Monday, December 29, 2025
American Religion Ep.4: American Mysticism
The 19th century was home not only to many brand-new American religions but also to a large philosophical movement towards esotericism, mysticism, and new-age thinking that would influence all the major social movements of the time.
Monday, December 22, 2025
American Religion Ep.3: The Burned-Over District
America is the birthplace of an astounding number of new religions, but what's surprising is that many of them have their starting place, directly or indirectly, in a specific time and place: Upstate New York in the 19th century.
Monday, December 15, 2025
American Religion, Ep.2: Protestantism
It's often admitted that America has a strong Protestant influence, but what were the actual beliefs of these colonial religions? Utopianism, Kabbalism, and the belief that America is a new Israel are just a few of the ideas that characterize early American Protestantism.
Monday, December 8, 2025
American Religion Ep.1: Founding Fathers
Is the United States a Christian nation? While the colonies mostly consisted of Protestants fleeing the European wars of religion, the answer is complicated by the strange new beliefs of many of these groups and the occult religious interests of the Enlightenment thinkers.
Monday, November 24, 2025
Feminism Series Intro: Eve vs. the Devil
"Feminism" is a modern, secular ideology with many different, conflicting manifestations. Today we explore the roots of this movement, and contrast it with the way Orthodoxy defines and grounds the dignity of the person—male and female alike.
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