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In this episode, Al Roxburgh and Jenny Sinclair talk with Adrian Pabst. One of the big needs right now is the ability to comprehend this time of deep change unfolding across the West. Many people across the churches are struggling for some kind of foothold from which they can make sense of what is going on. Adrian provides that foothold, describing simply but profoundly the complexities that confront our societies. Both realistic and hopeful, he sets out a constructive pathway to renewal in terms of a common good political economy. He also proposes ways in which the local church can fulfil its role in this work of repair and rediscover its vocation. For Christians who wonder about what it means to be God's people in this moment, Adrian offers wise guidance.Adrian Pabst is Honorary Professor of Politics at the University of Kent and Deputy Director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research. An acknowledged expert in Catholic Social Thought and political economy, he is one of the leading figures in the post liberal movement developing a new politics of the common good. He is the author of several books on this subject, including Post Liberal Politics: The Coming Era of Renewal, and The Politics of Virtue: Post liberalism and the Human Future which he co-authored with John Milbank.Links for Adrian Pabst:https://niesr.ac.uk/people/pabsthttps://www.kent.ac.uk/politics-international-relations/people/2270/pabst-adrianhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-pabst-4723385/?originalSubdomain=ukhttps://x.com/adrianpabst1?lang=enArticles and recordingshttps://www.newstatesman.com/author/adrian-pabstWhat is postliberalism now?https://togetherforthecommongood.co.uk/leading-thinkers/how-christian-is-postliberalismThe Political Economy and the Good Life: The 2024 Postliberalism Conference (videos)Books:Postliberal Politics: The Coming Era of RenewalThe Politics of Virtue: Post-Liberalism and the Human Future (co-authored with John Milbank)For Alan J Roxburgh:http://alanroxburgh.com/abouthttps://www.themissionalnetwork.com/author/alan-roxburgh/https://journalofmissionalpractice.com/alan-roxburghTwitter: https://twitter.com/alanjroxburgh?lang=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/alan.roxburgh.127/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecommonsnetworkBooksJoining God in the Great UnravelingLeadership, God's Agency and DisruptionsJoining God, Remaking Church, Changing the World: The New Shape of the Church in Our TimeFor Jenny Sinclair:Website: https://togetherforthecommongood.co.uk/from-jenny-sinclairLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-sinclair-0589783b/Twitter: https://twitter.com/T4CGFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TogetherForTheCommonGoodUKInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/t4cg_insta/ Get full access to Leaving Egypt at leavingegyptpodcast.substack.com/subscribe
In this third episode of the Searching for the Self in an Age of Simulation series, Stephen G. Adubato, host of Cracks in Postmodernity, joins philosopher John Milbank, author Shadi Hamid, and theologian William T. Cavanaugh, to discuss faith and globalization. How does globalization impact religious belief and practice? As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, believers face new opportunities to share their faith and new challenges in maintaining their local religious communities. Stephen G. Adubato joins John Milbank, Shadi Hamid, and William T. Cavanaugh for a compelling discussion on the dynamic interplay between faith and globalization. Thanks to Interintellect for hosting our salon! https://interintellect.com/Subscribe to the Substack: https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/publish/settings
In this third episode of the Searching for the Self in an Age of Simulation series, Stephen G. Adubato, host of Cracks in Postmodernity, joins philosopher John Milbank, author Shadi Hamid, and theologian William T. Cavanaugh, to discuss faith and globalization. How does globalization impact religious belief and practice? As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, believers face new opportunities to share their faith and new challenges in maintaining their local religious communities. Stephen G. Adubato joins John Milbank, Shadi Hamid, and William T. Cavanaugh for a compelling discussion on the dynamic interplay between faith and globalization. Thanks to Interintellect for hosting our salon! https://interintellect.com/Subscribe to the Substack: https://cracksinpomo.substack.com/publish/settings
What do Friedrich Nietzsche, the Korean War, and Homer's Odyssey have in common?Join the team at the IAI for four articles about the history and philosophy of geopolitics, ranging from Nietzsche's impact on Russia's imperialist strategies to the importance of Ancient Greek tragedies during the decline of the West. Written by Slavoj Žižek, John Milbank, Stathis Kalyvas, and Andy Owen, these four articles offer a deep and wide-ranging analysis of the philosophies that are shaping the modern world of politics.Slavoj Žižek is a Hegelian philosopher, a Lacanian psychoanalyst, and a Communist. He is the author of 'Christian Atheism: How to Be a Real Materialist'. John Milbank is a theologian and founder of Radical Orthodoxy. His books include 'The Monstrosity of Christ', co-authored with Slavoj Žižek. Stathis Kalyvas is Gladstone Professor of government and fellow of All Souls College at the University of Oxford. Andy Owen is an author and former intelligence officer in the British Army.To witness such debates live buy tickets for our upcoming festival: https://howthelightgetsin.org/festivals/And visit our website for many more articles, videos, and podcasts like this one: https://iai.tv/You can find everything we referenced here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In this episode Jenny Sinclair and Al Roxburgh talk with John Milbank. Recognizing that no one can predict where this time of cultural and political unravelling is leading, John discusses how God's people can respond and sees signs of hope. Central to his vision for social renewal is a Christian witness that engages rather than retreats from society. A key figure in the growing postliberal intellectual movement, he outlines their work in the development of a new political economy for the common good. Advocating the fundamental importance of the parish in these times, John describes how its liturgical, confessional and everyday rhythms of life bear a vital, countercultural witness to the true, concrete story of the world, over against all other claims to reality.John Milbank is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Nottingham and co-founder of the Radical Orthodoxy movement. An eminent theologian in the Anglo-Catholic tradition, he is a philosopher, a poet and political theorist. His work crosses disciplinary boundaries, integrating subjects such as metaphysics, systematic theology, social theory, ethics, aesthetics, philosophy, political theory, and political theology. He has previously taught at the universities of Lancaster, Cambridge, and Virginia and is the author of many books. He lives in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, UK.Links for John Milbankhttps://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2024/12/what-is-postliberalism-nowhttps://x.com/johnmilbank3https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/vision/the-post-liberal-views-shaping-our-political-landscapehttps://www.nottingham.ac.uk/Humanities/Departments/Philosophy/People/john.milbankhttps://togetherforthecommongood.co.uk/leading-thinkers/christianity-and-the-politics-of-the-common-goodBooksThe Politics of Virtue: Post-Liberalism and the Human Future, with Adrian Pabst,Theology and Social Theory: Beyond Secular ReasonIntroducing Radical Orthodoxy: Mapping a Post-Secular TheologyBeyond Secular Order: The Representation of Being and the Representation of the Peoplehttps://www.goodreads.com/author/list/122620.John_MilbankFor Alan J Roxburgh:http://alanroxburgh.com/abouthttps://www.themissionalnetwork.com/author/alan-roxburgh/https://journalofmissionalpractice.com/alan-roxburghTwitter: https://twitter.com/alanjroxburgh?lang=enFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/alan.roxburgh.127/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecommonsnetworkBooksJoining God in the Great UnravelingLeadership, God's Agency and DisruptionsJoining God, Remaking Church, Changing the World: The New Shape of the Church in Our TimeFor Jenny Sinclair:Website: https://togetherforthecommongood.co.uk/from-jenny-sinclairLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-sinclair-0589783b/Twitter: https://twitter.com/T4CGFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TogetherForTheCommonGoodUKInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/t4cg_insta/ Get full access to Leaving Egypt at leavingegyptpodcast.substack.com/subscribe
The hosts discuss Milbank's thoughts on Niebuhr and a range of issues, including Church & State, Foreign Relations, the West post-Nietzsche, technology, and even modal collapse.
Rozmawiamy, czyli kultura i filozofia w Teologii Politycznej
On Wednesday, November 29th, 2023, at 4:30 PM (CET) we invite you to a lecture by George Weigel (EPPC). The lecture titled “John Paul II, the Priority of Culture, and the Contemporary Culture Wars” will be held in Aula 11 at the Angelicum. _________ The lecture will explore John Paul II's teaching on the priority of culture in the free and virtuous society of the future, as he outlined that notion in Centesimus Annus. This teaching will then be the prism through which to analyze today's contemporary Western “culture wars” and the best means to engage those contests. George Weigel – American Catholic philosopher and theologian. He is Distinguished Senior Fellow of Washington's Ethics and Public Policy Center. George Weigel is author of over twenty books. The first volume of his biography of Pope St. John Paul II, Witness to Hope, was a New York Times bestseller, and his writing appears in a variety of publications, including the Wall Street Journal. In his most recent book entitled To Sanctify the World: The Vital Legacy of Vatican II , George Weigel explains the necessity of the Second Vatican Council and explores the continuing relevance of its teaching. _________ The lecture will be delivered in English. ________________ https://angelicum.it/st-john-paul-ii-... ________________ The monthly open JP2 Lectures are given by prominent international scholars, and organized by the St. John Paul II Institute of Culture at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Roman Alma Mater of fr. Karol Wojtyła. The guest speakers in the JP2 Lectures series have been, inter alia: Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, John, Lord Alderdice, Sr. Helen Alford O.P., Carl A. Anderson, Rémi Brague, John Cavadini, Renato Cristin, Fr. Francois Daguet O.P., John Finnis, Stanisław Grygiel, Dariusz Karlowicz, John Milbank, Vittorio Possenti, George Weigel, Joseph Weiler, and Bp Rowan Williams.
The Luminaries series is a collection of interviews with premier thinkers working in the theological academy and the church. John Milbank is Emeritus Professor of Politics, Religion and Ethics at the University of Nottingham where he is also President of the Centre of Theology and Philosophy. His most recent book, written with Adrian Pabst, is The Politics of Virtue: Post-Liberalism and the Human Future. CONNECT: Website: https://wipfandstock.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wipfandstock Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wipfandstock Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wipfandstock/ SOURCES MENTIONED: de Lubac, Henri. A Brief Catechesis on Nature and Grace. Deneen, Patrick J. Regime Change: Toward a Postliberal Future. ———. Why Liberalism Failed. Marshall, H. E. Our Island Story. Milbank, John. The Future of Love: Essays in Political Theology. ———. The Legend of Death: Two Poetic Sequences. ———. The Religious Dimension in the Thought of Giambattista Vico, 1668–1774: Language, Law and History. ———. Theology and Social Theory: Beyond Secular Reason. ———, and Adrian Pabst. The Politics of Virtue: Post-Liberalism and the Human Future. OUTLINE: (01:27) – A metaphysics of creativity and generosity (06:39) – Roundtable: Maximus, Eriugena, Nicholas of Cusa, or: Schelling, Ravaisson, Solovyov (08:48) – Phenomenology and/vs. metaphysics (24:57) – Radical orthodoxy's origin story (35:40) – Radical orthodoxy's relationship to the lived theology of faith communities (43:22) – Temptations to cross the Tiber? (50:05) – “Eureka moments” in Prof. Milbank's theological journey (58:53) – Ruskin and Christian socialism (01:04:10) – The contemporary theological scene (01:14:37) – British and American postliberalism(s) (01:22:13) – What's on the horizon for Prof. Milbank
Rozmawiamy, czyli kultura i filozofia w Teologii Politycznej
On Friday October 20th, 2023, at 4:30 PM (CET) we invite you to a lecture by Fr. Jarosław Kupczak O.P. The lecture titled „Church and culture after the Second Vatican Council” will be held in Aula 11 at the Angelicum (Largo Angelicum, 1, 00184 Rome), and will inaugurate the 2023-24 JP2 Lectures series. ___________________ Jarosław Kupczak O.P. is a Polish Dominican and theologian, one of the world's leading experts on the Christian anthropology of John Paul II. He is a lecturer at the Angelicum, as wel as at the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Cracow, where he heads the Department of Theological Anthropology at the Faculty of Theology. He also taught at Istituto Giovanni Paolo II in Rome, the Pontifical Lateran University, and the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family in Melbourne, Australia. Among other books, he is the author of „Destined for Freedom. The Human Person in the Philosophy of Karol Wojtyla/John Paul II”, and „Gift and Communion: John Paul II's Theology of the Body”. ___________________ The lecture will be delivered in English. ________________ The monthly open JP2 Lectures are given by prominent international scholars, and organized by the St. John Paul II Institute of Culture at the Faculty of Philosophy of the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Roman Alma Mater of fr. Karol Wojtyła. The guest speakers in the JP2 Lectures series have been, inter alia: Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, John, Lord Alderdice, Sr. Helen Alford O.P., Carl A. Anderson, Rémi Brague, John Cavadini, Renato Cristin, Fr. Francois Daguet O.P., John Finnis, Stanisław Grygiel, Dariusz Karlowicz, John Milbank, Vittorio Possenti, George Weigel, Joseph Weiler, and Bp Rowan Williams. Video recordings of the previous lectures are available here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLokgBM1wQKlmrWpsBpYl629fla7uUz9ys
In Episode 6 of Season 4, Drew and Mick explore several academic and historical positions that the church can take relative to culture, and postures they believe the church is called to exhibit in a secular context. If you find yourself wondering, "Should the church transform, inhabit, or reject culture?" then take a listen to hear more! Connect with us at: Email: ideologypc@gmail.com Youtube & Instagram: @ideologypc Feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment Resources referenced: - Christ and Culture by Richard Niebuhr - To Change the World by James Davison Hunter - Resident Aliens by Stanley Hauerwas & William Willimon - Radical Orthodoxy by John Milbank & Simon Oliver - The Churching of America by Rodney Stark - Various works by Andrew Walls
Rozmawiamy, czyli kultura i filozofia w Teologii Politycznej
Wykład zatytułowany "Prawda, którą winniśmy człowiekowi, to przede wszystkim prawda o człowieku" Vittorio Possenti – ur. 1938 - włoski filozof, profesor w Katedrze Filozofii Polityki na Uniwersytecie w Wenecji. Zajmuje się filozofią moralną i metafizyką. Członek Narodowego Komitetu Bioetyki, Papieskiej Akademii Nauk Społecznych i Papieskiej Akademii św. Tomasza z Akwinu. Tuż przed konklawe w 1978 roku Possenti sformułował 30 pytań dotyczących nauki społecznej Kościoła, skierowanych do kardynała Karola Wojtyły. Pisemne odpowiedzi udzielone przez przyszłego papieża zostały zamknięte w archiwach na ponad dwadzieścia lat. W 2007 roku ukazał się naukowy zapis tego wywiadu, zatytułowany Revolution of the Spirit. ___________________ Wykład prowadzony w języku włoskim. ________________ https://angelicum.it/st-john-paul-ii-institute-of-culture/ ________________ Comiesięczne otwarte "JP2 Lectures" wygłaszane przez wybitnych uczonych z całego świata są oferowane przez Instytut Kultury im. św. Jana Pawła II na Wydziale Filozoficznym Papieskiego Uniwersytetu św. Tomasza z Akwinu, rzymskiej Alma Mater ks. Karola Wojtyły. Pozostali goście cyklu "JP2 Lectures" w latach 2022-23 to: Joseph Weiler, Vittorio Possenti, Mirosława Grabowska, Antoine Arjakovsky, s. Helen Alford O.P., Russell Ronald Reno, o. Thierry-Dominique Humbrecht O.P., ks. Franciszek Longchamps de Bérier. Wykładowcami w poprzednich dwóch latach byli: Kardynał Gianfranco Ravasi, John, Lord Alderdice, Carl A. Anderson, Rémi Brague, John Cavadini, Marek A. Cichocki, Renato Cristin, o. Francois Daguet O.P., Chantal Delsol, John Finnis, Dariusz Gawin, Stanisław Grygiel, Jean-Luc Marion, John Milbank, Andrea Riccardi, Ewa Thompson, George Weigel i Bp Rowan Williams.
John Milbank joins Jonathan for wide-ranging tour of political theology, contemporary secular politics, contemporary political problems, cultural decadence and the opportunities and challenges for a Christian contribution to our contemporary political malaise. John Milbank is an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Nottingham. He is a co-founder of the radical orthodox movement and author of the seminal book, Theology & Social Theory: Beyond Secular Reason. His work traverses systematic theology, social theory, ethics, aesthetics, philosophy, political theory and political theology. The Political Animals is hosted by Dr Jonathan Cole, a scholar, writer and translator specialising in political theology: the intersection of religion and politics. Jonathan was a senior terrorism analyst at Australian intelligence agency the Office of National Assessments where he worked on Islamist terrorism and the global jihadist movement. He is the author of The Reign of God: A Critical Engagement with Oliver O'Donovan's Theology of Political Authority and Christian Political Theology in an Age of Discontent: Mediating Scripture, Doctrine, and Political Reality. You can follow Jonathan and the show on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
John Milbank discusses his article "A Tale of Two Monsters and Four Elements: Variations of Carl Schmitt and the Current Global Crisis" from Telos 201 (Winter 2022).
Rozmawiamy, czyli kultura i filozofia w Teologii Politycznej
Wykład zatytułowany "Chrześcijanie w obliczu polaryzacji politycznej" Doświadczamy załamania w naszej kulturze politycznej. Czy to polaryzacja? Będę przekonywał, że podstawowym problemem jest dezintegracja, spadek zaufania do podstawowych instytucji. Wykład będzie dotyczył przyczyn dezintegracji, które spoczywają w paradoksalnym założeniu permanentnej rewolucji. W upłynnionym świecie, solidna rzeczywistość Kościoła i autorytet apostolskiego dziedzictwa mogą zakotwiczyć życie ludzi i zapewnić schronienie, jeśli nie rozwiązanie, w naszej epoce dezintegracji. __________________ R. R. Reno pełnił funkcję redaktora First Things od 2011 roku. Otrzymał doktorat z teologii na Uniwersytecie Yale i przez dwadzieścia lat wykładał teologię i etykę na Uniwersytecie Creighton w Omaha, w stanie Nebraska. Publikował w wielu czasopismach akademickich, a jego eseje ukazały się w Commentary, National Review, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post i New York Times oraz w innych popularnych tytułach. Jego ostatnie książki to The End of Interpretation, Return of the Strong Gods i Resurrecting the Idea of a Christian Society. ___________________ Wykład prowadzony w języku angielskim. ________________ https://angelicum.it/st-john-paul-ii-institute-of-culture/ ________________ Comiesięczne otwarte "JP2 Lectures" wygłaszane przez wybitnych uczonych z całego świata są oferowane przez Instytut Kultury im. św. Jana Pawła II na Wydziale Filozoficznym Papieskiego Uniwersytetu św. Tomasza z Akwinu, rzymskiej Alma Mater ks. Karola Wojtyły. Pozostali goście cyklu "JP2 Lectures" w latach 2022-23 to: Joseph Weiler, Vittorio Possenti, Mirosława Grabowska, Antoine Arjakovsky, s. Helen Alford O.P., Russell Ronald Reno, o. Thierry-Dominique Humbrecht O.P., ks. Franciszek Longchamps de Bérier. Wykładowcami w poprzednich dwóch latach byli: Kardynał Gianfranco Ravasi, John, Lord Alderdice, Carl A. Anderson, Rémi Brague, John Cavadini, Marek A. Cichocki, Renato Cristin, o. Francois Daguet O.P., Chantal Delsol, John Finnis, Dariusz Gawin, Stanisław Grygiel, Jean-Luc Marion, John Milbank, Andrea Riccardi, Ewa Thompson, George Weigel i Bp Rowan Williams.
CPT fellow Jarrod Longbons joins the podcast to discuss his upbringing in the space between the Roman Catholic and Protestant traditions. He shares about his varied interests as a young person and how things like acting and theater connected to his pursuit of theological education and pastoral calling. He then shares his story of PhD with John Milbank, with specific emphasis on Maximus the Confessor's theology of the doctrine of creation. The conversation concludes with Jarrod's reflections on ministry and his unique angles to the discipline of theology through his temperament and experiences.
Tyler and Dorus discuss the return to antique philosophy and Virtue Ethics exemplified by the philosopher Alasdair Macintyre, John Milbank's theological criticism of Macintyre's project, and the idea of Virtue in Aristotle and Aquinas.Subscriber only episodes: https://gumroad.com/l/theopolThumbnail Art and Video editing by: Censored Anon:https://t.me/thecensoredanonreturnsFollow us on Telegram: https://t.me/thamsterEBLFollow us on Twitter:https://twitter.com/TylerThamsterhttps://twitter.com/JeffersonLee86https://twitter.com/DisctTomCruisehttps://twitter.com/philosophy4fithttps://twitter.com/theopolitic
Description in episode. Mistakenly refer to John Milbank as John Milton in the first few minutes so please excuse the error.
Peter and Susannah speak with John Milbank about his reservations about National Conservatism, and the possibilities of Christian internationalism. Christianity makes universal claims, and all our national loyalties and other lesser loyalties are relativized by our loyalty to the Kingdom of God. In light of that, how can we best live out our local and universal commitments in friendship with each other? Then, they speak with Tom and Sue Quinta, a couple who joined the Bruderhof after a long journey through the counterculture of the 1960s. What did it take for a young hippy couple to make lifetime vows to a Christian community, and in what of the non-Christian spirituality they explored did they see the work of the Holy Spirit? How does a vow shape the experience of a life, and how can we understand the uniqueness of Christ in light of the spiritual hungers of the whole of the non-Christian world? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Susannah Black Roberts, Peter Mommsen, Shadi Hamid and Damir Marusic talk about Yoram Hazony's National Conservative Statement of Principles, John Milbank's Open Letter, and what postliberalism means. They talk about what the NatCon statement implies about what state power should be used for, and then find themselves discussing abortion, and the future of the country given the profound differences that exist. They talk about whether slavery and abortion are fundamentally different kinds of questions, about the nature of law, about assisted dying in Canada, whether and how progress happens. The conversation then turns to the nature of religious truth, and on what politics is based on – sociability, justice, or love? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sohrab is a founder and editor of Compact: A Radical American Journal, and he’s a contributing editor at The American Conservative. He spent nearly a decade at News Corp. — as the op-ed editor of the New York Post and as a columnist and editor with the WSJ opinion pages in New York and London. His books include From Fire, by Water: My Journey to the Catholic Faith and The Unbroken Thread: Discovering the Wisdom of Tradition in an Age of Chaos. A new voice for a new conservatism, I tried to talk him through how he got to this place — politically and spiritually.You can listen to the episode right away in the audio player above (or on the right side of the player, click “Listen On” to add the Dishcast feed to your favorite podcast app). For two clips of our convo — on whether the free market is actually a tyranny, and how many liberals actually reject democracy, e.g. Brexit — pop over to our YouTube page.Sohrab’s appearance this week is a good excuse to publish a transcript from David French, his great nemesis in conservative circles. Here’s a clip from David’s Dishcast:A reader wrote last week:I know the Sohrab episode isn’t out yet, but judging by his Twitter presence, it’s going to be a real barnburner of sophistry. His latest quips regarding foreign policy are ones that I find to be ignorant, especially his quips at Yascha Mounk. I know you’ve already shot the episode, but I’d suggest you check out the book, The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization. I think it really puts into perspective what American military might has brought to the world (absent, obviously, some of the more glaring blunders), and it might give context, rather than rhetoric, to Sohrab’s arguments.We clashed a little, but I also gave him space and time to explain his own strange journey to this brand of neo-reactionism. In my view, his biography tells you a lot about his need for moral and political “absolutes.” In my book, that makes him close to the opposite of a conservative.If you’re sympathetic to Sohrab’s arguments, send us a comment for next week’s edition: dish@andrewsullivan.com. On last week’s episode of the Dishcast, a listener writes:Terrific interview with Larry Summers. Though my politics are thisclose to Summers’, he floated two whoppers in his talk with you.1) His suggestion that the United States and other liberal democracies can “build their ways” out of right-wing authoritarianism with more housing, infrastructure and health care is simply not true. Not even close. The evidence is very clear that the driving force behind right-wing illiberalism is demographics and left-wing illiberalism is culture. Under investment in macro-economic indicators is a problem, to be sure, but it has nothing to do with illiberalism.2) The United States is decidedly not an exporter of inflation. The US dollar is at historic highs, which means foreigners are investing in America and in dollar denominated assets, because Joe Biden’s America represents the “nicest house in a bad neighborhood,” when measured by jobs growth, business investment, private consumption and personal savings.Summers is right that the America Rescue Plan was too generous. But he seems reluctant to consider the historic relevance of the post-WWII era when American inflation was 14% in 1947, 8% in 1948 and -1% in 1949. As in the post-pandemic era, aggregate demand in the late 1940s rebounded a lot faster than supply, and consumers worldwide bid up the prices of scarce goods, services and raw materials.Summers responds:On the reader’s first point, it’s an interesting hypothesis, but my guess is if there were more and better blue-collar jobs, more affordable housing, and more prosperity, there would be less raging populism.On the second point, I don’t agree. The demand from the US has contributed to global bottlenecks. The strong dollar means weak other currencies which adds to their inflation. I have thought much about the post-WWII period, and I doubt it is a good parallel. There was the effect of removing price controls. There were very different expectations under the gold standard and given the recent depression.I agree with my reader on the core cultural question of left over-reach. I suspect Larry does too — but it’s not a subject he’s comfortable with, especially since his Harvard cancellation. Another reader looks to the deepening tribalism on the right:Perhaps you missed it, but I haven’t seen the Dish comment on the Texas GOP platform yet. This surprises me, since the Dish is, in my view, the most important defender of classical liberalism on the web. The platform of the largest state Republican Party in the country can be found here. From the AP’s summary:Approved by 5,000-plus party delegates last weekend in Houston during the party’s biennial convention, the new platform brands President Joe Biden an “acting” commander-in-chief who was never “legitimately elected.” It may not matter who the president is, though, since the platform takes previous language about secession much farther — urging the Republican-controlled legislature to put the question of leaving the United States to voters next year. The platform also says homosexuality is “an abnormal lifestyle choice” …The platform is the guiding document of a political party that has controlled every executive office in Texas since 2002, a state of almost 40 million people. To put this number in perspective: that’s more than twice as many of our fellow citizens who attend college this year and 25 times as many of our fellow Americans who identify as transgender. Texas and Florida lie at the heart of today’s Republican Party, demographically and financially. To ignore what those Republicans stand for is as near-sighted as ignoring how California and New York stand in the vanguard of what the national Democratic Party will stand for a few years out.The platform is an affront to liberalism and an example of the “movement after Trump” that you’ve speculated about. In my view, the movement preceded Trump and will proceed in his aftermath.The extremism was on full display this week in Dallas, as CPAC cheered Viktor Orbàn’s denunciation of marriage equality (which has 71 percent support nationally). I agree it’s creepy and deranged. But so is the postmodern, pro-criminal madness of the CRT/CQT/CGT Democrats — and they run California.On the growing affection for the Hungarian president on the American right, here’s “a Hungarian living under the Orbán regime”:In my mind, he has become popular among Republicans for two reasons:The fundamental problems of Hungarian society (and most of post-communist Europe’s) are not dissimilar to those of the US — at least on the surface. The cultural cleavages between the “globalist elite” and the “deplorables” are similarly wide. Multiculturalism and the markets’ winner-takes-all logic hit these post-communist societies harder than most, because local communities had been extremely weak to begin with: the communists had been suspicious of any organic communities therefore had worked very hard to suppress and eliminate them as much as they could. Capitalism, financialization, globalization and the wholesale urbanization of culture all happened at once when these societies were completely atomized. No wonder many felt that nobody cared about their problems and all they received from the elite was some lecturing on the inevitability of these phenomena. The American society has gotten to a similar stage through a different path, nicely documented by Robert Putnam. Therefore, the US lower-middle class resonates well to the messages developed from a Hungarian experience.Viktor Orbán and his team have made conscious and expensive efforts to reach out to Trump Republicans (word in Budapest is that Arthur Finkelstein and Benjamin Netanyahu were instrumental in this effort). The regime has not spared any money to welcome, wine, and dine second- and third-tear MAGA influencers. They came, got impressed, and spread the word at home. It definitely helped that these tours have been all-inclusive: who would not like to spend a few days in cool and beautiful Budapest — for free? Moreover, they received and continue to receive official respect. This is all the more attractive now that they are far from the halls of power in the US. It should not be surprising that they were all too happy to believe the propaganda that the regime fed them.I am sure I don’t see the full picture on the American side, but these factors seem to be quite important in explaining Orbán’s popularity in the US.One of those American conservatives courted by Orbán is Rod Dreher. A reader defends Rod:I’ve generally agreed with most of your recent output and was pleasantly surprised to read your more-than-lukewarm enthusiasm for a DeSantis administration. However, I think you’re being rather unfair on Twitter to Rod Dreher regarding Orbán and Hungary. First of all, you and Rod clearly agree that the current level of immigration to the US (and the West more generally) is unsustainably high, and that continuing to bring ever larger numbers of culturally, racially, and religiously diverse groups of primarily economic migrants into any country is bound to increase social tension and strain social safety nets. You also agree that this is especially reckless under a regnant elite ideology that constantly denigrates Western cultural traditions, antagonizing the native-born white population while simultaneously promoting the importance of group identity and solidarity for non-whites. It’s a recipe for civilizational suicide.I get that Rod is enamored with Orbán and wants an American president somewhat in that vein, but it’s ridiculous to say that he thinks everything that Orbán does for Hungary will translate well for the US or that he would support every analogous policy here. Rod explicitly denies thinking that in almost every post he writes about Orbán. In addition, Rod is right that racial issues are completely different in the US and Hungary. An ethnically homogeneous country like Hungary that seeks to restrict immigration levels in order to preserve its national character will necessarily exclude most foreign-born members of other racial groups from citizenship. White European countries that do this (and are explicit about their motivations for doing this) should not be held to a different standard than non-white, non-European countries such as Japan that do this (and are also explicit about their motivations for doing this). It is perfectly reasonable for Hungarians to look at the recent experience of Western Europe and decide that they don’t want to establish another Molenbeek in suburban Budapest. Excluding prospective immigrants for any reason is in no way comparable to committing atrocities against long-resident minority populations like the ongoing Uyghur genocide in China.Furthermore, the meat of the argument Orbán makes surrounding his objectionable Camp of the Saints reference reads to me as in the same vein as Douglas Murray’s thesis in his masterful anti-Merkelian philippic The Strange Death of Europe, the main difference being that Murray’s perspective is that of the tragic observer, while Orbán obviously has the ability to devise government policies in line with his views. And Murray was on your podcast recently.In this speech, Orbán, like Murray, is not primarily attacking the migrants themselves, but rather the European political class that constantly ignores its constituents’ wishes on the matter of immigration levels and sources, and that will not be satisfied until every EU country “diversifies” itself by accepting large numbers of Third World migrants. The same could almost be said about Raspail’s book, The Camp of the Saints, which, despite its disgustingness, provides a useful indictment of a decadent and self-loathing Western elite that is unwilling to fight to preserve its cultural heritage. Indeed, Murray, Orbán, and Raspail would essentially all endorse the same policy outcome (complete moratorium, or at least severe restriction, of non-European immigration) for essentially the same reason (desire to preserve historic character and culture of their societies). They only really differ in their level of empathy for the non-European migrants, with Murray capable of recognizing their individual humanity, Orbán treating them more as an impersonal force of nature to be repelled, and Raspail viewing them with racist contempt as a demonic horde who the last “heroes” of the West will die fighting against. None of them view chronic Third World immiseration as the West’s problem to solve, least of all by allowing the impoverished masses to indefinitely relocate to Europe.The Covid era showed that Western countries do indeed have the means to control their borders when necessary. But their ruling classes do not think that voters’ preferences for less immigration — tainted as they must be by ignorance, “xenophobia” and “racism” — are a good enough reason to actually enforce their laws. And even restrictionist-leaning administrations have trouble following through with policies that inevitably appear heartless towards those who seek shelter in the West, because each individual migrant often has a generally sympathetic story and by himself wouldn’t pose a great burden on the receiving society. Yet unfortunately the annual influx of millions of these individuals does strain Western countries, and sometimes tough choices must be made. It seems like an unfortunate reality that it takes someone who is otherwise unpalatable like Orbán to actually enforce immigration restrictions these days. I know I’d vastly prefer someone clear-eyed (even cold-hearted) and competent like him in charge of our southern border over Biden or even Trump.Lastly, it’s one thing to criticize Orbán for the specific comments he made in the speech, but your continuing guilt-by-association smears of Rod are just lazy. I could analogously indict you on the same topic — not for anything you’ve specifically said or written, but that, say, “I heard Andrew Sullivan did a friendly podcast with Ann Coulter where he largely agreed with her about our current immigration issues… In a recent article she wrote ‘(insert egregiously inflammatory sentence stripped of any context)’… Coulter also endorsed articles that were published on the website of an SPLC-certified hate group… Ergo Andrew Sullivan endorses white nationalism.” On his blog, Rod clearly and repeatedly says he disagrees with the anti-“race-mixing” language, especially as applied to America and other multiracial societies, and admits that The Camp of the Saints is a racist novel that shouldn’t be praised the way Orbán did. But those demerits don’t invalidate Orbán’s main argument. He can be “racist” by American standards and still right about the overall immigration strategy that is best for Hungary.I know you despise Orbán, and Rod rankles you with some of his posts that deploy a knee-jerk “think of the children” outrage regarding gay and trans news. But you’re better than stooping to insinuations of racism against him personally, especially when you’re pretty much on the same page regarding the challenges that mass immigration poses for the West. Not sure if it’s something you could hash out with him on a podcast or if tensions are too high, but it could be productive for both of you. Thanks for these comments, which I don’t disagree with much. I haven’t called Rod a racist, and don’t think he is. The trouble for me lies less in his defense of Orbanism than of Orbán himself — to the point of becoming a near p.r. spokesman for this authoritarian. The only moment I have actually called Rod out was when he insinuated without evidence that a gay man with monkeypox may have raped a toddler to explain why the kid came down with the disease. Rod withdrew the remark. It’s also perplexing that he shares my disgust at Camp of the Saints but finds nothing significant in Orbán’s belief that the book is “outstanding.” At some point, the rationalization has to stop. Another reader wants me to be less productive with Rod:Please, please, Andrew! Do an old-fashioned fisking already! Dreher is totally unhinged! For example: I’m not saying gays are Nazis, but …Or pick any of his recent articles. Twenty bullet points for defending the “race mixing” comment! Gays didn’t exist forever before Diaghilev! Libraries are groomers! They are so so far beyond. And if you try to comment, you are deleted or told you are doing “whataboutism.”Best not to use the term “fisking” around Rod. From a reader who loves pluralism and cultural diversity:I have trouble understanding why people in the US have trouble with newcomers. Maybe because my dad and maternal grandparents were immigrants, I have a closer view. In my 76 years, I can’t even begin to tell you what I have learned from folks who are NOT like me: black people, immigrants from a whole lot of places in the world, plus their children. I think people who are afraid of being “replaced” have to have some deep-seated insecurity that I don’t understand. For Tucker Carlson to spout the garbage that he does to get ratings is just scary to me, because it seems to help unleash the worst in people. And believe me, it’s not just a color divide. My Polish dad and Italian mom were subject to all kinds of discrimination and harassment, but it was much easier for them to assimilate because they were white and certainly much easier for their children. My life is so much fuller because not everyone I know and care about looks, acts, or thinks the same. Including you!I’ve long lived in highly diverse places and love it. But I’m not a typical human being, and the desire to live among “people like you” is so deeply ingrained in human nature it deserves respect in public policy. I’m pro-immigrant, but the pace and scale of migration right now is far beyond what a country needs to retain a sense of itself, its history and identity. We’re at a century-high peak of immigration; and we could do with a respite for cultural and social cohesion. “A long-time subscriber, first-time correspondent” has some guest recommendations for the Dishcast: One theme I’ve particularly enjoyed on your podcast is faith and secularism in the contemporary world. I’m writing to suggest several thinkers who could bring a lot to that discussion.First is the eminent philosopher Charles Taylor, the most important living Canadian intellectual. While he’s contributed to many branches of thought, his book A Secular Age transformed the study of religious faith in the modern world. He’s also interested in the concept of multiculturalism and has stood up against efforts in Quebec to stop Muslim women from wearing the hijab. His political stance is more communitarian than liberal, though, and he’s had fascinating dialogues with Jürgen Habermas and other thinkers.Another suggestion is the Anglican theologian and philosopher John Milbank. As a founder of the Radical Orthodoxy movement, he’s taken on liberalism more directly, but I think the two of you could have a very constructive conversation about it. He would also have really interesting — and maybe provocative — things to say about continental philosophy (he has coauthored books with Slavoj Žižek!), Brexit, and the future of Western political systems.Finally, I’d recommend the Protestant theologian James (Jamie) K. A. Smith, a philosophy professor at Calvin University. He’s written many books on Christianity in the contemporary world, drawing especially on postmodern philosophy. He is particularly interested in how Christian intellectuals can engage with contemporary art and literature, and is editor-in-chief of the journal Image.I actually read A Secular Age in its entirety a couple of years ago. It’s magisterial but bloated: two words I’m not sure work on a podcast. But thanks for the other suggestions. Next up, a reader with some personal advice:I wanted to tell you something based upon a comment you made discussing your testosterone shots. Get Biote pellets. I did, and I don’t have the ups and downs. You get them put in every 4-6 months, depending on how active you are with exercise and sex. I work out every day, so I get them replaced at the 4-month mark. It’s also referred to as hormone replacement therapy. I used to use the cream daily, but I felt like s**t every morning until I put the cream on again. I have no ups and downs now, and my levels stay around 1,200. You can do less if you want, but man, I feel great for months at a time and it’s not that expensive. One more reader:You linked to an interesting piece by Lisa Selin Davis with the teaser, “What if ‘life-saving care’ for trans kids is really more about cosmetic passing?” Yes, it does seem like transitioning is mostly cosmetic. I wonder if trans advocates would support men who want to take testosterone for bodybuilding. What about professional sports, to get a competitive edge? What about Olympic sports? Any thoughts?I’m not against adult men using steroids to get bigger and hotter. Au contraire. I’m not against trans adults using any safe, pharmaceutical methods to “pass” more easily. I’m against using these very powerful substance on children without extremely careful vetting and an expansive mental health assessment. Yes, transing them before puberty could make them more likely to pass as adults — but I don’t believe most are mature enough to make that kind of decision at that age, especially when it may guarantee them sterility and, in some cases, an inability to experience orgasm ever. Keep the dissents and other comments coming: dish@andrewsullivan.com. Get full access to The Weekly Dish at andrewsullivan.substack.com/subscribe
Philosopher and theologian John Milbank on left vs right, Harry Potter, and how none of us behave like we're just atoms. --- If you're wanting a crash course on “isms” like liberalism, secularism, and populism from anyone, it's John Milbank. In this wide-ranging conversation with Simon Smart, the philosopher and theologian has a way of never saying quite what you expect him to. He questions the idea that left and right are really in opposition to each other, calls the final Harry Potter book “a profound theological meditation”, and is enthusiastic about people's longing for paganism. What does he think Christianity might give people that's surprising? “Pleasure,” he replies immediately. “It would make their lives far more interesting, exciting, and pleasurable - and physical, because they're essentially alienated from their bodies if they think their bodies are just bits of matter.” Does he think a revival of religion is on the cards? “The reason I do think religion may revive is that it is on the side of common sense … all the time people behave as if they had minds, as if they had souls, as if the good, the true, and the beautiful, the right and wrong, were real - and yet the scientific discourses which we have, or rather their scientistic reductive modes, can't really allow the reality of any of these things.” From politics to angels, Milbank turns his formidable intellect on some of the quirks and contradictions of our time.
The great John Milbank, founder of the Radical Orthodoxy movement, joins the pod to talk about poststructuralism in universities, the metaphysical follies of capitalism and socialism, and the classism of the transgender movement.
The great John Milbank, founder of the Radical Orthodoxy movement, joins the pod to talk about poststructuralism in universities, the metaphysical follies of capitalism and socialism, and the classism of the transgender movement.
Wayne Fair is a database manager and former pastor who, like myself, moonlights as an amateur theologian. Both his and my amateurishness become apparent at many points during this conversation, and we both struggle to stay on topic at times. That being said, this ended up being one of my all-time favorite conversations, and I strongly recommend you check out Wayne's YouTube channel, Sovereign Love. (I myself have watched every video.) Below are links to all the YouTube videos and podcasts that we reference throughout this conversation. I particularly recommend listening to John Milbank's appearance on the Grace Saves All podcast by David Artman. Seekers of Unity: Eriugena https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zszjA21plE Milbank's appearance on Grace Saves All (see especially 34:40 - 45:00) https://www.davidartman.net/podcast/ep-77-john-milbank-on-radical-orthodoxy-paradox-david-bentley-hart-apocatastasis-mystery-and-practicality Seekers of Unity: Interview with Ihsan Alexander (Jewish-Muslim interfaith dialogue) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdLu9_EoYbM&list=PL_7jcKJs6iwVlsj4eCjvj-DJDLo-wZEeN&index=5 Robert Hart's appearance on Grace Saves All https://www.davidartman.net/podcast/ep-80-robert-warren-hart-jr-on-the-universal-virtue-limit-with-a-brief-appearance-from-his-dog-savannah Wayne's Youtube channel, Sovereign Love https://www.youtube.com/user/MrHwaynefair Finally, two beautiful quotations from Nicholas of Cusa, selected by Wayne: “For Thou, the Absolute Being of All, art as entirely present to all as though Thou hadst no care for any other… Thou, Lord, dost regard every living thing in such wise that none of them can conceive that Thou hast any other care but that it alone should exist… and that each thinketh all other existing things exist for the purpose of serving this end, namely, the best state of him whom Thou beholdest.” (Pg. 14-15) “Thou art the Father of the whole world, and of each individual. Each saith Our Father, and because of it Thy fatherly love comprehendeth each and all of Thy sons. For a father so loveth all his sons as he doth each one, because he is as much the father of all as he is of each one. He so loveth each of his sons that each may imagine himself to be favored above all.” (Pg. 34) -- Nicholas of Cusa, The Vision of God
Rozmawiamy, czyli kultura i filozofia w Teologii Politycznej
Zapraszamy do wysłuchania wykładu z cyklu "JP2 Lectures" 2021-22, organizowanego przez Instytut Kultury im. św. Jana Pawła II na Angelicum, który wygłosił prof. John Milbank (University of Nottingham). Wykład zatytułowany "Virtue, Integralism and the Priority of the Social in Catholic Political Thought". Wokół słów "integryzm" i "integralny" panuje ogromne zamieszanie. Neoscholastycy, którzy dziś powracają do integryzmu, to ci sami ludzie, którzy przeciwstawiają się integralnej jedności natury i łaski! W konsekwencji mylą oni integralny porządek polityczny z teokracją, a władzę kościelną z władzą kościelną. Jednak odrzucenie "czystej natury" i tomistyczne naleganie, za Servaisem Pinckaersem OP, że prawdziwa cnota pochodzi z boskiego daru, a nasza braterska wymiana darów jest bezpośrednim obowiązkiem, oprócz nagromadzonego nawyku (przezwyciężając arystotelesowskie napięcie między publiczną sprawiedliwością a prywatną wielkodusznością), implikuje inny, bardziej radykalny i autentyczny, choć bardziej umiarkowany integralizm: jedyną miarą prawdziwie sprawiedliwej polityki jest jej umożliwienie komunii miłości. Ale czy zwykła demokracja liberalna może to uczynić i czy może zapobiec osunięciu się w autorytaryzm, dziś coraz bardziej powszechny? Jeśli to, co społeczne jako wspólnota i miejsce wzajemności, ma pierwszeństwo przed tym, co polityczne i ekonomiczne, czyż nie oznacza to ich specyficznej rekonfiguracji, tak jak to przewidywał CST w latach trzydziestych? Być może nadszedł czas, by jeszcze raz zapytać, czy pomocniczość oznacza dystrybucjonizm i korporacjonizm oraz czy solidarność i godność oznaczają społeczeństwo "posiadłości" i "zakonów" w zrekonfigurowanym sensie, obok arystotelesowskiego rządu mieszanego, a nie czystej demokracji. Dziś musimy powtórzyć słowa Maxa Schelera (który wywarł tak wielki wpływ na Jana Pawła II) i Emmanuela Mouniera, pytając o to, co może oznaczać polityka i ekonomia specyficznie "chrześcijańsko-socjalistyczna" lub "chrześcijańsko-socjologiczna". Idąc za Janem Pawłem II, musimy także zastanowić się, w jaki sposób poprawny katolicki internacjonalizm może być połączony z integralnym wcieleniem katolickości w konkretnych kulturach narodowych i lokalnych. Dziwny sojusz ultramontanistycznego i nadmiernie scentralizowanego Kościoła (jak postrzega go papież Franciszek) z liberalizmem i laicyzmem w obrębie narodów nie wygląda już na wystarczający i przyczynił się do upadku chrześcijaństwa. Prof. John Milbank - ur. w 1952 r. w Kings Langley w Anglii, jest angielskim teologiem anglikańskim, emerytowanym profesorem na Wydziale Teologii i Religioznawstwa Uniwersytetu w Nottingham, gdzie pełni funkcję prezesa Centrum Teologii i Filozofii. Jest najwybitniejszym przedstawicielem nurtu myślowego znanego jako Radykalna Ortodoksja. Cechą charakterystyczną tego ruchu jest przekraczanie konwencjonalnych granic między teologią, filozofią, teorią polityczną i społeczną. Wykład jest w języku angielskim.
Beyond Borders, Part 3: Peter and Susannah welcome Tara Isabella Burton and Dhananjay Jagannathan to discuss the intersections of their recent pieces. Tara's cosmopolitan upbringing led her to yearn for the connectedness of place, and yet she's cautious about the potential dark side of that chthonic urge. Meanwhile, Dhananjay's immigrant story and thoughtful loyalty to the America of the American idea will not let him dismiss patriotism. Then, John Milbank brings us to the deepest of deep roots, with a full-throated defense of a nation that is linked to a place, and which is not based on an idea. His piece is a hymn to the mythic geography of England. Read the transcript. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Level: expert In this episode I talk with Dr. Brendan Triffett about Thomas Aquinas, John Milbank, and the paradox between Dogma and Mystery.If you enjoy this content, please leave us a review!Intro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro)Outro: Robin Mitchell - purple tide (intro)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thelogosproject)
Being Christian in a Secular Age: A PilgrimageSession 5—A New Kind of Secular: Glimpses of TranscendenceOver the span of five episodes, I'm joined by the Rev'd Justin McIntosh, Rector of St Paul's Episcopal Church in Ivy, Virginia to discuss Being a Christian in a Secular Age. In this fifth discussion, we put the theological movement known as Radical Orthodoxy in conversation with the understanding of our Secular Age that we have gotten from Charles Taylor, James K. A. Smith, David Bentley Hart, and Jason Ā. Josephson-Storm. We appeal especially to the work of John Milbank and Catherine Pickstock to re-orient ourselves to this Sacramental Cosmos that just is the Creation of the God revealed in Jesus Christ. This reawakening to glimpses of transcendence is more available to us now than it was to our immediate predecessors because the Secular is not actually the sphere of disenchanted, mechanistic atheism we've been told but a bustling marketplace of metaphysical ideas and spiritualities, where Truth and Beauty are constantly breaking in like shafts of light through stained glass windows.
yler and Dorus continue their series on John Milbank's "Theology and Social Theory", turning now to the foundations of Political Economy. Through an engagement with the Scottish Economists, the rejection of Christianity through heterodox theodicy and neopagan agonistics is exposed as the root of the modern sphere of economy.Subscribe to members only content:https://gumroad.com/l/theopolSupport the show:Ko-fi.com/thamsterwitnathttps://streamlabs.com/thamsterwitnatCrypto Donations:https://linktr.ee/thamsterFollow us on Twitter:https://twitter.com/TylerThammyhttps://twitter.com/isidoreroyerhttps://twitter.com/theopoliticFollow us on Telegram:https://t.me/thamsterEBL Original Music by:https://soundcloud.com/k-millermusic Intro Video by:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1Q5... Thumbnail and graphics by:https://twitter.com/NRxNazBol
Tyler and Dorus start another multi-episode series on Theologian and Political Theorist John Milbank's controversial text "Theology and Social Theory". For the first episode, we discuss the construction of the secular through out the work of Hobbes, Grotius and Spinoza and its earlier theological justification in Nominalism and Voluntarism. Members only episodes:https://gumroad.com/l/theopolFollow us on Twitter:https://twitter.com/TylerThammyhttps://twitter.com/theopoliticSupport our work:Ko-fi.com/thamsterwitnatpaypal.me/isidoreroyerhttps://entropystream.live/thamsterwi... Follow us on Telegram:https://t.me/thamsterEBLLinktree:https://linktr.ee/thamster Original Music by:https://soundcloud.com/k-millermusic Intro Video by:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1Q5... Thumbnail and graphics by:https://twitter.com/NRxNazBol
In this episode of Torqueing Heads, Bennetts PR Manager, Luke Brackenbury, hosts as motorcycling YouTuber, The Missenden Flyer, and BikeSocial's Consumer Editor, John Milbank, discuss their top tips for making good YouTube content.TMF has over 125k subscribers and our own Bennetts channel has just clicked over the 100k mark but what's the best advice for those just starting out making their own videos? What are John, Andy and Luke's favourite channels and why? When to respond to positive and negative comments, and how.
Camelia Raghinaru talks with John Milbank about his article “In Triplicate: Britain after Brexit; the World after Coronavirus; Retrospect and Prospect,” from Telos 191 (Summer 2020). Read the full article here.
This episode happened by accident. We were supposed to talk about a very powerful poster, but got too carried away with the cold open, that it became the first "Tweets of the week" show. In this episode, we talk about two kinds of baby - one covered in butter, and one not. And then, we talk about how John Milbank, one of the "Blue Labour" philosophical figureheads, got mad online about t-shirts. We also talk about corpses as property, and whether disavowing necrophiles is actually extremely problematic. @Hkesvani@Phoebe_Rosa_Holly
Before my conversation with Julian he sent me a video with Robert Wright talking with John Caputo about post-modern Christianity. Caputo does a nice job walking through the roots of post-modernity and showing what he struggles to preserve about Christianity. James KA Smith, a professor of Philosophy at Calvin College sees Augustine as anticipating post-modernity in his alienation. My talk with Julian https://youtu.be/ucjss0bm8lo Robert Wright and John Caputo https://youtu.be/-9R9h56PmQo Michael and Karen on the Meaning Code https://youtu.be/rH24Hth58dE Benjamin Boyce and James Lindsay on post-modernity https://youtu.be/TFBWyCcwZK4 World Magazine the Augustinian Road https://world.wng.org/2020/03/on_the_augustinian_road On the Road with St. Augustine https://www.amazon.com/Road-Saint-Augustine-Real-World-Spirituality/dp/B07Z5C3FYM/ James KA Smith on Rebel Wisdom https://youtu.be/AoCJXjJQwVo Who's Afraid of Post-Modernity https://amzn.to/2ybImEE Jordan Peterson Rebel Wisdom Interview https://youtu.be/husJZ2THQdU Peter Liethart on John Milbank https://mereorthodoxy.com/john-milbank/ Click here to meetup with other channel viewers for conversation https://discord.gg/jdVk8XU The link will prompt you to download the software for this free group messaging service. This link updates every 100 users so look for the most recent videos if this link doesn't work. If you want to schedule a one-on-one conversation check here. https://paulvanderklay.me/2019/08/06/converzations-with-pvk/ There is a video version of this podcast on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/paulvanderklay To listen to this on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paul-vanderklays-podcast/id1394314333 If you need the RSS feed for your podcast player https://paulvanderklay.podbean.com/feed/ All Amazon links here are part of the Amazon Affiliate Program. Amazon pays me a small commission at no additional cost to you if you buy through one of the product links here. This is is one (free to you) way to support my videos. To support this channel/podcast on Paypal: https://paypal.me/paulvanderklay To support this channel/podcast with Bitcoin (BTC): 37TSN79RXewX8Js7CDMDRzvgMrFftutbPo To support this channel/podcast with Bitcoin Cash (BCH) qr3amdmj3n2u83eqefsdft9vatnj9na0dqlzhnx80h To support this channel/podcast with Ethereum (ETH): 0xd3F649C3403a4789466c246F32430036DADf6c62 Blockchain backup on Lbry https://lbry.tv/@paulvanderklay https://www.patreon.com/paulvanderklay Join the Sacramento JBP Meetup https://www.meetup.com/Sacramento-Jordan-Peterson-Meetup/ Paul's Church Content at Living Stones Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh7bdktIALZ9Nq41oVCvW-A
Chat Guest Rev. Dr. Jarrod Longbons is the sixth Senior Minister of Peachtree Christian Church in its illustrious 90-year history. Dr. Longbons and his wife Colleen are natives of Central Illinois, and both have been blessed to come from Christian homes. As a teenager, Dr. Longbons sensed a calling to vocational ministry and has spent his entire adult life pursuing this calling. He preached his first sermon at age fifteen, and he has since served in each of the three main branches of the Campbell-Stone Movement: Disciples of Christ, Independent Christian Churches, and Churches of Christ. This experience combined with the movement's ethos toward unity has shaped Dr. Longbons' deep desire for inter-denominational Christian unity and authentic community. Dr. Longbons has an undergraduate degree in theology and homiletics from Lincoln Christian University, and a master's degree in contemporary theology focusing on theology, philosophy, and ecology. He earned his Ph.D. in theology from the University of Nottingham under the supervision of John Milbank. Dr. Longbons' research focuses on the doctrine of creation, ecology, and the church as a “community of creation.” In addition to serving the local church and his theological scholarship, Dr. Longbons has enjoyed the occasional adjunct teaching position and opportunities to guest lecture. His wife Colleen has been an indispensable part of his ministry for over ten years, first as a volunteer to youth and then later as a mentor to young women and as a member of various groups: worship teams, book clubs, Bible classes, and children's programs. Dr. Longbons describes Colleen as him, “partner in redemption” who “enchants the world.” They have two daughters and a son. Chat Highlights Tell me more about your leadership of Peachtree Christian Church in the heart of Atlanta GA. How big is your staff? How big is your congregation? Challenges around COVID-19. One of the most important things for leaders to do is to take care of themselves mentally and emotionally. How are you currently doing this while we are socially distant and unable to attend in person church services while in quarantine to flatten the coronavirus curve? How are you continuing to engage your staff to ensure the necessary ministry is getting done in this new, now normal of social distancing? What changes have you had to make? How can you emotionally support and minister to people in this time (Jarrod shares a story of the impact he had on his daughter's teacher while she navigates distance learning and the coronavirus crisis)? Call to action from Jarrod: How are you leading and living to make everything around you and everyone around you flourish? Get In Touch Rev. Dr. Jarrod Longbons www.peachtree.org jlongbons@peachtree.org facebook.com/peachtreechristian instagram.com/peachtreechristian See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In 1970, when Ivan Illich was enjoying, and suffering a moment of world-wide celebrity, he explained to me what he thought had caused this vogue. His views were so utterly orthodox, he said, and so deeply rooted in the first Christian millennium that he appeared enticingly radical to contemporaries who had completely lost touch with these roots. Perhaps it was this remark that persuaded me to pay attention when I first heard, nearly thirty years later, of a theological movement called Radical Orthodoxy. It began when my friend Lee Hoinacki urged me to read Catherine Pickstock’s book After Writing: On the LIturgical Consummation of Philosophy. From there I was led to John Milbank’s Theology and Social Theory, the manifesto-like magnum opus that first announced this new tendency, and to an anthology called Radical Orthodoxy in which these two writera and co-conspirator Graham Ward were joined by other thinkers who shared their view that the gateway to the future lies in a reappropriation of a misappropriated past. In 2006, on a visit to England, I was able to interview Pickstock and Milbank and to present the following thumbnail sketch of their thinking. Pickstock had been up with a sick child the night before she met me at her Cambridge college and insisted that she was barely compos mentis, but, in my view, she rose admirably to the occasion. Later, I met John Milbank at his home in Southwell, a old cathedral own in Nottinghamshire that I had known of old because my mother’s family came from nearby Mansfield. Five years later, I interviewed Milbank again, for a more extensive treatment of his thinking. That program can be found on this site in the series called The Myth of the Secular.
In this episode we continue to talk about the moral life, with some theological help from Karl Barth and John Milbank. We also talk a bit about Game of Thrones, and consider the reactions to the untimely and sad death of Rachel Held Evans.
Philosopher and theologian John Milbank on left vs right, Harry Potter, and how none of us behave like we're just atoms. --- If you're wanting a crash course on “isms” like liberalism, secularism, and populism from anyone, it's John Milbank. In this wide-ranging conversation with Simon Smart, the philosopher and theologian has a way of never saying quite what you expect him to. He questions the idea that left and right are really in opposition to each other, calls the final Harry Potter book “a profound theological meditation”, and is enthusiastic about people's longing for paganism. What does he think Christianity might give people that's surprising? “Pleasure,” he replies immediately. “It would make their lives far more interesting, exciting, and pleasurable - and physical, because they're essentially alienated from their bodies if they think their bodies are just bits of matter.” Does he think a revival of religion is on the cards? “The reason I do think religion may revive is that it is on the side of common sense … all the time people behave as if they had minds, as if they had souls, as if the good, the true, and the beautiful, the right and wrong, were real - and yet the scientific discourses which we have, or rather their scientistic reductive modes, can't really allow the reality of any of these things.” From politics to angels, Milbank turns his formidable intellect on some of the quirks and contradictions of our time. --- SUBSCRIBE to Life & Faith on Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/cpxpodcast OR on Spotify: http://cpx.video/spotify FIND US on Facebook: www.facebook.com/publicchristianity FOLLOW US on Twitter: www.twitter.com/cpx_tweet
In today's Hobbit Day episode, I discuss the nature of gift giving for Hobbits and make some comments and suggestions about the nature of gift exchange. Also mentioned in this episode are theologian John Milbank and essayist G.K. Chesterton
Ideas of tryanny, martyrdom, sin and grace in a new play set against Indian politics today and an exhibition which might be called pornographic. April De Angelis has relocated a Lope De Vega play to contemporary India, and a backdrop of political unrest. The original Fuenteovejuna was inspired by an incident in 1476 when inhabitants of a village banded together to seek retribution on a commander who mistreated them. The Spanish Baroque artist and printmaker, Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652) is known for his depictions of human suffering, a popular subject for artists during the Catholic Counter-Reformation. The curator Xavier Bray looks at this savage imagery. Then historian Gillian Clark and theologian John Milbank discuss the legacy of Augustine of Hippo. Anne McElvoy presents. The Village runs at the Theatre Royal Stratford East from 7 Sep - 6 OcT 2018 written by April De Angelis and directed by Nadia Fall. Ribera: Art of Violence runs at Dulwich Picture Gallery from Sept 26th to Jan 27th 2019. Gillian Clark has edited Augustine: Confessions Books I-IV; Augustine: The Confessions and she's working on a commentary of Augustine's City of God. John Milbank directs the Centre of Theology and Philosophy at the University of Nottingham. His books include Paul's New Moment: Continental Philosophy and the Future of Christian Theology, With Slavoj Žižek and Creston Davis; the essay "Postmodern Critical Augustinianism: A Short Summa in Forty-two Responses to Unasked Questions", found in The Postmodern God: a Theological Reader, edited by Graham Ward Producer: Torquil MacLeod
Suomen Kulttuurirahaston SKR podcastin ensimmäisessä jaksossa kirjailija-ohjaaja Minna Harjuniemi ja teologi Toni Koivulahti pohtivat monen muun asian lisäksi väkivaltaa. Vaikka väkivalta on molemmille ajankohtainen teema, tarkastelevat he sitä hyvin erilaisista näkökulmista. Minna Harjuniemi on kirjailija-ohjaaja, joka on työskennellyt myös ohjaajantyön lehtorina Taideyliopiston Teatterikorkeakoulussa. Aiemmin hän on työskennellyt freelance-ohjaajana sekä Ylioppilasteatterin johtajana 2001-2004. Hän kirjoittaa suurimman osan ohjaamistaan esityksistä itse. Harjuniemi on kahden pojan äiti ja kotoisin Kymenlaaksosta. Toni Koivulahti on sosiaalietiikan tohtorikoulutettava Helsingin yliopiston teologisessa tiedekunnassa. Hänen väitöskirjansa käsittelee uskonnon ja väkivallan yhteyksiä poliittisen teologian teoriassa. Lisäksi hän on kiinnostunut eläinoikeusfilosofiasta ja Jumalan kuoleman teologiasta. Minna ja Toni keskustelevat väkivallan lisäksi teatterin tekemiselle ja käsitteelliselle tutkimukselle ominaisesta luovuudesta. Jaksossa keskustellaan myös teatterin ja käsitteellisen tutkimuksen moraalista, pohditaan mitä teatterin poliittisuus merkitsee ja mitä on poliittinen teologia. Jaksossa selviää myös, mitä tarkoittaa “hidas väkivalta”. Suomen Kulttuurirahasto on yksityinen säätiö, joka rahoittaa tiedettä, taidetta ja suomalaista kulttuuria. SKR podcastin keskustelijat ovat Kulttuurirahaston apurahansaajia eri aloilta. Kurkista kanssamme kulttuurin ja tieteen tekijöiden ajatuksiin. https://www.skr.fi/ Podcastia isännöi Olli Ahlroos. Podcast on taltioitu Taidekoti Kirpilässä 12.6.2018. http://taidekotikirpila.fi/ Olli Ahlroos on Plato Philosophy Management Oy:n toinen perustaja. Hän on koulutukseltaan filosofi ja taiteen tutkija. Joakim Pusenius on audiovisuaalisen alan moniosaaja. Tuotanto: Suomen Kulttuurirahasto & Plato Productions Konsepti: Olli Ahlroos Tekninen toteutus: Joakim Pusenius Suomen Kulttuurirahasto on vuonna 2018 myöntänyt Minna Harjuniemelle apurahan seksuaalisuutta, väkivaltaa ja nautintoa käsittelevän esityksen käsikirjoittamiseen ja Toni Koivulahdelle apurahan uskonnon ja väkivallan yhteyttä poliittisen teologian teoriassa käsittelevään väitöskirjatyöhön. Jaksossa esiin nousseita henkilöviittauksia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Milbank https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Schmitt
It is time to talk about the church. I am joined by Scott MacDougall who is Visiting Assistant Professor of Theology at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific. Let me just tell you now that this episode is a nerdy good time. Not only is Scott an actual HBC Deacon but he is the professor of a Deacon of legendary proportions - Aron Klinefelter - and comes on good recommendation. [This is me subtly suggesting if you have had an awesome prof who should be on HBC play theological match maker] MacDougall received his M.A. in theology from the General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church and his Ph.D. in systematic theology from Fordham University. We discuss his new book More Than Communion and lots of other connected topics. In More Than Communion: Toward an Eschatological Ecclesiology Scott seeks to expand the general ideas of communion ecclesiology (understood broadly), by suggesting they often pay insufficient attention to eschatology, which has deleterious effects on the church's theological imagination of itself and, so, on its practice. The constructive position he advances is developed in conversation with case studies of the ecclesiologies of John Milbank and John Zizioulas, which are analyzed in their eschatological and practical dimensions. Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
John Milbank introduces the significance of Henri de Lubac (1896-1991), one of major Catholic theologians of the last century whose work inspires theologians far beyond the boundaries of Catholicism.
First published in 2012, Professor. John Milbank and Dr Simon Oliver discuss one of the most significant developments in English-speaking theology in the last 20 years. 'Radical Orthodoxy' emerged from the writings of John Milbank -- and here the man himself discusses some of its basic ideas.
Recorded in 2012, Prof. John Milbank and Dr Simon Oliver discuss how Christian theology can make a contribution to discussion of the future of modern urban societies: what sort of society, and economics, do we need if we are to flourish as human being
Narrative, fiction, stories, and myth. Why do stories matter? What do they say about society and ideology. Come find out. We mention Casey Abrams, George Washington, Cato, Into the Woods, John Milbank, Radical Orthodoxy, postliberalism, Turretin, ACTC, Stephen Jay Gould, and Enlightenment.
Nathan Gilmour interviews John Milbank on his 2013 book Beyond Secular Order.
Nathan Gilmour interviews John Milbank on his 2013 book Beyond Secular Order.
Nathan Gilmour interviews John Milbank on his 2013 book Beyond Secular Order.
Bruce Wilson and John Milbank talk to Scott Redding at the Bennetts stand during the NEC Motorcycle Live Show. From his personal account of how he got started, to getting his head down… it's fifteen minutes you can't miss! The interview starts very quickly, but we had to cut out the drunken tales of debauchery between Bruce and Scott during their early years of racing... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Michial Farmer moderates a discussion with David Grubbs, Nathan Gilmour, and special guest host Carla Ewert about Our discussion tackles the nature of allegory, relationships between literary theory and this particular text, and Carla's recent work on Book 3 for her Master's thesis. Among the texts and authors we discuss are Edmund Spenser, the Faerie Queene, John Milbank, [French theorist], C.S. Lewis, and John Bunyan.
Michial Farmer moderates a discussion with David Grubbs, Nathan Gilmour, and special guest host Carla Ewert about Our discussion tackles the nature of allegory, relationships between literary theory and this particular text, and Carla's recent work on Book 3 for her Master's thesis. Among the texts and authors we discuss are Edmund Spenser, the Faerie Queene, John Milbank, [French theorist], C.S. Lewis, and John Bunyan.
Michial Farmer moderates a discussion of the theological enterprise called apologetics, starting from patristic endeavors and moving through high-medieval theology and finishing with the Humanists' suggestions for Christian apologists in the twenty-first century. Among the writers we discuss are Justin Martyr, Tertullian, Anselm, Thomas Aquinas, C.S. Lewis, Kierkegaard, John Milbank, Cornelius van Til, Ken Ham, and Richard Dawkins.