Podcast Interview

[Vireo]

S.T. Joshi is interviewed by Robt. M. Price on Point of Inquiry: http://www.pointofinquiry.org/.
They discuss Lovecraft and his work, atheism, the cosmos, and etc. Very interesting!

Vireo

[mcglothlin.13]

In addition to reading his books, I love hearing interviews with S. T. Joshi.  He is an incredibly insightful individual, and not just about Lovecraft.

One comment about this interview though: Given that the mass amount of historical literature and authors fall under the rubric of being religious, I found it staggeringly biased of Joshi to claim that there was not one religious author he respected or profited from reading.  Come on now!  Not Augustine, not Anselm, nor Aquinas?  What about Newton, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley?  That comment has to be the most nearsighted thing I've ever heard him say!

Nevertheless, I'm looking forward to hearing Joshi on HPLLP next week!

[Chris Lackey]

That does sound a bit ridiculous. I need to listen to the interview before I make any judgements.

[Genus Unknown]

One comment about this interview though: Given that the mass amount of historical literature and authors fall under the rubric of being religious, I found it staggeringly biased of Joshi to claim that there was not one religious author he respected or profited from reading.

He seems to have been referring to theologians and Christian apologists - "religious authors" rather than "authors who are also religious." 

[mcglothlin.13]

One comment about this interview though: Given that the mass amount of historical literature and authors fall under the rubric of being religious, I found it staggeringly biased of Joshi to claim that there was not one religious author he respected or profited from reading.

He seems to have been referring to theologians and Christian apologists - "religious authors" rather than "authors who are also religious." 

I doubt Joshi was making such fine grained distinctions as you suggest.  He seemed to be gladly painting with one wide brush!