Ep. 0214: A Civil-Religious Civil War?
Is the USA currently in the early stages of sectarian conflict over its civil religion?
In this episode of the DHP, CJ rebroadcasts his 2016 Election Special on America’s Civil Religion (in order to review the concept of civil religion & its manifestation in the United States); this is followed by new material, reflecting on how CJ’s understanding of the American civil religion has changed somewhat since 2016. He then goes on to compare and contrast the current political conflicts in the US to the Protestant Reformation in 16th and 17th century Europe, as well as the pietist-vs-liturgical split in American Christianity in the 19th century, before wrapping up with some humble observations and suggestions for people who are (like CJ) nonbelievers in any civil religion & who want to weather the current conflicts as best they can.
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External Links
- Hardcore History Episode 48: Prophets of Doom
- Full text of “Civil Religion in America” by Robert Bellah, first published in the journal Daedalus in 1967
- “Religion, Morality, and American Politics” by Richard Jensen
- Classic George Carlin bit on why he doesn’t vote
- George Carlin on “Stupid Hat Shit” (Hilarious — talks about the fixation of both conventional religion & civil religion with headgear)
- Bob Dylan, “With God on Our Side” (An excellent, haunting, live recording of one of CJ’s favorite antiwar songs of all time; this song brutally exposes the American Civil Religion)
- “Election Outcomes Affect Testosterone Levels in Men” according to Scientific American
- Wikipedia’s summary of the United States Flag Code
CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links
Upon the Altar of the Nation: A Moral History of the Civil War by Harry Stout
The Cult of the Presidency, Updated: America’s Dangerous Devotion to Executive Power by Gene Healy
The Pursuit of the Millennium: Revolutionary Millenarians and Mystical Anarchists of the Middle Ages, Revised and Expanded Edition by Norman Cohn
The Tailor King: The Rise and Fall of the Anabaptist Kingdom of Munster by Anthony Arthur
The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West by Niall Ferguson
The War of the World: A New History of the 20th Century (DVD)
Ep. 0213: The Shining: Exoteric & Esoteric, w/Brett Veinotte
In this second 2020 DHP Halloween episode, CJ spoke to Brett Veinotte of the School Sucks Project about Stanley Kubrick’s classic 1980 horror film, The Shining.
Join CJ & Brett as they dig into some of the exoteric & esoteric elements of The Shining.
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The Shining (Bluray)
The Shining by Stephen King
Ep. 0212: Talking 80s Horror Flicks w/Pete Quinones
For this DHP episode, CJ had a freewheeling discussion with Pete Quinones (who’s the host of the Free Man Beyond the Wall podcast & one of the producers of the documentary film The Monopoly on Violence) about a couple of mid-Eighties cult classic horror/comedy films.
Join CJ & Pete as they discuss Fright Night (1985) and Return of the Living Dead (1985), as well as a whole bunch of other stuff along the way.
(*Note: This is a crossover episode featuring the same conversation as Free Man Beyond the Wall episode 491.)
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Return of the Living Dead (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo in Blu-ray Packaging)
Ep. 0211: Bacon’s Rebellion
This concise DHP episode features CJ’s segment on Bacon’s Rebellion from Episode 67 of Daniele Bolelli’s History on Fire podcast.
Join CJ as he discusses Bacon’s Rebellion and its impact on American history down to the present era.
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External Links
- History on Fire Ep. 67 (if you want to hear the whole HoF episode and catch the other 4 ‘Ripples of History’ segments aside from CJ’s)
- Luminary Podcast Network
CJ’s Picks: Amazon Affiliate Links
American Slavery, American Freedom by Edmund Morgan
Tales from a Revolution: Bacon’s Rebellion and the Transformation of Early America (New Narratives in American History) by James D. Rice
Ep. 0210: DHP Villains: Woodrow Wilson, Part 6
This sixth installment in the DHP coverage of Woodrow Wilson’s life & career centers around his entry into politics and time as governor of New Jersey
Join CJ as he discusses:
- Woodrow Wilson’s entry into politics
- His nomination & campaign for governor of NJ
- His mostly successful political battles & quick passage of series of progressive reforms in the state, including a eugenics sterilization bill, whose author later ended up collaborating with the Nazis at Buchenwald
- Wilson’s preparations to seek the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 1912
- The beginning of Wilson’s friendship with “Colonel” Edward Mandel House
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Wilson by A. Scott Berg
Woodrow Wilson: A Biography by John Milton Cooper, Jr.
Woodrow Wilson by H. W. Brands
Another Unloose the Goose Appearance
While you’re eagerly awaiting the next Wilson episode, check out my recent appearance on Episode 12 of Unloose the Goose, to discuss civil unrest & what to do about it!
Ep. 0209: Divided We Fall (for the Oldest Trick in the Book)
This is the second part of CJ’s recent conversation with Brett Veinotte of the School Sucks Project.
Join CJ & Brett as they discuss some of the history of divide & conquer and divide & rule strategies, as well as those strategies being used by various factions against the population today.
(Note: This is a crossover episode featuring the same conversation as School Sucks Episode 678.)
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Ep. 0208: Teaching & Working Out In the Mouth of (Covid) Madness
CJ recently had another conversation with Brett Veinotte of the excellent School Sucks Project. This is part 1 of that conversation.
Join CJ & Brett as they discuss CJ’s recent experiences this semester teaching college history all-online, and both of their experiences with putting together home gyms to stay fit despite the gym closures.
(Note: This is a crossover episode featuring the same conversation as School Sucks Episode 677.)
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Another Appearance on Unloose the Goose!
While waiting for the next DHP episode to drop, check out my 2nd appearance on Unloose the Goose, this time to take part in a discussion about technocracy!
(I meant to share this last week when it came out, but unfortunately got sidetracked by a zillion things.)
BTW, I’m now part of the rotating gaggle of cohosts on this show, so should be appearing on it at least a couple times a month! Check it out!