This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.seekingthehiddenthing.comWe live in a mass society where people have been shorn of their connections to each other and to the past, even to themselves in favour of absolute personal autonomy. What is friend in this context?Written version: https://www.seekingthehiddenthing.com/p/fake-friends-the-friend-enemy-distinctionBumper Music: Stream Countdown 10s by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Exploring the challenges of building parallel communities resistant to regime control. Insights from AfriForum's projects in South Africa and Orania. Diversified strategies, self-sufficiency, and defense tactics against power. Navigating societal tensions post-COVID. Practicalities of establishing a parallel polity and passing down values.

The podcast discusses the importance of Christians being politically engaged and the misunderstandings surrounding it. They explore the balance between spiritual and natural realms, the foundation of politics, and the Christian mission of colonizing Earth. The conversation also delves into diversity, cultural maturity, and the intersection of politics and morality, emphasizing the role of Christians in shaping societal governance.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.seekingthehiddenthing.comThis term, "re-enchantment" is starting to enter the lexicon of right wing discussion. We should resist this. I am not sure I have a better one, but this label works for the machine, not against it.Written Version: https://www.seekingthehiddenthing.com/p/why-i-hate-the-term-re-enchantmentBumper Music: Stream Countdown 10s by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

One of the great questions of our age is whether or not we as human beings will be able to master technology or will we continue to be mastered by it? Essentially, it is a moral question.Written Version: https://www.seekingthehiddenthing.com/p/can-humanity-master-technologyBumper Music: Stream Countdown 10s by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.seekingthehiddenthing.com/subscribe

Conservatives and many others on the political right fail to understand what exactly is this thing that we call the "culture war" and as a result they are ineffective in their efforts to fight it.Written Version: https://www.seekingthehiddenthing.com/p/the-true-nature-of-the-culture-war Bumper Music: Stream Countdown 10s by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.seekingthehiddenthing.com/subscribe

We are locked within the tyranny of the administrative state, governed by the administrative system. What is the alternative? It is to once again be ruled directly by men.Written Version: https://www.seekingthehiddenthing.com/p/ruled-by-men-or-governed-by-the-systemBumper Music: Stream Countdown 10s by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.seekingthehiddenthing.com/subscribe

This morning, quite early for me, I was joined with two overseas members of the Christian Ghetto group chat, and to discuss postmodernism, the hermeneutical problem, and their importance for our political moment. Many decry critical theory as the source of all which is wrong with today. But the reality is that there would be no critical theory without enlightenment liberalism. The real “enemy” is the enlightenment frame within which we are trapped. Critical theory, while it has its own flaws —which we discuss— helps us break out of the modernist reality within which we are enframed. Pushing through to the other side raises the possibility of once again reconnecting with our living Christian tradition, offering us both a revitalization of wisdom and true authority. The story of Solomon, the baby and the two mothers features prominently.Bumper music: Gregorian Chant Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.seekingthehiddenthing.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.seekingthehiddenthing.comHave you ever wondered where law comes from? Law truly is a miracle.Written version: https://open.substack.com/pub/seekingthehiddenthing/p/the-politics-of-transcendence-theBumper Music: Stream Countdown 10s by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

How should a Christian think about the philosophical school know as “Vitalism.” Is is compatible with Christian teaching? Even if it cannot be imported in its entirety, are there lessons we can take from Vitalism? Are there things that Vitalism sees about us as Christians, critiques of which we have difficulty owning up? Brian C. Wilson of Montana Classical College — “Montana” — joins me for a discussion on this important topic. Since we in the Ghetto try to make these open discussions among the group, Riley S — “BT” — joined us shortly after we got going. I think you will be blessed with Montana’s command of both the Greek corpus as well as the writing of BAP and his book “The Bronze Age Mindset.” BT brings an impressive grasp of the writings of C.S. Lewis to the conversation. I am hoping you will find the discussion “vitalizing.”Bumper Music: Gregorian Chant Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.seekingthehiddenthing.com/subscribe