Deep Talks | Cultural Theology with Paul Anleitner
Deep Talks is a podcast dedicated to exploring the integral relationship between religion, culture, philosophy, and science. Fostering nuanced, non-combative dialogue about theology and culture, science, the arts, entertainment, and philosophy within a broad, historic Christian perspective. Paul Anleitner is a cultural theologian who writes and speaks on religion and culture. He has degrees in history from the University of Michigan and a Master of Christian Thought from Bethel Seminary, where he graduated with highest honors.

About the Host
Paul Anleitner is a theologian of culture, author, and pastor. He has degrees in history from the University of Michigan and a Master of Christian Thought from Bethel Seminary where he graduated with highest honors.
Connect with more of his work at :
https://linktr.ee/paulanleitner
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Episodes

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Ian Harber is the author of Walking Through Deconstruction: How to be a Companion in a Crisis of Faith.
https://www.amazon.com/Walking-Through-Deconstruction-Companion-Crisis/dp/1514008564
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Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
The Meaning Crisis & Our Post-Cynical Vibe Shift
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
I recently joined Christian Baxter and the Yours Truly Podcast to discuss how the meaning crisis is leading to our post-cynical vibe shift.
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Monday Feb 24, 2025
The Matrix Was a Lie
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Monday Feb 24, 2025
In this episdoe, we'll critically reevaluate the message of The Matrix and whether or not its philosophical and theological themes did more harm than good.
On YouTube:https://youtu.be/fYww_x_WaGk?si=dizfer-krgqJuALc
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Monday Feb 10, 2025
John Vervaeke & Clay Routledge | Nostalgia & the Loss of Our Guiding Stories
Monday Feb 10, 2025
Monday Feb 10, 2025
John Vervaeke, PhD is a philosopher and cognitive scientist. He is an associate professor and award-winning lecturer at the University of Toronto, teaching in the Department of Psychology. His work and research is far-ranging, including topics such as human intelligence, rationality, wisdom, and AI.
Clay Routledge, PhD is an existential psychologist, a writer, and a consultant. Clay is Vice President of Research and Director of the Human Flourishing Lab at Archbridge Institute and coeditor of Profectus, a magazine on human progress and flourishing. As a leading expert in existential psychology, Clay’s work focuses on helping people reach their full potential and build meaningful lives.
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Monday Feb 03, 2025
Monday Feb 03, 2025
Is C.S. Lewis' "Space Trilogy" the most important Lewis book for our current cultural moment?
Annie Crawford is the co-founder of Vine Classical Community & the Senior Fellow for The Society of Women of Letters. She writes for publications such as Salvo, The Symbolic World, and others on the works of C.S. Lewis.
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Monday Jan 20, 2025
Is Wrestling America's Best Philosophy?
Monday Jan 20, 2025
Monday Jan 20, 2025
This may sound absurd to some of you, but professional wrestling might be America's best barometer on cultural shifts and changes.
Paul reacts to the WWE Raw on Netflix trailer and discusses why the WWE should not be overlooked as one of America's most important cultural influences.
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Monday Jan 13, 2025
How Postmodernism Killed Superman | Parker Settecase
Monday Jan 13, 2025
Monday Jan 13, 2025
Parker Settecase is the host of @ParkersPensees and @ParkerNotes
In this episode, we discuss the rise of cynicism and deconstruction in pop culture, the philosophical roots of these postmodern shifts, and what may be coming next in the hero's stories of our culture.
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Thursday Jan 02, 2025
Fallen Angels Backstory? "Gabriel and the Guardians" creator Jason Moody
Thursday Jan 02, 2025
Thursday Jan 02, 2025
Jason Moody is the creator of Angel Studios brand-new fantasy anime series Gabriel and the Guardians, which tells an incredible fantasy story inspired by the book of Genesis, the book of Enoch, and the mythological context of the Ancient Near East.
It's part Chronicles of Narnia, part Similrillion, part Dragon Ball Z, and it's deeply informed by the biblical scholarship you'd find in from Michael Heiser, John Walton, and the Bible Project.
Jason Moody is the Founder and Creative Director of Colossul Studios and the visionary creator behind the highly anticipated animated series, Gabriel and the Guardians.
In this episode, Paul Anleitner discusses with Jason Moody the strange contextual world of the Bible and how he was inspired to create a fantasy series that could explore some of that world and some of the deepest ideas of the Bible.
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Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
In a first for me, I sit down for a deep discussion about religion and culture... with a politician!
Tudor Dixon was the first female Republican nominee for governor in the state of Michigan. Long-time followers of my work know that I don't do political endorsements, nor do I demonize candidates or politicians. But when her team reached out for an interview, and I expressed my convictions, they expressed sincere respect for those convictions and clear indicators of a good-faith dialogue.
But give it a listen and tell me what you think in the discussion forum on Patreon!
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Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Are We a Spiritual Species? (Part 2) | Dr. Clay Routledge
Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Dr. Clay Routledge is a leading expert in existential psychology. He is a highly cited scholar who has published more than 100 scholarly papers, co-edited three books, authored two books, and received numerous awards for his academic research and student mentorship. He is the Vice President of Research and Director of the Human Flourishing Lab at the Archbridge Institute and the coeditor of Profectus Magazine.
https://www.clayroutledge.com/
Ben Wilterdink is the Director of Programs at the Archbridge Institute, whose work focuses on the connection between economic and social policy and existential meaning.
https://profectusmag.com/author/ben/
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Wednesday Nov 20, 2024
Are We a Spiritual Species? (Part 1) | Dr. Clay Routledge
Wednesday Nov 20, 2024
Wednesday Nov 20, 2024
Dr. Clay Routledge is a leading expert in existential psychology. He is a highly cited scholar who has published more than 100 scholarly papers, co-edited three books, authored two books, and received numerous awards for his academic research and student mentorship. He is the Vice President of Research and Director of the Human Flourishing Lab at the Archbridge Institute and the coeditor of Profectus Magazine.
https://www.clayroutledge.com/
Ben Wilterdink is the Director of Programs at the Archbridge Institute, whose work focuses on the connection between economic and social policy and existential meaning.
https://profectusmag.com/author/ben/
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Monday Nov 11, 2024
Joe Rogan is Changing His Mind on Religion
Monday Nov 11, 2024
Monday Nov 11, 2024
Joe Rogan, once a vocal evangelist of New Atheist talking points on religion, recently expressed how he yearns for the "just and righteous" Kingdom of God and believes the world "needs Jesus...for real." That's quite a change for Rogan, but his journey is emblematic of a broader shift in attitudes towards religion.
In this episode, I'll explain why this cultural shift is happening, and we'll engage with the work of Charles Taylor, Jonathan Haidt, Paul Tillich, and others to help us better understand what religion actually is.
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Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Halloween: Why We Long to Be Haunted
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
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Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
Tuesday Oct 08, 2024
In this roundtable discussion, I talk with 3 experienced former psychonauts about their experiences with psychedelics and why each of them eventually left psychedelics to practice Christianity.
Ashley Lande is an artist and writer. She is the author of The Thing That Would Make Everything Okay Forever: Transcendence, Psychedelics & Jesus Christ.
https://www.ashleylande.com/
Paul Risse is a modern-day Renaissance man. He is an author, speaker, skilled craftsman, and boutique home builder. He is the author of The Psychedelic Christian. https://a.co/d/aSPxrRs
Joe Welker is a pastor and writer from Vermont who writes on Christian spirituality with Reformed mysticism and psychedelic subculture.
https://www.psychedeliccandor.org
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Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Faith Beyond Nihilism & Naivety | Andy Squyres
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Andy Squyres is a singer-songwriter and essayist from Charlotte, North Carolina.
In this conversation, we discuss how the metamodern shift impacts the way we communicate about God and the journey of faith. What do we do when the life strategies we've learned seem to fail?
Is God much more boring than the mainstream Christian advertisements of him would lead us to believe?
https://andysquyres.com/
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Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
What's the Relationship between Religion, Culture, & Meaning?
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Tuesday Sep 24, 2024
Paul is on the other side of the interview today as a guest on health coach Nick Diller's podcast "Chasing Curiosity". In this conversation, we discuss the intricate relationship between culture and religion, and the function of religion as a guiding story in our lives. We discuss the decline of traditional religious practices in modern society and the resurgence of interest in spirituality, particularly among men.
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Monday Sep 16, 2024
What is Metamodernism? | Brett McCracken
Monday Sep 16, 2024
Monday Sep 16, 2024
Brett McCracken is a senior editor and director of communications at The Gospel Coalition. He is the author of several books, including The Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding Your Soul in a Post-Truth World and Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community.
brettmccracken.com
In this conversation, Paul Anleitner and Brett McCracken explore the concept of metamodernism as a response to postmodernism, discussing its implications in storytelling, culture, and spirituality. They delve into the characteristics of modernism and postmodernism, the cultural shifts observed in cinema, and the search for authenticity and resonance in a world saturated with superficial content. The discussion also touches on the challenges faced by Christianity in a post-Christian culture, emphasizing the need for the church to engage meaningfully with contemporary cultural longings while maintaining its core beliefs.
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Monday Sep 09, 2024
Is the Hero's Journey True? | Justin Wells- Filmmaker and Professor of Film
Monday Sep 09, 2024
Monday Sep 09, 2024
Justin Wells teaches documentary filmmaking at Biola Unversity and is the author of How to Film Truth. He has a Master's in Philosophy from California State University- Long Beach, a Master of Theology and Art from Fuller Theological Seminary, and a Master's in Art and Documentary Film from the Art Center College of Design.
In today's episode, we discuss the concept of the hero's journey in storytelling & popular film and assess how we can discern whether the stories we consume are universally true.
@justinsmorningcoffee
https://justinwellsfilms.com/
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Watch this episode on YouTube at:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5P9esW46w0&ab_channel=DeepTalks

Thursday Sep 05, 2024
Explaining David Bentley Hart's "All Things are Full of Gods" (Part 2)
Thursday Sep 05, 2024
Thursday Sep 05, 2024
In this series, we'll attempt to distill the essential ideas and arguments from each chapter of David Bentley Hart's new book "All Things are Full of Gods."
This episode focuses on Chapters 2-3. It's also available on YouTube:https://youtu.be/7ssleazsl94
For Part 1 on the introduction and Chapter 1:
https://youtu.be/YBNnZiu-D2g
Tell me in the comments what you thought about this chapter! Ask questions! Share counterpoints! Let's get our own dialogue going.
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Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Explaining David Bentley Hart's "All Things are Full of Gods" (Part 1)
Thursday Aug 29, 2024
Thursday Aug 29, 2024
In this series, we'll attempt to distill the essential ideas and arguments from each chapter of David Bentley Hart's new book "All Things are Full of Gods."
This episode is also available on video:https://youtu.be/YBNnZiu-D2g
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Monday Aug 05, 2024
Monday Aug 05, 2024
This summer, we'll be replaying some of the essential episodes from the past six years of Deep Talks.Here's one of those episodes from December 2020!

Monday Jul 29, 2024
Monday Jul 29, 2024
This summer, we'll be replaying some of the essential episodes from the past six years of Deep Talks.Here's one of those episodes from December 2020!

Monday Jul 22, 2024
Deep Talks Essentials: Metamodernism (Part 3)
Monday Jul 22, 2024
Monday Jul 22, 2024
This summer, we'll be replaying some of the essential episodes from the past six years of Deep Talks.Here's one of those episodes from September 2023!

Monday Jul 15, 2024
Deep Talks Essentials: Metamodernism (Part 2)
Monday Jul 15, 2024
Monday Jul 15, 2024
This summer, we'll be replaying some of the essential episodes from the past six years of Deep Talks.Here's one of those episodes from August 2023!

Monday Jul 08, 2024
Deep Talks Essentials: Metamodernism (Part 1)
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Monday Jul 08, 2024
This summer, we'll be replaying some of the essential episodes from the past six years of Deep Talks.Here's one of those episodes from August 2023!

Monday Jul 01, 2024
Deep Talks Essentials: John Vervaeke and Paul VanderKlay
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Monday Jul 01, 2024
This summer, we'll be replaying some of the essential episodes from the past six years of Deep Talks.Here's one of those episodes from December 2021!

Monday Jun 24, 2024
Deep Talks Essentials: Dr. John Walton- Answers in Genesis?
Monday Jun 24, 2024
Monday Jun 24, 2024
This summer, we'll be replaying some of the essential episodes from the past six years of Deep Talks.Here's one of those episodes from March 2021!

Monday Jun 17, 2024
Deep Talks Essentials: Christ and Culture (Part 3)
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Monday Jun 17, 2024
This summer, we'll be replaying some of the essential episodes from the past six years of Deep Talks.Here's one of those episodes from July 2019!

Monday Jun 10, 2024
Deep Talks Essentials: Christ and Culture (Part 2)
Monday Jun 10, 2024
Monday Jun 10, 2024
This summer, we'll be replaying some of the essential episodes from the past six years of Deep Talks.Here's one of those episodes from July 2019!

Monday Jun 03, 2024
Deep Talks Essentials: Christ and Culture (Part 1)
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Monday Jun 03, 2024
This summer, we'll be replaying some of the essential episodes from the past six years of Deep Talks.Here's one of those episodes from June 2019!

Monday May 27, 2024
Deep Talks Essentials: Andy Squyres, John Mark McMillan, and Ted Kim
Monday May 27, 2024
Monday May 27, 2024
This summer, we'll be replaying some of the essential episodes from the past six years of Deep Talks.Here's one of those episodes from January of 2022!

Tuesday May 14, 2024
The Science and Theology of the Flow State (Part 2)
Tuesday May 14, 2024
Tuesday May 14, 2024
Steph Curry experiences it when he’s “in the zone” and hitting 35-foot three-pointers with ease. John Coltrane experienced it when he was recording his saxaphone performance on A Love Supreme. Psychologists have come to call this experience “the flow state.”
But how might the flow state be related to what a monk experiences when he is deep in contemplative prayer or what a revival preacher feels in a tent meeting?
In this series, we’ll explore the science of the flow state through the groundbreaking work of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in his 'Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience' and offer theological reflections on possible points of intersection with historic Christian spirituality.
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Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Does Evolution Point to Christ? | Sam Tideman
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
In today's episode, Sam Tideman and I discuss all things science and faith in one of the most profound discussions I've had on the subject of evolution, science, and Christianity in the six-year history of this podcast.
Sam Tideman is a Harvard-trained biostatistical data scientist and the host of the Transfigured podcast/YouTube channel.
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Monday Apr 08, 2024
The Science and Theology of the Flow State (Part 1)
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Monday Apr 08, 2024
Steph Curry experiences it when he’s “in the zone” and hitting 35-foot three pointers with ease. John Coltrane experienced it when he was recording his saxaphone performance on A Love Supreme. Psychologists have come to call this experience “the flow state.”
But how might the flow state be related to what a monk experiences when he is deep in contemplative prayer or what a revival preacher feels in a tent meeting?
In this series, we’ll explore the science of the flow state through the groundbreaking work of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s in his 'Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience' and offer theological reflections on possible points of intersection with historic Christian spirituality.
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Monday Mar 25, 2024
The Disenchantment of the World & The Loss of Story
Monday Mar 25, 2024
Monday Mar 25, 2024
In this week's episode, we'll engage with the work of philosopher Byung-Chul Han to discuss how the constant consumption of information can contribute to a sense of meaninglessness and what role narrative and a reorientation of our relationship to God and the world plays in re-enchanting the world.
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Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Theology and Anime | Kaz Hayashi
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Kaz Hayashi is a biblical scholar, archeologist, and theologian from Japan. He is currently an associate professor of Old Testament at Bethel Seminary and has written on the theology and anime.
Check out his work in:
Anime Philosophy and Religion
https://a.co/d/auLDmUN
And watch his lecture on "Yahweh the Tyrant!?: The Depiction and Role of Yahweh in BLEACH and other Japanese Anime and Manga"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeUQy...
In this episode of Deep Talks, Paul and Dr. Kaz Hayashi discuss the intersection of theology and anime.
They explore the surge of popularity and acceptance of anime in American culture, as well as the potential impact of American Empire and Christianity on Japanese culture. Dr. Hayashi emphasizes the importance of engaging with anime from a theological perspective and recommends several anime series for beginners.
He also discusses the potential long-term impact of anime consumption in American culture and highlights the need to be aware of potential dangers and warnings when consuming anime. The conversation explores the influence of anime on popular culture, the psychological and social effects of anime, the visionary escape it provides, and the presence of religious and theological themes in anime.

Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Justin Wells | A Story Above All Stories?
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Justin Wells teaches documentary filmmaking at Biola Unversity and is the author of How to Film Truth.
He has several graduate degrees, including a Master's in Philosophy from California State University- Long Beach, a Master of Theology and Art from Fuller Theological Seminary, and a Master's in Art and Documentary Film from the Art Center College of Design.
In today's episode, we discuss his work on the patterns and shapes of stories in film, television, and literature and how those guiding stories shape us. Is there a Christ-shaped story above all of our most compelling stories?
https://justinwellsfilms.com/

Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Can We Teach A.I. to be Christian? (Part 2) Sam Tideman
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Sam Tideman is a Harvard-trained biostatistical data scientist and the host of the Transfigured podcast/YouTube channel.
In this episode, we continue our discussion from Part 1 on what happens when AI is put in positions where its "decisions" have life-and-death implications (like in an emergency room or battlefield).
What ethical framework will guide it? Is it possible to teach artificial intelligence to be Christian?To access the full unedited video podcast of this conversation, become a supporter this podcast on Patreon.
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Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Can We Teach A.I. to be Christian? (Part 1) | Sam Tideman
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Tuesday Jan 16, 2024
Sam Tideman is a Harvard-trained biostatistical data scientist and the host of the Transfigured podcast/YouTube channel.
In this episode, we discuss what happens when AI is put in positions where its "decisions" have life-and-death implications (like in an emergency room or battlefield).
What ethical framework will guide it? Is it possible to teach artificial intelligence to be Christian?To access the full unedited conversation and not wait for part 2 next week, become a supporter of this podcast on Patreon.
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Monday Dec 18, 2023
Brendan Graham Dempsey | Understanding Metamodernism
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Brendan Graham Dempsey is a writer who's work focuses on the meaning crisis and the reconstruction of spirituality after postmodernism.
He holds a BA in religious studies from the University of Vermont and a master's in religion and art from Yale University. He is the author of the 7-volume Metamodern Spirituality Series and, most recently, Metamodernism: Or, The Cultural Logic of Cultural Logics.
In this episode, we discuss metamodernism. What is it? How did it emerge? What will religion look like in the metamodern era?
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Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
Rafe Kelley | Training Our Bodies to Pursue the Highest Good
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
Tuesday Dec 05, 2023
Rafe Kelley, founder of Evolve Move Play, discusses the transformative benefits of physical fitness and embodied spiritual disciplines. He shares about his unique upbringing in the counterculture and how it has shaped his current interest in ancient Christian ideas and the intersection of myth and science. Rafe's work explores the value of physical discipline in character transformation.He's been featured on Paul VanderKlay, John Vervaeke, Jordan B. Peterson, Jonathan Pageau, and many other podcasts.
Find out more about Rafe Kelley at:https://www.evolvemoveplay.com/rafe-kelley/
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Timestamps:00:00 - Intro02:27 - Rafe's unique upbringing17:01 - Wrestling with our pictures of Christ21:40 - Modern Gnosticism & the Proper Valuing of our Bodies33:52 - Physical Participation in Pentecostal & Charismatic Christianity39:20 - Navigating Sexual Ethics in Counterculture & Religious Communities44:37 - Original Sin, Religious Myth, and our Evolutionary "Hardware"54:26 - Finding a Shared Pursuit in a Religiously Pluralistic Society59:44 - Christianity, Group Selection, and Empire01:12:31 - Pagan Resurgence plays on the Sex & Violence Hardware01:21:58 - Rafe Kelley reflects on @JordanBPeterson ARC project 01:29:30 - Sin is Pursuing a Mistaken Good01:35:29 - Becoming Christ-like without Orthodox Beliefs?01:46:50 - Young Men Yearn for Courageous Practices

Monday Nov 20, 2023
Dru Johnson | Is Darwin and the Bible Telling the Same Story?
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Video of this episode available at:https://youtu.be/ub_buhL5LU8?si=j0LfzM0eMpBd-ky7
Dru Johnson, PhD is a biblical scholar at Hope College. He is also the co-host of the On-Script Podcast and director of The Center for Hebraic Study.
His new book What Hath Darwin to Do with Scripture: Comparing the Conceptual Worlds of the Bible and Evolution proposes that the ancient Hebrew worldview of the Bible uniquely explores common concerns shared by Charles Darwin's evolutionary theory.
Together, we discuss the challenges and hopes of seeking to understand and integrate evolutionary science and Christian theology.
You can order Dru's new book here: https://shorturl.at/ektFN
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Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
Today's episode was recorded during a livestream with the Irish, Gen Z theology YouTuber extraordinaire- THEOHOPRACY.Theohopracy invited me on to discuss metamodernism, the Patrick Bateman meme / "sigma male" internet culture, and why there's a growing internet culture of young men attracted to "masculine" paganism.For Theohopracy's YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW1cJ0NQOUA3G3ARqBw4JFw
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Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Halloween: God & The Universal Monsters
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Video of this episode is available at:
https://youtu.be/_zbklHa9kPc?si=33cv1KE01BwLOABUThe celebration of Halloween in America seems to be at an all-time high. Is this just because corporations are learning how to capitalize on the costumes, decorations, and candy of the season, or is something deeper at work?
In this episode, we'll explore the religious and philosophical symbolism of the Universal Classic Monsters- Dracula, Frankenstein, the Wolfman, and the Mummy and why these old films can give us insights into what the increasing celebration of Halloween means in our culture.
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Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Metamodernism, Part 4 | Metamodern Christianity?
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Today's episode is also available in video format at:
https://youtu.be/5PTczGpDIPo?si=jcEK_6BEATlnE9Vp
In my podcast series on #metamodernism we've been exploring the new cultural and philosophical shift that's happening in the West and how it is changing the way we tell stories and communicate.
But what will metamodernism do to Christianity? How might this shift affect Christianity in the West? Should Christians be optimistic or worried?
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Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Video Episode: Metamodernism & Creed
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
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The band Creed is making a comeback, and it's all thanks to metamodernism. Even the Texas Rangers are using Creed to turn their baseball season around. Let me explain what's going on.
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Monday Sep 18, 2023
Metamodernism, Part 3 | The Metamodern Hero’s Journey
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Can Joseph Campbell's "hero's journey" happen within metamodern storytelling?
In today's episode, I help you understand how the structure of great myths like Homer's Illiad and The Odyssey, Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, and Star Wars can still exist within the emerging metamodern storytelling aesthetic.We'll explore how the critically acclaimed animated "Spider-verse" movies (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse & Across the Spider-Verse) give us a brilliant example of a metamodern hero's journey.
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Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
Metamodernism, Part 2 | A Longing for Mundane Transcendence
Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
There's a cultural shift in how we are telling stories, and it's a relatively new phenomenon. It's something different from postmodernism but still incorporates elements from modernism and postmodernism. Philosophers are just barely beginning to grasp what is happening; some call it metamodernism.In today's episode, we'll explore the shift from modernism to postmodernism and into metamodernism through the genre of the American sitcom so that you can notice the distinct flavors of each that take place across genres of storytelling and the arts. From The Cosby Show and Home Improvement to Seinfeld and into Joe Pera Talks With You, how is metamodern comedy shifting towards offering people a sense of sacredness and transcendence in their seemingly meaningless mundane lives?
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Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Metamodernism, Part 1 | What’s happening & why is this happening?
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
There's a cultural shift in how we are telling stories, and it's a relatively new phenomenon. You can see it in Everything Everywhere All at Once, Barbie, Wes Anderson movies, and Shrek. Yes, I said Shrek. It's something different from postmodernism but still uses postmodernism. Philosophers are just barely beginning to grasp what is happening; some call it metamodernism.In this series, I'm going to explain what metamodernism is all about and help you identify it in popular culture.
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Monday Jul 24, 2023
Oppenheimer: Christopher Nolan, Nihilism, and the Human Condition
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Does Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer tell a different story about the human condition and nihilism than the story he's told in films like The Dark Knight and Interstellar?
Yes.In this episode, we'll explore how Nolan's films grapple with ideas from Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Camus, Augustine, and even New Age humanists and discuss why Oppenheimer is his most Augustinian film.https://linktr.ee/paulanleitner
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