"Belief in Belief" w/Larry Chapp

Announcing "The Future is Human"

I'm excited to be podcasting again. Follow along on Substack as well at tfih.substack.com [https://tfih.substack.com]. https://pod.link/1284028148

From Bratislava: Catholic Creators and the New Evangelization

Hello again! I'll be back soon with more podcast episodes, but I had the immense honor of delivering an address at the annual Hanus Days [https://hanusovedni.sk/en/bhd/about/] conference in Bratislava, Slovakia. If you’d like to see the video, you can find that here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQFkKf9Q974]. If you’d like to listen to it, you can check my podcast feed. I also had an interesting conversation [https://svetkrestanstva.postoj.sk/177222/christians-need-to-reclaim-the-term-content-creator] with an interviewer from a local Catholic newspaper that you may enjoy. If you'd like to read this online, head to creedal.substack.com! [https://open.substack.com/pub/creedal/p/catholic-creators-and-the-new-evangelization?r=44d6j&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true]

Translating "Inferno" w/Dr. Jason Baxter

Today on the show, Dr. Jason Baxter joins us to talk about his recent (partially published, still ongoing) translation of Dante's epic trilogy. The author of seven books, Jason is now the Director of the Center for Beauty and Culture at Benedictine College, and spends his time helping to form hearts, minds, and souls to receive beauty. Read Jason's writings here: https://jasonmbaxter.substack.com/?r=11vmtg&utm_campaign=pub-share-checklist [https://jasonmbaxter.substack.com/?r=11vmtg&utm_campaign=pub-share-checklist] Buy Inferno here: https://angelicopress.com/products/the-divine-comedy-inferno?srsltid=AfmBOoowHAqUCHyz8Mg5muZ1c0UbdByz4srrm510-AKSKs4ayUT78s4- [https://angelicopress.com/products/the-divine-comedy-inferno?srsltid=AfmBOoowHAqUCHyz8Mg5muZ1c0UbdByz4srrm510-AKSKs4ayUT78s4-] Buy Purgatorio here: https://angelicopress.com/products/the-divine-comedy-purgatorio/?variant=51602407555390 [https://angelicopress.com/products/the-divine-comedy-purgatorio/?variant=51602407555390]

The Ghost of John Henry Newman w/Lauren Spohn

Lauren Spohn joins me on the show to talk about her journey to Catholicism (via Oxford) and the craft of filmmaking.

"Belief in Belief" w/Larry Chapp

In this episode, Zac and Larry discuss the resurgence of metaphysical belief in modern society, particularly focusing on the two recent articles by Paul Kingsnorth and Ross Douthat. We explore the implications of Kingsnorth's argument in his Erasmus lecture, "Against Christian civilization," discuss the cultural and metaphysical collapse of the West, and the conflict between modernity and Christianity. The conversation also touches on controversial figures in the modern right, the dynamics of techno-feudalism, and the relationship between sin and creativity. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Weather Talk 01:02 Resurgence of Belief in Modern Society 02:58 Exploring Paul Kingsnorth's Perspective 06:03 The Nature of Christian Civilization 08:58 Cultural and Metaphysical Collapse 12:10 The Conflict Between Modernity and Christianity 14:53 Controversial Figures in the Modern Right 17:59 Techno-Feudalism and Political Dynamics 20:57 Linking Civilization and Sin 24:13 Creative Impulse Beyond Sin 30:57 The Role of Sin in Civilization 34:55 Technology and Environmentalism: A Double-Edged Sword 39:52 Understanding Modern Religious Attitudes 44:28 The Crisis of Civilizational Christianity 50:47 Re-Evangelizing Culture: A Call to Action 56:41 Navigating Modern Moral Dilemmas