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Welcome to Banned Books, where we read and converse with the rebel children, the holy mischief-makers of God, who fight against the kind of useless religious, spiritual, and moral methods of life improvement that seeks to smother the glory of God in Jesus Christ. We want to introduce you to those who forgot everything except Jesus Christ and him crucified. We all struggle with fear of being last, lost, least, littlest, and dead, and so we are here to encourage, challenge, provoke, and maybe even offend you by introducing you to theologians who at one time or another were banned by their church, declared dangerous, or simply vilified for daring to confess that Christ alone is the way, truth, and life. Welcome rebel children, holy mischief makers, and fools for Christ. This podcast is for you.
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May 1, 2021 • 51min
202b: Robert Farrar Capon - Be Authentic and Authoritative Proclaimers of the Gospel
You Know, The Next Thing. In this episode, we continue reading Robert Capon’s The Mystery of Christ, and Why We Don’t Get It. We further discuss pastoral care, exegesis, the purpose of theology, and where Christian preaching points us. SHOW NOTES: Robert Farrar Capon, “The Mystery and Guilt” from “The Mystery of Christ . . . and Why We Don't Get It” https://amzn.to/3dUHqXs Robert Capon Retreat [Part 1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3EklwSwR8I Robert Capon Retreat [Part 2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp6K1MBI8Ok Robert Capon Retreat [Part 3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ueqWpyKOvo Jordan Peterson cries talking about Jesus Christ https://youtu.be/VbVwV8_TEkM The Divine Magnet: Herman Melville's Letters to Nathaniel Hawthorne https://amzn.to/3sRjokb The Lighthouse https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-lighthouse-2019 Robert Farrar Capon, “Kingdom, Grace, Judgment: Paradox, Outrage, and Vindication in the Parables of Jesus” https://amzn.to/3gWS8ye — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter Telegram SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517

Apr 28, 2021 • 1h 3min
202a: Robert Farrar Capon - The Mystery and Guilt pt. 1
You Know, The Thing. In this episode, Robert Capon on The Mystery of Christ, and Why We Don’t Get It. We discuss exegesis, pastoral care, preaching, and the task of a theologian. SHOW NOTES: Robert Farrar Capon, “The Mystery and Guilt” from “The Mystery of Christ . . . and Why We Don't Get It” https://amzn.to/3dUHqXs Robert Capon Retreat [Part 1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3EklwSwR8I Robert Capon Retreat [Part 2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp6K1MBI8Ok Robert Capon Retreat [Part 3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ueqWpyKOvo Jordan Peterson cries talking about Jesus Christ https://youtu.be/VbVwV8_TEkM The Divine Magnet: Herman Melville's Letters to Nathaniel Hawthorne https://amzn.to/3sRjokb The Lighthouse https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-lighthouse-2019 — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter Telegram SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517

Apr 25, 2021 • 51min
201b: Weil - The false god changes suffering into violence
Turning Inward to Attack Evil. In this episode, we continue to discuss Simone Weil on Evil. The importance of Jesus’ sacrificial death as expiation and redemption and what happens when we try to make good apart from God. SHOW NOTES: Simone Weil, “Evil” from “Gravity and Grace” https://amzn.to/3t1gwSF 109: Viktor Frankl, “Man’s Search for Meaning,” part 1 https://www.1517.org/podcasts/banned-books/109-frankl 110: Viktor Frankl, “Man’s Search for Meaning,” part 2 https://www.1517.org/podcasts/banned-books/110-frankl Progress https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/progress/ Alan Watts https://alanwatts.org — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter Telegram SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517

Apr 24, 2021 • 1h 1min
201a: Weil - It is the innocent victim who can feel hell
Am I Evil? In this episode, we continue to read and discuss Simone Weil on Evil. Violence, suffering, and justice. What part does human evil play in Jesus’ sacrificial death? SHOW NOTES: Simone Weil, “Evil” from “Gravity and Grace” https://amzn.to/3t1gwSF 109: Viktor Frankl, “Man’s Search for Meaning,” part 1 https://www.1517.org/podcasts/banned-books/109-frankl 110: Viktor Frankl, “Man’s Search for Meaning,” part 2 https://www.1517.org/podcasts/banned-books/110-frankl Progress https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/progress/ Alan Watts https://alanwatts.org — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter Telegram SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517

Apr 16, 2021 • 57min
200b: Weil - It is Not Good Which Evil Violates, For Good is Inviolate
Oh goodness, it’s so evil. In this episode, we continue reading and discussing Simone Weil on evil. If God alone is good what does that mean for our understanding of ourselves and the world? SHOW NOTES: Simone Weil, “Evil” from “Gravity and Grace” https://amzn.to/3t1gwSF The History of the World According to ‘Ancient Aliens’ https://youtu.be/vDq8vQ0t67A The Coddling of the American Mind https://amzn.to/3dg1WBk Sherlock (BBC) https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/sherlock — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter Telegram SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517

Apr 13, 2021 • 57min
200a: Weil - Evil is License and That is Why it Is Monotonous
Am I Evil? In this episode, Simone Weil on evil. What is evil, and how is it distinct from what is good? How does our understanding of evil, or our ignorance of it, affect the churches? SHOW NOTES: Simone Weil, “Evil” from “Gravity and Grace” https://amzn.to/3t1gwSF The History of the World According to ‘Ancient Aliens’ https://youtu.be/vDq8vQ0t67A The Coddling of the American Mind https://amzn.to/3dg1WBk Sherlock (BBC) https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/sherlock — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter Telegram SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517

Apr 8, 2021 • 1h 19min
199: Weil - We Humiliate Ourselves Before False Gods
Idol Talk. In this episode, we return to Simone Weil’s book, Gravity and Grace. Idolatry is the topic of conversation. What is an idol? In what ways does idolatry infiltrate our churches, and what are the consequences? How do we guard against it? SHOW NOTES: Simone Weil, “Idolatry” from “Gravity and Grace” https://amzn.to/3t1gwSF — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter Telegram SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517

Apr 1, 2021 • 1h 46min
198: Simone Weil - The Cross
Into The Mystic. In this episode, we read and discuss the crucifixion as interpreted by Simone Weil, an anarchist, philosopher, and mystic. SHOW NOTES: Simone Weil, “Idolatry” from “Gravity and Grace” https://amzn.to/3t1gwSF — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter Telegram SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517

Mar 29, 2021 • 40min
197b: Leo the Great - Use Lent for general improvement in the whole round of Christian duties
The Right Man for The Job. In this episode, we finish reading and discussing Leo the Great’s Lenten sermon about Christ’s two natures. What happens when the old Adam adds to Scripture’s witness to Jesus’ two natures? SHOW NOTES: Sermon 46 https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/360346.htm Pope Leo I https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_I — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter Telegram SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517

Mar 27, 2021 • 45min
197a: Leo the Great - All the actions of Christ reveal the presence of the twofold nature
God Really Bodies Our Salvation. In this episode, we read and discuss a Lenten sermon from Leo the Great. What happens when the two natures of Christ are divided? SHOW NOTES: Sermon 46 https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/360346.htm Pope Leo I https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_I — CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter Telegram SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517