Episodes
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Love, Sex and Death: On Existential Contradictions
In this episode, I discuss the relationship between sex and death as 'existential contradictories' and how this further relates to a discussion about poetry and love.
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Pygmalion and Christ: Sexual Purity in the Natural Man and the Spiritual Man
In this episode, I provide a side by side interpretation of the sculptor from Ovid's Metamorphoses (Pygmalion) - who falls in love with his own statue that comes to life - compared to Christ. Specifically, I examine how resignation of the natural man is entirely opposed to the spiritual...
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A Format of Disputed Questions on Pro-Porn Arguments
In the scholastic style of Thomas Aquinas, I decided to present, articulate and respond to some common objections given by pro-porn advocates. These arguments from Aquinas (and others) are in no way final or authoritative, but I have found them as some of the better treatments of a coherent...
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An Episode on Tinder
This is a brief episode where I provide some philosophical examinations of the dating app.
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Pontius Pilate and Pornography: Theological Musings
In this episode, I cultivate some various theological resources to discuss an altogether different outlook on pornography.
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Advice for Christian Men and Women Struggling with Pornography
In this episode, I address specifically Christian individuals on their "struggle" with their use of pornography. Be encouraged and enjoy!
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A Lamentation for NSFW Content Providers
In this episode, I offer some "lamentative thoughts" for those involved with sex work, pornography, and the production of NSFW content generally. Enjoy!
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A Peculiar Christian Position on Pornography
In this episode, I address some personal thoughts on pornography from a Christian perspective. Enjoy!
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Poetic-Philosophical Thoughts on Language and Sex
In this episode, I provide some brief thoughts on the poet, the philosopher, and the Christian's attitude towards sex.
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A Personalist View of Marriage and Romantic Relationships
In this episode, I address what is known as "the Personalist" view of marriage, which could otherwise be understood as a certain strand of "essentialism." I expound briefly upon the work of John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla) and provide some concluding comments on the nature of romantic love.
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A Philosophical Look at Porn Criticism
In this episode, I examine some general considerations for what could be understood as two sides of the "porn critique": the scientific critique and the conceptual critique. Both of these areas inform our moral attitudes towards pornography and it is important to have them clarified.
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Chris Hedges on Pornography
In this episode, I provide a brief commentary on one voice of dissent in pornography through the work of Chris Hedges, an American pulitzer-prize winning journalist who wrote a devastating critique of pornography (reality television, professional wrestling and other phenomena in the US) in his…
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On Loving Persons and Hating Pornography
In this episode, I discuss a certain passage from Thomas Aquinas' Summa theologiae to examine what it means to say that "love is the cause of hatred."
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Letter to August Ames (Mercedes Grabowski)
Announcing a new tradition starting here on the podcast:
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The Philosophy of Being and Sex
In this episode, I address some preliminary comments on metaphysics and its relevance in addressing a philosophy of sex.
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Classical Theism in Conversation with Pornography
In this episode, I examine what is known as the philosophical/theological tradition of "Classical Theism" - which we find strands of in the thought of Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas and (I argue) Soren Kierkegaard - and how this can serve as a possible metaphysical basis for opposing pornography. The...
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Welcome to Unadulterated Theology!
My name is Steven Dunn and welcome to the first episode of the Unadulterated Theology Podcast! This is a podcast ran by a Christian philosopher attempting to better address a philosophy of sex and the human person by "reintroducing" metaphysics and theology back into the cultural conversation. In...
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A Christian theology podcast dedicated to issues of pornography and sex work.
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Steven Dunn
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