Episodes
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Topics Discussed:
JesusSatanPhilosophyPeter ThielCurtis YarvinPsychologyDesireSections:(00:01:20) IntroI. (00:06:05) Overview of Girard's theory and his interpretation of two bible mythsII. (00:46:32) Satan as the representation of the mimetic cycle of desireIII. (01:10:33) Demonology and Psychology, plus our modern fixation on victims
Episode References:Technology, Communisim, and the Brown Scare - Mencius MoldbugTyler Cowen Interview of Peter ThielTwitter Page: TheReligiousStudiesPodcast (@therspod) / TwitterEmail: [email protected]
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Topics Discussed:
The BibleJohn the BaptistRene GirardFreudPsychologySections:Intro (00:01:05)Girard's General Theory and the story of Caiaphas (00:05:20)The Beheading of John the Baptist (00:34:05)Peter's Denial (01:02:03)Demons of Gerasa (01:18:09)The Supernatural Inspiration of the Bible (01:48:45)
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Topics Discussed:
GodPsychoanalysisMosesJudaismReligionFreudAtheismDarwinSections:Intro (00:00:55)I. Moses the Egyptian (00:05:24)II. Psychoanalyzing Human History (00:24:56)III. Why Freud Wrote about Moses (00:57:53)
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Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://archive.org/details/Kaleidoscope_1819-19494
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PsychoanalysisFreudGirardMosesJudaismSections:Intro: 00:00:53Freud's Method: 00:03:34
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Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://archive.org/details/Kaleidoscope_1819-19494
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Barbie movieIdentityGirardFeminismSections:intro (00:00:20)Girard and Identity (00:16:15)Jokes reveal the truth (00:31:30)The Daughter (00:46:50)Motherhood (00:54:20)
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NietzscheJesusAtheismChristianitySections:
Intro (00:04:33)Nietzsche's Philosophy and Christianity (00:10:37)Jesus (00:37:15)Power and Christianity (00:44:16)The Antichrist (01:00:15)Twitter Page: TheReligiousStudiesPodcast (@therspod) / TwitterEmail: [email protected]
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Sections:NietzscheJesusChristianityMoralityNihilism
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Sexual identityJesusDesireHolocaustsSections:
General Remarks (00:00:54)The State of Desire Today (00:07:40)Society Today and in the Future (00:46:30)Transcript/Outline Link
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JesusIdentityMoral JudgmentSections:General Remarks (00:00:54)Girard's General Reading of the Bible (00:07:30)Girard's Reading of Particular Bible Stories (00:18:40)What Jesus Said and Did (00:50:05)
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Topics Discussed:
ReligionViolenceJesusThe MatrixEyes Wide ShutThe Great GatsbySections:General Remarks, explaining the title of the book, and Jesus talking in parables (00:01:25)In-depth discussion of Girard’s core argument (00:19:30)Watching movies with Girard (00:49:00)
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Topics Discussed: mimesis, anthropology, Christianity, Religion, scapegoat, the movie I am Legend
Sections:General Remarks (00:00:51)Girard’s Fundamental Theory (00:03:10)The Priority of Religion for Girard (00:13:10)
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Sections:--- General Remarks (00:00:51)--- The Context of the Burned-Over District (00:08:57)--- New Measures (00:27:17)--- Apocalypticism and Heaven on Earth (00:56:05)
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Second Great AwakeningChristianityJoseph SmithCharles FinneyWIlliam MillerAmerican HistorySlavoj ZizekHypnosisAlter CallTwitter Page: TheReligiousStudiesPodcast (@therspod) / TwitterEmail: [email protected]
Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://archive.org/details/Kaleidoscope_1819-19494
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Secular or Sacred Causes of the Burned-Over District (00:07:02)Orthodoxy and the many Sects of the Burned-Over District (00:10:20)Topics Discussed:
Second Greak AwakeningChristianityAmerican HistoryTranscript Link
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Sections:Intro (00:00:22)Cause-god (00:14:40)Godless age and Technology (00:28:06)New Possibility (00:37:56)
Topics Discussed:
PhilosophyGodChristianityHeideggerTechnologyPlatoatheismOutline Link
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Heidegger, Western Metaphysics and his phenomenology (00:02:54)Beyond A/theism (00:09:15)The Notion of God (00:11:10)Topics Discussed:
GodHeideggerPhenomenologyPhilosophyMetaphysicsTranscript Link
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Sections:Intro (00:00:54)Morality and The Modern Therapeutic Authority (00:01:35)Meaning and Our Conception of Time (00:23:45)Religion Today and a Path Forward (01:02:10)
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confused relationship to moralitylack of ideals or heros todaytime is now flat, our past can no longer ground usmodern malaisegrand narrativesprogress is a story we've told ourselvesplug and play religionText Outline
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Sections:Intro (00:00:38)The Context of Secularity (00:17:40)Deserts vs the Ordered Society (00:23:36)Utopia and the New Social Code (00:35:15)Monks and Microsoft Excel (01:02:25)Individualism (01:15:46)Closing (01:30:35)
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wilderness vs societyheirarchyheaven on earthbelief in godJohn the Baptist AugustineDeismexpressive individualismfreedom as the ultimate value of the WestOutline
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SectionsIntroduction (00:00:45)How we Ended Up in This Secular Age (00:02:25)The Anthropomorphic Shift (00:06:05)
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ordered cosmosghostsenchanted worldspontaneous and wrathful godsTranscript
Episode References:A Secular Age
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Sections:Explanation of Michael Clayton Clip and Introduction (00:01:35)The Data and Contemporary Atheism (00:09:15)An Awareness of What is Missing (00:12:55)
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Michael Clayton MovieAn Awareness of What is Missing
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