The security and cosiness of historic, everyday churchliness must be sacrificed to the heroic daring of creativeness. —Nikolai Berdyaev A New York Post article from last year noted that there has been a 78% increase in converts to Orthodox Churches in America. The same article highlights that men have vastly outnumbered women in these conversions. […]
David Gornoski and Surit Dasgupta talk about why Rene Girard provides the best apologetics for Christianity, why Christians are supposed to be ambassadors of the future, non-violent creativity, Daniel’s prophecy on world empires, and more. Follow David Gornoski on X here.
On the surface, Mel Gibson and David Lynch have very little in common other than the fact that both are exceptionally good storytellers. However, it is time we focus on what makes these two great and relevant at the ground zero of our creatively bankrupt culture. In 2005 Mel Gibson directed and released what many […]
Jayant Bhandari joins David Gornoski and Surit Dasgupta for a conversation on the sausage making of culture, corruption in Indian society, the anthropological roots of tyranny, how to build a high trust society, and more. Follow Jayant Bhandari on X here.
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 talks about the vibe shift that is happening right now in culture, sounding the alarm on seed oils, why you don’t need a million dollars to change history, America as the battlefield between good and evil, why certain facets of liberalism are worth protecting, and more.
David Gornoski recaps his recent trip to research benefits of high altitude living and Co2 retention. What causes altitude sickness? Why is Co2 scapegoated by the elites and mainstream media? What do Christians need to do to break out of the survivor mindset? Is medical healing separate from spiritual warfare?
David Gornoski and Surit Dasgupta talk about the pro-life vs pro-choice debate, terminally online movements, whether we should stop inventions because of sin, the fear-driven mindset, and more.
David Gornoski is joined by Surit Dasgupta who talks about the inspiration behind his novella The Reenchanted, creating art to preserve freedom, violence in storytelling, the hero’s journey, why the Gospels are artistic masterpieces, and more. Buy The Reenchanted here.
David Gornoski, Shannon Braswell, and Surit Dasgupta talk about migrant violence, matriarchy in Eastern culture, how capitalism disrupted Indian society, performative language in Eastern societies, subcultures, the N’Kisi project, the physics of mimesis, and more.