BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Grails iCalendar plugin//NONSGML Grails iCalendar plugin//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260422T205321Z DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160802T110000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20160802T120000 SUMMARY:Neoliberalism's Demons UID:20260427T162651Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-6b96c54f56-bljdq TZID:Australia/Melbourne LOCATION:250 Victoria Parade\, East Melbourne\, Australia\, 3002 DESCRIPTION:

On Tuesday 2 August the Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry at the ACU will host a presentation by \;Adam \;Kotsko \;(Shimer College) titled "Neoliberalism's Demons."

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"The devil is one of the most enduring Christian theological symbols\, a figure that has taken on a life of its own in the culture of secular modernity. In this talk\, Adam \;Kotsko \;traces the origin of the devil back to his theological roots in the problem of evil. One of the greatest challenges to traditional monotheism has always been the existence of suffering and injustice - if God is all-good and all-powerful\, why does he allow it? The devil emerged as a convenient scapegoat\, a fallen angel who was created good by God and yet freely chose to rebel. This placed the devil at the root of a theological system that used the idea of free will as a way of deflecting blame away from God and toward his wayward creatures. \;Kotsko \;will argue that the neoliberal order implies the same logic - deploying notions of free choice as a way of blaming individuals for systemic failures."

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The seminar will be held on Tuesday 2 August at \;3:00pm in \;room 4.28\, \;250 Victoria Parade\, in Melbourne. Contact david.newheiser@acu.edu.au with any questions.

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