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110: What is Burning Man Really Like? (with Carl Teichrib)

In this podcast, we interview Carl Teichrib, an expert researcher in New-Age Spirituality, Neopaganism, the Occult and Witchcraft, who visits one of the most infamous new-age event in the world, Burning Man, every year. What is Burning Man? What is taught or experienced there? And how can Christians engage with those at Burning Man or other festivals like it? Carl Teichrib is a Canadian-based researcher, writer, and lecturer focusing on the paradigm shift sweeping the Western world, including the challenges and opportunities faced by Christians. Over the years he has attended a range of internationally significant political, religious, and social events in his quest to understand the historical and contemporary forces of transformation – including the 2015 and 2018 Parliament of the Worlds Religions, Burning Man, and the United Nations Millennium Forum. Since the mid-1990s, Carl’s research has been utilized by authors, media hosts and documentary producers, pastors, professors and students, and interested lay people. From 2007 until the end of 2015, he edited a monthly web-based magazine, Forcing Change, documenting and detailing the worldview revolution underway – points of pressure, forces of change. #burningman #spiritualism #paganism #witchcraft #occult #transhumanism Game of Gods: https://www.amazon.com/Game-Gods-Temple-Man-Re-Enchantment/dp/1999492900/ref=sr_1_2?crid=D17QUDC06PO6&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Cwj6ewQnLWI4mvjYJeLT3rQSC-BzHLdst8NyKpboPzIoPY2Vyb1Fvo2I2msMkc8_qNMVrUvDs3E5EhSzDzrE_9jbN4eX2dIsG-f4PuBF8KQ76qqIxwFnXzua0L-1AYzSC2YIv1JRY97K2Z87QdHw8T-ql7twWA5uY74MK3LqJqSe25Fi2H8KHGnSaBDfnfvtGJeo7Kga96MrCSDEEOrUVHwEA2sHZDhWlNYv80ECzbc.Y9iy9_CsV3y5-nZbkJkCbxqsTT3QtD6As9A0rLTIxIg&dib_tag=se&keywords=Game+of+Gods&qid=1732646029&sprefix=game+of+gods%2Caps%2C127&sr=8-2 Forcing Change: https://www.forcingchange.org Chapters: 00:00:00-Intro 00:03:43-What is Burning Man? 00:08:29-The Connection between Burning Man and Big Tech 00:10:58-The Global Scope of Burning Man 00:12:14-The Normalizing and Legalizing of Burning Man Culture 00:22:07-The Elites That Gather At Burning Man 00:27:00-What is the Worldview of Burning Man? 00:31:22-How are Christians Perceived at Burning Man? 00:36:23-Engaging with Burners at Burning Man 00:41:04-Using Reason to Challenge Burners 00:49:19-Bad Encounters at the Burn 00:52:20-How Burning Man Culture is affecting the Church 00:55:30-Burning Man as “The Cult of Experience” 01:03:14-The Gospel, Personal Experience and Evangelism at Burning Man 01:10:19-Outro

109: The Hermit vs. The Machine: St. Antony and AI (with C.R. Wiley)

In this episode we talk to CR Wiley about his upcoming book "St. Antony's Guide to Your Best Life Now," which looks at the life of St. Antony the desert father as a way for Christians to be faithful in a world dominated by Artificial Intelligence. Bio: C. R. Wiley is a minister living in the Pacific Northwest. He has written for Touchstone Magazine, Modern Reformation, Sacred Architecture, The Imaginative Conservative, Front Porch Republic, Scenes Media, and National Review. His short fiction has appeared in The Mythic Circle (published by the Mythopoeic Society) and elsewhere, and he has published young adult fiction. He has been a commercial real estate investor, a building contractor, and a college professor. He is a member of the Academy of Philosophy and Letters. Books by CR Wiley: In the House of Tom Bombadil: https://www.amazon.com/House-Tom-Bombadil-C-R-Wiley-ebook/dp/B09LSCR7LT/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=Fuiqf&content-id=amzn1.sym.e5c4b41c-5fcc-40aa-ba1a-d4f042d962e8&pf_rd_p=e5c4b41c-5fcc-40aa-ba1a-d4f042d962e8&pf_rd_r=144-9031752-5433267&pd_rd_wg=lWf2l&pd_rd_r=c6d6bc76-965b-46dc-99c0-edcca2350c42&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk The Household and the War for the Cosmos: https://www.amazon.com/Household-War-Cosmos-Recovering-Christian-ebook/dp/B07SZB38CY/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=2Hdcy&content-id=amzn1.sym.e5c4b41c-5fcc-40aa-ba1a-d4f042d962e8&pf_rd_p=e5c4b41c-5fcc-40aa-ba1a-d4f042d962e8&pf_rd_r=144-9031752-5433267&pd_rd_wg=rruek&pd_rd_r=eb1cf2da-c2ce-485f-99c8-20ec07f3a933&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk #AI #Christianity #paganism #materialism #technology #transhumanism #kurzweil #harari Chapters: 00:00:00-Intro 00:05:20-Kurzweil’s Vision of Transhumanism and AI Totalitarianism 00:11:07-The AI Threat to Religious Freedom 00:19:28-The All-Encompassing Power of AI 00:27:09-How Technology Debilitates Our Creative Powers 00:34:55-Is There an Upside to AI? 00:36:57-Who are the Conditioners? 00:40:21-St. Antony vs. AI? 00:45:46-AI and the Aesthetic World 00:54:48-Why We Can’t Ignore the Threat of AI 01:05:31-AI Demonic? 01:08:32-Living Faithfully in the AI World 01:13:34-Outro

108: 6 Pros and 4 Cons of a Second Trump Presidency

In this episode of the Theology and Ethics podcast, the Kirkwood Center team breaks down what's ahead for a second term of Trump's presidency. What does a second Trump term mean for America, for conservatives and for Evangelicals? We talk about six positives of a Trump victory, and four negatives. #MAGA #election2024 #americanpolitics #USA #politics #evangelicals #trump #trumpvance #kirkwoodcenter #church #christianity #theology #ethics #bible Chapters: 00:00:00-The Surprise of Trump Victory 00:07:20-The Repudiation of the Cultural Elite 00:23:11 Curbing Democrat Totalitarianism under Trump 00:37:33-Validating the Experience of Legal Immigrants 00:47:49-Stopping Trans-Insanity under Trump 00:52:41-Trump Better for Israel and for Jewish People 00:58:37-The End of Cancel Culture under Trump 01:05:15-Trump is a Liberal President 01:10:24-Trump is a Pro-Choice President (in A Pro-Choice Country) 01:12:01-Trump is a Same-Sex Marriage President 01:16:53-Trump’s Horrible Speaking Ability 01:24:26-Trump, Political Idolatry and the World

107: An Evangelical Look At Trump’s 2024 Landslide Victory

In this episode of the Theology and Ethics podcast, the Kirkwood Center team (Dr. Darren Guerra, professor of Political Science at Biola University, Logan Zeppieri, Claremont Institute, and Lenny Esposito, Come Reason Ministries) discuss the incredible comeback of Donald Trump and what it means for America and American Evangelicalism. #MAGA #election2024 #americanpolitics #USA #politics #evangelicals #trump #trumpvance #kirkwoodcenter #church #christianity #theology #ethics #bible Chapters: 00:00:00-The Historic Comeback of Donald Trump 00:05:23-The Biggest Loser: The Mainstream Media 00:09:02-The Role of Alternative Media Platforms 00:12:00-The Reasons for Trump’s Victory 00:26:28-The Evangelical Christian Vote 00:37:22-How Should We View The Morality of Candidates? 00:41:49-What About The Pro-Life Issue 00:58:05-Some Predictions for Trump 47

106: Shepherds for Sale and Election 2024 (with Bethel McGrew) Part 2

In this episode of the Theology and Ethics podcast, we sit down with Bethel McGrew (formerly “Esther O’Reily”) to talk about Megan Basham’s bombshell book: Shepherds for Sale, and give some theological and philosophical reflection about the current state of politics in the Church and how Christians should vote their conscience. Bethel McGrew is a freelance writer, teacher, maths Ph.D., cultural critic, bad Anglican. You might have spotted her at World, National Review, First Things, The Spectator, The Critic, Plough, or someplace else. Bethel’s Substack: https://substack.com/@bethelmcgrew Bethel’s Review of Shepherd’s for Sale at First Things: https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2024/08/how-the-evangelical-elite-failed-their-flock #shepherdsforsale #bethelmcgrew #politics #election2024 #meganbasham #MAGA Chapters: 00:00:00-Intro 00:00:17-Trump and True Conservatism 00:14:11-Trump & Harris: Egoists or Ideologues? 00:21:48-Leftist Totalitarianism, The Liberal Trump Voter and a bit about NAR 00:28:09-The Degradation of Culture and Politics 00:34:34-Outro

105: Shepherds for Sale and Election 2024 (with Bethel McGrew) Part 1

In this episode of the Theology and Ethics podcast, we sit down with Bethel McGrew (formerly “Esther O’Reily”) to talk about Megan Basham’s bombshell book: Shepherds for Sale, and give some theological and philosophical reflection about the current state of politics in the Church and how Christians should vote their conscience. Bethel McGrew is a freelance writer, teacher, maths Ph.D., cultural critic, bad Anglican. You might have spotted her at World, National Review, First Things, The Spectator, The Critic, Plough, or someplace else. Bethel’s Substack: https://substack.com/@bethelmcgrew Bethel’s Review of Shepherd’s for Sale at First Things: https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2024/08/how-the-evangelical-elite-failed-their-flock #shepherdsforsale #bethelmcgrew #politics #election2024 #meganbasham #MAGA Chapters: 00:00:00-Intro and Megan's Book 00:09:14-Mission Drift and the Christian Elite 00:14:25-How The Left Made Political Stances into Religious Commands 00:21:48-The Crisis of Pastoral Authority in the Culture 00:25:27-Is Basham Unfair to Those She’s Criticizing? 00:37:29-Basham vs. Ortlund 00:45:42-Is There Any Accountability for The Shepherds For Sale? 00:52:03-Are Basham’s Critics Being Disingenuous? 00:57:18-Basham Doing The Same as Those She Criticizes 01:07:52-Responding to Basham’s Reviewers 01:17:47-Outro

104: Thinking Theologically about Halloween and Horror

In this episode, the Kirkwood Center team discusses the role of Halloween and Horror in our culture. Is Halloween too pagan for Christians to celebrate, or does it still have a place in the Church? #halloween #Christianity #horror #paganism Chapters: 00:00:00-Intro 00:01:45-The Origins of Halloween 00:05:38-How the Early Church Approached Paganism 00:11:23-Halloween in the Modern Sense 00:20:33-Evangelicals, Halloween and Horror 00:28:34-Redeeming the Liminal Spaces of the Psycho-Spiritual 00:37:12-Has Death Become Too Unfamiliar to Us? 00:42:02-Shock and Pushing the Limits of Horror 00:45:30-Honoring God By Redeeming Halloween 00:48:16-Outro

103: Is The State Becoming the Church?

In this Roundtable, Lenny Esposito (Come Reason Ministries), Logan Zeppieri (Claremont Institute) and Tony Costello (Kirkwood Center) discuss the role of politics in contemporary American life. Is Politics now the realm in which we define what is real, true and good? Has Politics replaced Religion as the way human beings figure out what they are, and what they are supposed to do? If so, then what is the Church for? #politcs #religion #Christianity #christiannationalism #naturallaw Links: Matthew Burdette’s Substack: https://substack.com/home/post/p-148096086 Why Millennials Aren’t Having Children: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2797yoiotOE&t=1783s Come Reason Ministries: http://www.comereason.org/ Chapters: 00:00:00-Intro 00:01:35-The Ice Cream Cone Experiment 00:07:33-The Crisis of Christianity and Its Effect on Politics 00:12:57-Different Metaphysical Worlds and The Role of the Politics 00:19:07-Have We Lost the Vision of the American Project? 00:22:38-When Everything Becomes Religious 00:38:00-When the Church Fails, the State Will Take Over 00:41:54-Not Having Children and the Coming Crisis 00:53:17-Outro

102: What Do Mormons Really Believe About God? (with Dr. Carl Mosser) Part 2

In part 2 of this podcast, Dr. Carl Mosser, an expert in Mormon theology discusses the Mormon doctrine of God and how Mormons tries to answer the Problem of Evil and Suffering. Carl Mosser (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is the pastor of House of God Lutheran Church in Highland, California. He previously served as Professor of Christian Theology at Gateway Seminary, Visiting Research Professor and Analytic Theology Fellow at the University of Notre Dame, and Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Eastern University. #mormonism #theology #God #atheism #polytheism #monotheism #problemofevil #kirkwoodcenter #theology #ethics #apologetics #bible #church #christianity Links: Carl’s Academia Page: https://independent.academia.edu/CarlMosser Classifying Mormon Theism: https://www.academia.edu/219780/_Classifying_Mormon_Theism_ Exaltation and Gods Who Can Fall: https://www.academia.edu/185243/_Exaltation_and_Gods_Who_Can_Fall_Some_Problems_for_Mormon_Theodicies_ Podcast on Theosis with Carl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO4rV8cxWnU&t=949s Chapters: 00:00:00-Intro 00:00:14-Intro to the Mormon Problem of Evil 00:10:17-Joseph Smith's Evolving Views on God and Evil 00:14:51-The God Who Can Sin and Lucifer's Plan of Redemption 00:18:44-Evil World = Evil God? 00:26:33-Is Evil Ever Overcome in Mormonism? 00:32:09-Mormon Piety and the Problem of Evil 00:39:32-Outro

101: What Do Mormons Really Believe About God? (with Dr. Carl Mosser) Part 1

In part 1 of this podcast, Dr. Carl Mosser, an expert in Mormon theology, discusses the Mormon doctrine of God and how Christians can respond to Mormon claims. Carl Mosser (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is the pastor of House of God Lutheran Church in Highland, California. He previously served as Professor of Christian Theology at Gateway Seminary, Visiting Research Professor and Analytic Theology Fellow at the University of Notre Dame, and Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Eastern University. Links: Carl’s Academia Page: https://independent.academia.edu/CarlMosser Classifying Mormon Theism: https://www.academia.edu/219780/_Classifying_Mormon_Theism_ Exaltation and Gods Who Can Fall: https://www.academia.edu/185243/_Exaltation_and_Gods_Who_Can_Fall_Some_Problems_for_Mormon_Theodicies_ Podcast on Theosis with Carl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO4rV8cxWnU&t=949s Chapters: 00:00:00-Introduction 00:03:23-Engaging with Mormon Scholarship 00:09:58-Engaging Charitably with Mormon Scholars 00:13:34-What is the Mormon Doctrine of God? 00:17:36-What are Mormonism's Sacred Texts? 00:21:49-Problems in the Book of Mormon 00:23:30-Views of God in Mormon history 00:30:57-The Many Theologies of Joseph Smith 00:35:27-The Mormon Ontology of God and the World 00:45:40-How Can God Evolve, and Us Along with Him? 00:50:29-The Four Characteristics of the Mormon God 00:59:21-Of "God" and "gods" 01:07:28-What about the Trinity in Mormonism? 01:13:47-The "Ad Hoc" Holy Ghost 01:18:27-Outro

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