When humanity fell, it sent ripples of fragmentation through the world. What was once whole and interconnected became fractured, scarce, and out of tune. In this episode, we continue tracing the origins of trauma in Genesis 1–3 by introducing the four kinds of fragmentation that flow from the Fall. We take a closer look at the first two—intra-personal and inter-personal fragmentation—exploring how we become alienated both within ourselves and in our relationships with others.
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In this episode, we talk about:
* The four-fold fragmentation following the Fall (alliteration unintentional)
* Intra-personal fragmentation - man vs. self (alienation with and within ourselves)
* Inter-personal fragmentation - man vs. man (and woman)
* Buber’s notion of I-Thou vs. I-it relationships
* St. Basil on women’s equal worth
Resources and links mentioned:
* Pseudo-Macarius, Homily 43 in The Fifty Spiritual Homilies and the Great Letter, tr. George A. Maloney, S.J. (New York: Paulist Press, 1992), 219-222.
* Kyriaki Karidoyanes Fitzgerald, Persons in Communion: A Theology of Authentic Relationships (InterOrthodox Press, 2006)
* Meghan Hyatt Miller, “The Only Question That Matters About AI,” (December 6, 2025)
* St. Basil, “On the Origin of Humanity, Discourse 1,” in On The Human Condition: St Basil the Great (St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2005)
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