The third leg of the stool that gives us today's woke movement is postmodernism. It is almost as if someone decided to send postmodernism as the "shock troops" to lay the groundwork for the woke movement. Join us as we discuss and dissect the many serious and indeed fatal flaws of postmodernism both from the Christian and secular standpoints. The law of gravity is absolutely true whether you believe it or not: if you jump off a 10-story building without fall protection, you will die--...
What is gnosticism and what does it have to do with transsexual rights, abortion and the woke movement? This ancient mystery religion is making a big comeback today. Once you understand what gnosticism is, you can't un-see it--but you can see its influences nearly everywhere in advertising, literature, movies, and social media. It is once again becoming part of the cultural air we breathe in everything from cremation to Disney movies. In this episode we examine gnosticism and its ...
Hegel's dialectic has been called the operating system of today's woke movement. Join us as we examine the dialectic Biblically and practically and show how dangerous it has become as a tactic for social transformation both in and outside the Church. Recognize the tactic, and reject the substance. Notes and references: Hegelianism and Christianity, by John H. Gerstner, Jr. Understanding the Dialectic (New Discourses Bullets, episode 21)(short version) Hegel, Wokeness & the Dialectical ...
Is it ever acceptable to suppress and silence a political opponent, party or person you disagree with? Do two wrongs ever make a right? In today's episode we zero in on Herbert Marcuse's 1965 essay, "Repressive Tolerance," and its alleged "justification" for the cancel culture we see today. This episode demonstrates why no Christian, no person of good will and no one who values Western civilization and its tradition of free speech and open debate can support Marcuse's...
"Know thine enemy." How can we tell when we are dealing with someone who is woke, on the one hand, as opposed to someone who merely has liberal political views on the other? Is there any difference between traditional Western liberalism and woke ideology? If so, what is the difference and how can we tell who's who in people and groups we interact with? What is Neo-Marxism and how does it relate to Marxism? How does it relate to today's woke movement? Were the Neo-Marxists any mo...
Who was Karl Marx? What did he teach? Are his teachings still alive today in Critical Race Theory? Join us for a discussion of the Marxist versions of the Christian doctrines of sin, salvation, and the end times, as well as Christian ethics. Resources: 1. Schwartzwalder, R. Marx's New Religion, Journal of the Evangelical and Theological Society, 62.4 (2019). 2. Lyon, David, The Challenge of Marxism, in Wright, ed., Essays in Evangelical Social Ethics (Morehouse-Barlow Co. 1979...
For Christians to understand their mission field in 21st century America, we need to understand Critical Race Theory (CRT) and its roots, one of which is Marxism. In this episode we talk about some of Marx's basic teachings and how they relate to two of the main headings in Christian theology -- God and man. We also address the gnostic aspects of Marx's teachings and identify some of the ways they show up in CRT. Show notes: In discussing Dr. Ed Feser's article, "The Gnostic Here...