Jonathan Pageau - Religious Symbolism

For those not familiar with his work, I recommend watching a couple of his videos first so you better understand his ideas, I have created a resource for it here: www.symbolicthought.carrd.co

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Jonathan Pageau is a carver who specializes in Eastern Orthodox Icons and other traditional Christian images. He graduated with distinction from the Painting and Drawing program at Concordia University in Montreal and has recently gained popularity on YouTube by discussing symbolic thought from Christianity and its expression in modern culture. In this episode, we cover a bit of his personal history, early Greek thought in relationship to Christianity, what love means, how reality unfolds, and more.

0:00 Start
0:26 Introduction
2:42 The early life of Jonathan as a carver and his religious journey
10:22 Philosophical background
16:35 Biblical scholarship
20:32 Plato and Aristotle's role in Christianity
34:27 The problem of perennialism
44:30 Love in Christianity
47:55 Logic, love and fractals
53:53 Problems with secular spirituality
56:48 Mystical experiences in Christianity
1:03:17 Movie and novel recommendations for symbolism

If you want to check out Jonathan Pageau:
https://www.youtube.com/user/pageaujonathan
https://thesymbolicworld.com/

The intro song is by Lief Sjostrom, titled Peril from the album 'Impossible Parade'.
Website: https://liefsjostrom.com/
Album: https://liefsjostrom.bandcamp.com/album/impossible-parade

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