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In this episode. I'm joined by two former guests: Paul Vander Klay and Alec Ryrie. Paul is a popular YouTuber and pastor in the U.S.A. Alec is an historian, author, and speaker. In the past, Paul and I have spoken a number of times online and I’ve got to spend wonderful times with Paul in Benburb, Galway, and the USA over the last few years. Alec and I spoke once previously about his work on Protestants and the making of the modern world, his book on doubt, atheism, and more. Here, we looked primarily at Alec’s book, The Age of Hitler and How We Will Survive It.For more, please see:Paul VanderKlay - YouTubeThe Age of Hitler and How We Will Survive It : Alec Ryrie: Amazon.co.uk: Books

Dr Eoin Lenihan is an independent journalist and researcher. Born in the west of Ireland, he grew up in the Celtic Tiger era which shaped his views on politics, culture, and national identity. As a field archaeologist he witnessed first-hand the vandalisation of Ireland’s archaeological landscapes to make way for economic ‘progress’ and foresaw that Irish identity was in existential danger. Lenihan holds degrees in History and Archaeology from the National University of Ireland, Galway, and a doctorate in Pedagogy from the University of Augsburg. Focusing primarily on politics today, he has written for a wide range of international news outlets including The Federalist, The European Conservative, Gript, Daily Caller, Quillette, Post Millennial, and has featured on Al-Jazeera and Fox News among others. His peer-reviewed study of Antifa uncovered damning evidence of how Antifa in the US infiltrated the national media and remains the largest empirical study of the group to date. For more, please see:https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FYC98BL1?ref_=ast_author_dp_rw&th=1&psc=1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Nz8j4O4DkAvWpuDWCBlZr9OHOPsn5FgQxCyApYIfxrc.0aRQpPyJ8bENEF4e9YPgBk_0X-7YORYM-SaJuHBIVt8&dib_tag=AUTHORhttps://x.com/EoinLenihanhttps://www.youtube.com/@EoinLenihan/videos

Dr. Gregg Allison serves as Professor of Christian Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in the U.S.A.. Dr. Allison joined Southern in 2003 from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon, where he taught theology and church history for nine years.He has 18 years of ministry experience as a staff member of Campus Crusade (Cru), where he worked in campus ministry, as well as serving as a missionary in Italy and Switzerland. He also co-pastored a church in Lugano, Switzerland. Gregg is the secretary of the Evangelical Theological Society and currently serves as the book review editor for theological, historical, and philosophical studies, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. Allison is married to Nora and they have three children and ten grandchildren. He is an elder at Sojourn Carlisle Church in Louisville, Kentucky.For more, please see:Gregg R. Allison - The Southern Baptist Theological SeminaryAmazon.co.uk: Gregg R. Allison: books, biography, latest update

Louis Markos is Professor in English at Houston Christian University, where he holds the Robert H. Ray Chair in Humanities.At Houston Christian University (where he has taught since 1991), Markos offers courses in poetry, including Victorian Poetry and Prose, 17th-century Poetry and Prose, Mythology, Epic and Film. He also teaches classes on Ancient Greece and Rome for HBU’s Honors College along with courses on C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien and the Classics.This wonderful new book is available here:Passing the Torch: An Apology for Classical Christian Education: Amazon.co.uk: Markos, Louis: 9781514011300: Books

Dr Christina Bieber Lake is an American author. Now retired, she was the Clyde S. Kilby professor of English at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, where she taught classes in contemporary American literature and literary theory. Her books include Prophets of the Posthuman: American Fiction, Biotechnology, and the Ethics of Personhood (University of Notre Dame Press), a book that draws upon theological resources as it investigates, through fiction, the motivations for human enhancement. Prophets of the Posthuman won the 2014 Aldersgate prize for integrative Christian scholarship. She followed this up with the brilliant Beyond the Story: American Literary Fiction and the Limits of Materialism. Dr Bieber Lake frequently contributes essays on fiction, ethics, and film to Books & Culture, Comment Magazine, and The Cresset, as well as scholarly journals. You can read some of her articles here: Christina Bieber Lake - Comment MagazineShe is a frequent contributor to scholarly work on Flannery O'Connor, and her book The Incarnational Art of Flannery O’Connor (Mercer University Press), describes how O’Connor viewed fiction as an ideal way to fight Gnostic dualisms prevalent in American intellectual and religious life. Her work on teaching as a vocation includes The Flourishing Teacher. Learn more at her website, here:https://christinabieberlake.com/

I'm delighted to be joined in this episode by my friends, Jonathan Pageau and Jason M. Baxter. Jonathan Pageau is a French Canadian icon carver, public speaker and YouTuber exploring the symbolic patterns that underlie our experience of the world, how these patterns emerge and come together, manifesting in religion, art and in popular culture. He's also the editor of the Orthodox Arts Journal and host of the Symbolic World blog and podcast. For more information and articles on symbolism check out The Symbolic World website linked: thesymbolicworld.com https://www.youtube.com/c/jonathanpageau Jason M. Baxter is a speaker, author, and college professor. In his books and on his Substack (Beauty Matters), he writes about Dante, C.S. Lewis, and the relevance of ancient and medieval beauty for our digital world. He now serves as the Director for the Center for Beauty and Culture, at Benedictine College, in Kansas, U.S.A. Beauty Matters | Jason M Baxter | Substack Jason M. Baxter Amazon.co.uk: Jason M. Baxter: books, biography, latest update

Aaron Renn is a writer, speaker, and thought leader exploring the intersection of faith, culture, and society. He publishes on Substack under his name, Aaron Renn, where he delves into topics such as Christianity, urbanism, politics, and cultural trends. He is also the founder of The Masculinist, a newsletter addressing contemporary challenges faced by men and the church, offering critical insights into how believers can navigate the complexities of modern society. Aaron Renn's Substack: aaronrenn.com

Adele and Doug Calhoun have decades of experience in caring for the soul. Adele is an author, speaker, retreat leader, pastor, spiritual director, pilgrimage leader, and a certified enneagram trainer. Adele’s sweet spot is giving people tools to help them make space for God in their lives. Doug is a pastor, spiritual director, pilgrimage leader, a certified enneagram trainer, and has a doctorate in Male Spirituality. Doug’s sweet spot is resourcing pastors, leaders, and individuals in their spiritual journey. Check out their website, here: https://www.calhounministries.org/