Fr. John Strickland is an Orthodox Priest, teacher, and podcast host of Paradise and Utopia on Ancient Faith Radio. He is also the author of several books including: The Making of Holy Russia, The Age of Division, and The Age of Paradise. He joins John Heers today discussing the historical roots of the secular dimension. What was the world view before it included a secular "space?" And how has the secular space changed from it's inception to now?

Links:

• Paradise and Utopia podcast: https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/paradiseutopia
• The Age of Paradise: https://tinyurl.com/5y74kb88
• The Age of Division: https://tinyurl.com/zx2asvvx
• The Making of Holy Russia: https://tinyurl.com/7aemrh8r

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