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Following the publication of the peer-reviewed academic* paper, the critical juggernaut, led by Drs. Christopher Rollston and Robert Cargill is proceeding apace in an apparent attempt to shut down serious investigation of this defixio. I argue that they are attempting to poison the well, not engaging in a fair academic disagreement based on the reality. In episodes 107-110 we will investigate in s...

As an aid to our series on JEDP & The Mount Ebal curse tablet, Jenny and I discuss C. S. Lewis's article, "Modern Theology and Biblical Criticism." *Please see the link below to access the scholarly paper by Dr. Stripling and his associates, which is open access in the journal Heritage Science. I would suggest that our listeners review our original episode, The Christian Atheist #52: “The Curs...

On March 24th, 2022, the Associates for Biblical Research announced the discovery of an ancient curse tablet (defixio) on Mount Ebal at the site of "Joshua's altar."  This is a potentially WORLD-SHAKING discovery, but the dust has not yet settled, and the academic war is only just beginning. Following the publication of the find and its analysis, the critical juggernaut, led by Drs. Christopher Ro...

As an aid to our series on JEDP & The Mount Ebal curse tablet, Jenny and I discuss C. S. Lewis's article, "Modern Theology and Biblical Criticism." *Please see the link below to access the scholarly paper by Dr. Stripling and his associates, which is open access in the journal Heritage Science. I would suggest that our listeners review our original episode, The Christian Atheist #52: “The Curs...

On March 24th, 2022, the Associates for Biblical Research announced the discovery of an ancient curse tablet (defixio) on Mount Ebal at the site of "Joshua's altar."  This is a potentially WORLD-SHAKING discovery, but the dust has not yet settled, and the academic war is only just beginning. Following the publication of the find and its analysis, the critical juggernaut, led by Drs. Christopher Ro...

Jenny and I discuss one of our favorite poems by 20th century modernist poet, T. S. Eliot, "The Hollow Men." In many ways this poem is expressing Eliot's near-despair in the journey that led him to Christ, as in his post-conversion poem, "The Journey of the Magi," which we looked at over the last two weeks. We might almost say that this poem represents "the cold coming we had of it. Just the worst...

Chatterview Part 2   Sometime in the last year, I received another request to put our podcast series, "The Machinery of the Looking-Glass" into book form. We did so, leading us to this conversation with Dr. Charles Howell of Youngstown State University, Dean of the Beeghly College of Liberal Arts, Social Sciences, and Education, in which we discuss our book, his testimony and his manuscript memoir...

Jenny and I discuss one of our favorite poems by 20th century modernist poet, T. S. Eliot, "The Hollow Men." In many ways this poem is expressing Eliot's near-despair in the journey that led him to Christ, as in his post-conversion poem, "The Journey of the Magi," which we looked at over the last two weeks. We might almost say that this poem represents "the cold coming we had of it. Just the worst...

Sometime in the last year, I received another request to put our podcast series, "The Machinery of the Looking-Glass" into book form. We did so, leading us to this conversation with Dr. Charles Howell of Youngstown State University, in which we discuss our book, his testimony and his manuscript on his own journey to Christ later in life, which mirrors our own in interesting ways, the status of edu...

Jenny and I finish our discussion of one of our favorite poems by T. S. Eliot, "The Journey of the Magi," a classic full of Christian meaning for us, and hopefully for you! Listen on Simple Gifts: https://youtu.be/jYDsjal28JM                                      https://youtu.be/BbDrkFfFvUE Read: https://poetryarchive.org/poem/journey-magi/ Listen to T.S. Eliot's other works on Simple Gifts here:...

On March 24th, 2022, the Associates for Biblical Research announced the discovery of an ancient curse tablet (defixio) on Mount Ebal at the site of "Joshua's altar."  This is a potentially WORLD-SHAKING discovery, but the dust has not yet settled, and the academic war is only just beginning. Today, as promised then, we revisit this discovery following the publication of the scholarly paper on May...

Jenny and I discuss one of our favorite poems by T. S. Eliot, "The Journey of the Magi," a classic full of Christian meaning for us, and hopefully for you! Listen on Simple Gifts: https://youtu.be/jYDsjal28JM                                      https://youtu.be/BbDrkFfFvUE Read: https://poetryarchive.org/poem/journey-magi/ Listen to T.S. Eliot's other works on Simple Gifts here: https://youtube.c...

On March 24th, 2022, the Associates for Biblical Research announced the discovery of an ancient curse tablet (defixio) on Mount Ebal at the site of "Joshua's altar." This is a potentially WORLD-SHAKING discovery, but the dust has not yet settled, and the academic war is only just beginning. We must clearly understand what is at stake, and think seriously of what our faith depends on. We should als...

On March 24th, 2022, the Associates for Biblical Research announced the discovery of an ancient curse tablet (defixio) on Mount Ebal at the site of "Joshua's altar." This is a potentially WORLD-SHAKING discovery, but the dust has not yet settled, and the academic war is only just beginning. We must clearly understand what is at stake, and think seriously of what our faith depends on. We should als...

We raise our cups in honor of those who gave their lives that we might live!

Jenny and I discuss the poem "If" by Rudyard Kipling Read this poem by Rudyard Kipling: https://www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/poem/poems_if.htm Audio of "The Gods of the Copybook Headings" read without commentary by John: https://youtu.be/l_iVSFPsR_s   BOOK: Through the Looking Glass: The Imploding of an Atheist Professor's Worldview Page: https://a.co/d/1Sp3rf5   Find our content helpful? Why not buy...

Jenny and I discuss the poem "The Gods of the Copybook Headings" by Rudyard Kipling Read this poem by Rudyard Kipling: The Gods of the Copybook Headings – The Kipling Society Audio of "The Gods of the Copybook Headings" read without commentary by John: https://youtu.be/eeJFgnjtLS4   BOOK: Through the Looking Glass: The Imploding of an Atheist Professor's Worldview Page: https://a.co/d/1Sp3rf5   Fi...

Jenny and I discuss a famous "fairytale" by the man C. S. Lewis called his "Master," George MacDonald, The Day Boy and the Night Girl, or The Romance of Photogen and Nycteris, a story rich in meaning and delight. This story picks up on many of the important themes of Paradise Lost, so we thought it a fitting way to close out our series on Milton. We pick up the thread of last week's incomplete dis...

Jenny and I discuss a famous "fairytale" by the man C. S. Lewis called his "Master," George MacDonald, The Day Boy and the Night Girl, or The Romance of Photogen and Nycteris, a story rich in meaning and delight. This story picks up on many of the important themes of Paradise Lost, so we thought it a fitting way to close out our series on Milton. By the end of our discussion it becomes plain that...

Jenny and I discuss Books eleven and twelve of PARADISE LOST, our final episode on John Milton's masterpiece of the Western tradition! Read Paradise Lost here: Searchable etext of Paradise Lost by John Milton   The Christian Atheist Books 11 and 12 Youtube: https://youtu.be/eu8GQTZ8t_M Books 11 and 12 Podcast: https://pod.link/1553077203/episode/e8e4fe6ab5a4d0f2d8a051a9e5efd444   YOUTUBE READ WITH...

Books Eleven and Twelve of Paradise Lost, the concluding edition of the Christian Atheist on this great poem! Join Jenny and I as we discuss these books on Thursday! Our first book, THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS: The Imploding of an Atheist Professor's Worldview, is available NOW! https://www.amazon.com/Through-Looking-Glass-Professors-Transcripts-ebook/dp/B0BXHF959M Find our content helpful? Why not...

Jenny and I discuss "Book Ten,"of the epic poem PARADISE LOST by John Milton, a true classic of the Western tradition! Read Paradise Lost here: Searchable etext of Paradise Lost by John Milton   The Christian Atheist Book 10 Youtube: https://youtu.be/DTE46pYbYOE Book 10 Podcast: https://pod.link/1553077203/episode/0996a190cbbdfefe313538e162c37232 YOUTUBE: Paradise Lost Book 10: https://youtu.be/VB...

Book Ten of Paradise Lost is the unraveling of the action of this epic poem. It is vitally important as the corollary of the Fall, which we saw in Book Nine, and it tells us a great deal about the nature of Sin and God's relation to ALL of creation. Join Jenny and I as we discuss this book on Thursday! Here is an article entitled, "God is Relationship," that I found valuable after drafting this ep...

Jenny and I discuss "Book Nine," the climactic moment, of the epic poem PARADISE LOST by John Milton, a true classic of the Western tradition! Read Paradise Lost here: Searchable etext of Paradise Lost by John Milton   The Christian Atheist Book 9 Youtube: https://youtu.be/Lm_JuJ-d0Zg Book 9 Podcast: https://pod.link/1553077203/episode/1f139a9ec9f3c37bfd3bdc92e266e585   YOUTUBE: Paradise Lost Book...

Book nine of Paradise Lost is the climactic moment in which The Fall occurs, and is thus arguably the most important book in the poem. I wish that I could say that between this episode of The Christian Atheist and Thursday's edition of No Compromise Jenny and I have done justice to this book, but it is immensely richer than our poor attempts to cover its brilliance. I think we could do an entire s...