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The Forum allows users to participate in conversations around shared blog posts, taped video encounters, and podcasts. Possible topics for such conversations include current events, Illichian concepts, and the intersection between Illich’s thought and that of others. The specific content of the conversation and the format in which it is conducted is left to participants.
Hello friends,
I wrote a pair of pieces recently that discuss who Christ and Antichrist are in the thought of Ivan Illich. For their exposition, they reference the works of Ivan with David Cayley, including his interview series Corruptio Optimi Pessima, and Ivan's 1970s critique of institutions within the broader perspective that the institutional substitution of personal activity is a characteristic of Antichrist.
Here they are:
https://verasvir.com/2025/08/14/christ-in-the-thought-of-ivan-illich/
https://verasvir.com/2025/08/14/antichrist-in-the-thought-of-ivan-illich/
I would be happy to discuss these people and ideas.
Thank you for your time,
Hamilton
