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THINGS HIDDEN 175: The Ape of God

David Gornoski, Surit Dasgupta, and Shannon Braswell get together to discuss various topics such as the dehumanization of Trump; the serpent of the fall; the effects of Adam’s sin; the nature of Cain’s sin; the redefining of heroes and villains after Christ; and more. Check out Bright News here.

How Jesus Unveils Power

David Gornoski and Jordan Landfear start this episode by going through the latest round of news. How can we survive the fear contagion from the media complex? Why is all the money going to the attention economy and not worthy labor? What does the unveiling of the temple in Jesus’ time mean for our current […]

THINGS HIDDEN 174: Breaking the Devil’s Monopoly on Innovation

David Gornoski sits down with Surit Dasgupta to talk about how Christians can reclaim technological innovation. Should we fear innovation for the sake of giving power to the Antichrist? Does Christian tradition discourage creativity? How can Christians sanctify new inventions? How can Christians turn their retreat into advantageous victory? Watch the full show to find […]

THINGS HIDDEN 173: Curing Cancer Is Repentance with James Kourtides

James Kourtides joins David Gornoski to talk about how Christmas helps us believe in the future of Earth, why curing cancer is a form of repentance, what constitutes true sacrifice, the sin of creating seed oils, why Christians must create new technologies, and more. Check out the Rooster’s Crow podcast here.

THINGS HIDDEN 172: Christ vs. the Inquisitor

 David Gornoski is joined by Surit Dasgupta for a discussion on Surit’s latest essay Christ vs. the Grand Inquisitor, wherein they explore Dostoevsky and Berdyaev’s view on freedom and power. What would Dostoevsky and Berdyaev say about the modern concept of liberty? How does Christ, in Dostoevsky’s literature, resolve the tension between liberty and power? […]

THINGS HIDDEN 171: Fr. Turbo on Christian Antigravity Technology, Aliens

David Gornoski sits down with Fr. Turbo Qualls for a groundbreaking conversation on anxiety vs. revelation, asceticism vs. dominion, what it means to be a free human being, how demons intimidate people, the spirit of the antichrist, whether the aliens are demons, and more. Check out the Royal Path podcast.

THINGS HIDDEN 170: Mary’s Pondering and the Peace of Christmas

David Gornoski sits down with Gil Bailie, Jerry Bowyer, and Jason Jones for a special Christmas edition of THINGS HIDDEN. Among the topics covered are the nativity narrative in Luke chapter 2, why scripture presents history as chiastic, Mary as philosopher vs. Mary as faithful nurturer, the proclamation of peace on Earth, and more. Gil […]

THINGS HIDDEN 169: How Violence Undergirds Our Daily Lives with Eric Jacobus

David Gornoski sits down with Eric Jacobus, and the two talk about action designing, how military innovations revolutionize societies, the origin of language, how social media causes a linguistic war in real life, how we can defer the threat of violence, and more. Check out Eric Jacobus’ website here.

How the Israel/Hamas Propaganda War Shows Triumph of Christ

David Gornoski recently appeared on the Bob Murphy Show to talk about how Christ haunts our politics, the Israel-Hamas war propaganda, and more.

THINGS HIDDEN 168: How the Truth Sets People Free

David Gornoski and Surit Dasgupta return to discuss the anthropological meaning of Jesus’ proclamation that the truth will set us free. Why are we witnessing this current upheaval in the political sphere? Why do we celebrate whistleblowers and conspiracy theorists and demand transparency from our governments? Have we learned the right lessons from the George […]