

A Continued Discussion of Patrick Deneen's Why Liberalism Failed
Oct 30, 2023
This podcast explores the difference between two approaches to liberty and how it impacts our worldview as Christians. They discuss the historical influences on liberty, the theological roots of volunteerism, the shift in our relationship with nature due to technology, the distortion of human nature and the rejection of ancient conceptions of liberty, the loss of social bonds in liberalism, the rise of gender ideology and subcultures, and the relation between cancel culture and religious excommunication.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Liberty and Its Historical Influences
02:00 • 10min
Origins of Anthropological Individualism and the Concept of Volunteerism
12:20 • 3min
The Shift from Nature's Whims to Technological Control
15:11 • 2min
The Rise of Humanity and the Distortion of Nature
17:32 • 21min
The Loss of Social Bonds and the Impact on Liberalism
38:35 • 4min
The Rise of Gender Ideology and Subcultures
42:18 • 12min
The Relation Between Cancel Culture and Religious Excommunication in a Post-Religious Society
54:09 • 3min