About this episode
Frs. John and Sean discuss Wendell Berry's critique of modern superstition and the Enlightenment's emphasis on empiricism in relation to the unknowability of creation.
In this week's episode Frs. John and Sean take up Wendell Berry's Life is a Miracle: An Essay Against Modern Superstition. Laying out his critique of Edward O. Wilson's Consilience, the podcast discusses how the Enlightenment worldview seeks to enshrine empiricism and adorn science as the capstone of reality. In Berry we find a compelling argument for the true unknowability of creation, which as gift, is nothing short of a miracle.
People in this episode
Hosts: Frs. John, Frs. Sean
Topics covered
- Enlightenment worldview
- empiricism
- science
- creation
- miracle
- critique
Keywords
- Wendell Berry
- Life is a Miracle
- Edward O. Wilson
- Consilience
- Enlightenment
- empiricism
- creation
- miracle
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Life is a Miracle: An Essay Against Modern Superstition, Consilience
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