to help students learn how to write well How does a research paper approach differ from the classical rhetorical approach to writing? Part 2: Mark discusses poetry!  His experience is that students find great joy in poetry and it awakens their sense of play. It helps them develop style and voice in writing. This is a fun discussion that you will not want to miss! Resources and Books & Mentioned In This EpisodeThe Classical Corner with Mark Signorelli (Mark's Substack)Down with the Research Paper by Mark SignorelliPoetry as a Form of Life by Mark SignorelliSome Principles for a Classical Writing Program by Mark SignorelliCicero: Rhetorica ad HerenniumQuintillianThe Art of Rhetoric by AristotleCategories by AristotleShakespear SonnetsPilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie DillardThe Writer's Workshop: Imitating Your Way to Better Writing by Greg RoperThe Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard Feynman"Introduction to Poetry" by Billy CollinsDana Gioia poetryNew Science by Giambattista Vico Mark TwainGeorge MacDonaldTolkienMontaigneFriedrich Schiller's Play DriveNotes Toward A New Rhetoric by Francis ChristensenJohn Witherspoon William WordsworthFrom Plato to Postmodernism: Understanding the Essence of Literature and the Role of the Author by Professor Louis MarkosA Generative Rhetoric of the Sentence by Francis ChristensenTales from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb and Mary LambAesop's Fables by AesopNorms and Nobility by David HicksEssays by Michel de MontaigneLectures on Rhetoric and belles lettres by Hugh Blair__________________________________________This podcast is produced by Beautiful Teaching, LLC.Support this podcast: ★ Support this podcast ★ https://www.classicaleducationpodcast.com/supportOUR MISSIONWe exist for the benefit of both parents and teachers. Teaching is an art and teachers need opportunities to cultivate their craft. Parents need to feel confident that their children are receiving the best education possible. Therefore, our goals are to help parents make well-informed decisions about the education of their children, and to help teachers experience true joy in their vocation. We desire to bridge a large gap that currently exists between most classical schools and the parents who send their students to these schools.Immersing both parents and teachers into the beauty of good teaching is paramount to our goals! Our formative sessions are designed to be LIVE so that you can experience classical education through participating and doing. This is what is expected in classical education. In order to mentor you well, we invite you to participate for a full classical experience. Our online sessions assume modeling, imitation, and meaningful conversation as the basis of experiencing good teaching.OUR SERVICESIf you like our podcast, you will love our online sessions! We offer immersion sessions so you can experience classical pedagogy. A complete listing of our courses is at  https://beautifulteaching.coursestorm.com/_________________________________________________________Credits:Sound Engineer: Andrew HelselLogo Art: Anastasiya CFMusic: Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in B flat major, RV529 : Lana Trotovsek, violin Sreten Krstic, violin with Chamber Orchestra of Slovenian Philharmonic © 2023 Beautiful Teaching LLC. All Rights Reserved

“If you reject me on account of my religion, I shall thank God that He has spared me the indignity of being your representative.”Like most of the words that escaped from his mouth or his pen, Hilaire Belloc's famous speech to British voters was fiery, forceful and fueled by his faith.It's a great tragedy of history that Belloc has been pushed into the shadow of his friend and collaborator, G.K. Chesterton. Whether in prose or Parliament, Belloc was a force of nature. His life was one extended adventure, from escaping death as an infant to achieving fame as Oxford's top debater to challenging the anti-Catholic prejudices of the British establishment.And although he lived from 1870-1953, the alarm bells which he rang against elitist assaults on the Christian foundations of Western civilization are as prophetic and resonant today as they were in his time.Our guest for this episode is Belloc biographer and internationally acclaimed writer, scholar and speaker, Joseph Pearce. Pearce is the author of over a dozen books. Alongside Old Thunder, his biography of Hilaire Belloc, his works include best-selling volumes on G. K. Chesterton, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Shakespeare. Pearce currently serves as St. John Henry Newman Chair in Catholic Studies at Thomas More College, Director of Book Publishing at the Augustine Institute, editor of the Ignatius Critical Editions and the St. Austin Review, and senior contributor at The Imaginative Conservative.Websites / resources referencedJoseph Pearce official websiteJoseph Pearce, Old Thunder: A Life of Hilaire BellocHilaire Belloc (Encyclopedia Britannica)Hilaire Belloc, The Path to Rome (1902)Hilaire Belloc, The Servile State (1912)Joseph Pearce, “What is Distributism?” The Imaginative Conservative (June 12, 2014)Pope Leo XIII, Rerum Novarum (1891)Support the showwww.crownandcrozier.comtwitter.com/crownandcrozierfacebook.com/crownandcrozierhttps://www.instagram.com/crownandcrozier/Please note that this podcast has been edited for length and clarity.

We always say that conversion is a possibility for anyone. But it can be tempting to think that there’s no hope for some people. Dr. Joseph Pearce used to be one of those people. He used to be a white supremacist neo-Nazi, and even spent time in prison. Now? He’s one of the top Catholic intellectuals in the world, with works on Lewis, Tolkien, Shakespeare, Belloc, and more! He also has served as an editor for the Augustine Institute, the Imaginative Conservative, and other intellectual publications. All of this was possible because Dr. Pearce accepted the love and forgiveness of Christ. In this episode, you’ll hear about his conversion and learn: - What initially attracted him to white supremacy- How God rescued him from racism- How to have a cultural identity without being hateful And more!

You've almost definitely heard of Lord of the Rings; it's pretty much the greatest fantasy epic in the history of Western Literature. But do you know about its Catholic influence? Joseph Pearce, one of the top Catholic intellectuals in the world and a leading Tolkien scholar, is joining Chris to talk about the trilogy that its author called a “a fundamentally religious and Catholic work; unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision.” Pearce has written multiple books about Middle-Earth and Catholicism, and is the editor of multiple intellectual publications, such as the Imaginative Conservative. He's also a friend of Chris's. Join their awesome conversation to learn about: ● The religious symbolism in LOTR ● How Tolkien's faith formed his storytelling ● How a Catholic should read fantasy And more!

This is October 16th's sermon, by visiting scholar Chris Wiley, on relationships as insurance. Chris has been happily married for over 30 years and he has three grown children. He resides in the state of Washington. He has written for Touchstone Magazine, Modern Reformation, Sacred Architecture, The Imaginative Conservative, Front Porch Republic, National Review Online, and First Things, among others. His most recent book is, In the House of Tom Bombadil (2021). He is also the author of, The Household and the War for the Cosmos published by Canon Press (2019). His short fiction has appeared in The Mythic Circle (published by the Mythopoeic Society) and elsewhere, and the first book in his young adult fantasy series, The Purloined Boy was published by Canonball Books (2017). He is a board member of the Academy of Philosophy and Letters, as well as New Saint Andrews College. Trinity Reformed Church is a CREC church in Huntsville, AL. seeking to extend and unite the Kingdom in the Huntsville area. Check out our website, Facebook or YouTube!

In this interview with Chris Wiley, we explore the strategy of contextualization. Church planters and Christians in the 20th and 21st centuries have been thinking about contextualization and attempting to use it as a means to reach people with the gospel. It is the normative approach to being “missional” in the American context. While the church has always been a people of mission, carrying God's gospel message to the ends of the earth, in the mid-20th century many Christian thinkers began to reconsider older approaches to Christian mission. Wiley casts doubt on the usefulness and fruitfulness of this endeavor particularly as it relates to a post-Christian culture of death. He ties contextualization to ideological movements in the 19th Century. Bio from crwiley.com: “C. R. Wiley's childhood was like something out of a story by Roald Dahl.It was full of vacancies. He was a ward of the state for a time. (Imagine living at the DMV and you have a sense of what that was like.) And he hated the 8th grade so much that he took it twice.Fortunately his imagination filled in what life left out. He drew a lot and actually got pretty good at it.Besides writing for magazines and publishing books he has been a pastor (still is!), a college professor, a commercial real estate investor, a landlord (still that, too!), and a building contractor.He has been happily married for over 30 years and he has three grown children. He resides in the state of Washington.He has written for Touchstone Magazine, Modern Reformation, Sacred Architecture, The Imaginative Conservative, Front Porch Republic, National Review Online, and First Things, among others. His most recent book is, In the House of Tom Bombadil (2021). He is also the author of, The Household and the War for the Cosmos published by Canon Press (2019). His short fiction has appeared in The Mythic Circle (published by the Mythopoeic Society) and elsewhere, and the first book in his young adult fantasy series, The Purloined Boy was published by Canonball Books (2017). He is a board member of the Academy of Philosophy and Letters, as well as New Saint Andrews College.”Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavishttps://crwiley.com/Theology Pugcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-theology-pugcast/id1452933071?ign-mpt=uo%3D4&mt=2“In the House of Tom Bombadil” - https://amzn.to/3S7o95JSupport the showSign up for the Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/chasedavisFollow Full Proof Theology on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fullprooftheology/Follow Full Proof Theology on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fullprooftheology/

On today's podcast episode we interviewed the brilliant Lipton Matthews on “Climate Change” & how much of it is a real concern & how much is overblown hype by the Leftwing Climate Alarmists. As always Lipton Matthews is very knowledgeable & articulate on any subject he speaks on & this is no exception! Lipton Matthews is a researcher, business analyst, and contributor to Merion West, The Federalist, American Thinker, Intellectual Takeout, mises.org, and Imaginative Conservative. Visit his YouTube channel, with numerous interviews with a variety of scholars. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/conservativeatheist1970/message

9/27/22 - A native of England, Joseph Pearce (jpearce.co) is Director of Book Publishing at the Augustine Institute, editor of the St. Austin Review, series editor of the Ignatius Critical Editions, senior instructor with Homeschool Connections, and senior contributor at the Imaginative Conservative. If you are interested in booking Joseph Pearce for a talk, please contact him here: the Catholic Speakers Organization, CatholicSpeakers.com

We welcome back Joseph Pearce of The Imaginative Conservative and the Augustine Institute to discuss Christendom, memory, and the Battle of Lepanto. Joseph then treats us to a recitation of the famous poem by G.K. Chesterton. Why would Chesterton choose to write such a poem, and why should modern man pay it any mind? Lepanto - G.K. Chesterton Joseph's Website Literature: What Every Catholic Should Know Poems Every Catholic Should Know Wisdom and Innocence: A Life of G.K. Chesterton The Siege of Vienna: September 11, 1683

This is June 19th's Sunday school by Chris Wiley, continuing our series on eschatology. Chris has been happily married for over 30 years and he has three grown children. He resides in the state of Washington. He has written for Touchstone Magazine, Modern Reformation, Sacred Architecture, The Imaginative Conservative, Front Porch Republic, National Review Online, and First Things, among others. His most recent book is, In the House of Tom Bombadil (2021). He is also the author of, The Household and the War for the Cosmos published by Canon Press (2019). His short fiction has appeared in The Mythic Circle (published by the Mythopoeic Society) and elsewhere, and the first book in his young adult fantasy series, The Purloined Boy was published by Canonball Books (2017). He is a board member of the Academy of Philosophy and Letters, as well as New Saint Andrews College. Trinity Reformed Church is a CREC church in Huntsville, AL. seeking to extend and unite the Kingdom in the Huntsville area. Check out our website, Facebook or YouTube!

This is June 19th's sermon by Chris Wiley on Ecclesiastes 7. Chris has been happily married for over 30 years and he has three grown children. He resides in the state of Washington. He has written for Touchstone Magazine, Modern Reformation, Sacred Architecture, The Imaginative Conservative, Front Porch Republic, National Review Online, and First Things, among others. His most recent book is, In the House of Tom Bombadil (2021). He is also the author of, The Household and the War for the Cosmos published by Canon Press (2019). His short fiction has appeared in The Mythic Circle (published by the Mythopoeic Society) and elsewhere, and the first book in his young adult fantasy series, The Purloined Boy was published by Canonball Books (2017). He is a board member of the Academy of Philosophy and Letters, as well as New Saint Andrews College. Trinity Reformed Church is a CREC church in Huntsville, AL. seeking to extend and unite the Kingdom in the Huntsville area. Check out our website, Facebook or YouTube!

This is May 15th's sermon by visiting scholar, Chris Wiley, on what isn't here but is to come. Chris has been happily married for over 30 years and he has three grown children. He resides in the state of Washington. He has written for Touchstone Magazine, Modern Reformation, Sacred Architecture, The Imaginative Conservative, Front Porch Republic, National Review Online, and First Things, among others. His most recent book is, In the House of Tom Bombadil (2021). He is also the author of, The Household and the War for the Cosmos published by Canon Press (2019). His short fiction has appeared in The Mythic Circle (published by the Mythopoeic Society) and elsewhere, and the first book in his young adult fantasy series, The Purloined Boy was published by Canonball Books (2017). He is a board member of the Academy of Philosophy and Letters, as well as New Saint Andrews College. Trinity Reformed Church is a CREC church in Huntsville, AL. seeking to extend and unite the Kingdom in the Huntsville area. Check out our website, Facebook or YouTube!

Sr. Maria Catherine wasn't always a Jesus fan. Far from it. Before meeting Christ, she was an actress who was involved in a host of non-Christian practices and thought Christianity and its "superstitious belief system" would be the last thing she would ever give in to. Then something changed — dramatically. Tune in to hear how this now deeply committed religious sister took the long road to Christ. In this dynamic podcast, Sr. Maria Catherine shares in depth about her miraculous journey from black magic to the foot of the Cross. You won't believe it until you hear it! ABOUT THE GUEST Sr. Maria Catherine, O.P. is from the great state of Texas. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin, she worked in various industries but mainly banking and administration before entering the convent. Sister has traveled widely and has been one of a few representatives of her community on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She is a published author in the Catholic San Francisco, The Imaginative Conservative, and Homiletic and Pastoral Review. She loves teaching English and Theology and continues to be grateful for the opportunity to study Aquinas at Ave Maria University. She is currently teaching English at JSerra Catholic High School.

In this episode, English professor Gary Tandy hosts author Joseph Pearce in a discussion about prominent Christian authors in the 20th century, their conversion stories, and how faith is revealed in fantasy literature. Why were the relationships between J.R.R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and other authors of their time significant in the world of literature?Joseph Pearce is an internationally acclaimed author of many books. He's also director of Book Publishing at the Augustine Institute, and editor of the St. Austin Review, series editor of the Ignatius Critical Editions, senior instructor with Homeschool Connections, and senior contributor at the Imaginative Conservative.Connect with Joseph's work here.Dr. Gary Tandy serves as chair of the Department of English and Theatre at George Fox University and teaches British Literature Survey, Shakespeare, Technical Writing, Studies in Writing, and Advanced Studies in British Literature. He's written and presented extensively on the works of C.S. Lewis, Dorothy L. Sayers, and the Inklings. Gary's PhD is in rhetoric and writing from the University of Tulsa, where he also studied modern British literature and literary modernism. He earned his MA in English from The University of Tennessee, where his emphasis was early American literature.These podcasts are also all video recorded and on our YouTube channel! You can also visit our website at https://georgefox.edu/talks for more content like this.

Eleanor and Dominic talk about being a homeschool mom and lay Dominican, and writing gothic vampire novels from a Catholic standpoint. ABOUT ELEANOR BOURG NICHOLSON In addition to scholarly pursuits, Eleanor Bourg Nicholson occasionally strays into fiction, including her epistolary novella, The Letters of Magdalen Montague, and her Gothic novels, A Bloody Habit and Brother Wolf. A former assistant executive editor for Dappled Things, she is assistant editor for the Saint Austin Review (StAR), as well as the editor of several Ignatius Critical Editions of the classics and has collaborated with other editors to provide footnotes for numerous other works. Her work has appeared many places including the National Catholic Register, The Imaginative Conservative, Crisis Magazine, Touchstone, First Things, The Catholic Thing, and, of course, The St. Austin Review and Dappled Things. She is the resident Victorian literature instructor at Homeschool Connections, Eleanor, with her husband, homeschools their five children. By night, she reads the Victorians, writes Gothic novels, and cares for small children. Fun fact: She has an extremely low tolerance for scary books and movies. She's still petrified of "The Speckled Band", and won't sleep in a room where the bed is under a vent. Website | Book - Brother Wolf ABOUT The CatholicAuthor ShowThe show about Catholic fiction for ordinary, modern authors! We talk creed, craft, and co-creation, rooted in grit, grace, gods, and dragons. Let's inspire your faith and your fiction! (Used to be Silhouettes of the Truth, now renamed to the CatholicAuthor Show) ABOUT CATHOLICAUTHORThe creative community for the modern Catholic author. We're helping Catholic authors grow, connect, and keep writing. Join the mailing list | About CatholicAuthor | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube FREE COURSE: How to be a Catholic AuthorHelping authors write exciting novels, connect faith with fiction, and be a better Catholic! Start this Course --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/catholicauthor/message

This is January 16th's Sunday School, taught by Chris Wiley on the imagination. Chris has been happily married for over 30 years and he has three grown children. He resides in the state of Washington. He has written for Touchstone Magazine, Modern Reformation, Sacred Architecture, The Imaginative Conservative, Front Porch Republic, National Review Online, and First Things, among others. His most recent book is, In the House of Tom Bombadil (2021). He is also the author of, The Household and the War for the Cosmos published by Canon Press (2019). His short fiction has appeared in The Mythic Circle (published by the Mythopoeic Society) and elsewhere, and the first book in his young adult fantasy series, The Purloined Boy was published by Canonball Books (2017). He is a board member of the Academy of Philosophy and Letters, as well as New Saint Andrews College. Trinity Reformed Church is a CREC mission church in Huntsville, AL. seeking to extend and unite the Kingdom in the Huntsville area. Check out our website, Facebook or YouTube!

This is January 16th's sermon by Chris Wiley on Ecclesiastes, Solomon, and the difference between the Old and New Testament. Chris has been happily married for over 30 years and he has three grown children. He resides in the state of Washington. He has written for Touchstone Magazine, Modern Reformation, Sacred Architecture, The Imaginative Conservative, Front Porch Republic, National Review Online, and First Things, among others. His most recent book is, In the House of Tom Bombadil (2021). He is also the author of, The Household and the War for the Cosmos published by Canon Press (2019). His short fiction has appeared in The Mythic Circle (published by the Mythopoeic Society) and elsewhere, and the first book in his young adult fantasy series, The Purloined Boy was published by Canonball Books (2017). He is a board member of the Academy of Philosophy and Letters, as well as New Saint Andrews College. Trinity Reformed Church is a CREC mission church in Huntsville, AL. seeking to extend and unite the Kingdom in the Huntsville area. If you want to find out more, check out our website: https://trinityreformedkirk.com/

Founded in 1953, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) has remained on the forefront of the conservative intellectual movement with a particular focus on ensuring college students are equipped with the tools they need to explore the conservative worldview.  During the tumultuous begins of the modern conservative movement in the United States, ISI embraced many of the views and adherents of both the libertarian and traditionalist wings of the movements.  Today, ISI is yet again navigating the divisions on the Right as they seek to maintain a platform where these embattled factions can meet together and debate their differences with civility and passion.   Joining Saving Elephants host Josh Lewis in this episode is James Davenport, Academic Program Officer for ISI, as they discuss indispensable books for the student of conservatism, the plight of young conservatives on college campuses, the importance and relevance of fusionism, cancel culture and civility, and how conservatives might combat the continuous Leftward bent of higher education.   About James Davenport James Davenport is Academic Program Officer for the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.  He received his BA in politics, philosophy, and theology from the Templeton Honors College at Eastern University.  As an undergraduate, James was an ISI Honors Scholar and president of his campus ISI Society—The Montaigne Society.  He also participated in seminars with the Elm Institute, was a fellow with the Philadelphia Commons Institute (formerly the Agora Institute), and was a course fellow in religion and politics with the Hertog Foundation.   James' writing can be found in the Imaginative Conservative, The University Bookman, Philanthropy Daily, Front Porch Republic, the Forma Journal of the Circe Institute, and more.  He also hosts the Conservative Conversations with ISI podcast alongside ISI President Johnny Burtka and National Director of Student Programs Marlo Slayback.  You can find James on Twitter @mrJSDavenport   Listener Mail In the listener mail segment Josh responds to a listener's request to cover the topics of conservatism in urban areas and the challenge of countering the Left's hold over elite institutions, particularly in higher education.  

The Bible describes the world as God's cosmos. This word conveys the idea of creation being God's well-ordered household that is organized for his glory. Paul emphasizes the importance of this truth in his letters when he explains that Christian households are to be a reflection of God's household. Unfortunately, many Christians today do not think of their family lives as “households” with a purpose. My guest in this episode helps us to recover a sense of the meaning and purpose of the Christian household. His name is C. R. Wiley and we discussed his superb book The Household and the War for the Cosmos. Besides writing for magazines and publishing books he has been a pastor (still is!), a college professor, a commercial real estate investor, a landlord (still that, too!), and a building contractor. He has been happily married for over 30 years and he has three grown children. He resides in the state of Washington. He has written for Touchstone Magazine, Modern Reformation, Sacred Architecture, The Imaginative Conservative, Front Porch Republic, National Review Online, and First Things, among others. His most recent book is, The Household and the War for the Cosmos published by Canon Press (2019). His short fiction has appeared in The Mythic Circle (published by the Mythopoeic Society) and elsewhere, and the first book in his young adult fantasy series, The Purloined Boy was published by Canonball Books (2017). He is a board member of the Academy of Philosophy and Letters, as well as New Saint Andrews College. Check out the full show notes for highlights and resources from this episode: https://tinyurl.com/wileyonfilter Get a copy of The Household and the War for the Cosmos: https://tinyurl.com/tr35sx67 SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: PayPal: https://paypal.me/AaronShamp?locale.x=en_US Venmo: @AaronShamp Cash App: $AaronShamp –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Track: Perseverance — Land of Fire [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/Ue48lJLVA30​ Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/perseverance​ ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

In this episode Matt and Sam discuss Ravelstein, Saul Bellow's roman à clef about the Straussian political philosopher Allan Bloom, who achieved late-in-life wealth and fame after publishing his controversial bestseller, The Closing of the American Mind. Along the way they consider the University of Chicago's Committee on Social Thought, eros and the intellectual life, love and friendship, Bellow and Bloom's shared Jewishness, and much, much more.Sources and Further Reading:Saul Bellow, Ravelstein (Penguin, 2000)Allan Bloom, The Closing of the American Mind (Simon & Schuster, 1987)                              Giants and Dwarfs (Simon & Schuster, 1990)                              Love and Friendship (Simon & Schuster, 1993)Michel de Montaigne, "Of Friendship," from The Complete Works (trans. Donald Frame)D.T. Max, "With Friends Like Saul Bellow," New York Times Magazine, April 16, 2000Christopher Hitchens, "The Egg-Head's Egger-On," London Review of Books, April 27, 2000Patrick Deneen, "Who Closed the American Mind? Allan Bloom, Edmund Burke, & Multiculturalism," The Imaginative Conservative, May 29, 2013PLUS: Subscribe to Know Your Enemy on Patreon for access to all of our bonus episodes!

Welcome to More Christ, where we seek to bring some of the world's most interesting and insightful guests to discuss life's central and abiding questions. In this tenth episode in a series of discussions, I'm joined by the terrific Catholic writer, Joseph Pearce. Joseph is Senior Contributor at The Imaginative Conservative. A native of England, Mr. Pearce is Director of Book Publishing at the Augustine Institute, editor of the St. Austin Review, and series editor of the Ignatius Critical Editions. He is the author of numerous books, which include The Quest for Shakespeare, Tolkien: Man and Myth, The Unmasking of Oscar Wilde, C. S. Lewis and The Catholic Church, Literary Converts, Wisdom and Innocence: A Life of G.K. Chesterton, Solzhenitsyn: A Soul in Exile, Old Thunder: A Life of Hilaire Belloc, and Further Up & Further In: Understanding Narnia.

After a month of playing Valheim with my sons and friends and my friend's sons, we finally acquired scrap iron. My son Eli built a Viking longship, my son Solomon built a grinding wheel, and I built a stonecutter and our first stone building. We also got thoroughly demolished by man-sized mosquitos and some gremlin-like creatures when we visited the plains, and continued refining our teamwork. In other news, my wife and I were discussing an article at The Imaginative Conservative titled In The Beginning Are the Words: Language & Liberty written by Joseph Pearce. So let's talk about how important building an ample vocabulary is or may be. All that and more in this episode of The Garrett Ashley Mullet Show. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/garrett-ashley-mullet/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/garrett-ashley-mullet/support

John Devanny holds a Ph.D. in American History from the University of South Carolina. He resides in Front Royal, Virginia, where he teaches at Christendom College, writes, tends garden, and occasionally escapes to bird hunt or fly fish. Dr. Devanny is also a stockjobber, so his essays and lectures often deal with political economy and its intersections with history and current events. His work can be found at the Imaginative Conservative, Reckonin', and the Abbeville Institute. I have been a fan of Devanny's writings for years, but was blown away by his lecture “Who Owns America Today?” which was given at the Abbeville conference this past October in Charleston. We touch on some of the issues raised in that riveting presentation, but we also delve into other topics, including what makes Marylanders Southern, what it was like to be a student under Dr. Clyde Wilson, and the sad state of academia and education. Devanny defines a few terms, breaks down the Game Stop hubbub, explains the “tides of consolidation,” and offers some advice on how best to handle these negative and overwhelming trends, both personally and politically. Other content mentioned in or related to our conversation are “Who Owns America: A New Declaration of Independence,” “The Blundering Generations,” “Southern Identity and the Southern Tradition,” a condensed print version of Devanny's Charleston speech, and “What Can Be Done Now?” as well as his Abbeville lectures on John Taylor of Caroline, John Randolph of Roanoke, and more.

Esta semana conversamos de un artículo publicado en The Imaginative Conservative, titulado "Cancelling the Classics? The Woke Crowd Comes for Homer's “Odyssey”. En este, se relata una anécdota sobre los intentos de eliminar los clásicos de la educación, en una supuesta lucha del mundo progresista por el poder hegemónico.

On this episode of The Open Door, panelists Jim Hanink, Mario Ramos-Reyes, and Christopher Zehnder discuss the surprise popular series The Queen's Gambit and what it tells us about the corrosive Netflix effect. Our special guest is Josh Herring. His work has appeared on Public Discourse, the Imaginative Conservative, and The Federalist. He is Dean of Students at Thales Academy. Josh has a Master of Divinity degree and is a doctoral candidate at Faulkner University. We ask him the following questions.Could you tell us a bit about your background?Thales Academy, your academic home, offers a classical curriculum. What does this mean? What led you to write about The Queen's Gambit?Can you point out the differences between Frank Tevis's The Queen's Gambit : A Novel (1983) and Frank Scott's adaptation?Does The Queen's Gambit, if nothing else, succeed as tragedy?Resolved: Netflix is really just one player in a larger feedback loop designed to perpetuate a damaging message, much like a virus that replicates itself to infect others. What's your analysis?Decades ago Daniel Patrick Moynihan wrote about “defining deviancy down.” What factors contribute to this broad phenomenon?Is programmed deviancy likely to be creative?Personal responsibility presupposes moral agency. What sort of beings could have moral agency?What's your next writing project?

Scot and Jeff discuss second part of Genesis's career (the Phil Collins years) with Brad Birzer. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Dr. Brad Birzer. Brad is the Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies and Professor of History at Hillsdale College. He's the co-founder of, and Senior Contributor at, The Imaginative Conservative. And he's the author of a number of books, including Neil Peart: Cultural (Re)Percussions. Find him online at bradbirzer.com or @bradleybirzer on Twitter. Brad's Music Pick: Genesis After joining us to celebrate life of Neil Peart and the career of Rush back at the beginning of the year, Brad Birzer returns to discuss his other great musical love, Genesis. We pick up where we left off last time with Patrick Frey, telling the story of Genesis from the departure of Peter Gabriel after The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway to the present day. And what an amazing musical tale it is, the story of a niche British progressive rock band that was all but left for dead by the musical press after Gabriel's departure, only to immediately come blazing out of the gates with one of the most impressive albums of the Seventies in 1976's A Trick Of The Tail. With their diminutive balding drummer (a gent you may be familiar with by the name of Phil Collins) accidentally promoted to the role of lead singer during the sessions for that album, Genesis went on to not only weather the loss of their lead guitarist Steve Hackett, but to improbably ascend to the heights of worldwide commercial superstardom with Phil as their frontman. Genesis was ubiquitous during the 1980s, and in a good way: as Scot, Jeff, and Brad all argue, NONE of these albums have dated much at all, and in fact their stature has grown over the years (not even Patrick Bateman jokes could prevent it). Welcome to Political Beats' loving conclusion to a tale that spans from Genesis to Revelation, one of the great underdog stories of the rock era . . . a band that spent 30 years making new music, evolving constantly, and never getting lost in a changing world.

In this episode, Chris is joined by Prof. Jack Gist, a humanities professor and contributor to Catholic World Report, Crisis, The Imaginative Conservative, New Oxford Review, Academic Questions, and St. Austin Review. They discuss what St. Thomas Aquinas called “disputatio” — a dispute in the healthiest sense of the word, in that through the rational argumentation it entails, persons come to know the truth. At least they should, if, as Josef Pieper observed, they are more interested in clarifying their opponents arguments than they are in creating a “sensation.” Professor Gist describes why the abandonment of disputatio through so-called academic curriculum such as the 1619 Project has led to forming citizens in falsehoods about the American experiment. This erasure of cultural memory, Professor Gist explains, can be understood in light of what Pope Benedict described as the “dictatorship of relativism.” Chris points out similar ideological projects can be observed in public universities in the region; for example, in widespread instruction of college students in critical gender theory.

Missiologists are always talking about contextualizing the church to the surrounding culture. But should we accommodate to a post-Christian culture, or a culture of death like we see in the West today? It's time for us to rethink the ubiquitous acceptance of the logic of contextualization, says C.R. “Chris” Wiley. This week, Chris returns to the show to defend his thesis. Chris Wiley is pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Manchester. He has written for Touchstone Magazine, Modern Reformation, Sacred Architecture, The Imaginative Conservative, Front Porch Republic, National Review Online, and First Things, among others. His most recent book is, The Household and the War for the Cosmos published by Canon Press (2019). His short fiction has appeared in The Mythic Circle (published by the Mythopoeic Society) and elsewhere, and the first book in his young adult fantasy series, The Purloined Boy, was published by Canonball Books (2017). He is a member of the Academy of Philosophy and Letters. He can be heard weekly on The Theology Pugcast. Listen to our previous conversation with Chris on the biblical household. Free John Piper Book Download: Desiring God is giving away John Piper's latest book, Coronavirus and Christ, absolutely free. Subscribe to ABWE's blog and podcast and you'll get a link to download the ebook or audiobook in a variety of formats. Special thanks to Desiring God for their generosity. Discount From Kregel Academic: If you enjoyed our interview with Matt Bennett on his newest book 40 Questions About Islam, you can purchase it here from Christianbook.com and receive 40% off using the exclusive discount code “ABWE.” Check it out! Remember to share, rate, leave a review, and subscribe. Together we can bridge the gap between the worlds of theology and missions. Want to ask a question or suggest a topic? Email us. The Missions Podcast is powered by ABWE International and the Global Gospel Fund. This episode is also sponsored by Radius International and Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention.

Scot and Jeff discuss Rush with Brad Birzer. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Dr. Brad Birzer. Brad is the Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies and Professor of History at Hillsdale College. He's the co-founder of, and Senior Contributor at, The Imaginative Conservative. And he's the author of a number of books, including Neil Peart: Cultural (Re)Percussions. Find him online at bradbirzer.com or @bradleybirzer on Twitter. Brad's Music Pick: Rush Following the death on Neil Peart, Jeff has agreed to lift his embargo on listening to the music of Rush (an old joke he explains on the show) and take a closer look at the Canadian power trio. What's clear from even the early going is the superb musicianship of all three members — Geddy Lee on bass and later syths, Alex Lifeson on guitar, and Peart on drums. Peart also took the duties of writing the words for the band's music, and while there's some different opinions about the early albums, all agree he found his voice and became a top-notch lyricist. Over the course of 40 years, the band was incredibly consistent in its output and became legendary for its live performances. This episode should serve the interests of both die-hard fans as well as newbies like Jeff. Listen and enjoy. Conform or be cast out.

Joseph Pearce of the Imaginative Conservative joins Kim to discuss the wonderful G.K. Chesterton. A look at the Democrat's impeachment of President Trump. The post Joseph Pearce on the Wonderful G.K. Chesterton appeared first on The Kim Monson Show.

In much of the contemporary missions conversation, the good, ordinary gifts of God—like marriage and family—are often spoken of mainly as things to be sacrificed, not as things to be cultivated as a part of the church's mission. This week, Chris “C.R.” Wiley explains why a return to the biblical understanding of the household can be a powerful weapon on the church's cosmic spiritual warfare, as well as an evangelistic tool in frontier missions. C.R. Wiley has written for Touchstone Magazine, Modern Reformation, Sacred Architecture, The Imaginative Conservative, Front Porch Republic, National Review Online, and First Things, among others. His most recent book is, The Household and the War for the Cosmos published by Canon Press (2019). His short fiction has appeared in The Mythic Circle (published by the Mythopoeic Society) and elsewhere, and the first book in his young adult fantasy series, The Purloined Boy, was published by Canonball Books (2017). He is a member of the Academy of Philosophy and Letters. He can be heard weekly on The Theology Pugcast. Remember to share, rate, leave a review, and subscribe. Together we can bridge the gap between the worlds of theology and missions. Want to ask a question for a future episode? Email alex@missionspodcast.com. This show is powered by ABWE International and the Global Gospel Fund.

Title: The Artful Recluse: 17th Century China About the Lecture: This lecture is a part of The Loss of Country Panel, which was held at The Institute of World Politics on June 13th. About the Panelist: Dr. Richard J. Bishirjian, was Founding President and Professor of Government at Yorktown University from 2000 to 2016. He earned a B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh and a Ph.D. in Government and International Studies from the University of Notre Dame under the direction of Gerhart Niemeyer. While a graduate student at Notre Dame he studied under Eric Voegelin. After completing graduate work at Notre Dame, he did advanced study with Michael Oakeshott at the London School of Economics. Dr. Bishirjian taught at colleges and universities in Indiana, Texas and New York and is the author of a history of political theory, editor of A Public Philosophy Reader and The Conservative Rebellion (2015) and The Coming Death and Future Resurrection of American Higher Education(2017), published by St. Augustine's Press. Dr. Bishirjian is the author of professional essays in The Political Science Reviewer, Modern Age, Review of Politics, Anamnesis and The Imaginative Conservative. He has published topical essays in Chronicles and the American Spectator.

Sean Fitzpatrick on boys boarding school Content for Council of Man Members only Learn more about Gregory the Great Academy https://gregorythegreatacademy.org/about-us/about-us/ (here). Sean Fitzpatrick is a graduate of Thomas Aquinas College and is the headmaster of http://gregorythegreatacademy.org/ (Gregory the Great Academy), a boys' boarding school in the Catholic, classical tradition in Northeast Pennsylvania. Mr. Fitzpatrick teaches courses in the Romance and mythology. His writings on education, literature, and Catholic culture have appeared in http://www.crisismagazine.com/author/sean-fitzpatrick (Crisis Magazine), http://catholicexchange.com/author/seanfitzpatrick (Catholic Exchange), http://www.theimaginativeconservative.org/author/sean-fitzpatrick (the Imaginative Conservative), and Gilbert Magazine. He lives in Scranton, PA, with his wife, Sophie, and their five children. Support this podcast

Things that happen in this episode: Halloween puns! (00:00) The depiction of EVIL (06:00). Daddy issues. (28:00).Fun fact: per some random article by the Imaginative Conservative, SWTWC touches on the following (from a list of the 102 Great Ideas that Mortimer Adler says a great novel can touch upon): Beauty, Being, Cause, Chance, Change, Citizen, Courage, Custom and Convention, Desire, Duty, Emotion, Eternity, Evolution, Experience, Family, Fate, God, Good and Evil, Habit, Happiness, Honor, Immortality, Judgment, Knowledge, Law, Life and Death, Love, Man, Memory and Imagination, Mind, Nature, Opinion, Opposition, Philosophy, Pleasure and Pain, Prudence, Punishment, Reasoning, Relation, Religion, Senses, Sign and Symbol, Sin, Soul, Temperance, Theology, Time, Truth, Virtue and Vice, Will, Wisdom, and World.Eat your heart our, Marilynne Robinson!★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★