Category: Society

Theopolis Podcast: A Conversation on the Recent Protests and Riots

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Peter Leithart, James Bejon, Jeff Meyers, and I have a conversation about the recent protests and riots, trying to understand the religious dynamics at work.

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A Conversation about Authority with Susannah Black

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Susannah Black (Plough, Breaking Ground) joins me for a discussion about authority, based around chapter 8 of Oliver O’Donovan’s The Ways of Judgment. This is a teaser for a longer term series of conversations we will be having around the book. If you are interested in following along, I highly recommend that you purchase a copy of the book here. Sir Robert Peel’s Principles of Law Enforcement (1829), which we discuss in the video, can be read here.

Technology, Formation, Community, and Narrative in the Digital Age (Michael Sacasas)

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Michael Sacasas, one of the most thoughtful contemporary commentators on technology and media, joins me for a wide-ranging conversation.

Read more of his work here:

‘The Analog City and the Digital City’
‘Narrative Collapse’
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Recommended Books:

Neil Postman, Technopoly
Marshall McLuhan, Understanding Media
Walter Ong, Orality and Literacy
Albert Borgmann, Power Failure
Ivan Illich, Tools for Conviviality
Jacques Ellul, The Technological Society

‘Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World’ with Dr Tara Isabella Burton

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Mere FidelityDerek, Matt, and I are joined by Tara Isabella Burton to discuss her superb new book, Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World.

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