Strong Gods: The End of the Long 20th Century

About this episode

The episode discusses the return of 'strong gods' in American life and its implications for politics and civilization.

Are the "strong gods" returning to American life — and what does that mean for politics, Christianity, and civilization? In this episode of Project Cosmos, host Johnny Burtka is joined by a distinguished panel of scholars to discuss NS Lyons' essay on the long 20th century and the Return of the Strong Gods — building on Rusty Reno's influential work. Guests: Tom West — Paul Ermine Potter and Dawn Tibbetts Potter Endowed Professor of Politics Khalil Habib — Allison and Dorothy Rouse Pr...

People in this episode

Host: Johnny Burtka

Guests: Tom West, Khalil Habib

Topics covered

• politics
• Christianity
• civilization
• strong gods
• long 20th century

Keywords

• strong gods
• politics
• Christianity
• civilization
• long 20th century

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Intercollegiate Studies Institute

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