Paul Axton preaches: The election of Donald Trump and evangelical support for Trump is a living proof that white supremacy is alive and well, not in spite of, but because of evangelical Christians. Is a faith that requires oppression and exclusion, which explicitly tolerates and promotes white supremacy, “Christianity"? Isn’t this, as Douglas would have it, ... Show More
Yesterday
Michael Hardin on a Girardian Reading of the Bible
Michael Hardin, an expert and friend of René Girard, explains how a Girardian reading of the Bible solves the problem posed by Marcion, of distinguishing between the violent God of the Jews and the Father of Jesus Christ. If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to s ... Show More
1h 28m
Apr 25
Sermon: "He Became Sin For Us" as Righteousness Realized
Paul Axton preaches: In this sermon reversing the usual meaning of Christ "becoming sin for us" the working of the cross is examined at a deep psychoanalytic and personal level, through the lens of Julian of Norwich, and her reversal of theology. If you enjoyed this podcast, plea ... Show More
30m 59s
Apr 20
Michael Hardin Explains the Comprehensive Nature of Mimetic Theory
Michael Hardin, the friend of and expert on René Girard, explains the comprehensive nature of mimesis, from the novel, to psychology, anthropology, and religion, explaining the scientific background and universal application of the theory. If you enjoyed this podcast, please cons ... Show More
1h 7m
Oct 2022
Jill Hicks-Keeton and Cavan W. Concannon, "Does Scripture Speak for Itself?: The Museum of the Bible and the Politics of Interpretation" (Cambridge UP, 2022)
Is the Bible the unembellished Word of God or the product of human agency? There are different answers to that question. And they lie at the heart of this book's powerful exploration of the fraught ways in which money, race and power shape the story of Christianity in American pu ... Show More
50m 52s
Feb 2025
#401 — Christian Nationalism and the New Right
<p>Sam Harris speaks with Katherine Stewart about her new book, <em>Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy</em>. They discuss Project 2025, Christian nationalism, white supremacy, whether the backlash against wokeness has been overblown, the asymm ... Show More
32m 37s
<p> <!-- wp:paragraph {"dropCap":true,"beyondwordsMarker":"980a320e-4be4-4ed3-a858-2d958f81a35c"} --></p> <p class="has-drop-cap">Some recent polling suggests that the number of those who identify with no religion has hit a ceiling, and it may even be declining. At the same time, ... Show More
<p> <!-- wp:paragraph {"dropCap":true,"beyondwordsMarker":"fca6109f-4a17-4e44-bca3-3f9563cfcf6c"} --></p> <p class="has-drop-cap">Is Christianity a useful religion to the West? Atheist Richard Dawkins recently claimed that, while still an atheist, he considers himself a "cultural ... Show More
