Jonathan Pageau looks at symbolism in all its forms, from its source in sacred stories and images to contemporary culture and ultimately how it shapes the world we encounter.
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Why new atheism grew old and secular thinkers are considering Christianity again. Get early access to new episodes and bonus content when you become a supporter. More info, book & newsletter: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/ Support via Patreon for early access to new episodes: https://www.patreon.com/justinbrierley/membership Support via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/brierleyjustin Support via Tax-deductible (USA): https://defendersmedia.com/portfolio/justin-brierley/ ...
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For the curious. A philosophy podcast that sometimes flirts with other disciplines, Within Reason has featured guests including Richard Dawkins, Douglas Murray, William Lane Craig, Peter Singer, Konstantin Kisin, and Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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Asking questions, seeking depth with Dr Luke Martin.
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Can we harness our ingenuity to elevate the human experience? Join technology lawyer and entrepreneur Fred Pinto as he explores the mindsets, stories and insights of leading entrepreneurs, thought leaders and innovators. https://fredpinto.com/
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This “Enlightened” New World utopia isn’t turning out to be all it was cracked up to be. Society is disenchanting, but are the only alternatives hiding out in the hills or burying yourself in books? With an air of levity and a touch of humor, John Heers teaches how to examine the confusing New World by calling upon the mind and wisdom of oft-forgotten Old. Heavy Things, Lightly. johnheersftf.substack.com
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Conversations with the best thought leaders on the non-financial side of family office work. Join host Joe Reilly as we learn from the top thinkers around wealth in families, inheritance, philanthropy and issues of wealth in the larger society. Great stories, insights and inspiration for the family principal or family office executive.
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A podcast dedicated to exploring the human condition. Approaching the topic holistically by incorporating philosophy, psychology, religion, and any field that may be useful to understand ourselves and the world better.
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A podcast exploring the weird, fringe, and unspoken things that our society insists aren't there. Every week we bring you someone or something new to help you explore The Weird. We hope to leave you with a sense of excitement about what's beyond the horizon of secular liberalism.
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Biblical theology, philosophy, and apologetics from an Orthodox Christian perspective. Become a patron and get exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/kabane I don't claim to offer the final word, only a helpful word. My undergraduate degree is in History (2017) and I have a Master of Arts in Early Christian Studies from the University of Notre Dame (2019) as well as a Master of Theology (Th.M.) from Duke University (2021). Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kab ...
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The Shared Inheritance Project is a grassroots organization dedicated to the belief the common heritage of Eastern Christianity provides unique and effective answers to the challenges of the modern age. Its rich theology and mystical spirituality helps us understand what it means to be human, to see the world as it is, and provides a path to embody and grow, through deep and transforming experiences, in the Image and Likeness of God. Subscribe and donate at: http://Shared-Inheritance.com
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Art Grind is a podcast for and about artists, art lovers and art professionals. It is a social practice of giving back to the art community of which we are a part and explores the process, content, concept and motivation behind art making of both established and emerging artists and the people who bring that art to a wider audience. We are artists ourselves and wear many hats, including curation, art writing and art teaching. We share a passion for authentic and skilled art making, be it tra ...
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21. The Divine Landscape, with Jonathan Pageau
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Jonathan Pageau is a religious iconographer, public speaker, and host of The Symbolic World podcast. - Chapters - (00:00:00) In this episode… (00:00:07) Intro (00:01:44) Chapter 1: The First Purpose (00:04:49) Chapter 2: Art and Meaning (00:14:40) Chapter 3: The Indifferent Universe (00:34:20) Chapter 4: On Miracles (00:43:44) Chapter 5: Fundamenta…
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Find this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1mUdGqSNnm8 Jonathan Pageau talks about mediating the Orthodox Christian life and being in a world that is majority non-Christian. How do we navigate this reality and make decisions? That's the discussion today! Don't miss Jonathan Pageau and Jordan Hall in Florida for the Art of the Tamada: https://fi…
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359 - John Vervaeke and Jordan Hall - Why Christianity?
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This conversation is in part John Vervaeke's response to my previous video with Jordan Hall (The End of Strategy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnR2PYtLLnI) where we discussed Jordan's recent conversion to Christianity. John fires up some questions, and we discuss different aspects of sensemaking and religious structures to answer the question: W…
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29. The Problem with Church: Recovering from power, politics, scandal and abuse
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A series of high-profile scandals have rocked the evangelical church. Politicisation and Christian nationalism are on the rise. How can the the church recover from abuse and leadership failures in order to meet the rising tide of meaning seekers? Justin relives an infamous interview with Mark Driscoll, and hears from Mike Cosper, Karen Swallow Prio…
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#82 Esoterica - The History of the Demiurge
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Justin Sledge is currently a part-time professor of philosophy and religion at several institutions in the Metro-Detroit area and a popular local educator. His YouTube channel is "Esoterica".
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Understanding Christendom | Dr Jon Balserak | EP45
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Dr Jon Balserak is a visiting lecturer at the University of Illinois in Chicago. He teaches courses on religion and history. Luke and Jon discuss the period of European history known as Christendom. Disagree with Jon? Let us know in the YouTube comments! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecreedandculturepodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.co…
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358 - Jordan Hall - The End of Strategy
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I had a wonderful time talking with Jordan Hall, who has recently converted to Christianity from a secular worldview. We talk about his conversation, societal engineering, artificial intelligence, and the fundamental distinction between vertical and horizontal qualities. We also talk about the problem of delusion, how to know what’s real, the meani…
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#81 Joe Folley - 9 Questions Atheists Cannot Answer
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oe Folley runs the YouTube channel Unsolicited Advice. he graduated from Cambridge University with an MPhil in Philosophy, specialising in logic, in 2023.
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In this week's video I discuss what a miracle is, looking at different examples but especially at the miracles of Christ. A miracle is not just an extraordinary event, rather it's an event that reveals and restores matter to its true identity and meaning. Thank you for your continued support. My course with Richard Rohlin on Dante's Purgatorio has …
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28. Is The Tide Turning? Gen Z and the Asbury Awakening
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The next generation is remarkably open to spirituality according to recent data. Could the 'Asbury Awakening' be evidence of a renewal bubbling up among Gen Z? Justin speaks to pastors, thinkers, statisticians and Gen Z leaders who have noticed a surprising surge of interest in faith, alongside stories of unusual growth in Catholic, Orthodox and ev…
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#81 Nick Bostrom - How To Prevent AI Catastrophe
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Nick Bostrom is a philosopher known for his work on existential risk, the anthropic principle, human enhancement ethics, whole brain emulation, and superintelligence risks. His recent book, Deep Utopia, explores what might happen if we get AI development right.
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Find this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2lemBCvOFac Jordan Hall rejoins the show to talk about our upcoming Art of the Tamada event in Islamorada and dives into what exactly is happening right now in history. The levels of technology, power, and knowledge are unprecedented, but what does that mean for us? Get tickets to the latest Art of the…
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#80 The Moustache,The Bible, and The Kalam - 850k QnA
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356 - Dr. Nathan Jacobs - Embrace Realism: It's All Mystical!
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Dr. Nathan Jacobs is an academic, artist, and filmmaker. In this conversation, we discuss where reason, rationality, and discernment fit into the mystical experience and how the modern world has mistakenly divorced reason and mysticism. YouTube version: https://youtu.be/BlB1EkTaxpg Check out the Nathan Jacobs Podcast: YouTube: https://www.youtube.c…
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Finding faith in a secular age | Dr Daniel Strange | EP44
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Dr Daniel Strange is an author and Director of Crosslands Forum, a centre for cultural engagement and mission. Luke and Daniel discuss his recent book Making Faith Magnetic. Daniel outlines five themes which he thinks all humans are drawn to. He then links them to the Christian faith. Disagree with Daniel? Let us know in the YouTube comments! Insta…
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Find this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3H9pIf_fjNA What are we building towards? What do the most incredible engineering projects around the world, from ancient times until now, point to? Would and ancient culture understand the Large Hadron Collider? Do we moderns really understand the deeper reality of the Temple of Hara? Let's find out. …
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27. Guillaume Bignon: A french atheist's surprising conversion
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After falling for a Christian woman while on vacation, atheist Guillaume Bignon set out to disprove her faith. However, his investigation turned up evidence that he could not easily dismiss. Then, when God 'reactivated' his conscience... everything changed. In this bonus episode, Justin speaks to Guillaume Bignon author of 'Confessions of a French …
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355 - Richard Rohlin - Universal History: The Surprising Irish Origin of Purgatory
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In this episode of the Universal History podcast with Richard Rohlin, we discuss the surprising Irish origin of the medieval notion of purgatory, why it's understandable that purgatory is part of the medieval experience, its relevance to our lives today, and how Dante presents purgatory in a new, more optimistic way in his Divine Comedy. YouTube ve…
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After much traveling and all things FTF John returns and welcomes Simon Scionka. Simon has been making films since 1997 at the age of 17. Today he has had over 20 years in documentary film production, having visited 40 countries in the course of telling stories. He has filmed feature documentaries like Poverty Inc (a highly recommended film for any…
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#79 Elaine Pagels - The Origin of Satan
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Elaine Pagels is an American historian of religion. She is the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University. Pagels has conducted extensive research into early Christianity and Gnosticism. Buy "The Origin of Satan" by Elaine Pagels here.
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354 - The Real Reason Behind the Olympic Controversy in Women’s Boxing
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This is a complement to my previous video where I explained the symbolism of the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony (linked below). This time I discuss the latest Olympic controversy in the women's boxing division where the gender of boxers was called into question. It's related to the same message of the opening ceremony; I argue that gender amb…
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26. Psychedelics and the Search for God: Ashley Lande’s surprising journey to faith
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Psychedelics are back in vogue as influencers promote hallucinogens as a gateway to spiritual enlightenment. The boom in mind-expanding drugs even seems to be opening up some people to the possibility of God. But what are the dangers of taking shortcuts to the transcendent? Justin hears from those arguing for and against the psychedelic resurgence …
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353 - Symbolism Explained: The Olympics Opening Ceremony is Worse than You Thought
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In this video, I discuss the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony and its drag Dionysian representation of The Last Supper, I discuss why specifically the images of Dionysus and the Last Supper were used, other elements of the opening, the purpose and meaning of such symbolic demonstrations, and finally, the question of intent. Original YouTube ver…
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#78 Rory Sutherland - Why Logical Thinking is Illogical
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Rory Sutherland is a British advertising executive, and vice chairman of the Ogilvy & Mather group of companies. His book, Alchemy, is available here.
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352 - Peter Boghossian - What Is Religion?
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In this conversation, American philosopher and author Peter Boghossian picks my brain about my beliefs, religion, its purpose and truth claims, the origin of the universe, and the meaning of gods or higher beings. We also discuss doubt, the efficacy of prayer, and the effects of meaning. Enjoy! Peter's work: https://linktr.ee/peterboghossian 💻 Webs…
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25. The Believing Brain: How Iain McGilchrist rediscovered the soul
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Why did atheist neuroscientist Christoph Koch recently lose a 25-year-old bet on consciousness? Why is 'panpsychism' in fashion? And could the latest research on the brain be pointing us back towards God? Justin speaks to scientists and philosophers such as Sharon Dirckx and Philip Goff on the surprising turn away from atheist materialism. Ex-athei…
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Towards a post-woke world | Dr Eric Kaufmann | EP43
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Dr Eric Kaufmann is Professor of Politics at the University of Buckingham. Luke and Eric discuss his understanding of woke, whether words are violence, what a post-woke world might look like, what to expect under a Labour government in the UK, and Eric's new centre for exploring heterodox ideas. Disagree with Eric? Let us know in the YouTube commen…
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#77 Bart Ehrman - What is the Gospel of Judas?
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Bart Ehrman is a New Testament scholar focusing on textual criticism of the New Testament, the historical Jesus, and the origins and development of early Christianity. He was one of the first people in the world to see the rediscovered manuscript of the Gospel of Judas, when he was asked by National Geographic to join a small team of experts who ve…
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Find this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1epb8MOU59E Making pilgrimage to CERN, ancient oracles, auguries, and more. John continues his exploration into intentions and how we are aligning ourselves to a good (or God depending!). And you might be surprised to find that the Old World folk and their entrail readings are that far removed from Phy…
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351 - Did God Want Adam and Eve to Eat the Fruit?
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After publishing a recent video commenting on Alex O'Connor's conversation with Jordan Peterson regarding Genesis, I decided to make June 2024's patron-only video public. In this video, I delve deeper into another question that came up in the discussion about whether God actually wanted Adam and Eve to eat the Fruit of the Knowledge of Good and Bad…
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#76 Jonathan Pageau - Deconstructing the Fall of Adam and Eve
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Jonathan Pageau is a French-Canadian icon carver, YouTuber and public speaker on symbolism, religion and the Orthodox faith.
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Christian Stewart - Succession as a Design Process
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Christian Stewart is a consultant in Hong Kong who started Family Wealth Legacy to help successful Asian families establish communication platforms and decision making structures for their family enterprise. Christian works with enterprising families as a process consultant, coach and family meeting facilitator. He helps families to form their own …
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Host Marshall Jones and Sophia Kayafas interviews Bruce Dorfman in person at the Art Students League of New York. Dorfman has over 60 solo exhibitions and have been teaching at the League since 1964. Some of his students include Ai Weiwei and Bob Dylan who was Dorfman's neighbor in Woodstock, NY. Enjoy this long conversation where Dorfman shares hi…
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350 - Richard Rohlin - Universal History: Ireland, the Remnant
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This is the first of a series of Universal History episodes about Ireland! Richard Rohlin discusses a book called The Book of Invasions, which tells of the origin of Ireland. Original YouTube version: https://youtu.be/PBNkmLxUYHk 💻 Website and blog: http://www.thesymbolicworld.com 🔗 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jonathanpageau 🔒 BECOME A PATRON: http…
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We're all Christian without knowing it | Glen Scrivener | EP42
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Glen Scrivener is an author, speaker, and Anglican pastor. He joins Luke for a fascinating discussion about his book The Air We Breathe. Disagree with Glen? Let us know in the YouTube comments! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecreedandculturepodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecreedandculturepodcast/ Twitter: Creed and Culture (@cr…
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24. Alex O’Connor & Justin Brierley: Is The Rebirth Real? Edinburgh Debate
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Justin engages with atheist youtuber Alex O'Connor in a live audience conversation in Edinburgh, hosted by Patrick Brown of Trinity Forum Europe. They discuss Justin's 'Surprising Rebirth' thesis and whether the Bible is the foundation of Western morality. Alex also surprises the audience by reciting a CS Lewis poem from memory. For Justin's speaki…
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In this short meditation, I explore the meaning of the Fall in secular terms, and the mistake atheists make in understanding their own placement. Course on Dante's Inferno: https://www.thesymbolicworld.com/courses-pages/dantes-inferno Support us for exclusive content and benefits: https://thesymbolicworld.com/subscribe 📱 SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: http…
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#75 Destiny on Jordan Peterson, Voting, and Political Principles
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Steven Bonnell II is a popular American political streamer known online as Destiny.
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Uncle Seth: Light Person Extraordinaire Insults Our Listeners!
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Find this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8BNf5N4c318 Uncle Seth returns...with a vengeance! But please be kind, because we truly do love him. Visit us at https://first-things.org/ 2 years. Deep cultural immersion. Intense personal discovery. See what it means to become a Field Worker with FTF: https://first-things.org/opportunities or email D…
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#74 Rabbi David Wolpe - What is Judaism?
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David Wolpe is an American rabbi, and Visiting Scholar at Harvard Divinity School. He was named the most influential Rabbi in America by Newsweek in 2012.
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