The Intellectual Idiot

By: JD Wolfwrath
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  • Fyodor Dostoevsky's character Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin, the prime character in his text "The Idiot," is the somewhat tongue-in-cheek inspiration for the modification of this channel to be primarily and chiefly concerned with issues of beauty. "Beauty will save the world," was famously said in this text, and is, perhaps, far more true than we thought possible. I am David Jorgenson, I am a Christian, writer, and jack of many intellectual trades that have finally landed on an obsession with beauty, art, and the intersection with theology and speculative worlds.
    JD Wolfwrath
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Episodes
  • What is the True Method for Faith? Huff and Rogan Response

    What is the True Method for Faith? Huff and Rogan Response
    Jan 10 2025

    A TON of great things came and are likely to come from Wes Huff chatting with Joe Rogan, and at the same time there is a reminder we can't forget as Christians in the world. What is the method that produces faith in man? I'll give you a hint, it isn't argumentation.

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    20 mins
  • An Idiotic Approach to Beauty: Dostoevsky

    An Idiotic Approach to Beauty: Dostoevsky
    Dec 16 2024

    Fyodor Dostoevsky is an overwhelming and excellent writer with a profound understanding of the human experience. On today's episode, I ponder the ramifications of beauty in his work "The Idiot." How should we as Christians approach (and not approach) the question of beauty? Or a beautiful person in our lives? What of the Beauty of Christ?


    Look stupid to get smart, the intellectual idiot strikes again!
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    28 mins
  • A Matter of Death and Life: Beautiful Play

    A Matter of Death and Life: Beautiful Play
    Dec 12 2024

    Season 1 of this Podcast was a strange admixture of things. Season 2 will focus much more on the things of beauty, but I reserve the right to talk about anything.

    This is a raw, relatively uncut musing on the nature of the hidden death in our society, on our disconnection from beauty and play, and what play really is in the context of some game studies. Enjoy!

    The Intellectual Idiot strikes forth, look stupid to get smart.

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    #lifeanddeath #beautyandplay #beautiful #playful #Christianthoughts #growthmindset

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    33 mins

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