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Facing Up to the City of God: Transposing Augustine's Political Theology for Modern Christians

The question of politics has been the point of contention in much of public discourse. Whether on social media or at the dining table for a holiday dinner, we find ourselves in varying degrees of disagreement on any number of issues.

Facing Up to the City of God: Transposing Augustine's Political Theology for Modern Christians

The question of politics has been the point of contention in much of public discourse. Whether on social media or at the dining table for a holiday dinner, we find ourselves in varying degrees of disagreement on any number of issues.

Technology and the Return of the Old Gods

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Technology and the Return of the Old Gods

At the close of the Millennium, David Noble published a book with Penguin titled, The Religion of Technology, in which he explored the spiritual underpinnings behind the modern technological vision.

Technology and the Return of the Old Gods

At the close of the Millennium, David Noble published a book with Penguin titled, The Religion of Technology, in which he explored the spiritual underpinnings behind the modern technological vision.

Peter & John, Martha & Mary — The Symbolism of the Active and the Contemplative

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Peter & John, Martha & Mary — The Symbolism of the Active and the Contemplative

The following is a translated and transcribed version of a french podcast recorded in July 2021 by Jonathan Pageau and Jean-Philippe Marceau.

Jean-Philippe Marceau

Peter & John, Martha & Mary — The Symbolism of the Active and the Contemplative

Jean-Philippe Marceau

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Jul 29, 2022

November 7, 2023

The following is a translated and transcribed version of a french podcast recorded in July 2021 by Jonathan Pageau and Jean-Philippe Marceau.

The Black Phone: Salvation With Fear and Trembling

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The Black Phone: Salvation With Fear and Trembling

The Black Phone is a coming-of-age horror film, a dark yet Christian version of the Pinnochio story.

The Black Phone: Salvation With Fear and Trembling

The Black Phone is a coming-of-age horror film, a dark yet Christian version of the Pinnochio story.

As Above, So Below: Palatial Symbolism in Late Antique and Medieval Constantinople

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As Above, So Below: Palatial Symbolism in Late Antique and Medieval Constantinople

It is a truism that for ancient persons, the natural world revealed the sacred. Thus, when the dissociation...

As Above, So Below: Palatial Symbolism in Late Antique and Medieval Constantinople

It is a truism that for ancient persons, the natural world revealed the sacred. Thus, when the dissociation...

A Liminal State: Canadian Symbolism and Identity

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A Liminal State: Canadian Symbolism and Identity

Canada has always symbolically occupied a space between worlds, peoples, and empires. We are a frontier society—between the old world and the new...

A Liminal State: Canadian Symbolism and Identity

Canada has always symbolically occupied a space between worlds, peoples, and empires. We are a frontier society—between the old world and the new...

Of Saints and Gorgons: Multivalent Aquatic Symbolism in Late Antique Constantinople

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Of Saints and Gorgons: Multivalent Aquatic Symbolism in Late Antique Constantinople

Water has been perceived symbolically since ancient times. In other words, from the activity of water in certain circumstances can be inferred certain phenomena.

Of Saints and Gorgons: Multivalent Aquatic Symbolism in Late Antique Constantinople

Water has been perceived symbolically since ancient times. In other words, from the activity of water in certain circumstances can be inferred certain phenomena.

Story as the Key to the Cosmos: An Exploration of the Symbolic Design of Narrative

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Story as the Key to the Cosmos: An Exploration of the Symbolic Design of Narrative

This article investigates storytelling through a symbolic lens.

Story as the Key to the Cosmos: An Exploration of the Symbolic Design of Narrative

This article investigates storytelling through a symbolic lens.

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The Symbolic World vs Egregores, Part 2

Is our terminology around higher beings really sufficient? Does the ‘materialist’ trend in how people have seen and begun to use the word ‘egregore’ approach some truth that has not been accounted for in the Christian cosmology we have previously described?

Symbolic World Collective

The Symbolic World vs Egregores, Part 2

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Jun 12, 2022

December 12, 2023

Is our terminology around higher beings really sufficient? Does the ‘materialist’ trend in how people have seen and begun to use the word ‘egregore’ approach some truth that has not been accounted for in the Christian cosmology we have previously described?

Resolving the Debate: Jonathan, St Maximus, Balthasar, JP

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Resolving the Debate: Jonathan, St Maximus, Balthasar, JP

Jonathan and JP resolve their debate about the existence of the world in the Incarnate Christ. Thanks to St Maximus the Confessor, Hans Urs von Balthasar and, surprisingly, Valentin Tomberg.

Jean-Philippe Marceau

Resolving the Debate: Jonathan, St Maximus, Balthasar, JP

Jean-Philippe Marceau

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Jun 8, 2022

November 7, 2023

Jonathan and JP resolve their debate about the existence of the world in the Incarnate Christ. Thanks to St Maximus the Confessor, Hans Urs von Balthasar and, surprisingly, Valentin Tomberg.

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The Symbolic World vs Egregores, Part 1

Egregores have become a big topic of conversation for figures not too far away from the Symbolic World, such as...

Symbolic World Collective

The Symbolic World vs Egregores, Part 1

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Jun 5, 2022

December 13, 2023

Egregores have become a big topic of conversation for figures not too far away from the Symbolic World, such as...

Thoughts On The Jungian Perspective On Symbolism

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Thoughts On The Jungian Perspective On Symbolism

It is not original to say that, metaphorically speaking, symbols are bridges. That basically means they connect two realities that would otherwise remain isolated.

Thoughts On The Jungian Perspective On Symbolism

It is not original to say that, metaphorically speaking, symbols are bridges. That basically means they connect two realities that would otherwise remain isolated.

Panpsychism and Neoplatonism: Re-Enchantment for Mathematicians and Physicists

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Panpsychism and Neoplatonism: Re-Enchantment for Mathematicians and Physicists

There’s an interesting ontological problem in the philosophy of physics.

Jean-Philippe Marceau

Panpsychism and Neoplatonism: Re-Enchantment for Mathematicians and Physicists

Jean-Philippe Marceau

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May 29, 2022

November 7, 2023

There’s an interesting ontological problem in the philosophy of physics.

Faith Stripped Bare: The Transfiguration of Doubt in an Age of Exile

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Faith Stripped Bare: The Transfiguration of Doubt in an Age of Exile

Imprinted upon the architecture of our Being is the desire for meaning, purpose, community and ritual.

Faith Stripped Bare: The Transfiguration of Doubt in an Age of Exile

Imprinted upon the architecture of our Being is the desire for meaning, purpose, community and ritual.

Phenomenology, Empiricism, and Creation in Man

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Phenomenology, Empiricism, and Creation in Man

In a recent Symbolic World conversation, Jonathan Pageau and JP Marceau explored certain practical considerations around two different approaches to symbolism, those aligned with the worldviews of Maximus the Confessor and of Thomas Aquinas.

Kenneth Michael Florence

Phenomenology, Empiricism, and Creation in Man

Kenneth Michael Florence

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May 19, 2022

November 7, 2023

In a recent Symbolic World conversation, Jonathan Pageau and JP Marceau explored certain practical considerations around two different approaches to symbolism, those aligned with the worldviews of Maximus the Confessor and of Thomas Aquinas.

Facing Up to the City of God: Transposing Augustine's Political Theology for Modern Christians

Facing Up to the City of God: Transposing Augustine's Political Theology for Modern Christians

Technology and the Return of the Old Gods

Technology and the Return of the Old Gods

Peter & John, Martha & Mary — The Symbolism of the Active and the Contemplative

Peter & John, Martha & Mary — The Symbolism of the Active and the Contemplative

The Black Phone: Salvation With Fear and Trembling

The Black Phone: Salvation With Fear and Trembling

As Above, So Below: Palatial Symbolism in Late Antique and Medieval Constantinople

As Above, So Below: Palatial Symbolism in Late Antique and Medieval Constantinople

A Liminal State: Canadian Symbolism and Identity

A Liminal State: Canadian Symbolism and Identity

Of Saints and Gorgons: Multivalent Aquatic Symbolism in Late Antique Constantinople

Of Saints and Gorgons: Multivalent Aquatic Symbolism in Late Antique Constantinople

Story as the Key to the Cosmos: An Exploration of the Symbolic Design of Narrative

Story as the Key to the Cosmos: An Exploration of the Symbolic Design of Narrative

The Symbolic World vs Egregores, Part 2

The Symbolic World vs Egregores, Part 2

Resolving the Debate: Jonathan, St Maximus, Balthasar, JP

Resolving the Debate: Jonathan, St Maximus, Balthasar, JP

The Symbolic World vs Egregores, Part 1

The Symbolic World vs Egregores, Part 1

Thoughts On The Jungian Perspective On Symbolism

Thoughts On The Jungian Perspective On Symbolism

Panpsychism and Neoplatonism: Re-Enchantment for Mathematicians and Physicists

Panpsychism and Neoplatonism: Re-Enchantment for Mathematicians and Physicists

Faith Stripped Bare: The Transfiguration of Doubt in an Age of Exile

Faith Stripped Bare: The Transfiguration of Doubt in an Age of Exile

Phenomenology, Empiricism, and Creation in Man

Phenomenology, Empiricism, and Creation in Man

July 2025 Patron Q&A

July 2025 Patron Q&A

How the World Exists: Identity and Its Negation

June 2025 Patron Q&A