"Begotten or Made?" - Chapter 2 (Pt. 3)

This week, Rhys and Colin resume their walkthrough of Begotten or Made? by Oliver O"Donovan. Having discussed "the psychological case" in transsexualism, they now discuss O"Donovan"s account of "the social case". What are we saying when we refuse to admit someone is "in the wrong body", yet make social allowances for them? Should medicine be marhsaled in service of social problems? And whose job is it to make someone face reality? All these questions and more are hashed out this week. Subscribe to Ad Fontes from just $2.50 per month! Gain access to our quaterly print editions and exclusive interviews, and support our work. Subscribe here: https://adfontesjournal.com/subscribe/ Timestamps 00:00:00-00:07:00 - Intro; Begotten or Made? recap 00:07:13-00:30:30 - "The social case" in transsexualism; reality claims; changes in trans issues; accommodation at scale; can you put the breaks on?; thankfulness for reality 00:30:40-00:38:43 - Who is responsible for burdening someone with reality?; can we avoid the reductio ad absurdum?; 00:38:53-00:45:23 - Welcome v. acceptance of reality; vocations of the body 00:45:33-end - What We"re Reading; Davenant Spotlight; wrap up NOTE: most books below are linked via Bookshop.org. Any purchases you make via these links give The Davenant Institute a 10% commission, and support local bookshops against chainstores/Amazon. Currently Reading Colin: The Florentine Codex by Bernardino de Sagahun Rhys: A Prefeace to Paradise Lost by C.S. Lewis  Texts Discussed Begotten or Made? by Oliver O"Donovan Spotlight Communicating God"s Trinitarian Fullness by Joe Rigney Music Intro and Outro: Midnight Stroll by Ghostrifter bit.ly/ghostrifter-sc Creative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0 Free Download: hypeddit.com/track/2gic0s Link Music: New Road by Ghostrifter bit.ly/ghostrifter-sc Creative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0 Free Download: hypeddit.com/track/l7ldfn To find out more about The Davenant Institute, visit our website.