Beauty As Theophany: Divine Names 4.2 | Father Alexander Earl | Beauty As Theophany 4.2

Should The Orthodox Fast From Screens?

"The First Smartphone Dilemma": Free 5-Part Course for parents -> https://go.gadflyacademy.com/waitlist-not-yet-pv-sp In this episode, Dr. Herman Middleton addresses a question the Orthodox Church has not officially answered but the tradition is uniquely equipped to address: what does Orthodoxy demand of us regarding the smartphone, and especially our children's first? Drawing on Orthodox theological anthropology, Marshall McLuhan's media theory, Jean-Claude Larchet's proposal for a "fast of all the senses," and a pivotal conversation with an Orthodox priest, Herman argues that the smartphone poses a genuine crisis for the spiritual formation of Orthodox children, and introduces the practical resource he's built for parents who want to respond (link above!)

Beauty As Theophany: Divine Names 4.2 | Father Alexander Earl | Beauty As Theophany 4.2

📙 Download our free eBook on Ancient Christian Wisdom in the modern world at: https://www.ProtectingVeil.com || 📙 Download The How Did We Get Here? Reading List:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sleekbio.com/gadflyacademy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVVab2FxR0JYRWdHMUt3Q3h3S2hhUFZBNXRjQXxBQ3Jtc0ttQ3dRR1BhQXdNOHhlZDJZT0owUXZQZnJCTmpkSFpmcENvTnp2UXNJQnBuYmVUYnFJeWtHdVdfcFZoQW1EcTVwZ3kzdWRGYTI0aWdQMXRGcWcwcm1vcWRQSjNZdlNPc2wzU1k0UlFfX2tBYndBZVlGOA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsleekbio.com%2Fgadflyacademy&v=QW0EK8C_238] || Father Alexander Earl continues his discussion of Beauty as Theophany, by looking at the idea of Beauty in the Fathers, in particular in St. Dionysius the Areopagite. ||Why does the Orthodox vision of beauty begin in weakness, longing, and self-emptying love? How does this vision overturn the modern obsession with power and appearance? || 👉 Subscribe for more deep conversations on faith, culture, and technology. || 🎥 View podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ProtectingVeil || 🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! || X/Twitter: http://x.com/protectingveil || Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil || Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil || Substack: https://protectingveil.substack.com/ || TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@protectingveil || Website: http://www.ProtectingVeil.com || #orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox

The Lie Christians Believe About Technology | Paul Kingsnorth Thematic Book Study #8

📙 FREE eBOOK on the wisdom of modern Orthodox elders:https://social.protectingveil.com/freebook1 ||📋 Download "The How Did We Get Here? Reading List":https://sleek.bio/gadflyacademy ||🐰 You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly AcademyNew channel! Cultural criticism from an Orthodox Christian perspective:https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy || Please join us for our methodical book study on the Gadfly Academy YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy/streams ||AND our thematic book study here on the Protecting Veil YT channel, where I will be livestreaming most Monday evenings at 7:30pm (EST), and considering these themes in light of Orthodox Christian teaching. ||I hope you will join us as we work our way through Kingsnorth's book! || ❤️ SUPPORT this channel: https://social.protectingveil.com/support ||🔔 SUBSCRIBE and hit the bell to get notifications of new podcasts!To learn more about Paul Kingsnorth: ||Bio: https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/about ||"The Cross And The Machine": https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/cross ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Twitter: http://twitter.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Website: http://protectingveil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox #orthodoxchristian #PaulKingsnorth #OrthodoxChristianity #AgainstTheMachine #Modernity #Technology

Did Medieval Monks Invent The Modern World? | Paul Kingsnorth Thematic Book Study #7

📙 FREE eBOOK on the wisdom of modern Orthodox elders:https://social.protectingveil.com/freebook1 ||📋 Download "The How Did We Get Here? Reading List":https://sleek.bio/gadflyacademy ||🐰 You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly AcademyNew channel! Cultural criticism from an Orthodox Christian perspective:https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy || In this episode, we continue our consideration of how capitalism became the unseen value system shaping modern life — and how it contrasts with older Christian and human values. || Drawing on Paul Kingsnorth’s Against the Machine, we consider what was lost when Christendom gave way to capitalism. || Please join us for our methodical book study on the Gadfly Academy YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy/streams ||AND our thematic book study here on the Protecting Veil YT channel, where I will be livestreaming most Monday evenings at 7:30pm (EST), and considering these themes in light of Orthodox Christian teaching. ||I hope you will join us as we work our way through Kingsnorth's book! || ❤️ SUPPORT this channel: https://social.protectingveil.com/support ||🔔 SUBSCRIBE and hit the bell to get notifications of new podcasts!To learn more about Paul Kingsnorth: ||Bio: https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/about ||"The Cross And The Machine": https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/cross ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Twitter: http://twitter.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Website: http://protectingveil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox #orthodoxchristian #PaulKingsnorth #OrthodoxChristianity #AgainstTheMachine #Modernity #Technology

Beauty Resplendent in the Midst of Ugliness: N. Steinhardt’s "Journal of Joy” | Fr. Bogdan Bucur

MERCH STORE (Limited Time!): You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly Academy: https://gadflyacademy.printful.me ||📙 FREE eBOOK on the wisdom of modern Orthodox elders:https://social.protectingveil.com/freebook1 ||📋 Download "The How Did We Get Here? Reading List":https://sleek.bio/gadflyacademy ||🐰 You Are Not A Machine/Gadfly AcademyNew channel! Cultural criticism from an Orthodox Christian perspective:https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy || Please join us for our methodical book study on the Gadfly Academy YT channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GadflyAcademy/streams ||AND our thematic book study here on the Protecting Veil YT channel, where I will be livestreaming most Monday evenings at 7:30pm (EST), and considering these themes in light of Orthodox Christian teaching. ||I hope you will join us as we work our way through Kingsnorth's book! || ❤️ SUPPORT this channel: https://social.protectingveil.com/support ||🔔 SUBSCRIBE and hit the bell to get notifications of new podcasts!To learn more about Paul Kingsnorth: ||Bio: https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/about ||"The Cross And The Machine": https://www.paulkingsnorth.net/cross ||🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! ||Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/protectingveil ||Twitter: http://twitter.com/protectingveil ||Instagram: http://instagram.com/protectingveil ||Website: http://protectingveil.com ||#orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox #orthodoxchristian #PaulKingsnorth #OrthodoxChristianity #AgainstTheMachine #Modernity #Technology