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S1 E4 Wendy Doniger on Hinduism

October 25, 2018 Dale atheism, God, Hinduism, Judaism, pantheism Comments Off on S1 E4 Wendy Doniger on Hinduism

On Hinduism by Wendy DonigerDr. Wendy Doniger’s On Hinduism is a sort of captstone on an epic career exploring Hindu literature, religion, and history.

In this conversation we discuss a number of themes from the book, including her own religious background, common misconceptions about Hinduism, the caste system, orientalism, the so-called “Hindu Trinity,” Hindu nationalism, a controversy in India over the charge that she committed blasphemy, goddess worship and its relationship to the status of women, non-violence, how Western cultures have influenced recent Hindu thought, and reincarnation.


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S1 E2: Richard Weikart on Hitler’s Religion

October 12, 2018 Dale atheism, Christianity, God, naturalism, pantheism Comments Off on S1 E2: Richard Weikart on Hitler’s Religion

The cover of Hitler's Religion by historian Richard Weikart.The ghost of Hitler has been drafted into the culture wars – for the other team. Christian leaders have suggested that Nazism was a variety of “atheist extremism.” Atheist champion Richard Dawkins retorted that “Hitler was a Roman Catholic.“

 

Is either side correct? After analyzing thousands of primary sources, historian Dr. Richard Weikart has written the definitive book on Hitler’s own religious views. In this episode we discuss his findings in Hitler’s Religion: The Twisted Beliefs that Drove the Third Reich.

 

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S1 E5 – Andrei Buckareff on Alternative Concepts of God

August 28, 2018 Dale atheism, Buddhism, Christianity, God, Hinduism, Judaism, naturalism, panentheism, pantheism, philosophy Comments Off on S1 E5 – Andrei Buckareff on Alternative Concepts of God

Dr. Andrei Buckareff and some of his co-authors are convinced that in recent times philosophers of religion have been too traditional, focusing too much of their attention on an understanding of God as a perfect creator of the cosmos who is distinct from that cosmos, someone who created it out of nothing.

To remedy this many of them propose that God just is the cosmos (pantheism) or that God is like a soul and the cosmos is God’s body (panentheism).

As it’s philosophy, though, intellectual diversity is on display; other authors criticize such views, or explore alternatives within or outside of traditional theistic theologies.

In this wide-ranging interview, we hear about this ongoing research project, some of these alternative concepts of God (i.e. the unique, ultimate reality), and what motivates such explorations.