(Sage) Against the Machine

About this episode

Fr. Jacob and Fr. John discuss the themes of Paul Kingsnorth's book and the concept of machine-like faith during Lent.

In this week's episode, Fr. Jacob and Fr. John unpack one of the key features of Paul Kingsnorth's Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity. Understanding the modern world from the perspective of the "machine," the hosts draw us into a conversation about the inner logic of lent, and how to avoid making it an instance of machine-like faith.

People in this episode

Hosts: Fr. Jacob, Fr. John

Topics covered

• modern world
• machine
• lent
• faith
• humanity

Keywords

• Paul Kingsnorth
• Against the Machine
• Lent
• faith
• humanity
• modern world
• machine-like faith

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity

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