Theopolitics

Jan 15 2024 20 ep. 70 mins 49

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A weekly podcast uncovering the crypto-theological and para-political origins of capitalism, liberalism and secularism from a confessional Christian perspective.

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Theopolitics: The Politics of the Real

Jan 15 2024 75 mins

Tyler is joined by a special guest, Catholic Philosopher D.C. Schindler, for a discussion of his work "The Politics of the Real". They discuss the essence of Liberalism as rejection of the Catholic Church, Unnatural Rights, Act and Potency, and the debate over Integralism.Purchase "The Politics of the Real" here:https://newpolity.com/new-polity-press-titles/the-politics-of-the-real

Theopolitics: Catholic Futurism

Dec 05 2023 69 mins

Tyler is joined by Richard Storey for a discussion of Catholic Futurism, carrying forward Catholic Tradition past modernity into a bright future.Follow us on Twitter:https://twitter.com/TylerThamsterMembers only episodes:https://rupture1.gumroad.com/l/theopolFollow us on Telegram:https://t.me/thamsterEBL To Support us:https://linktr.ee/thamsterKo-fi.com/thamsterwitnat

Theopolitics: Difference of Virtue, Virtue of Difference

Feb 11 2023 59 mins

Tyler and Dorus discuss the return to antique philosophy and Virtue Ethics exemplified by the philosopher Alasdair Macintyre, John Milbank's theological criticism of Macintyre's project, and the idea of Virtue in Aristotle and Aquinas.Subscriber only episodes: https://gumroad.com/l/theopolThumbnail Art and Video editing by: Censored Anon:https://t.me/thecensoredanonreturnsFollow us

Theopolitics: Pope Benedict XVI vs. Jurgen Habermas on the Future of Europe

Jan 16 2023 66 mins

Tyler and Rory discuss the pivotal dialogue between Pope Benedict XVI (then Cardinal Ratzinger) and Frankfurt alumni and philosopher of the European Union, Jurgen Habermas, on the future of Europe and the World. With the orienting discussion of "the pre-political foundations of the moral state" the two representatives of the religious and secular worldviews discuss the problem of p

Theopolitics: Pope Francis & the Residential Schools

Jan 10 2023 61 mins

Tyler is joined by Rory (Philosophy for Fitness) to discuss Pope Francis's visit to Canada for his Papal Apology over the Catholic Church involvement in the Canadian Residential School system. We discuss the "Mass Grave" hysteria and media blood libel, the real complexity glazed over by the popular narrative of the Church's involvement in the residential school system, the evil of

Theopolitics: Ontological Violence

Jan 10 2023 96 mins

Nearing the end of our series on Milbank's "Theology and Social Theory", we turn to the culmination of the genealogical excavation of modernity, securalism and liberalism. From the aporias of Liberalism culminating in Nihilist Ontology, a critical look is given to Heidegger, Derrida, Deleuze, Foucault, Lyotard and to the grand-daddy of them all, Friedrich Nietzsche. The Ontology of

Theopolitics: Against Hegel

Jan 09 2022 100 mins

Tyler and Dorus continue discussing Milbank's "Theology and Social Theory", now turning to Theology and Dialectics. In this video, we take aim at the great German Idealist Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Following with what in Hegel's work Milbank wishes to retain and that which he is against in Hegel, we explore the ways in which Hegel's critique of modernism not only does not go f

Theopolitics: From De Maistre to Durkheim

Sep 29 2021 99 mins

Continuing our series on Theology and Social Theory, we turn to an examination of work of the Catholic Reactionaries to unearth the origins of what became the secular social sciences through the work of August Comte and Emile Durkheim. Both a critique of De Maistre and De Bonald but also of the positivist founding of Sociology, the basis for reactionary thought today is both discov

Theopolitics: De Maistre, "On the Pope"

Sep 29 2021 70 mins

Joel is guesting again this week. He and Dorus dive into De Maistre for a second time, discussing his magnum opus, 'Du Pape'. We also get to the recent Motu proprio issued by Francis, Vatican I, infallibility and the Petrine charism. Orthobro vs tradcath on the hottest issue of the day.Members only episodes:https://gumroad.com/l/theopolFollow us on Twitter:https://twitter.com/Tyler

Theopolitics: Theodicy/Agonistics of Political Economy (Reading Milbank, 2)

Aug 03 2021 69 mins

yler and Dorus continue their series on John Milbank's "Theology and Social Theory", turning now to the foundations of Political Economy. Through an engagement with the Scottish Economists, the rejection of Christianity through heterodox theodicy and neopagan agonistics is exposed as the root of the modern sphere of economy.Subscribe to members only content:https://gumroad.com/l/th