David Gornoski and Craig Stewart explore chapter 4 of Rene Girard’s last book Battling to the End. Are proponents of gender transitions for children selectively borrowing from Christian aesthetics? Are conservatives reacting to Leftist talking points in a “Christian” way? How should Christians engage within the culture wars? Is there a way to empathize with […]
David Gornoski and Craig Stewart resume their study of Rene Girard’s Battling to the End. David and Craig get into chapter 4 and discuss the modern paradox of being the most yet least violent time in history, the anthropological meaning of the Eucharist, the secular co-opting of Christianity, the divinity of violence vs. the divinity […]
David Gornoski recently appeared on The Deactivist Podcast. Here is the episode description: “David Gornoski is your neighbor – as well as an entrepreneur, speaker and writer. He runs A Neighbor’s Choice, which seeks to introduce Jesus’ culture of nonviolence to both Christians and the broader public. A Neighbor’s Choice is also the name of […]
David Gornoski and Shannon Braswell sit down with Dr. Jean-Michel Oughourlian, the co-author of Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World. The conversation touches on the Ukraine war; the opposing values of the West and Russia; the election in France; the problem of immigration and culture; the World Economic Forum; the romantic lie of […]
In this edition of THINGS HIDDEN, David Gornoski sits down with Michael Gibson, venture capitalist and co-founder of the 1517 Fund. Is the cultural conflict in America a battle between Christian sects? What are conservatives getting wrong in their reaction against the Left? What does the Gospel reveal about human power? How has the Gospel […]
In this special Easter edition of THINGS HIDDEN, David Gornoski and Shannon Braswell have a fascinating conversation on the resurrection of Christ. Why would God choose women as witnesses to Jesus’ resurrection? How did Rene Girard make his case for the resurrection of Christ? Did Jesus make it possible for Elephant Man to get an […]
“If it is given at all to the West to struggle out of these tangles of the lower slopes to the spiritual summit of humanity then I cannot but think it is the special mission of America to fulfil this hope of God and man. You are the country of expectation, desiring something else than […]
[Video contains both hours. Skip past 45 minutes for hour 2.] Has Jordan Peterson caved in to the establishment with his latest remarks on the truckers’ protest? Is the GiveSendGo hacker “independent” as legacy media claims? Has the Hispanic community in Florida changed their minds on the Democratic Party? Is science connected to sacrificial rituals? […]
[Video contains both hours. Skip past 35 minutes for hour 2.] For this episode, David Gornoski is joined by Devin Barras who talks about his Substack article on the sacrificial crisis of our time. How is the “cathedral” connected with the sacrificial crisis of the pandemic? Listen to the full episode to find out. Plus, […]
David Gornoski starts the show by explaining how mimetic groupthink lies at the heart of every ideology and how we can bypass envy with innovation. Are the decreed medicines proving ineffective against the pandemic? Were Biden and Newsome injured by these mandated drugs? Listen to the full episode as David covers the latest news, topics, […]