Western worldviews fall into two primary categories, theism and naturalism. We explore some of their contours, as apparent in the global West.


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MN-22 Christianity: The Source of America’s Free Conscience and Limited State Concepts

MN-23 Christian Narrative and Progress: The Death of Secularism

MN-24 9/11 Nihilism v. Moral Narrative Conscience

MN-31 “Human Capital” and the Liberty to be a Creator

James Hall - Do you see any disturbing trends in religious freedom in the U.S.? (JH-30)



SB-3 Emerging Russian Studies in the U.S. and the Role of the U.S. Government

SB-9 Being Blacklisted during the Age of McCarthyism

SB-10 “I had been a victim of McCarthyism.”

SB-11 Statement in Slightly Longer Form

SB-12 How to characterize the McCarthy era and its resolution?

SB-13 Where did you have your most rewarding teaching experience?



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SB-6 Who was George Plekhanov, and what did he accomplish in Russia?

SB-7 Who did Plekhanov influence? (Lenin and Trotsky) Who was right?



MN-8 WW II's Moral Wreckage: Bourgeois Morality to Socialist Utopia

MN-9 Growth of Christianity in China

MN-10 Christianity and Globalization



RS-25 Is religion losing ground globally to secularism?

RS-27 But what about Europe? Is the secularization thesis now false in Europe, as well?



RS-23 How to define religion?

SB-13 Where did you have your most rewarding teaching experience?

WW-23a Legal theft, morality, and religion or Christianity?

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ME-7 Family and Religion

James Hall - What is worldview versus religion? (JH-11)

James Hall - Does Darwin's theory eliminate God (and what is . . . That)? (JH-20)

James Hall- Are the major religions after the same thing? Or are there clashes between them? (JH-25)

James Hall - What is your personal point of view here? (JH-26)



RS-7 How did Christianity grow so quickly?

RS-8 One sociologist to another, what sells best for Christianity?

RS-9 Why do Christian believers still believe? No Second Coming in 2,000 years?



RS-33 Dr. Stark, Dr. Alvin Plantinga, and Roger Maris

James Hall - The Great Courses (JH-7)

James Hall - Does Darwin's theory eliminate God (and what is . . . That)? (JH-20)

James Hall - How could science relate to religion and vice versa? (JH-21)

James Hall - How does your worldview differ from strict naturalism? Intent and Freedom (JH-17)

James Hall - So material machines called human beings have intentions? (JH-18)



WW-32 Do people have a right to equality?

MN-14 Inequality is nature’s natural state?



RS-24 Is secularism or atheism a religion?

RS-26 Are people across the globe religious by nature? What helps religion thrive?

Os Guinness - What is a worldview? Do all human beings have a "faith"? (OG-17)



MN-4 Radio Free Europe and the Coming Fall of the Berlin Wall

MN-5 Prophecy as Plain as Ones Nose: Denied

MN-6 The Berlin Wall Trophy

MN-7 After "The Fall," Lunch with John Paul II & Mickey Mouse

ME-8 The Modern Welfare State or The Modern Harmful State

James Hall - The Welfare State, Family, and Women (JH-50)



FH-16 The Bell Curve and the "Dumbbell" Curve

FH-17 The #1 Issue: The Federal Budget Deficit

WW24R Is It OK to Agree to Theft? What is Theft?

JW-39 What is taxation? The Price Paid for Civilization

WW-25 A Potential Moral Issue with The Welfare State: Taxation as Legalized Theft

WW-26 Should America model the European welfare states?

WW-33 Does Washington have a power or money problem?

James Hall - Are there important irreconcilable differences between religions? (JH-27)

James Hall - Do you see any disturbing trends in religious freedom in the U.S.? (JH-30)

RB-40 What were race relations like in the Northern Neck in the 1960's and early 1970's?



Os Guinness - The Need for New Vision Beyond Culture Wars (OG-23)

FH-4 Your Act II? What can make a difference?

Os Guinness - Os’ Top Three Leaders of Modern W Civ Influencing Freedom (OG-24)

FH-22 The Juke Box - Beer Box Elections
