Forging Ploughshares

By Paul AxtonReligion & Spirituality Christianity

Forging Ploughshares episodes

October 12 Jonathan Heaps Describes Chad Pecknold's New Job and the Rise of Catholic Integralism
Jonathan Heaps describes to Paul and Brad the rise among Catholics attempting to take control of government and governmental institutions and like Chad Pecknold, to be the voice for violence in this administration.
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1 hr 26 min
October 10 Sermon: Paul's Version of Christus Victor
Paul Axton preaches: Romans 7:7ff presents Paul's version of the defeat of sin, which is a deconstruction of the serpent or the devil and the law, and a victory over the dynamics of a deception.
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34 min
October 05 Brian Sartor Describes Paul's Deconstruction of the Teaching of the False Teacher
Brian Sartor, through long engagement with Douglas Campbell's picture of the false teacher Paul is deconstructing in Romans 1:18ff, broadens this understanding to the Bible and this cultural moment to suggest Paul is deconstructing the common foundation shared by the world.
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2 hr 15 min
October 03 Sermon: Defining and Combating Evil Through Christ or the MAGA New Right:
Paul Axton preaches: The first obligation of the church is to be the church, to be Christian, and not as the MAGA New Right envisions through regime change, revolutionizing the judiciary, and creating a sovereign power in Trump.
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32 min
September 28 Introducing the Upcoming Course: Sin and Salvation
Brad and Paul discuss the MAGA New Right, and describe the upcoming course on sin and salvation, touching upon the apocalyptic new hermeneutic involved in a nonviolent reading of God and atonement. The course will run from the third week of October to the second week of December. Sign up here https://pbi.forgingploughshares.org/ and then go to current course offerings.)
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1 hr 7 min
September 26 Sermon: Defeating the Atheistic Religion of Trumpism Through a Reawakened Metaphysics
Paul Axton Preaches: The Trump administration is filled with devout Catholics, Protestants, and Orthodox Christians, and yet the religion on display in this administration and its supporters aligns with an evil cruelty, worse than atheistic nihilism, which can only be countered by a recovery of the metaphysical seriousness of God revealed in Christ.
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29 min
September 21 Anthony Bartlett on the Contention over the Identity of God in Job and Deuteronomy
Anthony Bartlett continues to unfold his nonviolent reading of God and Scripture in a comparison of Job and Deuteronomy, in which Job gives voice to the nonviolent, non-retributive, understanding of God, posed against the retributive justice of his friends as found in Deuteronomy.
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1 hr 6 min
September 19 Sermon: The Alternative to Nuclear War
Paul Axton preaches: The alternative to 9/11 and the threat of nuclear war is that the meek alone will inherit the Earth. Violent conquest through nuclear destruction points to the singular solution.
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33 min
September 14 Wendell Berry and Finding Our Place
David, Jonathan, and Paul, discuss the profound influence of Wendell Berry on each of us in realizing the spiritual sense of place and belonging, addressing also alienation, racism, waywardness, and the redemptive grace made available in friendship.
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1 hr 41 min
September 12 Sermon: The Spiritual Rootedness of Wendell Berry and Dolly Parton as an Expression of Universal Salvation
Paul Axton Preaches: The particular expression of spiritual rootedness found in Wendell Berry and Dolly Parton is an entry into the meaning of universal salvation.
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28 min