Against the Machine: Reclaiming Humanity Through Faith

Podcast: Anabaptist Theological Perspectives · Jerry Eicher

Opublikowano: 2026-04-18

Jerry Eicher of Anabaptist Theological Perspectives examines Paul Kingsnorth’s Against the Machine, focusing on the book’s final chapter and its spiritual warning about technology’s threat to human identity. Topics include the ‘machine’ as a dehumanizing force, the need for divine submission over isolated self-reliance, the Tower of Babel and the role of local identity and nations, why culture wars fail without a living culture, the spiritual necessity of reconnecting with nature, and historical examples (monastic preservation, Mennonite/Amish communities) as models for resistance. Host Jerry Eicher translates Kingsnorth’s intellectual arguments into clear Christ...