Best Axtone Podcasts (2024)

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Ryan Hemmer - The Question of Culture employing Ricoeur, Freud and Girard 26:13

3d ago26:13

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In the repeat episode, Ryan Hemmer has explored key thinkers on the question of Christ and culture. In this episode Ryan explains the significance of Paul Ricoeur, René Girard, and Sigmund Freud, in regard to the role of culture. What role for evil and desire or goodness and deity in language and culture? To register for the upcoming class on René …

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Sermon: The Violence of the Old Testament as Spiritual Allegory 28:48

4d ago28:48

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In Galatians, Paul explains that Christians are to read the law allegorically for their edification and to cling to the law for interpreting Christ is to continue to be enslaved by the elementary principles. As Origen explains, to cling to the violence and lust of the law by reading literally and historically rather than applying spiritually is to …

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The Organizing Power of the Lie Exposed: Reading Ephesians with Peter Berger and Rene Girard 1:00:16

9d ago1:00:16

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Here is a repeat of an earlier podcast on Girard and Peter Berger. Jonathan, Matt, Brian, Brent, and Paul discuss Ephesians 4-5 and the singular lie exposed by Christ creating entry into love. The function of a hostile lie in the reification of culture and religion, as in the work of Peter Berger and Rene Girard, and the necessity of this lies expo…

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Sermon: Joy 23:55

13d ago23:55

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Joy is integral to the Christian life as described by Peter, commanded by Paul, and as defined by love and mutual indwelling by Dionysius and Maximus, who describe this joy and love as ecstatic longing and giving, culminating in the kenotic love of Christ. (To register for the upcoming class on René Girard with Michael Hardin, Rene Girard and Nonvi…

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Applying Girard to Myth and the Bible 29:35

18d ago29:35

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In this episode, Paul Axton discusses Girard's atonement theory - over against propitiation and penal substitution. (To register for the upcoming class on René Girard with Michael Hardin, Rene Girard and Nonviolent Atonement, go to https://pbi.forgingploughshares.org/offerings. The Course will run from the second week of October to the first week i…

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Language in Girard and Evolution 49:43

20d ago49:43

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In this repeat edition of a PBI course discussion on science and language, Tim, Tyler, Trenton, and Paul discuss how Girard's theory might or might not fit evolutionary theory, or a deterministic or a free will universe, and how modern science accords with a particular theological understanding of language. To register for the course René Girard an…

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Interview with Girard Specialist Michael Hardin 1:03:16

25d ago1:03:16

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Here is a repeat of an earlier interview with Michael Hardin, who will be teaching a class with PBI beginning in the second week of October. In this fascinating interview with Michael, author of some ten books dealing with René Girard he tells of his relationship with both Girard and Walter Wink and he describes the essential element which Girard b…

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René Girard and Nonviolent Atonement with Michael Hardin 44:32

25d ago44:32

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In this conversation, Michael Hardin introduces his class with Ploughshares Bible Institute on the work of René Girard. He describes the 8 week course which will begin the second week of October. Michael was a friend of Girard and was present at the founding of the Colloquium On Violence and Religion, and he will share published and unpublished wor…

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René Girard 57:38

1M ago57:38

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Here is a repeat of an earlier episode on René Girard pointing to our upcoming class with Michael Hardin. Paul and Frank have a conversation about the work of Girard, who has given us a tremendously useful and biblical understanding of the scapegoat mechanism which shapes all culture. (To register for the upcoming class on René Girard with Michael …

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Jordan Wood: Escaping Duality/Non-Duality and Linearity Through Christ 44:25

1M ago44:25

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Jordan Wood answers a series of question on duality and nonduality, contemplation, embodiment, and time, in his explanation of Maximus the Confessor. Become a Patron! If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work.By Paul Axton

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Jordan Wood: Privation and False Incarnation in Maximus 58:31

1M ago58:31

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Jordan Daniel Wood delineates two forms of evil, privation and false incarnation in Maximus, and also discusses the object of human desire as the determinate good of incarnation. Become a Patron! If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work.By Paul Axton

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Sermon: Salvation Precedes Creation 25:22

1M ago25:22

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The Lamb sacrificed from the foundation of the world is the singular Logos from which creation proceeds and holds together. Become a Patron! If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work.By Paul Axton

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Jordan Daniel Wood: The End is the Beginning Through Deification 1:03:22

2M ago1:03:22

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Jordan Wood explains how it is that the processes of being human are exceeded by the telos of deification, the fulfillment or end but also the beginning of what it means to be human. Become a Patron! If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work.By Paul Axton

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Sermon: The Personal Design Argument 26:04

2M ago26:04

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The comprehensible yet infinite depth of the universe grounding modern science and medicine arises both through the understanding that God is legislator and creator and that in Christ this person is working not only as designer and sustainer but healer and controller, such that the person and not the laws are in control. This understanding was exte…

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Jordan Wood: Understanding Divine Foreknowledge Through Christ 43:51

2M ago43:51

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Jordan Wood, in this conclusion to the discussion on the person of Christ answers a series of questions on personhood and provides a unique insight into the foreknowledge of God in Christ. Become a Patron! If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work.By Paul Axton

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Jordan Wood: Not Mere Man Nor Naked God 53:22

2M ago53:22

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Jordan Wood, in this lecture discusses the personhood of Christ, the role or meaning of such terms as natural, Logos, and hypostatic union, and he critiques the work of David Bentley Hart in failing to grasp the implications of the neo-Chalcedonian understanding. Become a Patron! If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our …

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Jordan Wood: The Whole Mystery of Christ 1:02:17

2M ago1:02:17

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Jordan Daniel Wood focuses in on the key passage in Maximus explaining the whole mystery of Christ as this pertains to all things, but particularly the role of personhood and identity in Christ. Become a Patron! If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work.By Paul Axton

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Jordan Wood: Synthesis is Everything 57:50

2M ago57:50

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Jordan Daniel Wood concludes the discussion of Maximus and synthesis, explaining how Christ, even in the midst of sin and false synthesis or through the passions, brings all things together in his life and the life of the Christian. Become a Patron! If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work.…

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Sermon: Embodied Versus Disembodied Faith 27:52

2M ago27:52

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The Western tradition from Augustine and Descartes has developed focus on thought, propositions and doctrine separated from practice and ethics. This disembodied form of the faith stands in contrast to Paul's description of being embodied - living sacrifices and it contrasts with the Eastern understanding exemplified in Maximus the Confessor. Becom…

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Jordan Wood: Understanding the Life and Theology of Maximus as Incarnational Synthesis 59:35

2M ago59:35

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Jordan Wood introduces the controversies surrounding the life of Maximus and also introduces the framework of his theology as cosmic incarnation, providing a synthesis for all things. Become a Patron! If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work.By Paul Axton

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Sermon: The Scripture that Kills Versus the Spirit of Life 23:26

2M ago23:26

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In 2 Corinthians Paul describes the letter or scripture as deadly, as this unenduring reality is not an end in itself. Absolutizing the symbolic order in law or in some form of moral imperative leads directly to evil, not because this is a possible reality but because it obscures the truth that freedom comes from God and there is no autonomous real…

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Orientalism and the Power of Ideology 52:08

3M ago52:08

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In this concluding discussion of Orientalism Jon, Tim, Jim, Simon, Brian, Jonathan, and Paul, consider how human understanding is subject to cultural and nationalistic ideology, shaping science, psychology, and impacting Christianity, particularly in Japan and the United States. Become a Patron! If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating…

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Sermon: Partakers of Divine Consciousness 24:21

3M ago24:21

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Peter says we are partakers of the divine nature, which the early church called theosis or divinization. This is a concept obscured by western atonement theories and the taking up of Greek philosophical thought, but which in G.W.F. Hegel is reappropriated and expressed as obtaining God's consciousness. Become a Patron! If you enjoyed this podcast, …

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Orientalism and Cultures of Death 1:02:52

3M ago1:02:52

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John, Jim, Brian, and Paul discuss how Japan reversed western notions of orientalism, particularly in psychology, so as to create a unified national identity dealing in death in both inward self-identity and outward colonialism. Japan is a case in point of how cultures reify death and obscure the truth of what it means to be human. Become a Patron!…

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Sermon: Kenotic Truth as the Foundation of Consciousness 25:38

3M ago25:38

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In Philippians 2 Paul spells out an alternative picture of God and reality which is often thought to be an exception, but God poured out in Kenotic love on the cross is an alternative conception of God, reality, truth, thinking and consciousness. Become a Patron! If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to support our work.…

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Ryan Hemmer - The Question of Culture employing Ricoeur, Freud and Girard 26:13

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Sermon: The Violence of the Old Testament as Spiritual Allegory 28:48

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The Organizing Power of the Lie Exposed: Reading Ephesians with Peter Berger and Rene Girard 1:00:16

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Sermon: Joy 23:55

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Applying Girard to Myth and the Bible 29:35

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Language in Girard and Evolution 49:43

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Interview with Girard Specialist Michael Hardin 1:03:16

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René Girard and Nonviolent Atonement with Michael Hardin 44:32

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René Girard 57:38

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Jordan Wood: Escaping Duality/Non-Duality and Linearity Through Christ 44:25

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Jordan Wood: Privation and False Incarnation in Maximus 58:31

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Sermon: Salvation Precedes Creation 25:22

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Jordan Daniel Wood: The End is the Beginning Through Deification 1:03:22

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Sermon: The Personal Design Argument 26:04

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Jordan Wood: Understanding Divine Foreknowledge Through Christ 43:51

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Jordan Wood: Not Mere Man Nor Naked God 53:22

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Jordan Wood: The Whole Mystery of Christ 1:02:17

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Jordan Wood: Synthesis is Everything 57:50

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Sermon: Embodied Versus Disembodied Faith 27:52

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Jordan Wood: Understanding the Life and Theology of Maximus as Incarnational Synthesis 59:35

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Sermon: The Scripture that Kills Versus the Spirit of Life 23:26

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Orientalism and the Power of Ideology 52:08

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Sermon: Partakers of Divine Consciousness 24:21

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Orientalism and Cultures of Death 1:02:52

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Sermon: Kenotic Truth as the Foundation of Consciousness 25:38

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