173: The Aztecs Were Way Worse Than You Can Imagine

Welcome to the Theology & Ethics podcast! In this episode, the Kirkwood Center Team discusses the ancient Aztecs, Inga Clendinnen’s book Aztecs: An Interpretation, and the true savagery of unbridled paganism in ancient and modern history. Read the article: https://www.thepsmiths.com/p/review-aztecs-by-inga-clendinnen If you’d like to get in touch with us, give us a call or send us a text at (909) 493-7799, or send us an email at contact@kirkwoodcenter.org . Visit us on our website at kirkwoodcenter.org . Join the theology & ethics conversation & see more from The Kirkwood Center on our socials! Facebook: https://shorturl.at/R3NKg Instagram: https://shorturl.at/UNceb X/Twitter: https://t.ly/Gt8f8 YouTube: https://t.ly/LDbWO Substack: https://t.ly/wBABv Website: https://kirkwoodcenter.org/ If you enjoyed this episode, please take a second to leave us a review on your podcast app of choice. If this episode made you think of someone you know, shoot them a link! CHAPTERS & TIMECODES 00:00:00-Introduction 00:01:47-The Article 00:03:26-The Noble Savage 00:06:13-The Aztecs Were Not Primitive 00:09:27-How Bad Were They, Really? 00:14:48-Parallels in Islam & Mormonism 00:22:48-Ideas & Their Consequences 00:27:10-The Deities Involved 00:31:07-Cannibalism & Desecration of Bodies 00:37:28-Not All Cultures Are Created Equal 00:45:38-Dangerous Cultural Ideas 00:52:32-We Killed Then, We Demonize Now 01:00:46-Conclusion