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? […]
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.
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 […]
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.
David Gornoski recently appeared on the Bob Murphy Show to talk about how Christ haunts our politics, the Israel-Hamas war propaganda, and more.
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 […]
In this THINGS HIDDEN conversation, David Gornoski and Surit Dasgupta get together to discuss what Jesus meant when He said, “Do not cling onto Me.” What does it mean to consume Jesus in the anthropological sense? Does Jesus want us to retreat from the world and seek solace in isolation? How can we emulate the […]
David Gornoski is joined by Bright News editor Shannon Braswell for a conversation on encountering antichrists, lack of future vision in modern churches, undifferentiation in culture, why people are turning to traditional churches, how the Gospel debunks the notion of a violent God, why violence should be higher on the list of concerns for Christians, […]
David Gornoski is joined by Katherine Dee for a fascinating conversation on how media is shaping the collective around us. What do we make of the Osama Bin Laden trend on TikTok? What do we make of Elon’s reply to advertisers pulling out of X? Which social media company is driving the culture right now? […]
In this THINGS HIDDEN conversation, David Gornoski and Surit Dasgupta talk about the Left’s anti-colonial movement, the debate surrounding abortion, how Christianity protects children, the Right’s inconsistent approach towards affirming life, why the view of a vengeful Jesus is absurd, and more.