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Making Peace with Dr. Paul Axton (THINGS HIDDEN 232)

Dr Paul Axton joins David Gornoski to talk about the violent passages in the Old Testament, making peace in a divided world, the unreality of the world vs the reality of the Gospel, Tucker Carlson as peacemaker, redeeming the Baby Boomer generation, how Christ saves the cosmos, and more. Check out Forging Ploughshares podcast here. […]

The Making of a Trinitarian Philosophy of Science (THINGS HIDDEN 230)

What would a trinitarian philosophy of science look like? Dr Paul Axton joins David Gornoski to talk about William Desmond’s reading of Hegel, the tension between body and mind, the Trinitarian principle in creation, how matter has always existed, and more. Check out Forging Ploughshares podcast here. Watch more episodes of THINGS HIDDEN here.

Why Japanese Read Comic Books (THINGS HIDDEN 229)

Why do Japanese adults read comic books? Dr Paul Axton joins David Gornoski and Surit Dasgupta to talk about Japan’s encounter with Christianity, why Western philosophical approaches don’t work in Japan, Nihonjinron identity, the psychology of Amae, extraordinary life of Yukio Mishima, and more. Check out Forging Ploughshares podcast here. Watch more episodes of THINGS […]

THINGS HIDDEN 88: The Offense of the Cross with Paul Axton

Dr. Paul Axton, host of the Forging Ploughshares podcast, joins David Gornoski for this THINGS HIDDEN episode. The two talk about how the crucifixion of Christ defies Greek and Jewish thought; how Jesus threatened the existence of the Judaic law; the purpose of the Law; the culture war in America; how Jesus will save the […]

THINGS HIDDEN 14: Memoirs of a Gaijin

  Dr. Paul Axton, theologian and host of the Forging Ploughshares podcast, sits down with David Gornoski to talk about his experience of living in Japan, the idea of shame in death, Lacanian psychoanalysis, and seeing Japanese culture through Christian eyes. While pointing out that Romans 7 is absolutely essential for understanding what it is to imitate […]