Theopolitics
20 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsA 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
January 16, 2024 03:58 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBTyler 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 Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TylerThamster Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/thamsterEBL Or...
Theopolitics: Catholic Futurism
December 05, 2023 20:35 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBTyler 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/TylerThamster Members only episodes: https://rupture1.gumroad.com/l/theopol Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/thamsterEBL To Support us: https://linktr.ee/thamster Ko-fi.com/thamsterwitnat
Theopolitics: Difference of Virtue, Virtue of Difference
February 12, 2023 06:45 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MBTyler 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/theopol Thumbnail Art and Video editing by: Censored Anon: https://t.me/thecensoredanonreturns Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/thamsterEBL Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TylerThamster https://tw...
Theopolitics: Pope Benedict XVI vs. Jurgen Habermas on the Future of Europe
January 16, 2023 20:02 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBTyler 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 plurality in global order, the failure of liberal democracy to accommodate anything other than the secular, the cu...
Theopolitics: Pope Francis & the Residential Schools
January 10, 2023 08:24 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBTyler 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 the Canadian Government's intent to erase indigenous culture and create "the White Indian", and finally, we defen...
Theopolitics: Ontological Violence
January 10, 2023 08:20 - 1 hour - 88.3 MBNearing 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 Violence throughout is juxtaposed with the uniquely Christian Ontology of Peace proposed by Milbank through an A...
Theopolitics: Against Hegel
January 09, 2022 20:20 - 1 hour - 92.1 MBTyler 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 far enough but culminates in a story that leads to the same liberal State, underpinned by a blend of Kantian and F...
Theopolitics: From De Maistre to Durkheim
September 30, 2021 04:32 - 1 hour - 136 MBContinuing 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 discovered as heterodox theology and critiqued as such. Subscriber only episodes: https://gumroad.com/l/theopol To Su...
Theopolitics: De Maistre, "On the Pope"
September 30, 2021 04:23 - 1 hour - 129 MBJoel 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/theopol Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TylerThammy https://twitter.com/theopolitic Support our work: Ko-fi.com/thamsterwitnat paypal.me/isidoreroyer h...
Theopolitics: Theodicy/Agonistics of Political Economy (Reading Milbank, 2)
August 03, 2021 16:47 - 1 hour - 96 MByler 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/theopol Support the show: Ko-fi.com/thamsterwitnat https://streamlabs.com/thamsterwitnat Crypto Donations: htt...
Theopolitics: Reading De Maistre
July 14, 2021 00:08 - 1 hour - 99.5 MBDorus and Joel break down the first chapters of Joseph de Maistre's 'Against Rousseau', which he wrote in the 1790s as he beheld his beloved France, bastion of Roman Catholicism and the ideals of divine monarchy, eat its children. Members only episodes: https://gumroad.com/l/theopol Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TylerThammy https://twitter.com/theopolitic https://twitter.com/joeldavisx Support our work: https://Ko-fi.com/thamsterwitnat https://paypal.me/isidoreroyer https://ent...
Theopolitics: Theology and Social Theory (Reading John Milbank)
July 13, 2021 23:56 - 1 hour - 82.6 MBTyler and Dorus start another multi-episode series on Theologian and Political Theorist John Milbank's controversial text "Theology and Social Theory". For the first episode, we discuss the construction of the secular through out the work of Hobbes, Grotius and Spinoza and its earlier theological justification in Nominalism and Voluntarism. Members only episodes: https://gumroad.com/l/theopol Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TylerThammy https://twitter.com/theopolitic Support our...
American Extremist: The Psychology of Political Extremism (with Josh Neal)
May 06, 2021 20:44 - 1 hour - 101 MByler is joined by his old co-host and collaborator Josh Neal to discuss some lessons from Josh's recent groundbreaking book American Extremist. Published by Imperium Press, American Extremist takes a psychological look at how neoliberalism fosters anti-human tendencies and resentment fueled conflicts in order to usher in a new post-human future. Both reminiscent of critical psychoanalytic looks at culture and also critical of them, American Extremist offers a postmodern and postliberal psycho...
Theopolitics: Interview with Dr. William Cavanaugh
April 16, 2021 23:39 - 1 hour - 94.2 MBTyler and Dorus are joined by eminent Catholic theologian Dr. William Cavanaugh. We discuss more about Cavanaugh's background, the global implications of the myth of religious violence, the hidden ontological assumptions within democratic proceduralism, the myth of the East, ecclesial anarchism and civic transformation, the legacy of Carl Schmitt, and practice for Christian students and academics within indepedent social science spaces. Subscriber only episodes: https://gumroad.com/l/theopol...
Theopolitics: Live AMA
April 10, 2021 04:21 - 1 hour - 245 MBTyler and Dorus take your questions live! Support the show with donations and follow us on other social media. All accesible on this link: https://linktr.ee/thamster
Theopolitics: City of Mammon (MRV, Part 2)
April 10, 2021 04:20 - 1 hour - 79.7 MBTyler and Dorus continue their series building on Cavanaugh's work on the Myth of Religious violence, turning to the concrete history of the rise of absolutism and the descent into the City of Mammon. Investigating the history of absolutist clash to creation of independent disciplinary spaces in the wake of Christendom, they discover the economic's elevation into the new queen of the sciences and the master narrative. Support the show with donations and follow us on other social media. All a...
Theopolitics: The Myth of Religious Violence (Part 1)
April 10, 2021 04:20 - 1 hour - 175 MBTyler and Isidore discuss an important text by Dr. William Cavanaugh titled "The Myth of Religious Violence". We discuss the "myth of religious violence", that is, the concept of religion as a transcultural, transhistorical, tendency of humanity for irrational and blind faith, culminating in intolerance and war. This myth of religion is used at home and abroad to justify "secular" and "democratic" violence. Support the show with donations and follow us on other social media. All accesible on...
Theopolitics: Against Macron
April 10, 2021 04:19 - 46 minutes - 43 MBTyler and Dorus kick off the discussion with the relationship between the EU and China, the EU and the United States, and the Transatlantic alliance before turning to the main discussion. Looking towards France, they discuss the French Revolution, the religion of secularity, and Macron's liberal civilization-state plan. Support the show with donations and follow us on other social media. All accesible on this link: https://linktr.ee/thamster
Theopolitics: Market Apocalypse
April 10, 2021 04:19 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBTyler and Isidore kick off the Theopolitics show with a discussion of some key events right at the start of 2021. They discuss the Biden administration and security apparatuses move to purge Trump supports and appointees out of civil service, the motion passed at the Canadian House of Commons concerning the Proud Boys, and the unveiling of the shrouded Market to the common man as exposed through the Gamestop stocks fun. Support the show with donations and follow us on other social media. All...
Theopolitics: Inauguration
April 10, 2021 04:19 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBIn the inauguration episode of Theopolitics, Tyler and Isidore introduce the themes and topics of the new show. From political theology, to the mystical, to events and ruptures, to the apocalyptic, to the theopolitical. Support the show with donations and follow us on other social media. All accesible on this link: https://linktr.ee/thamster