Modernist Fish
Modernist Fish
Podcast Description
We're all moderns in a modernist world, swamped and distracted from the truth by secularism, "the deep state", the "deep church" and more. And so, we have to put in extra effort to relearn how to live a fully traditional Christian life again. James Green and Tim Dominik are two such "modernist fish" here to journey with you on this process of relearning. Here, we'll discuss theology, philosophy, free will, Catholic spiritual life, politics, history, and more in conversations sure to be full of hot takes, wild claims, and how to see the world as it really is, which is most definitely not what the world has been telling you it is. This is the podcast accompaniment to the Grain of Wheat Substack at grainofwheat.substack.com and conversations will often parallel or accompany written pieces from the site, with audio versions of selected articles also to be made available on this podcast feed. Oh, and also just like our Substack page, everything somehow relates to John 12:24! grainofwheat.substack.com
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Main topics include theology, philosophy, Catholic spiritual life, politics, and history. Episodes often tackle controversial and thought-provoking themes such as the integration of traditional Christian teachings within modern society, the examination of figures like Jordan Peterson, and discussions on sects like sedevacantism. For example, Episode 3 features a dialogue comparing Orthodox and Catholic beliefs while addressing issues of ecumenism and spiritual practices.
We’re all moderns in a modernist world, swamped and distracted from the truth by secularism, “the deep state”, the “deep church” and more. And so, we have to put in extra effort to relearn how to live a fully traditional Christian life again. James Green and Tim Dominik are two such “modernist fish” here to journey with you on this process of relearning. Here, we’ll discuss theology, philosophy, free will, Catholic spiritual life, politics, history, and more in conversations sure to be full of hot takes, wild claims, and how to see the world as it really is, which is most definitely not what the world has been telling you it is. This is the podcast accompaniment to the Grain of Wheat Substack at grainofwheat.substack.com and conversations will often parallel or accompany written pieces from the site, with audio versions of selected articles also to be made available on this podcast feed. Oh, and also just like our Substack page, everything somehow relates to John 12:24!
Episode 3 of the Modernist Fish podcast is an interview with Orthodox catechumen Ian (a.k.a AverageSoutherner online). We met online earlier this week while debating some sedevacantists and had a great conversation on theology. Today we decided to have another about what unites and still divides us as Orthodox vs. Catholics, what is true vs. false ecumenism, the sad state of sedevacantists like the Dimondites, how to debate heretics with charity, on living a full spiritual life through praying constantly, and more. We had so much to say about all of these topics, that we made it nowhere near other theological issues like Palamism, Hesychasm, and Monarchical Trinitarianism, as well as of course the Papacy and conciliarism, so we hope to have another conversation soon.Timestamps:2:00 Ian’s background 12:30 Resilience of the Russian people’s faith 16:10 Eastern vs. Western theology 26:15 Jay Dyer 27:30 Orthodoxy 28:50 Prayer Rule and a Spiritual Father 41:23 Cures for Scrupulosity 43:25 Sedevacantism 55:15 Debating w. vs w/o Charity 1:06:19 Ecumenism 1:11:04 The Dimondites make some valid points 1:14:51 Comparison between Post Vatican II west and the “Old Believer” schism1:23:29 Empathy for the Pope 1:27:02 Curiosity 1:32:49 Ora et Labora and entering into eternity 1:36:22 Fasting 1:40:05 The Life in Christ 1:46:11 Constant Prayer 1:47:59 LaborWatch the video version of the conversation on YouTube here: We’re all moderns in a modernist world, swamped and distracted from the truth by secularism, “the deep state”, the “deep church” and more. And so, we have to put in extra effort to relearn how to live a fully traditional Christian life again. James Green and Tim Dominik are two such “modernist fish” here to journey with you on this process of relearning. Here, we’ll discuss theology, philosophy, free will, Catholic spiritual life, politics, history, and more in conversations sure to be full of hot takes, wild claims, and how to see the world as it really is, which is most definitely not what the world has been telling you it is.This is the podcast accompaniment to the Grain of Wheat Substack at grainofwheat.substack.com and conversations will often parallel or accompany written pieces from the site, with audio versions of selected articles also to be made available on this podcast feed.Oh, and also just like our Substack page, everything somehow relates to John 12:24!(Music is “Chant of the Ancients” by Cheryl Vera licensed for reuse with attribution and a public domain version of the 13th century Spanish song “Santa Maria, Strela do Dia”)
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