Nicholas Laccetti /// Thelema and the Death of God
In this episode, Justin speaks with Nicholas Laccetti about his 2021 article, "AL and LA: Thelema and the Death of God". Nicolas is a member of the National Communications Team of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. He is the author of The Inner Church is the Hope of the World: Western Esotericism as a Theology of Liberation (Wipf and Stock, 2018). Nic holds an M.A. in Medieval Studies from Fordham University and an M.Div. from Union Theological Seminary.
Read the Article: https://thelemicunion.com/al-and-la-thelema-death-of-god/
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The Panarchist Politics of Amipotence [Audio Essay]
This episode features an audio essay from Matt Baker titled “The Panarchist Politics of Amipotence”. The essay appears in a recently published volume centering on Tom Oord’s concept of amipotence. The volumes also feature entries from Josh Patterson, Catherine Keller, Ilia Delio, et al and is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Amipotence-Support-Criticism-Brandon-Brown/dp/1958670774
Music for this episode provided by CryoChamber: https://www.cryochamberlabel.com/
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Thomas Nail /// The Philosophy of Movement
In this episode, Matt speaks with Thomas Nail about his book "The Philosophy of Movement: An Introduction". Nail is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Denver and the author of numerous books including The Figure of the Migrant, Theory of the Border, Marx in Motion, Theory of the Image, Theory of the Object, Theory of the Earth, Lucretius I, II, III, Returning to Revolution, and Being and Motion, The Philosophy of Movement.
Read more about the Philosophy of Movement: https://philosophy-of-movement.com/
Read the Introduction: https://udenver.academia.edu/ThomasNail
Get the book: https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517917456/the-philosophy-of-movement/
Music for this episode:
Adonis, Birds ov Paradise
Enchanted Lands, The Guild of Ambience
Cleocathral, Farkas
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Catherine Keller /// OrtLine25 Response
This episode features a special session from a recent conference hosted by the Center for Open and Relational Theology. The conversation centers on Catherine Keller’s latest book, No Matter What: Crisis and the Spirit of Planetary Possibility. The episode includes Keller’s opening remarks, a response from matt, and Keller’s reply. Other panelists have been omitted for length and focus, but a link to the full panel discussion is available for free at this link: https://c4ort.com/ortline25-audio-downloads/
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Elliot Wolfson /// Heidegger and Kabbalah
In this episode, Matt and Justin Speak with Professor Elliot Wolfson about his book Heidegger and Kabbalah: Hidden Gnosis and the Path of Poiesis. Wolfson is a renowned scholar of Jewish mysticism, philosophy of religion, and comparative mysticism. His work blends rigorous textual scholarship with insights from literary theory, feminist thought, postmodern hermeneutics, phenomenology, and Eastern mystical traditions. Widely regarded as the leading scholarly interpreter of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Wolfson has significantly reshaped contemporary understandings of Jewish esotericism.
In addition to his academic writing, Wolfson is also a poet and visual artist, with several published volumes of poetry and a gallery exhibition. He served as founding editor of the Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy and remains an influential voice in the study of religion and mysticism.
Heidegger and Kabbalah: https://iupress.org/9780253042576/heidegger-and-kabbalah/
Music for this episode:
Prey, Niky Nine
Dunes, Jonathan Fitoussi
Österreich