The Kingsmen welcome Dr. Kutter Callaway to unpack the mind-bending Marvel show, Loki (2021). What makes a person? Can a person change and become better? Is a human (or a god’s) life predetermined, or do they have free will? Is self-love always narcissistic? What makes a system authoritarian? What is your glorious purpose?

1. [00:00:19 ] Introduction


2. [00:02:47 ] Initial Thoughts on Loki


3. [00:05:03 ] Graciousness toward God


4. [00:09:08 ] Letting Go of Control


5. [00:09:56 ] Respect for Mystery


6. [00:13:58 ] The Shape of Authoritarianism


7. [00:21:34 ] Catalysts of Transformation


8. [00:26:20 ] Is Self-Love Always Narcissistic?


9. [00:32:40 ] To Be Human, One Requires an Other


10. [00:42:18 ] Fundamental Attribution Error


11. [00:44:44 ] The Punitive Time-Loop as Parable and Metaphor of Hell


12. [00:49:13 ] Family, Not Enemies


13. [00:53:07 ] Inspiring the Other to Be Better


14. [00:55:52 ] Seeing Eternity as Eternal Growth


15. [00:57:28 ] Free Will, Determinism, and Resurrection


16. [01:09:22 ] The Scandalous Incarnational Embodiment of God


17. [01:11:13 ] Glorious Purpose


18. [01:12:38 ] Closing Remarks