Unorthodoxy

Religious fundamentalism isn't generally very well understood, despite being so pervasive in our time. So in this podcast I outline a few ways that we can get to the bottom of this strange phenomenon. In particular, I consider the surprising fact that religious fundamentalism actually has something in common with secular cynicism. My main source of inspiration for the theory here is the psychoanalytic critique of ideology offered by Slavoj Zizek in 'In Defense of Lost Causes' and 'Enjoy Your Symptom!' I also briefly refer to Tad Delay's 'God is Unconscious,' and I also keep in mind Robert Pfaller's 'The Pleasure Principle in Culture: Illusions Without Owners' (I don't mention it by name here, but his distinction between faith and belief is something I find rather useful).