The Art of Inquiry

In this episode, we continue our next miniseries with Wez Hitzke talking about the Catholic worldview.

We discuss the strengths of protestant believers and the elements of protestant churches that Wez commends.

Among the strengths mentioned are community engagement, interaction with the scriptures, and ownership over one's beliefs

Points of conversation:

Catholicism, Protestantism, Church, Christian Life, Commitment to Truth, How Protestant thought helped Wez become Catholic.

In this episode, we continue our next miniseries with Wez Hitzke talking about the Catholic worldview.

We discuss why Wez decided to embrace the whole church rather than just pick and choose the bits that he could assimilate with Protestantism.

We mention the Catholic tradition and the weight that comes with the Catholic imagination and a sacramental understanding of the world. 

And, we talk about The Lord of the Rings; which probably goes without saying by this point.

Points of conversation:

Worldview, beauty, Transcendentalism, The Lord of the Rings, the Eucharist, Sacraments, Tradition

In this episode, we start our next miniseries with Wez Hitzke talking about the Catholic worldview.

We discuss Wez's personal conversation story of being raised as an evangelical, pentecostal protestant who was severely anti-catholic to joining the Catholic Church. We talk about how our lived experience combats a purely rational understanding of the world.

Points of conversation:

Worldview, beauty, Transcendentalism, Dr William Lane Craig, Peter Kreeft, C.S. Lewis, G. K. Chesterton

In this episode, we finish the miniseries by discussing 3 of our favourite scenes in Shakespeare.

The reoccurring theme of how we as humans can be led to perceive the Thou/You as an Object/it and the remedy to such perception is discussed.

Points of conversation:

Shakespeare, the Basilisk's Eye, Roger Scruton, Deontology, Romeo & Juliet, A Winter's Tale, A Mid-Summer Night's Dream, Comedy, Love, Teenage Angst, & more!

On this episode, we sit down with Dr Paul Tyson to look at his recently published book 7 Brief Lessons on Magic. 

We discuss questions such as: What exists beyond the measurable, material, and mathematically modelable reality? How do we interpret that which is beyond scientific knowledge? IS MAGIC REAL? 

In this episode we sit down with Dr Jonathan Cole & Dr Simon Kennedy to discuss Edmund Burke's thoughts on politics. We talk about political change, conservative philosophy and the role that prudence plays in good political change.

In this episode we sit down with Dr Jamie Parr and discuss a harsh truth: existence is suffering. We look at Nihilism, discuss the importance that meaning has in life, and posit the way to find joy in the depths of pain.

In this episode we sit down with Award winning coffee roaster Callum Jubb and talk about whether coffee is a science or an art. We also talk about what tasting tones really are and discuss what definitions of speciality coffee and single origin mean.

In this episode we sit down with Dr Allan Langdale and talk about the how art history informs us about prior cultures. We also talk about what made renaissance Italy so astounding and how to get the best out of travelling!

In this episode we sit down with Dr Simon Kennedy and talk about the impact that history has on the present. Simon tackles questions regarding what happens when history is neglected, how one's identity is formed by their history and how to trust historic interpretation.

In this episode we sit down with Dr Ben Myers (PHD) and discuss a range of topics surrounding Theology. its role, its limits,  the relationship between faith and reason, and why Christianity is based upon truth not custom. There may even be a discussion around theology and sex robots.

In this episode we sit down with Mr Kenneth Crowther (M.A.) and discuss a range of questions surrounding literature. What makes it good? Why should we read good literature? What is the role of English in schools? What does literature do to us?