Welcome to Underworlds with Mark Shaw. Organized Crime is everywhere, hidden in plain sight. The stories from this world have been mythologised by Hollywood. But the reality can be even stranger and more exciting than fiction. From the golden age of the American mafia (La Cosa Nostra), to the modern-day cocaine empires, and from the shadowy links between organized crime and terrorism, to the twilight of the Yakuza. In this series Mark Shaw, the Director of the Global Initiative Against Trans ...
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The podcast of a young Dutch-Irish theologian and intellectual seeker with a (largely) Christian heart. Find out more on my website: www.markshaw.nl.
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How did the Kinahan organized crime group rise to the top of cocaine trafficking in Europe? In this episode, Mark sits down with investigative journalist and author Nicola Tallant to discuss her book ‘Cocaine Cowboys: The Deadly Rise of Ireland's Drug Lords’. At the end of the 90s, Ireland was booming, the ‘Celtic Tiger’ had risen. People had more …
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Are these the twilight years of the Yakuza, the Japanese mafia? In this episode, Mark sits down with investigative journalist and author Jake Adelstein to discuss his book ‘The Last Yakuza: A Life in the Japanese Underworld’. The Yakuza have been part of the fabric of Japanese society for decades, they have inspired films and fanzines, invested in …
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The History of the American Mafia: How the Mob Built Its Empire in the US, with Former Gambino Crime Family Associate, Louis Ferrante. In this episode, Mark sits down with former Mob associate Louis Ferrante to discuss his book, Borgata: The Rise of Empire: A History of the American Mafia. The history of the American Mafia, known as La Cosa Nostra …
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Welcome to Underworlds with Mark Shaw. Organized Crime is everywhere, hidden in plain sight. The stories from this world have been mythologised by Hollywood. But the reality can be even stranger and more exciting than fiction. From the golden age of the American mafia (La Cosa Nostra), to the modern-day cocaine empires, and from the shadowy links b…
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A short episode on The Letter of Polycarp to the Philippians.
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I continue the series on Aquinas's treatise on the one God in his Summa Theologiae, this time with a reading of Q3A4&5.
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In this short episode I present my review of the book Four Views on Christian Metaphysics (Cascade, 2022)
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In this short episode, I present a draft version of a book review of Is There a God? A Debate (Routledge, 2022) by the philosophers Graham Oppy and Kenny Pearce.
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This short episode about the a book chapter by David Oderberg entitled 'Restoring the Hierarchy of Being'.
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This episode is about Q3 A3 of Aquinas's Summa Theologiae which deals with the question whether God is the same as God's essence.
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In this episode I present a draft version of an essay which sketches a reasonable way to God.
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In this brief episode I talk about the episodes of my third year of podcasting.
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In this brief episode I sketch three ways to reason to the existence of a perfect God.
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In this episode I present a draft version of a short article on natural theology that will hopefully be published in the coming months. The article is in Dutch so the episode is also in Dutch.
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This episode is about Q3 A2 of Aquinas's Summa Theologiae which deals with the question whether God is composed of matter and form.
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A short episode in which I present a draft version of my review of Natural Theology: A Biblical and Historical Introduction and Defense written by David Haines.
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In this episode I read and discuss the conversion story of the philosopher Edward Feser as found on his blog.
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This the fourth episode in my series on Aquinas's Treatise on the One God (in his Summa Theologiae). This episode is about Q3 A1.
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A brief review of the book Is God the Best Explanation of Things? by Joshua Rasmussen and Felipe Leon.
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In this (Dutch) episode, I present a draft version of a review of a recent Dutch book on Mary.
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A short episode in which I share some thoughts about inquiring into God's existence.
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In this (Dutch) episode I present a draft version of my book review of From Plato to Christ by Louis Markos.
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Part three of my series on The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis. The episode is about chapters 3 and 4.
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A short episode on Question 2 Article 3 of Aquinas's Summa Theologiae.
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This episode provides an overview of my second year of podcasting.
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In this episode we get into the issue of what counts as an argument for God.
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A brief introduction to recent natural theology and analytic philosophy of religion.
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A short introduction to (the history of) analytic philosophy of religion.
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A brief episode on analytic philosophy.
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This a short episode on natural theology and its history.
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In this episode I briefly discuss a seemingly new sort of argument for God, modal-epistemic arguments, developed by the Dutch philosopher Emanuel Rutten.
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An episode on the second chapter of C.S. Lewis's The Magician's Nephew. Check out Episode 6 as well.
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In this episode I talk about Antony Flew and his 1972 article 'The Presumption of Atheism'.
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In this episode I deal with the topic of God, divine anger and Scripture, making use of a paper I wrote for one of my MA courses.
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I recently started studying again, this time at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. In this episode I share some things about my courses.
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Over a year ago, I uploaded my first episode. In this episode I give an overview of my first year of podcasting.
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The final part of my discussion of the book Introducing Evangelical Ecotheology: Foundations in Scripture, Theology, History, and Praxis by D.L. Brunner, J.L. Butler and A.J. Swoboda.
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In this episode I continue my discussion of Introducing Evangelical Ecotheology: Foundations in Scripture, Theology, History, and Praxis.
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In this episode I discuss chs. 1-3 of the book Introducing Evangelical Ecotheology: Foundations in Scripture, Theology, History, and Praxis by Daniel L. Brunner, Jennifer L. Butler and A.J. Swoboda.
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This is the second episode in a series related to living in a way that is pleasing to God. In this episode I deal with Genesis 1:29-30.
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A short episode on the loss of core Christian beliefs, such as the belief in the existence of God and the belief in the resurrection of Jesus.
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A short episode mostly consisting of readings from (a translation of) the Epistle to Diognetus.
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This brief episode is about Question 2 Art. 2 of the Summa. It consists mostly of me reading parts of the article in translation and offering some thoughts in response. Find the episode text on my website: markshaw.nl
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Edited audio of a Dutch conversation between Jelmer Heeren and myself about the Bible and the will of God.
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In this December episode I offer some commentary on the first chapter of The Magician's Nephew. Find out more on my website: markshaw.nl.
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In this episode ten suggestions for Protestant churches are offered. Find the episode text on my website: www.markshaw.nl.
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This episode is about the early Christian letter 1 Clement. Find the episode text at www.markshaw.nl.
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An episode (mainly) on Q2 A1 of Thomas Aquinas's Summa. You can find the episode text on my website: www.markshaw.nl.
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Motivated partly by frustrations with sermons, I deal with Genesis 1:28 in a way that is (hopefully) both careful and helpful to people who desire to live in a way that is or would be pleasing to God. You can find the episode text on my website: www.markshaw.nl.
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In this relatively short introductory episode I say a few things about God, studying theology and this podcast. If you have any helpful feedback about this episode, feel free to contact me via the contact form on my website, www.markshaw.nl. You can also find the episode text there.
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