Theopolitics

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 Follow us on...

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/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

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/theopol Thumbnail Art and Video editing by: Censored Anon: https://t.me/thecensoredanonreturns Follow us on Telegram...

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 plurality in glob...

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 the Canadian Gov...

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 Violence throug...

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 far enough but cu...

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 discovered as heterodo...

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/theopol Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TylerThammy https...

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/theopol Support...

Dorus 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...

Tyler 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 Foll...

yler 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...

Tyler 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...

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Tyler 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...

Tyler 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"...

Tyler 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 acces...

Tyler 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 t...

In 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