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71 | Incarnation as Apocalypse
In his most complex work - a study of anthropology and history in the light of the Incarnation called "The Everlasting Man" - G. K. Chesterton puts forward an argument that the Christ-story marks an apocalyptic shift in the way that people understood reality. Historically speaking, mythology and philosophy were always totally different ways of looking at the world and the two hardly ever gave each other a second thought. But in the Gospel narratives, with the birth of Christ, the two become one: no longer in
contradiction, but completely complementary. This idea is a kind of echo of a profound theological insight noted by the great church Father, Irenaeus of Lyons, known as recapitulation. This talk covers these ideas and more, and my hope is that by the end of it the Christmas story will have all kinds of brand new resonances for you — and maybe even a revelation or two.
Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy
Duck Amuck: https://vimeo.com/204478956
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In his most complex work - a study of anthropology and history in the light of the Incarnation called "The Everlasting Man" - G. K. Chesterton puts forward an argument that the Christ-story marks an apocalyptic shift in the way that people understood reality. Historically speaking, mythology and philosophy were always totally different ways of looking at the world and the two hardly ever gave each other a second thought. But in the Gospel narratives, with the birth of Christ, the two become one: no longer in
contradiction, but completely complementary. This idea is a kind of echo of a profound theological insight noted by the great church Father, Irenaeus of Lyons, known as recapitulation. This talk covers these ideas and more, and my hope is that by the end of it the Christmas story will have all kinds of brand new resonances for you — and maybe even a revelation or two.
Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy
Duck Amuck: https://vimeo.com/204478956