

The Roots of Everything
Dr. Zachary Porcu, and Ancient Faith Ministries
The Roots of Everything
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May 11, 2026 • 0sec
Left and Right Ep.4: Conservatism
It's difficult to define the Right because, historically speaking, the Left and Right are fraternal twins with the same definition of the human being—a secular, Enlightenment definition that ultimately isn't compatible with a traditional Christian one.
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May 5, 2026 • 0sec
Left and Right Ep.3: Egalitarianism
While the liberal democracies and socialism were at odds politically throughout the 20th century, they've started to merge because they share a core belief about the human being: egalitarianism—which turns out to be yet another secularization of an ancient Christian idea.
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Apr 27, 2026 • 0sec
Left and Right Ep.2: The Foundations of Liberalism
To understand the left politically, we need to look at the history of how secular ideologies emerged in Enlightenment Europe and realize that we're not just talking about politics but about a view of humanity and morality—one that's deeply indebted to historic Christianity.
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Apr 20, 2026 • 0sec
Left and Right Ep.1: A Brief History
Modern political ideologies are pseudo-religions that want to replace and subvert all your other religious beliefs. Left or right, they are all based on a radically new political idea that no previous religious cultures had entertained: secularism.
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Mar 23, 2026 • 0sec
The Feminine Ep.4: Who is the Heroine?
The "hero's journey" is essentially male; what is the female equivalent? Today we explore archetypes in folk stories, mythology, Orthodoxy, and pop culture alike. Why are these archetypal stories about girls still resonant, and what can they tell us about feminine virtue?
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Mar 17, 2026 • 0sec
The Feminine Ep.3: Hierarchy and Love
The religious conversation about "headship" and "submission" in marriage is confused by our modern narratives about oppression, power, and secular equality. But what if I told you that the fundamental element constituting hierarchy was love?
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Mar 9, 2026 • 0sec
The Feminine Ep.2: Cosmic Dualism
PARENTAL ADVISORY: This episode may contain some adult themes. Masculine and feminine are constantly portrayed in the Bible and mythology as fundamental aspects of the cosmos: creator and creation, heaven and earth, Yin and Yang, husband and wife. How do these dynamics work, and what happens when they go wrong?
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Mar 3, 2026 • 0sec
The Feminine Ep.1: Yin and Yang
Before we can begin to have the conversation about the role of women in culture or religion, we need to go back to the basics on sex and gender, because a female is not merely a biological reality; the feminine is one of the cosmic, enchanted elements of being itself.
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Feb 10, 2026 • 0sec
Rise of Pop Culture Ep.4: Tolkien and Fantasy
Everyone knows that Tolkien started the fantasy literature genre, but it wasn't the fantastical that made it special; it was his moral, imaginative framework, especially in contrast with later disenchanted fantasy stories like Harry Potter.
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Feb 2, 2026 • 0sec
Rise of Pop Culture Ep.3: Star Wars and Media
In the transition from newspaper to radio to film and TV, the Western world transitioned to picture-thinking, the most powerful force in shaping our imaginative framework. Movies become profoundly influential, and Star Wars becomes a cultural phenomenon.
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