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S3E02 Loki

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

  1. [00:00:19] Introduction
    • [00:02:47] Initial Thoughts on Loki
    • [00:05:03] Graciousness toward God
  2. [00:09:08] Letting Go of Control
    • [00:09:56] Respect for Mystery
  3. [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
  4. [00:21:34] Catalysts of Transformation
    • [00:23:28] Freedom to Enjoy God’s Gifts
    • [00:25:34] Radical Conversion to Selflessness
  5. [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
  6. [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
  7. [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
  8. [01:11:13] Glorious Purpose
  9. [01:12:38] Closing Remarks