The Religious Studies Podcast

Oct 07 2024 22 ep. 6

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Where did the sacred go? This podcast is focused on the philosophical study of religion and will center on books, both historical and contemporary. Each book will get a 15 minute Book Brief episode and then a Deep Dive episode. The Book Briefs are high-level overviews of the main arguments of the book and why the book is relevant to us today. The Deep Dive episodes will not have the time constraint and will be where I spend time discussing various arguments and themes from the book, as well as offering critiques if I have them. Twitter: https://twitter.com/therspod Substack: https://thereligiousstudiespodcast.substack.com/ Email: [email protected]

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Max Stirner's The Unique and Its Own, Deep Dive Part 2

We begin this episode going over Stirner’s critique of philosophers and the Enlightenment. It’s important to keep in mind that whatever problem he has with religion, he also has that problem with people too focused on thinking or capital T truth. As he says, a shout or a jump is as good at relieving anxiety as studying any book. We also look at the overlap in thought between St

Max Stirner's The Unique and its Own, Deep Dive Part 1

Topics Discussed: The relationship between particulars and universals Demon posession and god possession The religious discontent with the present The Sacred and when ideas overtake us When our future self overtakes us Sections: Intro (00:00:34) Basic Overview of Stirner's Arguments (00:05:55) Stirner's Critique of Religion (00:38:20) Twitter Page: TheReligiousStudiesPodcast (@th

Gabriel Marcel's The Mystery of Being, Deep Dive

Topics Discussed: Gabriel Marcel Martin Heidegger Phenomenology Psychology Sections: Intro: 00:00:55 1 Marcel's Philosophical Framework: 00:06:45 2 Realworld Examples from Marcel: 00:47:25

Rene Girard's I See Satan Fall Like Lightning, Deep Dive

Topics Discussed: Jesus Satan Philosophy Peter Thiel Curtis Yarvin Psychology Desire Sections: (00:01:20) Intro I. (00:06:05) Overview of Girard's theory and his interpretation of two bible myths II. (00:46:32) Satan as the representation of the mimetic cycle of desire III. (01:10:33) Demonology and Psychology, plus our modern fixation on victims Episode References: Technology,

Rene Girard's The Scapegoat, Deep Dive

Topics Discussed: The Bible John the Baptist Rene Girard Freud Psychology Sections: Intro (00:01:05) Girard's General Theory and the story of Caiaphas (00:05:20) The Beheading of John the Baptist (00:34:05) Peter's Denial (01:02:03) Demons of Gerasa (01:18:09) The Supernatural Inspiration of the Bible (01:48:45) Twitter Page: TheReligiousStudiesPodcast (@therspod) / Twitter Email

Freud's Moses and Monotheism, Deep Dive

Topics Discussed: God Psychoanalysis Moses Judaism Religion Freud Atheism Darwin Sections: Intro (00:00:55) I. Moses the Egyptian (00:05:24) II. Psychoanalyzing Human History (00:24:56) III. Why Freud Wrote about Moses (00:57:53) Twitter Page: TheReligiousStudiesPodcast (@therspod) / Twitter Email: [email protected] Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://a

Freud's Moses and Monotheism, Book Brief

Topics Discussed: Psychoanalysis Freud Girard Moses Judaism Sections: Intro: 00:00:53 Freud's Method: 00:03:34 Twitter Page: TheReligiousStudiesPodcast (@therspod) / Twitter Email: [email protected] Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://archive.org/details/Kaleidoscope_1819-19494

Rene Girard, Barbie, and Identity

Topics Discussed: Barbie movie Identity Girard Feminism Sections: intro (00:00:20) Girard and Identity (00:16:15) Jokes reveal the truth (00:31:30) The Daughter (00:46:50) Motherhood (00:54:20) Twitter Page: TheReligiousStudiesPodcast (@therspod) / Twitter Email: [email protected] Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://archive.org/details/Kaleidoscope_1819

Friedrich Nietzsche's The AntiChrist Deep Dive

Topics Discussed: Nietzsche Jesus Atheism Christianity Sections: Intro (00:04:33) Nietzsche's Philosophy and Christianity (00:10:37) Jesus (00:37:15) Power and Christianity (00:44:16) The Antichrist (01:00:15) Twitter Page: TheReligiousStudiesPodcast (@therspod) / Twitter Email: [email protected] Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://archive.org/details

Friedrich Nietzsche's The Antichrist

Topics Discussed: Sections: Nietzsche Jesus Christianity Morality Nihilism Twitter Page: TheReligiousStudiesPodcast (@therspod) / Twitter Email: [email protected] Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://archive.org/details/Kaleidoscope_1819-19494