religious-history

BHoP#075 Civilization is Theology

January 13, 2022 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk discuss civilization, beginning with the Two Kingdoms and their interconnected nature. They explore a framework for understanding civilization laid out by Carroll Quigley’s book, Tragedy and Hope, showing the value of humanity and freedom as the measure of civilization.

Mentioned in this episode: – Tragedy and Hope by Carroll Quigley

Find Rev Fisk’s other podcasts: …SAVED – Rev Fisk’s Sermons, Stop the White Noise with Jonathan and Meridith

Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO

Dr Koontz – Agrarian, Egghead – Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne
Rev Fisk – Author, Fanatic – St Paul Rockford

BHoP#060 Death Comes (En Espanol)

September 30, 2021 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk continue dissecting the history of the Spanish Civil War, discussing the ideological division which made it and the growing intensity of each side’s rhetoric for the other in divided countries. They also talk about the real life consequences and death tolls from civil war, the imposition of the government on the church, and the necessity of organizing your faction to survive.

Recommended in this episode: The Modern Survival Manual: Surviving the Economic Collapse by Fernando “Ferfal” Aguirre.

Many thanks to our sponsors, Blessed Sacrament Lutheran Church in Hayden, ID and Our Savior Lutheran Church and School in Pagosa Springs, CO

Dr Koontz – Agrarian, Egghead – Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne
Rev Fisk – Author, Fanatic – St Paul Rockford

BHoP#028 Thundercats Ho! – Educating Tribal Pride

February 18, 2021 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk discuss the history of state religion and how it relates to education in the US, going into detail about the origins of public school, the Amish schoolhouse, and modern education as a facsimile of what used to be a tool of instruction.

Dr Koontz – Agrarian, Egghead – Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne
Rev Fisk – Author, Fanatic – St Paul Rockford

BHoP#026 Grave Hopes

February 4, 2021 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk take a step back from modern day America to look at the roots of philosophy. They discuss Plato, the gap between what is and what should be, and the necessity of religion to answer that question, as well as the role of the regime and the origins of reading and writing.

Dr Koontz – Agrarian, Egghead – Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne
Rev Fisk – Author, Fanatic – St Paul Rockford

BHoP#014 1787 Didn’t Plan for That – From Suleyman to Orange Man Bad

November 12, 2020 ·

In Part Two on the Ottoman Empire Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk talk about the secularization of the national identity of the Turks and their modern unsecularization, rebuilding after collapse, and the impossibility of maintaining a society without religious ideology.

Dr Koontz – Agrarian, Egghead – Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne
Rev Fisk – Author, Fanatic – St Paul Rockford

BHoP#001 Beware the Lizard Men

August 13, 2020 ·

Dr Koontz and Rev Fisk begin their look into the history of power with a broad overview of what power is and how it is used, especially as it pertains to religious and cultural identity in history.

Dr Koontz – Agrarian, Egghead – Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne
Rev Fisk – Author, Fanatic – St Paul Rockford