The Religious Studies Podcast

By AJ

Where did the sacred go?

This podcast is focused on the philosophical study of religion and will center on books, both historical and contemporary. Each book will get a 15 minute Book Brief episode ... more

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The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.

The Religious Studies Podcast episodes:

December 29, 2024Paul Ricoeur on Freud's Psychology of Religion
In this episode we discuss a few sections in Ricoeur's collection of essays titled "The Conflict of Interpretation".
We discuss why Ricoeur sees Marx, Nietzsche, and Freud as masters of suspicion and how that should help us think about religion, ourselves, and our modern world.
Intro (00:00:45)
From Descartes to Marx, Nietzsche, and Freud (00:04:45)
The Function of Religion in Marx, Nietzsche, and Freud (00:19:19)
We are All Armchair Psychologists (00:38:05)
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1h 1min
October 07, 2024 Max Stirner's The Unique and Its Own, Deep Dive Part 2
We begin this episode going over Stirner’s critique of philosophers and the Enlightenment. It’s important to keep in mind that whatever problem he has with religion, he also has that problem with people too focused on thinking or capital T truth. As he says, a shout or a jump is as good at relieving anxiety as studying any book.
We also look at the overlap in thought between Stirner and Foucault, Gabriel Marcel, Freud, and Girard. For example, both Stirner and Marcel think you should not ask what are humans? You should ask: who am I? And regarding connections between Girard and Stirner, we look at the human propensity to always create a sacred and always let our desires overtake us.
We end the episode reflecting on what is sacred today? What do we let dominate us? And what is our scapegoat?
00:04:10 Stirner’s Critique of Philosophy and the Enlightenment
00:28:25 Connections between Stirner and Foucault, Marcel, Freud, and Girard.
01:30:45 Stirner’s Stoicism and our Contemporary World
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1h 43min
September 21, 2024Max Stirner's The Unique and its Own, Deep Dive Part 1
Topics Discussed:
The relationship between particulars and universals
Demon posession and god possession
The religious discontent with the present
The Sacred and when ideas overtake us
When our future self overtakes us
Sections:
Intro (00:00:34)
Basic Overview of Stirner's Arguments (00:05:55)
Stirner's Critique of Religion (00:38:20)
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Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://archive.org/details/Kaleidoscope_1819-19494
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1h 15min
August 21, 2024Gabriel Marcel's The Mystery of Being, Deep Dive
Topics Discussed:
Gabriel Marcel
Martin Heidegger
Phenomenology
Psychology
Sections:
Intro: 00:00:55
1 Marcel's Philosophical Framework: 00:06:45
2 Realworld Examples from Marcel: 00:47:25
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1h 21min
April 24, 2024Rene Girard's I See Satan Fall Like Lightning, Deep Dive
Topics Discussed:
Jesus
Satan
Philosophy
Peter Thiel
Curtis Yarvin
Psychology
Desire
Sections:
(00:01:20) Intro
I. (00:06:05) Overview of Girard's theory and his interpretation of two bible myths
II. (00:46:32) Satan as the representation of the mimetic cycle of desire
III. (01:10:33) Demonology and Psychology, plus our modern fixation on victims
Episode References:
Technology, Communisim, and the Brown Scare - Mencius Moldbug
Tyler Cowen Interview of Peter Thiel
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Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://archive.org/details/Kaleidoscope_1819-19494
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1h 41min
March 08, 2024Rene Girard's The Scapegoat, Deep Dive
Topics Discussed:
The Bible
John the Baptist
Rene Girard
Freud
Psychology
Sections:
Intro (00:01:05)
Girard's General Theory and the story of Caiaphas (00:05:20)
The Beheading of John the Baptist (00:34:05)
Peter's Denial (01:02:03)
Demons of Gerasa (01:18:09)
The Supernatural Inspiration of the Bible (01:48:45)
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Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://archive.org/details/Kaleidoscope_1819-19494
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1h 54min
February 11, 2024Freud's Moses and Monotheism, Deep Dive
Topics Discussed:
God
Psychoanalysis
Moses
Judaism
Religion
Freud
Atheism
Darwin
Sections:
Intro (00:00:55)
I. Moses the Egyptian (00:05:24)
II. Psychoanalyzing Human History (00:24:56)
III. Why Freud Wrote about Moses (00:57:53)
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Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://archive.org/details/Kaleidoscope_1819-19494
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1h 33min
January 26, 2024Freud's Moses and Monotheism, Book Brief
Topics Discussed:
Psychoanalysis
Freud
Girard
Moses
Judaism
Sections:
Intro: 00:00:53
Freud's Method: 00:03:34
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Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://archive.org/details/Kaleidoscope_1819-19494
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16min
November 29, 2023Rene Girard, Barbie, and Identity
Topics Discussed:
Barbie movie
Identity
Girard
Feminism
Sections:
intro (00:00:20)
Girard and Identity (00:16:15)
Jokes reveal the truth (00:31:30)
The Daughter (00:46:50)
Motherhood (00:54:20)
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Email: [email protected]
Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://archive.org/details/Kaleidoscope_1819-19494
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1h 15min
November 25, 2023Friedrich Nietzsche's The AntiChrist Deep Dive
Topics Discussed:
Nietzsche
Jesus
Atheism
Christianity
Sections:
Intro (00:04:33)
Nietzsche's Philosophy and Christianity (00:10:37)
Jesus (00:37:15)
Power and Christianity (00:44:16)
The Antichrist (01:00:15)
Twitter Page: TheReligiousStudiesPodcast (@therspod) / Twitter
Email: [email protected]
Music by The IMG, accessed 12/22 at https://archive.org/details/Kaleidoscope_1819-19494
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1h 14min

FAQs about The Religious Studies Podcast:

How many episodes does The Religious Studies Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 23 episodes available.