The Christian faith often invites us to hold together texts and events that seem to resist harmony. Nowhere is this tension felt more sharply than in the contrast between the Old Testament’s harsh legal judgments and the New Testament’s radical call to non-violence. As we approach the Christmas season and contemplate the Nativity of Christ, […]
David Gornoski is joined by Jean-Michel Oughourlian, Jason Jones, Jim Fitzgerald, and Shannon Braswell for a special Christmas episode of THINGS HIDDEN. What is the cause of wars in human history? Is peace possible in the Middle-East? Did Trump just call Bill Clinton an aggrieved victim? What is the anthropological significance of Christmas that we’re […]
Jerry Bowyer, Pastor Jim Fitzgerald, Jason Jones, Shannon Braswell, Surit Dasgupta, and David Gornoski get together for a special Christmas roundtable where they tackle the ideas of Jordan Peterson, the Gaza tragedy, the anthropology of the Nativity, and more.
David Gornoski sits down with activist Jason Jones for a conversation on the vanishing Christians of the Middle-East and what we can do to help them. Can Trump stop the Gaza genocide? How do we as Christians tackle the migration crisis? Follow Jason Jones on X here.
David Gornoski, Jerry Bowyer, Jason Jones, and Pastor Jim Fitzgerald explore the Nativity of Christ through the lens of Rene Girard in this THINGS HIDDEN Christmas special. What significance does Bethlehem portray in the Nativity story that we often miss? How does the Christmas story pose a threat to the rulers of the world? How […]
The editor of the Mises Institute, Ryan McMaken, joins the show to talk about the strange decrease of men in the workforce. How do we get men to turn around from apathetic thinking and get them to embrace responsibility? Is capitalism to blame for rampant consumerism during the Christmas season? What would Christmas look like […]
David Gornoski; filmmaker and activist Jason Jones; and Gil Bailie–the author of several lectures and books including God’s Gamble and a contemporary of Rene Girard–explore the meaning of Christmas, particularly in the world of anthropology. Why were the ancients fascinated with stars? Why did God choose a miraculous virgin birth as Christ’s entrance into the […]
Jim Babka, founder of Downsize DC, calls in to talk about both the peace and the sword that is brought on by Christmas. How do we analyze the drama of culture and politics without being sucked into its mimetic contagion? What are some of the things we can take away from the recent JFK disclosure? […]
Tho Bishop of the Mises Institute joins David Gornoski in tackling the latest fearmongering narratives by the corporate press. Tho also comments on Trump’s defense of the decreed medicine, the significance of Christmas, and more.
Recently, a psychology professor by the name of Erik Sprankle stated that the Virgin Mary may not have given ‘consent’ when the angel Gabriel told her that she would give birth to Jesus. Besides showing the utter ignorance that is overwhelming in academia, the professor proved how much contemporary thought is possessed by ideological and […]