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In "The Divine Magician," Peter Rollins describes Christianity as a magic trick. The crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus are demonstrative events in which God's self-estrangement from Himself calls human beings into the metaphysical "lack" at
Ambiguous language matters because of what it permits to go under the radar. Jon Harris' recent anti-anti-racist polemic shows why.
The Greek presented the concept of tragedy as a universe indifferent to human virtues. I look at Kazuo Ishiguro's excellent "The Remains of the Day" as both a successor and challenge to that tradition. I suggest the book asks universal question
In his 1970 collection of essays, Albert Murray assaulted both right and left wing culture warriors. At the center of his criticism was the "folklore of white supremacy and the fakelore of black pathology." Murray argued for an incontestably "m
Christian theologian, medical ethicist, and public provocateur Stanley Hauerwas talks with Brett about his recent book “The Character of Virtue: Letters to a Godson.” In this revealing interview, Hauerwas explains the ancient tradition of virtu
After his death, rumors emerged that French philosopher Michel Foucault had travelled to San Francisco with the knowledge of an AIDS diagnosis and willfully infected multiple partners in a philosophical experiment. James Miller, in his provocat
In this, the second of two episodes on Robert Bellah's "Habits of the Heart," Brett explores the consequences of American individualism being removed from the traditions that once gave it a direction and purpose. Today, Americans are expected t
In this, the first of a two part review on "Habits of the Heart" by Robert Bellah, Brett explores Bellah's historical account of three major traditions that flow through American history: the Biblical, the Republican, and the Individualistic. B
In the first episode of Season Two, Brett reviews Robert Putnam's famous sociological study of American life. In "Bowling Alone," Putnam's massive collection of data shows a steep decline in the American individual's involvement in social life
Brett ends season one with a meditation on what it means for people to desecrate the spiritual garden of the world. In the tradition of Wagner and Tolkien, Brett analyzes modern forms of politics and culture that instrumentalize people and valu
In this special episode, Brett explains the ancient philosophy of stoicism, introduces three great stoic authors, and talks about what it was like to live like a Stoic during this year's annual Stoic Week event. He closes by looking at Stoicism
Let the ruling classes tremble: Karl Marx and Friederich Engels have looked to history and believe they can see its end. In his review of "The Communist Manifesto," Brett counts Marx and Engels among the many genius thinkers of the European Enl
In this listener-requested episode, Brett reviews author Ta-Nehisi Coates' eight year chronicle of the Obama years leading up to the election of Donald Trump to the presidency. In "We Were Eight Years in Power" Brett finds a master's grasp of p
The political philosophy of most Americans is characterized by the belief that politics is the coordination and harmonization of our individual pursuits of autonomy and happiness (whatever happiness means). In today's episode, Brett presents th
What if we lived in a world where everyone's self-interests were perfectly harmonized? What would this organization look like and what would it cost? Brett opens a mini-series on political philosophy by contending that Aldous Huxley's "Brave Ne
Brett concludes the series on race and religion in America by traveling back in time to the end of the Middle Ages. He argues that understanding the emergence of the modern, secular mindset is key for understanding the rise and fall of the Civi
Martin Luther King Jr.'s beliefs and methods were open to question from the very beginning of the Civil Rights Movement. So argues Taylor Branch, revered historian and author of the monumental trilogy "America in the King Years." In this re
John McWhorter's controversial series of articles argues that conservative religion and the anti-racist movement, as a subsidiary of today's progressive liberalism, have much in common. Brett argues that analyzing the tone of today's debate abo
Their ubiquitous influence on American society is ignored until it is felt. They completely transformed Christian theology. They put Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush and Donald Trump in the highest office in the land. Their institutions maintain a
Last week, we unpacked Michael Emerson and Christian Smith's research on segregation in the American Evangelical Church in their book "Divided by Faith." This week, I sat down with Pastor Curt Wright to talk about the book and the situation on
"High noon on Sunday is the most segregated hour in American life" said Malcolm X. In their monumental study from 2000 "Divided by Faith" Michael Emerson and Christian Smith discover the sobering truth about the Evangelical Church's role in mai
Brett opens a series of episodes on race and religion in America with the Autobiography of Malcolm X. Based on Malcolm's story, Brett contends that to change one's perspective on race in America is tantamount to a religious conversion experienc
Americans of all political persuasions are increasingly demanding candidates who can “buck the establishment.” If independent presidential candidate Mark Charles is right, it would seem that the majority of Americans have little idea of what co
Americans of all political persuasions are increasingly demanding candidates who can “buck the establishment.” If independent presidential candidate Mark Charles is right, it would seem that the majority of Americans have little idea of what co
Brett explains his vision for the new Discussion Series project and shares audio from the first video in the series.
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