Jonathan Arrington addresses one of the main pillars of modernity – the attempt to recreate reality on the basis of individual subjectivism, whether intellectual or sentimental in character. One of the main pillars of modernity has been the attempt to recreate reality on the basis of individual subjectivism, whether intellectual or sentimental in character. This has led to the construction of mythological depictions of Scripture and Church Tradition, alongside mythological depictions of the creation and nature of political society. The falsity of these perversions of Scripture and Tradition are addressed in this talk.