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The Theology Pugcast

The Theology Pugcast

Coleridge, Truth, and the Imagination

Aug 3, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min · 11 segments

In this episode, the Pugsters look at the role of imagination in finding truth. Starting with Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s definition of imagination, the conversation explores the role of the Logos in…

In this episode, the Pugsters look at the role of imagination in finding truth. Starting with Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s definition of imagination, the conversation explores the role of the Logos in creating and sustaining the world. For Coleridge, it is our primary imagination that sees and understands the words of the Logos in creation; the secondary imagination works from the primary imagination to create poems and other imaginative works. The guys move on from there to talk about the limits of reason and alternate ways of approaching knowledge beyond those accepted by modernity. Support the Theology Pugcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thetheologypugcast?fbclid=IwAR17UHhfzjphO52C\kkZfursA\C784t0ldFix0wyB4fd-YOJpmOQ3dyqGf8 Chris & Chris Talk Business Podcast: https://youtube.com/@chrisandchristalkbusiness?si=Wr-27dGavsGQSH5P Learn more about First Pres. Battle Ground: https://www.solochristo.org/ Follow Glenn Sunshine on Substack: https://substack.com/@glennsunshine Connect with WileyCraft Productions: https://wileycraftproductions.com/

In this episode, the Pugsters look at the role of imagination in finding truth. Starting with Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s definition of imagination, the conversation explores the role of the Logos in…

Speakers: Glenn SunshineHostC. R. WileyHostTom PriceHost

Top entities: Samuel Taylor Coleridge×36 God×14 Fyodor Dostoevsky×4 Francis Bacon×12 John Ronald Reuel Tolkien×6

Welcome & Host Introductions0:01 – 0:53

C. R. WileyHost

0:01

Hello, welcome to the Theology Podcast.

C. R. WileyHost

0:04

I'm C.R. Wiley, and I'm one of the hosts of this show.

C. R. WileyHost

0:07

And I'm a senior editor at Touchstone Magazine.

C. R. WileyHost

0:11

And I want to throw in this too, I'm also a co-host for a completely different kind of podcast called Chris and Chris Talk Business.

C. R. WileyHost

0:20

And if you have any interest in that, where we interview... entrepreneurs all over the country.

C. R. WileyHost

0:28

We will have a link in the show notes so that you can check it out for yourself.

C. R. WileyHost

0:31

Anyway, enough about me.

C. R. WileyHost

0:32

How about you, Tom?

0:34

Tom Price, a theologian and Christian ethicist.

0:37

Teach, write, speak.

0:43

And a lot of other things.

C. R. WileyHost

0:45

You're exhausted from doing all those things.

C. R. WileyHost

0:49

Okay, Glenn, tell us about yourself and then take us into

Glenn SunshineHost

0:52

the subject of the day.

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Samuel Taylor ColeridgePersonEnglish poet and literary critic
99%36 mentions
GodEntitySupreme being
98%14 mentions
Fyodor DostoevskyPersonRussian novelist
96%4 mentions
Francis BaconPersonPhilosopher and former Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
95%12 mentions
John Ronald Reuel TolkienPersonWriter and academic
93%6 mentions
Glenn S. SunshineEntityHistorian
92%14 mentions
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JesusPersonReligious leader
89%6 mentions
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88%1 mention
Garrison KeillorPersonAmerican author and singer
86%3 mentions
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85%4 mentions
TruthEntity
83%1 mention
HomerPersonAncient Greek poet
82%1 mention
Mark TwainPersonWriter
80%2 mentions
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79%2 mentions
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Francis SchaefferPersonAmerican theologian and philosopher
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LiteratureCulture
PhilosophyReligion
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ImaginationReligion > Philosophy
Religion
Culture
PhilosophyCulture > Literature
CreativityReligion > Philosophy > Imagination
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CreativityCulture > Literature > Imagination
PoetryCulture > Literature > Imagination > Creativity
TruthCulture > Literature > Philosophy
MetaphorCulture > Literature > Philosophy > Truth
ExperienceReligion > Spirituality > Imagination
AyahuascaReligion > Spirituality > Imagination > Experience

Welcome & Host Introductions0:01 – 0:53

C. R. WileyHost

0:01

Hello, welcome to the Theology Podcast.

C. R. WileyHost

0:04

I'm C.R. Wiley, and I'm one of the hosts of this show.

C. R. WileyHost

0:07

And I'm a senior editor at Touchstone Magazine.

C. R. WileyHost

0:11

And I want to throw in this too, I'm also a co-host for a completely different kind of podcast called Chris and Chris Talk Business.

C. R. WileyHost

0:20

And if you have any interest in that, where we interview... entrepreneurs all over the country.

C. R. WileyHost

0:28

We will have a link in the show notes so that you can check it out for yourself.

C. R. WileyHost

0:31

Anyway, enough about me.

C. R. WileyHost

0:32

How about you, Tom?

0:34

Tom Price, a theologian and Christian ethicist.

0:37

Teach, write, speak.

0:43

And a lot of other things.

C. R. WileyHost

0:45

You're exhausted from doing all those things.

C. R. WileyHost

0:49

Okay, Glenn, tell us about yourself and then take us into

Glenn SunshineHost

0:52

the subject of the day.