Johnathan Bi May 4, 2026 An interview with Jeff Kripal on comparative religion. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/ Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcr… Companion interviews: Uncovering the CIA’s Secret Weapon: Psychic Spies: • Uncovering the CIA’s Secret Weapon: Psychi… The Secret Religion of Nietzsche | On Mysticism: • The Secret Religion of Nietzsche | On Myst… Timestamps: 00:00 0. Introduction 04:07 1. Against Western Monotheism 33:58 2. Against Eastern Religion 52:50 3. Against Materialism 1:23:11 4. Fraudulent Miracles? 1:31:52 5. Dual Aspect Monism 1:49:47 6. The Historicity of Miracles 1:55:39 7. The Ethics of Mysticism
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The Homoeroticism of Catholicism | Rice Professor Jeff Kripal
Johnathan Bi May 30, 2026 An interview with Jeff Kripal on mysticism, sexuality, and the homoerotic structure of orthodox religion. Subscribe to my newsletter if you want content updates, invitations to events, and to support my work: https://www.johnathanbi.com/ Transcript: https://www.johnathanbi.com/p/transcr… Companion interviews: He Studied Every Religion, This One Came Closest to Truth: • He Studied Every Religion, This One Came C… The Secret Religion of Nietzsche | On Mysticism: • The Secret Religion of Nietzsche | On Myst… Timestamps: 00:00 0. Introduction 11:38 1. Why Mysticism Selects for Same-Sex Desire 21:06 2. A Queer Reading of Jesus 32:47 3. Why a Sexless Jesus Won Out 41:27 4. Jeff’s Encounter with a Hindu Diety 53:30 5. Mysticism as Hedonism 1:04:07 6. Plato on Love, Sex, and Divinity 1:07:40 7. Sex Runs Through the Supernatural