Listen to Master Dusk Lantern and guest Dr. Rev. Koontz as they discuss comparisons among traditions from West to East.

List of Episodes

Episode 2 – Defining a Dao

Master Dusk Lantern and guest Dr. Rev. Koontz discuss C.S. Lewis’ “The Abolition of Man,” and how Lewis’ notion of a Dao as primordial principle compares to the Dao of the Ru (Confucianism).

Other topics discussed include a refutation of moral subjectivity and relativism, the need to cultivate a sense of beauty, Lewis’ prescient prediction of modern life today as dystopian and dissolute, what it means to live like a livestock animal instead of actively cultivating one’s soul, the importance of a coherent way (dao) of life that spans among the multiple dimensions of life, whether America has a dao perhaps in the form of democracy, and why Christians should sincerely study philosophy outside the Bible.

Episode 1 – Foundational Stories

In this episode, Master Dusk Lantern and guest Dr. Rev. Koontz discuss the Book of Songs and the Homeric Epics, and how the notion of “the classics” acts as a medium for proper culture and civilization.