3.52 Auron MacIntyre, David Schrock, Trent Hunter • Interview • “The Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies”

Episode 132
63 Min
October 7, 2024
ABOUT THE EPISODE
Listen in as David Schrock and Trent Hunter interview Auron MacIntyre on the concepts from his book: The Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies.

3.52 – Auron MacIntyre Interview Show Notes

 

Timestamps

  • 00:50 – Intro
  • 04:50 – Auron MacIntyre’s Background
  • 06:20 – The Wake Up Call of 2020
  • 09:58 – Observations About 2020 from Trent Hunter
  • 13:53 – The Thesis of Auron’s Book The Total State and ‘The Cathedral’
  • 18:32 – Are We Blind to Communism and Managerial Ideologies Today?
  • 21:35 – Managerialism in the Church vs. The Authority of God’s Word
  • 26:06 – “Massification”
  • 30:17 – The Need for Efficiency Leads to an Overreach of Authority
  • 34:23 – Multiculturalism and the Creation of Conformity
  • 37:46 – The Tower Babel Still at Work Today
  • 41:18 – The Different Forms of Totalitarianism
  • 47:08 – Why Should Christians Care About This?
  • 52:46 – Takeaways from The Total State for the People in the Pew
  • 56:15 – Counsel and Encouragements
  • 1:00:43 – Outro

 

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