The Roots of Everything

Apr 07 2025 5 ep. 11

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The Roots of Everything

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Secularism, Ep. 4: The Collapse of Secularism

Did the Enlightenment dream deliver on its promises of rational morality, utopianism, and prosperity, it did it all just lead to eugenics, global war, and nihilism?

Secularism, Ep.3: The Enlightenment

Everyone's heard of the "Enlightenment", what exactly was it? Was it truly a triumph of reason and science, or was it the slave to its own prejudices?

Secularism, Ep. 2: The Birth of Modernity

What exactly ended Christendom and caused the whole world to become secular? It took a few centuries, but the Reformation, the Enlightenment, and even the World Wars are all part of the story we discuss on today's episode.

Secularism, Ep. 1: A Christian Heresy?

What if I told you that you are secular, that no matter how religious you are, the fact that you were born in the modern Western world means you've unavoidably inherited fundamentally secular ways of thinking about reality?

Pilot Episode: The Ideas that Made Your World

Do you view the world correctly? If you didn't, how would you know? In discussing everything from the definition of slavery to the collapse of arranged marriages, Dr. Zac explains how the great idea of Western civilization influence us today in ways we never think about.