The Permanent Things

Benjamin Myers

Conversation about the liberal arts and the great books and big ideas that have shaped the Western world. Soli Deo Gloria. Hosted by Benjamin Myers, a professor in the Western Civilization sequence at Oklahoma Baptist University.

  1. 2020-05-01

    History's Deadliest Utopias

    In this episode, I talk to Dr. Daniel Spillman, a professor in OBU's Western Civ. sequence, about the dangers of Utopian thinking and the death toll that comes from immanentizing the eschaton.  Books mentioned in this episode: Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville Communism: A History by Richard Pipes Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick Brave New World by Aldous Huxley 1984 by George Orwell Animal Farm by George Orwell

    27 min

  2. 2020-03-03

    Locking Eyebrows with the Old Masters: Stanley Lombardo on Homer, Virgil, and Translation

    In this episode I discuss Homer and Virgil with the eminent classicist and translator Stanley Lombardo. I am particularly taken by Lombardo's concept of "Locking eyebrows with the old masters," that is reading to see the world through the eyes of Homer or Virgil.  A note on audio quality: because my usual podcasting long-distance service failed us, I had to resort to speaking with Prof. Lombardo via cell phone. The audio quality in this episode is thus not up to the usual show standards. The quality of the conversation, however, more than makes up for that. Books mentioned in this episode: Homer's Iliad, trans. Stanley Lombardo  Homer's Odyssey, trans. Stanley Lombardo Virgil's Aeneid, trans. Stanley Lombardo

    20 min

  3. 2020-02-22

    Frederick Douglass, a Man of Faith (with D.H. Dilbeck)

    D.H. Dilbeck, author of Frederick Douglass: America's Prophet, discusses the role of faith in the life of the famous abolitionist and runaway slave. Books mentioned in this episode: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, by Frederick Douglass My Bondage and My Freedom, by Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass: America's Prophet, by D.H. Dilbeck

    24 min

  4. 2020-02-20

    Carol Humphrey on the Press and the American Revolution

    Books mentioned in this episode: The American Revolution and the Press: The Promise of Independence by Carol Sue Humphrey Prelude to Independence: The Newspaper War on Britain, 1764-1776 by Arthur Schlesinger The History of Printing in America by Isiah Thomas

    9 min

  5. 2020-02-03

    Six Questions about the American Constitution with Dr. Christopher McMillion

    In this episode, I ask Dr. Christopher McMillion, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Oklahoma Baptist University, six questions about the American constitution. Books mentioned: The Constitution of the United State of America The Federalist Papers Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, by Pauline Maier

    16 min

  6. 2020-01-27

    Modernity and Secularization with Alan Noble

    In this episode, I'm joined by Alan Noble, editor of Christ and Pop Culture and author of Disruptive Witness, for a discussion of modernity, secularization, and the work of Charles Taylor. Books Mentioned in this Episode: A Secular Age, by Charles Taylor Liquid Modernity, by Zygmunt Bauman How to (Not) be Secular, by James K.A. Smith The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, by C.S. Lewis Disruptive Witness: Speaking Truth in a Distracted Age, by Alan Noble

    26 min

  7. 2019-12-12

    A Very Short Introduction to the Christian Liberal Arts

    In this episode, I take a few minutes to explain why the liberal arts matter for the church. Books mentioned: Politics by Aristotle Confesssions by Augustine The Voice of Liberal Learning by Michael Oakeshott

    12 min

  8. 2019-12-02

    The Enlightenment and the Christian Worldview

    I'm joined by Tawa Anderson, apologist and philosopher, to discuss points of agreement and points of conflict between the eighteenth-century Enlightenment and the traditional Christian view of the world. Books mentioned in this episode: An Introduction to Christian Worldview: Pursuing God's Perspective in a Pluralistic World, by Tawa Anderson, David Naugle, and Michael Clark The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog, by James Sire A History of Western Philosophy: From the Pre-Socratics to Postmodernism, by C. Stephen Evans "What is Enlightenment" by Immanuel Kant

    18 min
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Conversation about the liberal arts and the great books and big ideas that have shaped the Western world. Soli Deo Gloria. Hosted by Benjamin Myers, a professor in the Western Civilization sequence at Oklahoma Baptist University.

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  • Creator
    Benjamin Myers
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2020
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Benjamin Myers
  • Show Website
    The Permanent Things