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Dec 2024
1h 3m

Against Christian Civilization?

The Theology Pugcast
About this episode

Today the Pugs are joined by writer and editorialist, Bethel McGrew to discuss Paul Kingsnorth’s Erasmus Lecture for First Things. The Pugs found themselves both barking when they found disagreement as well as agreement, with a slight weight given to disagreement. We hope that you enjoy the show. 


Paul Kingsnorth’s Erasmus Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3hMSZqatHI


Bethel’s Substack: https://www.furtherup.net/


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