Dr. Laurie M. Johnson discussing themes from her new book, subtitled A Longer View On Our Culture Wars, focusing on solving political disputes. You can join in live for the following sessions by registering on Eventbrite or joining us on Patreon. … More The Gap in God’s Country: Segments From Session 2
My book, The Gap in God’s Country: A Longer View on Our Culture Wars was recently published and sessions with the author are starting in November (Nov. 18, Dec. 2 & 9, Jan. 6 & 20). To attend, join the Maurin Academy Patreon at the $5 or $10 levels, or register on Eventbrite for $20 for all five sessions, … More The Gap in God’s Country: Themes and Discussion With the Author, Coming Up
My latest book, The Gap in God’s Country: A Longer View on Our Culture Wars, published by Wipf & Stock/Cascade Books, was just published, and you can get it in paperback or electronic editions. I will be doing some live sessions through The Maurin Academy in November and December on themes from the book. I hope you get it now, and join us for these live sessions to discuss what’s going on in the US at a deeper “longer view” level. We need this discussion now more than ever. Here are the links you need to get the book and to get in on the sessions. … More The Gap in God’s Country: A Longer View On Our Culture Wars: Now in Paperback and Kindle
Laurie discusses the phenomenon of generational trauma and repeating the same stupid mistakes, a syndrome caused by long-term generational poverty and exposure to prejudice, in the process of unpacking JD Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy Chapters 3 and 4. She’ll respond to more questions from the last Hillbilly bookclub session as well as this one, in an upcoming video. … More Why the Fights, Infidelities, Serial Marriages, & Kids Raised by Grandparents? (Hillbilly Elegy 3)
Yes, it’s time for the Hillbilly Elegy Book Club. Leave your comments and Laurie will respond to at least some of them in her next session!
… More Hillbilly Elegy Book Club! Introduction (Analysis of JD Vance’s 2016 book)
Hillbilly Elegy has become an important part of our public discourse, so Laurie is going to dedicate a public book club to this 2016 book. She’ll go chapter by chapter through the book, giving a picture of what JD Vance is saying, from her perspective. Along the way, she’ll be looking at the public comments on our Political Philosophy YouTube channel and responding to them in the next video. … More Hillbilly Elegy Public Book Club!
On June 24, 2024, The Maurin Academy conducted a live showing of the documentary Eating Up Easter, followed by a Q & A session with the producers Sergio and Elena Rapu. This is the full Q & A session. The documentary deals with the problems and prospects of tourism on the remote island, particularly the … More A Global Wake Up Call From Easter Island: Eating Up Easter Q & A Session with Sergio and Elena Rapu
By Laurie M. Johnson My latest book will be published by Wipf & Stock later in Summer 2024. My hope is that this book will help readers gain perspective on the political/culture wars that hold our societies back. While the focus is on the US and the causes of its economic, cultural, political and religious … More The Gap in God’s Country: A Longer View on Our Culture Wars–Coming this Summer
Using selections of texts from Plato’s The Republic, Gorgias, Symposium, and the Laws, Laurie will discuss key ideas that attracted early Christians: Plato’s idealism (doctrine of the forms), his views on justice, the role of human love, the existence of God, and the afterlife. Each session will run roughly 1.5 hours. May 20: Platonic idealism … More New Class: “More Real Than the World,” Summer Seminar with Dr. Laurie Johnson
I’m really proud of doing this interview with Spencer Hess. David Holmgren is a co-founder of the Permaculture movement, and talking to him about his energy descent scenarios has been on my wishlist for a long time. We’re honored he said yes, and we hope we can talk to him again sometime down the road.
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