The Kingsmen welcome Dr. Kutter Callaway to unpack the mind-bending Marvel show, Loki (2021). What makes a person? Can a person change and become better? Is a human (or a god’s) life predetermined, or do they have free will? Is self-love always narcissistic? What makes a system authoritarian? What is your glorious purpose?
[00:00:19] Introduction
[00:02:47] Initial Thoughts on Loki
[00:05:03] Graciousness toward God
[00:09:08] Letting Go of Control
[00:09:56] Respect for Mystery
[00:13:58] The Shape of Authoritarianism
[00:21:34] Catalysts of Transformation
[00:26:20] Is Self-Love Always Narcissistic?
[00:32:40] To Be Human, One Requires an Other
[00:42:18] Fundamental Attribution Error
[00:44:44] The Punitive Time-Loop as Parable and Metaphor of Hell
[00:49:13] Family, Not Enemies
[00:53:07] Inspiring the Other to Be Better
[00:55:52] Seeing Eternity as Eternal Growth
[00:57:28] Free Will, Determinism, and Resurrection
[01:09:22] The Scandalous Incarnational Embodiment of God
[01:11:13] Glorious Purpose
[01:12:38] Closing Remarks
