WOF 349: Understanding the Present Moment #4 (Michel Foucault)

<p>Friends, today on the “Word on Fire Show,” we conclude our series of discussions called <strong>“Understanding the Present Moment.”</strong> Brandon Vogt and I have examined four massively influential figures who together help explain our present moment, how we arrived at where we are today.</p> <p>The ideologies undergirding much of the unrest in our culture stem from these four thinkers: Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Michel Foucault. Once we understand these figures and their key ideas, we will recognize them everywhere and be prepared to engage today’s challenges.</p> <p>In today’s fourth and final discussion, we focus on <strong>Michel Foucault</strong>, perhaps the least known of the four but maybe the one with the greatest direct impact on the way many in our culture think today.</p> <p>A listener asks, how do we understand God as bring if he’s both Father and Son?</p> <h2 id="h-links">Links</h2> <ul> <li><strong><a href="https://books.wordonfire.org/aquinas" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Two new Thomas Aquinas books!</a></strong> – <strong><em>Thomas Aquinas: Spiritual Master</em></strong> by Bishop Barron and <strong><em>Thomas Aquinas: Selected Commentaries on the New Testament</em></strong> edited by Jason Paone</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgytXF0SPh0" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Bishop Barron discussion with Lex Fridman</strong></a> (Youtube)</li> <li><strong><em><a href= "https://books.wordonfire.org/the-holy-hour" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">The Holy Hour: Meditations for Eucharistic Adoration</a></em></strong> edited by Matthew Becklo</li> </ul> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity" /> <p><em><strong>NOTE:</strong> Do you like this podcast? <a href="https://www.patreon.com/bishopbarron">Become a patron</a> and get some great perks for helping, like free books, bonus content, and more. Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners…like you! So be part of th