378 - Richard Rohlin - Tolkien and Universal History
In this episode Richard Rohlin goes solo to give us an introduction about JRR Tolkien's vision for Universal History. Later this month he will be teaching a course on this topic.Register now for the T...
7 Helmi 202548min
377 - Annie Crawford - The Breakthrough of Myth
In this conversation, Jonathan Pageau and Annie Crawford delve into C.S. Lewis's work, particularly focusing on 'Till We Have Faces.' They explore the significance of this book in understanding Lewis'...
7 Helmi 202550min
376 - Fr. Stephen De Young - St. Paul the Pharisee
Fr. Stephen De Young is back on the podcast to discuss his latest book, St. Paul the Pharisee. St. Paul is at the core of many modern misunderstandings about Christianity; Fr. Stephen presents how we ...
19 Tammi 20251h 13min
375 - Paul Kingsnorth - Western Civilization Is Already Dead
Paul Kingsnorth gave a provocative talk for First Things' Erasmus Lecture of 2024, titled "Against Christian Civilization". In this episode, we discuss the essence of his argument, delving into the fu...
12 Tammi 202559min
374 - The Role of St. John the Baptist
In celebration of the Feast of Theophany I discuss the role of St. John the Baptist, or St. John the Forerunner, as he's known in the Orthodox tradition. Why does Christ need a forerunner? What is he ...
6 Tammi 202528min
373 - Matthew Wilkinson - Mystical Bach and the Breakdown of Music
For this interview I have a great discussion with organist, pianist, conductor, arranger, and recording artist Matthew Wilkinson, who also happened to put together the Symbolic World intro music. We d...
5 Tammi 20251h 20min
372 - Christmas: The Anchor of Reality (Repost)
This is a repost of a talk given at St-George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Montreal, originally posted in 2018.The Nativity icon is not only the image of an event that happened two thousands years ag...
24 Joulu 202439min
371 - The Dark Side of Christmas: The Massacre of the Innocent(s)
In this episode, I explore a dark narrative aspect of the Christmas story: the Massacre of the Innocents at the hand of King Herod, connecting it to various Old Testament variations on the pattern: Jo...
21 Joulu 202425min
