
The Kingsmen welcome Dr. Kutter Callaway in to unpack the mind-bending Marvel show, Loki (2021).
What makes a person? Can a person change and become better? Is a human (or a god’s) life predetermined, or do they have free will? Is self-love always narcissistic? What makes a system authoritarian? What is your glorious purpose?
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Outline
- [00:00:19] Introduction
- [00:02:47] Initial Thoughts on Loki
- [00:05:03] Graciousness toward God
- [00:09:08] Letting Go of Control
- [00:09:56] Respect for Mystery
- [00:13:58] The Shape of Authoritarianism
- [00:17:08] Authoritarianism Demands Strict Adherence
- [00:18:32] Giving Up Freedom for Security
- [00:20:59] The Vicious Cycle of Power-Grabbing
- [00:21:34] Catalysts of Transformation
- [00:23:28] Freedom to Enjoy God’s Gifts
- [00:25:34] Radical Conversion to Selflessness
- [00:26:20] Is Self-Love Always Narcissistic?
- [00:28:04] The Attractiveness of a Hero(ine)
- [00:30:30] Eros Love for Jesus Christ
- [00:32:40] To Be Human, One Requires an Other
- [00:35:50] Destroying the Other Destroys Oneself
- [00:36:40] How Other Shape a Person’s Identity
- [00:38:45] Collective Humankind Reflects the Image of God
- [00:39:44] We Carry Each Other Through Hardships
- [00:40:31] Others Help Confront One’s Folly
- [00:41:21] The Other Holds Up a Mirror to Confront Your Vices
- [00:42:18] Fundamental Attribution Error
- [00:44:44] The Punitive Time-Loop as Parable and Metaphor of Hell
- [00:49:13] Family, Not Enemies
- [00:53:07] Inspiring the Other to Be Better
- [00:55:52] Seeing Eternity as Eternal Growth
- [00:57:28] Free Will, Determinism, and Resurrection
- [00:59:49] Resurrection as Perpetual Newness
- [01:01:54] Treasure versus Trash
- [01:03:18] The Importance of Humility
- [01:05:33] How to Live Out Resurrection Now?
- [01:05:55] Fearing Oneself and Looking for Intervention
- [01:07:13] Trusting Resurrection
- [01:09:22] The Scandalous Incarnational Embodiment of God
- [01:11:13] Glorious Purpose
- [01:12:38] Closing Remarks