Things Not Seen Podcast

#2610 - Experiencing God: Jon M. Sweeney

Sun, 08 Mar 2026 15:00:00 -0000

Jon M. Sweeney introduces us to 36 ways to understand God through the wisdom of Saint Francis. Francis of Assisi was spiritual before anyone used that word, and he was religious in the best ways. We love him because he cut through the paraphernalia to get back to religion where it belongs: working in the human heart, making a difference in everyday life.

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#2429 - Ethics for a Digital Age: Kate Ott [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 21 Jul 2024 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest Kate Ott discusses her recent book, Sex, Tech, & Faith, inviting readers into a realistic conversation about ethics in the 21st century

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#2428 - Consent in the Garden: Timothy Morton

Sun, 14 Jul 2024 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest, Timothy Morton, argues that there is an unexpected yet profound relationship between religion and ecology that can guide a planet-scale response to the climate crisis. Spiritual and mystical feelings have a deep resonance with ecological thinking, and together they provide the resources environmentalism desperately needs in this time of climate emergency. We discuss his recent book, Hell: In Search of a Christian Ecology.

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#2427 - Who Is a True Christian?: David W. Congdon

Sun, 07 Jul 2024 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest, David W. Congdon tells the story of how 20th-century American Christians have repeatedly sought and failed to define and defend a "pure" form of Christianity. We discuss his recent book, Who Is a True Christian?: Contesting Religious Identity in American Culture.

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#2426 - Building Beloved Community: Jacob L. Goodson and Brad Elliott Stone [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 15:00:00 -0000

We welcome back to the show philosophers Jacob Goodson and Brad Elliott Stone to talk about their recent book, co-authored with Pastor Philip Rudolph Kuehnert, Building Beloved Community in a Wounded World

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#2425 - Engaging Thomas Merton: Daniel P. Horan

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest, Daniel P. Horan, returns to Things Not Seen to talk about his recent book, Engaging Thomas Merton: Spirituality, Justice, and Racism. This important book is based on contemporary engagements with the work and legacy of Thomas Merton that highlight the enduring relevance of his thought in addressing the pressing concerns of our time.

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#2424 - Becoming Brave for Racial Justice: Brenda Salter McNeil [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 15:00:00 -0000

Looking through the lens of the biblical narrative of Esther, our guest Brenda Salter McNeil challenges Christians to recognize the pain in our world so they can work together to repair what is broken.

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#2423 - Receiving the Gift of Our Mortality: James K. A. Smith [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 09 Jun 2024 15:00:00 -0000

Popular speaker and award-winning author James K. A. Smith returns to our show to explain that we must reckon with the past in order to discern the present and have hope for the future. In his recent book, How to Inhabit Time, Smith brings together popular culture, biblical exposition, and meditation, he helps us develop a sense of "temporal awareness" that is attuned to the texture of history, the vicissitudes of life, and the tempo of the Spirit.

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#2422 - The Music of Eternity: William G. Carter

Sun, 02 Jun 2024 15:00:00 -0000

In his recent book,Thriving on a Riff, Presbyterian minister and jazz pianist Bill Carter introduces us to the spiritual worlds opened up by jazz music.

From King David to Dave Brubeck, from the Psalms of Israel to John Coltrane's A Love Supreme, musicians help us glimpse the experience of music as communion with the Divine. Weaving together stories from the history of American music with his personal experiences as a working musician, Carter invites us to meet a God who not only embraces syncopation but blesses the swing.

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#2421 - The Importance of Hope: John Blake [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 26 May 2024 15:00:00 -0000

Award-winning journalist John Blake tells the story of his quest to reconcile with his white mother and the family he’d never met—and how faith brought them all together.

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#2420 - Wounded Solidarity: Sr. Julia Walsh

Sun, 19 May 2024 15:00:00 -0000

Sr. Julia Walsh talks about her gripping spiritual memoir, For Love of the Broken Body, chronicling her journey through religious life and traumatic injury

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#2419 - The Books That Carry Us: Jon Sweeney

Sun, 12 May 2024 15:00:00 -0000

Veteran editor and author Jon Sweeney returns to Things Not Seen to talk about his most recent work, My Life in Seventeen Books: A Literary Memoir

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#2418 - What Is the Goal of Human Flourishing?: Chanequa Walker-Barnes [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 05 May 2024 15:00:00 -0000

We are joined by Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes to discuss their recent book, Sacred Self-Care: Daily Practices for Nurturing Our Whole Selves.

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#2416 - We Are Diamond Castles: Julia Feder

Sun, 28 Apr 2024 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest, Julia Feder, discusses her recent book, Incarnating Grace: A Theology of Healing from Sexual Trauma. The book attempts to save our broken ways of talking about God's grace by unearthing liberating resources buried in the Christian tradition.

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#2417 - God's Provision: Anna Broadway

Sun, 28 Apr 2024 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest, Anna Broadway, discusses her recent book, Solo Planet: How Singles Help the Church Recover Our Calling. Through its deeply researched account, Solo Planet shows how a more biblical approach to singleness can strengthen churches and empower singles to thrive.

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#2315 - Lean into Fragility and Mystery: Donna Freitas

Sun, 14 Apr 2024 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest, Donna Freitas, talks about her recent book, Wishful Thinking: How I Lost My Faith, and Why I Want to Find It

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#2414 - We Never Interpret Alone: Rabbi Shai Held

Sun, 07 Apr 2024 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest, Rabbi Shai Held, talks about his recent book: Judaism Is About Love: Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life.

Held reminds us that love is foundational and constitutive of Jewish faith, animating the singular Jewish perspective on injustice and protest, grace, family life, responsibilities to our neighbors and even our enemies, and chosenness.

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#2413 - A Call to Action for the Marginalized - Miguel De La Torre [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 31 Mar 2024 15:00:00 -0000

Professor Miguel De La Torre returns to Things Not Seen to discuss his recent book, Resisting Apartheid America

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#2412 - Jesus in His Own Words: Fr. Bill Cain, SJ [Rebroadcast]

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 15:00:00 -0000

Bill Cain is a Jesuit who has spent his life writing screenplays for movies and television. In his 2022 book, The Diary of Jesus Christ, he reimagines the stories of the Gospels from the point of view of Jesus himself, with breathtaking results

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#2411 - Catechesis Through Commerce: Leah Payne

Sun, 17 Mar 2024 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest Leah Payne traces forty years in the formation of American Evangelical identity through a mixture of Christian bookstores, Contemporary Christian Music, charismatic recording artists, and self-reinforcing product placements. We discuss her recent book, God Gave Rock and Roll to You: A History of Contemporary Christian Music

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#2410 - Repairing What Race Broke in the World: Lisa Sharon Harper [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 10 Mar 2024 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest Lisa Sharon Harper takes us on a four-century journey through the history of her family, showing us how it entwines with the broken history of race in America. She discusses her recent book, Fortune.

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#2409 - Politics is Penultimate: Michael Wear

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 16:00:00 -0000

Our guest, Michael Wear, has lived at the intersection of faith and politics at the highest corridors of power. In his recent book, The Spirit of Our Politics, Wear offers a distinctly Christian approach to politics that results in healing rather than division, kindness rather than hatred, and hope rather than despair.

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#2408 - Prophetically Pragmatic: Mark Elsdon

Sun, 25 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -0000

Our guest Mark Elsdon talks about the coming wave of church property transitions, and what it will mean for communities and faith at large in the United States. We talk about his recent edited volume, Gone for Good?

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#2407 - The Reshaping of the American Church: Bob Smietana [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 18 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -0000

In his recent book, Reorganized Religion, our guest, veteran religion reporter Bob Smietana, offers an in-depth and critical look at why people are leaving American churches and what we lose as a society as it continues.

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#2406 - Behind the Scenes with Flannery O'Connor: Jessica Hooten Wilson

Sun, 11 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -0000

When celebrated American novelist and short story writer Flannery O'Connor died at the age of thirty-nine in 1964, she left behind an unfinished third novel titled Why Do the Heathen Rage? For the past ten-plus years, award-winning author Jessica Hooten Wilson has explored the 378 pages of typed and handwritten material of the novel, compiling everything to provide a glimpse into what O'Connor might have planned to publish.

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#2405 - Taking the Bible Seriously, Not Literally: Love Lazarus Sechrest [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 04 Feb 2024 16:00:00 -0000

In her recent book Race & Rhyme, our guest Love Lazarus Sechrest invites listeners to explore biblical narratives in ways that enliven and ethically inform our present conditions. She discusses her method of associative hermeneutics in this far-ranging conversation about race, theology, and repairing the broken world.

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#2404 - A Theology of Life with Depression: Jessica Coblentz [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 28 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -0000

Our guest Jessica Coblentz calls readers and scholars alike to re-imagine our theological accounts of depression and recovery in her recent book, Dust in the Blood: A Theology of Life with Depression

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#2403 - The Great Love: Joyce Rupp

Sun, 21 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -0000

Bestselling author and beloved retreat leader Joyce Rupp speaks to us about her recent book, Jesus, Friend of My Soul: Reflections for the Lenten Journey

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#2402 - The Priest for the People with Problems: Dawn Eden Goldstein [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 14 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -0000

Our guest Dawn Eden Goldstein discusses her recent book, Father Ed: The Story of Bill W.'s Spiritual Sponsor, which tells the story of Father Ed Dowling, SJ, the Jesuit priest who helped to spread the word about Alcoholics Anonymous.

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#2401 - Give up the God who does not believe in us: Rachel Mann

Sun, 07 Jan 2024 16:00:00 -0000

Our guest, Rachel Mann, calls Jane Austen "the supreme novelist of attention." In her recent book, A Truth Universally Acknowledged, Mann invites us to journey through the 40 days of Lent with the works of Austen.

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#2353 - Radically Curious: Corey Nathan

Sun, 31 Dec 2023 16:00:00 -0000

Our guest, Corey Nathan, talks about his upbringing and religious journey from Judaism to Christianity. Along the way, he talks about his vision for ways for citizens to be able to talk across their differences and divisions, which he practices in his podcast, Talkin' Religion and Politics without Killin' Each Other

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#2352 - Meet the Magi: Eric Vanden Eykel [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 24 Dec 2023 16:00:00 -0000

In his 2022 book, The Magi, our guest Eric Vanden Eykel examines the birth of the Magi story; its enrichments, embellishments, and expansions in apocryphal writing and early Christian preaching; its artistic expressions in catacombs, icons, and paintings and its modern legacy in novels, poetry, and music.

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#2351 - The Sacred Just Beneath the Surface - Barbara Mahany [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 17 Dec 2023 16:00:00 -0000

Our guest Barbara Mahany returns to the show to talk about her wonderful recent book, The Book of Nature

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#2350 - The Presence of Absence: Ronald J. Greer

Sun, 10 Dec 2023 16:00:00 -0000

Our guest, Rev. Ronald J. Greer, invites us into the realms of grief and mourning as he discusses his powerful recent book, The Quiet House: Reflections on the Loss of a Spouse

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#2349 - We are Not Alone: Christine Valters Paintner

Sun, 03 Dec 2023 16:00:00 -0000

In her recent book, The Love of Thousands, our guest Christine Valters Paintner invites us to consider that angels, saints, and even our departed ancestors support and inspire us throughout our lives, and invite us toward holiness

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#2348 - When Time Is Short: Timothy Beal [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 26 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -0000

Professor Timothy Beal returns to Things Not Seen to talk about his recent book, When Time Is Short, which deals with human-made climate catastrophe and the idea of 'palliative hope'

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#2347 - Hope in Our Bodies: Maryann McKibben Dana [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 19 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -0000

Rev. Maryann McKibben Dana returns to our show to talk about her recent book, Hope: A User's Manual. She reflects on the surprising place where hope is often found--in the messiness of our imperfect, flawed, beautiful human bodies.

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#2346 - A Story of a Countercultural Christian Community: Celeste Kennel-Shank

Sun, 12 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -0000

Our guest, Celeste Kennel-Shank, tells the intriguing story of the Community of Christ, a church community based in Washington, DC, and its five decades of ministry. We talk about her recent book, What You Sow is a Bare Seed.

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#2345 - The Virtue Field: Eric Bowman on Harriet Tubman [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 05 Nov 2023 16:00:00 -0000

We speak with Eric Bowman, educator and founder of the Revolution Ethics Project, about his 2022 podcast series, The Virtue Field, which explores the life of anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman

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#2344 - Dignity and Responsibility: Anthony M. Annett [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 29 Oct 2023 15:00:00 -0000

In his recent book, Cathonomics, our guest Anthony M. Annett draws on economics, Catholic social thought, philosophy, climate science, and psychology to show how readers of all faiths and backgrounds can work together to create a more just economy.

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#2343 - We Become What We Normalize: David Dark

Sun, 22 Oct 2023 15:00:00 -0000

We welcome back our guest, philosopher and educator David Dark, to talk about his recent book, We Become What We Normalize: What We Owe Each Other in Worlds that Demand Our Silence

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#2342 - Life Has to Show at the Seams: J. Aaron Simmons

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest, philosopher J. Aaron Simmons, invites listeners to take "risk with direction" in his recent book, Camping with Kierkegaard. In the book, he asks us to consider "what is worthy of our finitude?" and reads the question through the metaphors of outdoor adventure.

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#2341 - The Victory of Public Broadcasting: Joshua Shepperd

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest, Joshua Shepperd, is an expert on the history of radio. His recent book, Shadow of the New Deal, tells the amazing and often surprising story of the rise of public broadcasting in the United States.

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#2340 - An Enfolding Sequence of Miracles: Jennifer Banks

Sun, 01 Oct 2023 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest, Jennifer Banks, discusses her recent book Natality: Toward a Philosophy of Birth, The book invites us to attend to birth as a challenging and life-affirming reminder of our shared humanity and our capacity for creative renewal.

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#2339 - The Welcome Table: Greg Garrett on James Baldwin

Sun, 24 Sep 2023 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest Greg Garrett joins us to discuss his recent book, The Gospel According to James Baldwin: What America's Great Prophet Can Teach Us about Life, Love, and Identity

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#2338 - Repentance and Repair: Danya Ruttenberg

Sun, 17 Sep 2023 15:00:00 -0000

We welcome Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg to talk about the five steps of repentance, set forth by Moses Maimonides, which form the heart of her recent book, On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World

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#2337 - Bearing Witness: Sarah Stankorb

Sun, 10 Sep 2023 15:00:00 -0000

Journalist Sarah Stankorb joins us to talk about her powerful book, Disobedient Women: How a Small Group of Faithful Women Exposed Abuse, Brought Down Powerful Pastors, and Ignited an Evangelical Reckoning

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#2336 - Revisiting Weird Religion: Leah Payne and Brian Doak

Sun, 03 Sep 2023 15:00:00 -0000

This week on Things Not Seen we check in with the hosts of one of our favorite podcasts, Weird Religion. Hosts Brian Doak and Leah Payne look back at five years of producing the show, and look ahead to what religion might mean for us in the decades to come.

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#2335 - What Is the Goal of Human Flourishing?: Chanequa Walker-Barnes

Sun, 27 Aug 2023 15:00:00 -0000

We are joined by Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes to discuss their recent book, Sacred Self-Care: Daily Practices for Nurturing Our Whole Selves. We explore self-care as both a sacred and a subversive practice.

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#2334 - Drawing Lines of Inclusion, Not Exclusion: David Hayward [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 20 Aug 2023 15:00:00 -0000

Artist and cartoonist David Hayward has been using his simple line drawings to convey messages of love and inclusion to those who have felt left out by the Christian faith. We talk about a new collection of his cartoons, called Flip It Like This.

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#2333 - The Other Evangelicals: Isaac B. Sharp

Sun, 13 Aug 2023 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest Isaac B. Sharp recovers a history of Evangelical Christianity in America, looking at the various populations who were "left behind" in the Evangelical quest for increased influence in American politics. We talk about his book, The Other Evangelicals.

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#2332 - Survival is Just the Beginning: Kelly J. Baker [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 06 Aug 2023 15:00:00 -0000

We welcome back Dr. Kelly J. Baker to talk about her amazing and powerful book Final Girl: And Other Essays on Grief, Trauma, and Mental Illness

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#2331 - A Landscape Loud with Lament and Loss: Kelley Nikondeha [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 30 Jul 2023 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest Kelley Nikondeha invites us to re-read the stories of the Old and New Testament through the lens of the so-called "Fifth Gospel": the lands of Israel and Palestine. Nikondeha encourages us to consider the imperial politics behind the Gospel narratives, both when they were first written, and now.

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#2330 - Seeing and Believing: Ellen T. Armour

Sun, 23 Jul 2023 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest Ellen T. Armour discusses the way the media of photography and video have changed our way of thinking and feeling, and the fundamental nature of our relationships with others. She talks about her recent book, Seeing and Believing: Religion, Digital Visual Culture, and Social Justice.

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#2329 - Jill Hicks-Keeton and Cavan Concannon - The Politics of Biblical Interpretation

Sun, 16 Jul 2023 15:00:00 -0000

Our guests, Jill Hicks-Keeton and Cavan Concannon, talk about their recent book, Does Scripture Speak for Itself? The book explores the cultural, ethical, and political aspects of the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC.

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#2328 - The Life of Sojourner Truth - Nancy Koester

Sun, 09 Jul 2023 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest Nancy Koester talks about her recent book, We Will Be Free: The Life and Faith of Sojourner Truth

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#2327 - Practice of the Presence: Carmen Acevedo Butcher [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 02 Jul 2023 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest, Dr. Carmen Acevedo Butcher, talks about her powerful translation of Brother Lawrence's The Practice of the Presence, and how she helped this ancient classic find a new voice for contemporary readers.

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#2326 - Extravagant Inefficiency: Adam Bucko

Sun, 25 Jun 2023 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest Adam Bucko talks about his recent book, Let Your Heartbreak Be Your Guide, and how we can cultivate a spiritual practice of "curious not-knowing"

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#2325 - Deep Friendships Across Difference: Susan Bigelow Reynolds

Sun, 18 Jun 2023 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest, Professor Susan Bigelow Reynolds, discusses her recent book, People Get Ready: Ritual, Solidarity, and Lived Ecclesiology in Catholic Roxbury

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#2324 - The Importance of Hope: John Blake

Sun, 11 Jun 2023 15:00:00 -0000

Award-winning journalist John Blake tells the story of his quest to reconcile with his white mother and the family he’d never met—and how faith brought them all together. He talks with us about his recent book, More Than I Imagined

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#2323 - Parables for the Queer Soul: Rolf R. Nolasco, Jr. [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 04 Jun 2023 05:01:00 -0000

In his recent book, Hearts Ablaze: Parables for the Queer Soul, our guest Rolf Nolasco looks at ten selected parables of Jesus, that expand the scope of interpretation of each story to highlight God's extravagant welcome of all people.

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#2322 - The Gift of Sabbath Across Faith Traditions: Martin Doblmeier

Sun, 28 May 2023 15:00:00 -0000

Filmmaker Martin Doblmeier returns to Things Not See to discuss his wonderful new documentary, Sabbath, available now from Journey Films

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#2321 - An Invitation to Joy: Daniel J. Denk

Sun, 21 May 2023 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest Daniel J. Denk invites us on a journey to explore the shape and possibility of human flourishing, as he discusses his recent book, An Invitation to Joy

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#2320 - A Call to Action for the Marginalized - Miguel De La Torre

Sun, 14 May 2023 15:00:00 -0000

Professor Miguel De La Torre returns to Things Not Seen to discuss his recent book, Resisting Apartheid America

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#2319 - The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race: Mary-Jane Rubenstein

Sun, 07 May 2023 15:00:00 -0000

Over the past decades, America and other nations have ceded the mantle of space exploration to private firms and the wealthy buccaneers who run them. Our guest Mary-Jane Rubenstein helps us understand what we have sought to gain from such a Faustian bargain, and what we have lost. We talk about her recent book Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race.

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#2318 - An Imagery of Infinite Possibility: David Dark [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 30 Apr 2023 15:00:00 -0000

Author and educator David Dark returns to Things Not Seen to discuss the reframed and expanded edition of his book, Life's Too Short to Pretend You're Not Religious.

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#2317 - The Psychology of Christian Nationalism: Pamela Cooper-White

Sun, 23 Apr 2023 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest, Union Theological Seminary professor Pamela Cooper-White, discusses how to overcome the polarization that has gripped American communities, both politically and religiously

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#2316 - Ensure the Pages Are Worthy: Cole Arthur Riley [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 16 Apr 2023 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest, Cole Arthur Riley, talks to us about her brilliant recent book, This Here Flesh, which weaves together four generations of lived experience into a book that is both a theological meditation and a memoir of loss and liberation.

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#2315 - What is Worthy of Your Finitude? J. Aaron Simmons

Sun, 09 Apr 2023 15:00:00 -0000

We are delighted to welcome back to the show our guest, philosopher J. Aaron Simmons. He talks about his ongoing project, Camping with Kierkegaard, and the ways he is trying to bring philosophical reflection into public conversation.

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#2314 - Beauty Moves the Human Heart: Nichole M. Flores [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 02 Apr 2023 15:00:00 -0000

In her recent book, The Aesthetics of Solidarity, our guest, professor Nichole M. Flores, explores how Our Lady of Guadalupe has been used as a symbol in democratic campaigns ranging from the Chicano movement and United Farm Workers' movements to contemporary calls for just immigration reform.

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#2313 - Quick to Listen, Slow to Speak: Jon Ward

Sun, 26 Mar 2023 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest, journalist Jon Ward, talks to us about his recent book, Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Failed a Generation

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#2312 - The Sacred Just Beneath the Surface - Barbara Mahany

Sun, 19 Mar 2023 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest Barbara Mahany returns to the show to talk about her wonderful recent book, The Book of Nature

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#2311 - The Priest for the People with Problems: Dawn Eden Goldstein

Sun, 12 Mar 2023 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest Dawn Eden Goldstein discusses her new book. which tells the story of Father Ed Dowling, SJ, the Jesuit priest who helped to spread the word about Alcoholics Anonymous.

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#2310 - The Church's Mission in a Polarized World: Fr. Robert Aaron Wessman,

Sun, 05 Mar 2023 16:00:00 -0000

Our guest, Fr. R. Aaron Wessman, invites listeners to consider how to cross over the many barriers our culture puts up between us. He discusses his recent book, The Church's Mission in a Polarized World.

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#2309 - The Virtue Field: Eric Bowman on Harriet Tubman

Sun, 26 Feb 2023 16:00:00 -0000

We speak with Eric Bowman, educator and founder of the Revolution Ethics Project, about his 2022 podcast series, The Virtue Field, which explores the life of anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman

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#2308 - God Is a Black Woman: Christena Cleveland [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 19 Feb 2023 16:00:00 -0000

Our guest Dr. Christina Cleveland talks about her theological and personal journey to re-think her images of God's divinity, particularly the "whitemalegod," to discover a God that could honestly relate to the experience of Black women

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#2307 - Building Beloved Community: Jacob L. Goodson and Brad Elliott Stone

Sun, 12 Feb 2023 16:00:00 -0000

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#2306 - Parables for the Queer Soul: Rolf R. Nolasco, Jr

Sun, 05 Feb 2023 16:00:00 -0000

In his recent book, Hearts Ablaze: Parables for the Queer Soul, our guest Rolf Nolasco looks at ten selected parables of Jesus, that expand the scope of interpretation of each story to highlight God's extravagant welcome of all people.

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#2305 - Dignity and Responsibility: Anthony M. Annett

Sun, 29 Jan 2023 16:00:00 -0000

In his recent book, Cathonomics, our guest Anthony M. Annett draws on economics, Catholic social thought, philosophy, climate science, and psychology to show how readers of all faiths and backgrounds can work together to create a more just economy.

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#2304 - Practice of the Presence: Carmen Acevedo Butcher

Sun, 22 Jan 2023 16:00:00 -0000

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#2303 - All the White Friends I Couldn't Keep: Andre Henry [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 15 Jan 2023 16:00:00 -0000

Our guest Andre Henry talks about his journey into "artivism" - a mixture of activism and artistry aimed at revolutionary change and decolonization. We talk about his recent book All the White Friends I Couldn't Keep, and his invitation to work on behalf of the safety and joy of Black lives

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#2302 - The Reshaping of the American Church: Bob Smietana

Sun, 08 Jan 2023 16:00:00 -0000

In his recent book, Reorganized Religion, our guest, veteran religion reporter Bob Smietana, offers an in-depth and critical look at why people are leaving American churches and what we lose as a society as it continues.

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#2301 - An Imaginary of Infinite Possibility: David Dark

Sun, 01 Jan 2023 16:00:00 -0000

Author and educator David Dark returns to Things Not Seen to discuss the reframed and expanded edition of his book, Life's Too Short to Pretend You're Not Religious. As he reminds us, 'religion' touches on all our commitments, large and small, as we navigate our daily lives.

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#2252 - The Life and Music of Mary Lou Williams: Deanna Witkowski [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 25 Dec 2022 16:00:00 -0000

Our guest, jazz musician Deanna Witkoski, has written a spiritual biography of Mary Lou Williams, whose life and music helped to shape American Jazz and influence Catholic liturgy in the 20th Century.

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#2251 - Meeting the Magi: Eric Vanden Eykel

Sun, 18 Dec 2022 16:00:00 -0000

In his recent book, The Magi, our guest Eric Vanden Eykel examines the birth of the Magi story; its enrichments, embellishments, and expansions in apocryphal writing and early Christian preaching; its artistic expressions in catacombs, icons, and paintings and its modern legacy in novels, poetry, and music.

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#2250 - The Human Quest for Meaning: Brian Schmisek

Sun, 11 Dec 2022 23:25:44 -0000

Our guest, Dr. Brian Schmisek, explores the many ways that we look to the world to find prophecies and signals for how we are meant to live. He talks with us about his recent book, Signs, Superstitions, and God's Plan.

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#2249 - Love Is the Center: Lewis V. Baldwin

Sun, 04 Dec 2022 16:00:00 -0000

Martin Luther King Jr. said and wrote as much or more about the meaning, nature, and power of truth as any other prominent figure in the 1950s and '60s. Our guest, Lewis V. Baldwin, draws on King's published and unpublished sermons, speeches, and writings, in his recent book, The Arc of Truth, to explore King's lifelong pilgrimage in pursuit of truth.

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#2248 - Christ's Distressing Disguise: Jon M. Sweeney on Teresa of Calcutta

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 16:00:00 -0000

Our guest Jon M. Sweeney returns to our show to talk about his recent book, Teresa of Calcutta: Dark Night, Active Love. This biography shows Mother Teresa as the first great saint of television. Presented in three parts, this biography looks at the preparation, the call, and the legacy of the extraordinary woman whom Pope Francis named Saint Teresa of Calcutta in 2016.

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#2247 - Receiving the Gift of Our Mortality: James K. A. Smith

Sun, 20 Nov 2022 16:00:00 -0000

Popular speaker and award-winning author James K. A. Smith returns to our show to explain that we must reckon with the past in order to discern the present and have hope for the future. In his recent book, How to Inhabit Time, Smith brings together popular culture, biblical exposition, and meditation, he helps us develop a sense of "temporal awareness" that is attuned to the texture of history, the vicissitudes of life, and the tempo of the Spirit.

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#2246 - Hope in Our Bodies: Maryann McKibben Dana

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 16:00:00 -0000

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#2245 - Notes of a Native Daughter: Keri Day [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 06 Nov 2022 16:00:00 -0000

Our guest, Princeton Seminary professor Keri Day, talks about her recent book, Notes of a Native Daughter. In it, she challenges the norms and assumptions of theological education and invites readers to a revolutionary hope.

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#2244 - Materializing the Bible: James S. Bielo

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 01:17:27 -0000

Our guest, anthropologist James Bielo, talks to us about his work studying the ways in which individuals and communities bring their Bibles to life through performance, rituals, and physical objects

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#2243 - Taking the Bible Seriously, Not Literally: Love Lazarus Sechrest

Sun, 23 Oct 2022 21:22:46 -0000

In her recent book Race & Rhyme, our guest Love Lazarus Sechrest invites listeners to explore biblical narratives in ways that enliven and ethically inform our present conditions. She discusses her method of associative hermeneutics in this far-ranging conversation about race, theology, and repairing the broken world.

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#2242 - Beauty Moves the Human Heart: Nichole M. Flores

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 15:00:00 -0000

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#2241 - A New View of Kierkegaard: Robert C. Roberts

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 19:39:57 -0000

Our guest Robert C. Roberts offers a new and revolutionary reading of the Christian philosopher, Soren Kierkegaard. Roberts suggests that it is virtue ethics, rather than existentialism, that holds the key to Kierkegaard's thought.

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#2240 - Evangelical Anxiety: Charles Marsh

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 19:08:08 -0000

In this riveting spiritual memoir, our guest Charles Marsh tells the story of his struggle to find peace and the dramatic, inspiring transformation that redefined his life and his faith.

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#2239 - Dearest Sister Wendy: Robert Ellsberg

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 01:57:52 -0000

Our guest, Robert Ellsberg, publisher of Orbis Books, joins us to discuss his friendship with Sister Wendy Beckett -- a friendship based on several hundred letters, exchanged on an almost daily basis, during the last three years of Sister Wendy's life. Initially they dealt with lives of saints, the meaning of holiness, and the spiritual life, but they soon expanded into a deep and intimate exchange that encompassed our whole lives, the subject of love, suffering, joy, and the presence of grace in everyday life.

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#2238 - Repairing What Race Broke in the World: Lisa Sharon Harper

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 20:13:17 -0000

Our guest Lisa Sharon Harper takes us on a four-century journey through the history of her family, showing us how it entwines with the broken history of race in America.

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#2237 - Ethics for a Digital Age: Kate Ott

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 19:03:53 -0000

Our guest Kate Ott discusses her recent book, Sex, Tech, & Faith, inviting readers into a realistic conversation about ethics in the 21st century

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#2236 - A Mirror for Evangelicals: Anthea Butler [Rebroadcast]

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 18:54:21 -0000

In her 2021 book, White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America, our guest Dr. Anthea Butler traces the long history of connections between American Evangelicalism and anti-Black racism

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#2235 - A Landscape Loud with Lament and Loss: Kelley Nikondeha

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 21:19:18 -0000

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#2234 - A Chaplain is a Witness: Rick Lee James

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 17:00:00 -0000

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Rick Lee James returns to our show to talk about his recent journey into hospital chaplaincy, and his recent single, "As I Walk These Halls," inspired by that work

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#2233 - By and For Black Women: Ekimini Uwan and Truth's Table

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 18:11:00 -0000

Ekimini Uwan joins us to talk about the Truth's Table podcast, which she co-hosts, as well as the new book Truth's Table: Black Women's Musings on Life, Love, and Liberation

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#2232 - A Grown-up Relationship with a Grown-up God: Jacqui Lewis [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 07 Aug 2022 15:00:00 -0000

Rev. Jacqui Lewis takes her readers on a journey in her recent book Fierce Love - across the country, across decades, and from trauma to healing to flourishing.

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#2231 - Lockdown Conversations on Death and Life: Jack Miles and Mark C. Taylor

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 15:00:00 -0000

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, locked down at home and facing an uncertain future, scholars Jack Miles and Mark C. Taylor embarked on an extended conversation about living and dying in an imperiled world. The result is their recent book, A Friendship in Twilight.

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#2230 - Our Journey is Holy, Too: Shannon T. L. Kearns

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 20:55:25 -0000

Father Shannon Kearns talks to us about his powerful recent book, In The margins: A Transgender Man's Journey with Scripture

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#2229 - The Disordered Cosmos: Chanda Prescod-Weinstein [Rebroadcast]

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 16:37:46 -0000

Our guest Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is a physicist and astronomer who explores the interactions at stellar and subatomic levels. We discuss her fascinating new book about her work, The Disordered Cosmos

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#2228 - When Time Is Short: Timothy Beal

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 15:00:00 -0000

Professor Timothy Beal returns to Things Not Seen to talk about his recent book, When Time Is Short, which deals with human-made climate catastrophe and the idea of 'palliative hope'

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#2227 - Open-Source Synodality with Pope Francis: Peter Jones

Sun, 03 Jul 2022 15:00:00 -0000

Dean Peter Jones of Loyola University Chicago's Institute of Pastoral Studies returns to the show to speak with us more about the international event, Building Bridges North and South, and about a recent official meeting he and his fellow organizers had with Pope Francis at the Vatican

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#2226 - Co-Flourishing in the Kin-dom of the Disabled God: Amy Kenny

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 04:09:10 -0000

Dr. Amy Kenny joins us to talk about her powerful new book, My Body Is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church. She argues that until those with disabilities can fully flourish in our communities, the church can never be fully the Body of Christ.

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#2225 - Drawing Lines of Inclusion, Not Exclusion: David Hayward

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 18:29:01 -0000

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#2224 - Spiritual Formation in Local Faith Communities: Neil Pembroke and William S. Schmidt

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 02:15:45 -0000

Our guests, Neil Pembroke and William S. Schmidt, talk about their recent book that puts tools in the hands of pastors and other faith leaders to help create opportunities for spiritual formation in local faith communities.

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#2223 - Render Unto Caesar: John Dominic Crossan

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 17:47:47 -0000

The internationally acclaimed New Testament scholar and best-selling author John Dominic Crossan returns to Things Not Seen to discuss his powerful new book, Render Unto Caesar: The Struggle for Christ and Culture in the New Testament

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#2222 - Beyond Thoughts and Prayers: Taylor S. Schumann [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 05 Jun 2022 20:59:37 -0000

In the spring of 2013 our guest Taylor Schumann survived a horrific shooting event that left her traumatized in soul and body. She talks to us about her recent book, When Thoughts and Prayers Aren't Enough, and how people of faith must confront the stark realities of gun violence

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#2221 - Carved and Created in Our Own Ways: Candice Marie Benbow

Mon, 23 May 2022 19:00:00 -0000

In her recent book, Red Lip Theology, our guest Candice Marie Benbow offers a set of essays rooted in the experience of Black womanhood, and an invitation for readers to rethink the comfortable theological categories they may have inherited.

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#2220 - Jesus in His Own Words: Fr. Bill Cain, SJ [Rebroadcast]

Mon, 23 May 2022 16:59:01 -0000

Bill Cain is a Jesuit who has spent his life writing screenplays for movies and television. Now, in his recent book, The Diary of Jesus Christ, he reimagines the stories of the Gospels from the point of view of Jesus himself, with breathtaking results

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#2219 - Flying, Falling, Catching: Carolyn Whitney-Brown and Henri Nouwen

Mon, 23 May 2022 16:36:59 -0000

One of the last projects of the late spiritual writer Henri Nouwen was an unexpected and enthusiastic appreciation of a family of trapeze artists. Our guest, Carolyn Whitney-Brown, talks about her work to bring this unfinished manuscript to publication, and what it tells us about Nouwen as a believer and as a person

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#2218 - All the White Friends I Couldn't Keep: Andre Henry

Tue, 03 May 2022 01:57:46 -0000

Our guest Andre Henry talks about his journey into "artivism" - a mixture of activism and artistry aimed at revolutionary change and decolonization. We talk about his recent book All the White Friends I Couldn't Keep, and his invitation to work on behalf of the safety and joy of Black lives.

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#2217 - Ensure the Pages Are Worthy: Cole Arthur Riley

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 20:50:42 -0000

Our guest, Cole Arthur Riley, talks to us about her brilliant recent book, This Here Flesh, which weaves together four generations of lived experience into a book that is both a theological meditation and a memoir of loss and liberation.

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#2216 - The Deep Wisdom of the Body: Robyn Henderson-Espinoza

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 17:12:07 -0000

Our guest, Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza, draws from their own experience of learning to live in their own body, and offers readers a transformative theology of becoming. Their recent book, Body Becoming, is an invitation to understanding, engagement, and human thriving.

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#2215 - Building Bridges with Pope Francis: Peter Jones and Aleja Sastoque Luna

Sun, 10 Apr 2022 19:21:53 -0000

In February 2022, Pope Francis held an unprecedented dialogue with university students from across North, South, and Central America. Our guests, Aleja Sastoque Luna and Dean Peter Jones of Loyola University Chicago, take us behind the scenes to understand what it was like to plan and participate in this event.

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#2214 - God Is a Black Woman: Christina Cleveland

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 22:20:31 -0000

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#2213 - Little Hours: Lil Copan

Sun, 27 Mar 2022 16:32:49 -0000

Our guest Lil Copan talks about the creative process behind her wonderful debut novel, Little Hours

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#2212 - A White Catholic's Guide to Racism and Privilege: Fr. Daniel P. Horan

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest, Franciscan Friar and priest, Fr. Daniel Horan, talks to us about ways to address the continued effects of white privilege and racism that exist in the Catholic Church

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#2211 - Survival is Just the Beginning: Kelly J. Baker

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 18:45:00 -0000

We welcome back Dr. Kelly J. Baker to talk about her amazing and powerful book Final Girl: And Other Essays on Grief, Trauma, and Mental Illness

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#2210 - My Apologetic is Empathy: John Pavlovitz

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 17:00:00 -0000

In his recent book, If God is Love, Don't Be a Jerk, our guest John Pavlovitz invites us to find a faith that makes us better neighbors and better humans

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#2209 - The Continuing Importance of Secularism: Jacques Berlinerblau

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 02:15:00 -0000

Our guest, Professor Jacques Berlinerblau, returns to the show to talk about his recent book, Secularism: The Basics

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#2208 - A Theology of Life with Depression: Jessica Coblentz

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 16:00:00 -0000

Our guest Jessica Coblentz calls readers and scholars alike to re-imagine our theological accounts of depression and recovery in her recent book, Dust in the Blood: A Theology of Life with Depression

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#2207 - Five Prophetic Voices: Martin Doblmeier

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 23:07:02 -0000

For more than three decades, our guest Martin Doblmeier has produced award-winning documentaries about faith and culture. We are delighted to welcome him back to the show to talk about 5 of those films, collected now as the "Prophetic Voices" series

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#2206 - Telling the Untold Stories: Michael J. O'Loughlin

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 17:37:54 -0000

We welcome Michael O'Loughlin back to the show to talk about his recent book, Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear

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#2205 - Remembering the Holy Victims: Travis E. Ables

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 04:14:15 -0000

In his new book, The Body of the Cross, our guest Dr. Travis E. Ables invites Christians to reconsider the atonement, and goes back to the early days of the church to learn new ways to think about how God is reconciled to the world

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#2204 - Talking About Weird Religion: Leah Payne and Brian Doak [Rebroadcast]

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 19:14:39 -0000

We revisit a conversation with Leah Payne and Brian Doak, who are both professors, authors, and pop culture aficionados. They are the creators and co-hosts of the amazing podcast Weird Religion. Their new season starts this month.

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#2203 - To Put You in Your Freedom: John Fontana

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 01:30:00 -0000

We welcome back John J. Fontana, co-director of the Ignatian Legacy Fellows Program. For the past 25 months, the first cohort of scholars have gone around the globe, learning how to be in service to others. He tells us about their journey.

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#2202 - Women Remaking the World: Kaya Oakes

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 05:30:00 -0000

Our guest Kaya Oakes talks about her recent book The Defiant Middle, which draws on the wisdom of women mystics and explores how transitional eras or living in marginalized female identities can be both spiritually challenging and wonderfully freeing, ultimately resulting in a reinvented way of seeing the world and changing it.

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2201 - The Hermits of Big Sur: Paula Huston

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 17:02:04 -0000

Our guest Paula Huston tells the history of a monastery on the California coast, and the role that both Thomas Merton and World War II played in its founding

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#2153 - Mapping the Journey of Desmond Tutu: Michael Battle [Rebroadcast]

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 04:00:00 -0000

As we remember the life and legacy of Archbishop Tutu, we revisit this interview from earlier in the year. The Rev. Dr. Michael Battle has been a student and friend of Archbishop Desmond Tutu for a good deal of his life. In his recent book, Battle offers what he calls "A Spiritual Biography of South Africa's Confessor"

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#2152 - Re-Awakening Advent Wonder: Scott Erickson [Rebroadcast]

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 03:02:30 -0000

Scott Erickson is an artist and performer who, with his book Honest Advent, has created a wonderful set of meditations and images for reflecting on the earthiness and mystery at the heart of the Advent season

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#2151 - Toni Morrison's Spiritual Vision: Nadra Nittle

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 03:30:00 -0000

Journalist Nadra Nittle has created a fascinating portrait of author Toni Morrison, exploring the elements of religion in her various writings, and showing especially how Catholicism interweaves through her work

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#2150 - Saving Grace: Kirsten Powers

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 21:12:26 -0000

For years, Kirsten Powers has been center stage for many of our nation's most searing political and cultural battles as a columnist and TV analyst. On a good day, there will be civil disagreement. On a bad day, it's all-out trench warfare--nothing but a cycle of outrage and self-righteousness. More and more, Powers finds herself wondering, along with countless Americans: How are we to cope with this non-stop madness?

In Saving Grace, Powers writes with wit and insight about our country's poisonous political discourse, chronicling the efforts she's made to stay grounded and preserve her sanity in a post-truth era that has driven many of us to the edge. She draws on lessons offered by faith leaders, therapists, theologians, social scientists, and activists working for change today. She dismantles the widespread misconception that grace means being nice, letting people get away with harmful behavior, or choosing neutrality in the name of peace. Grace, she argues, is anything but an act of surrender; instead, it is a kinetic and transformative force.

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#2149 - In the Footsteps of Julian of Norwich: Marie Laure

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 16:00:00 -0000

In her recent book, Return from Exile: Revelations from an Anchoress in St. Augustine, our guest Marie Laure tells us about a multi-year attempt to visit the home of the mystical writer, Julian of Norwich, and the serendipitous pilgrimage there and back again

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#2148 - Giving Things a History: Maia Kotrosits

Sun, 28 Nov 2021 19:16:51 -0000

Our guest Maia Kotrosits talks about her recent book, The Lives of Objects, which invites us to rethink the material history of Christian communities through the centuries

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#2147 - A Grown-up Relationship with a Grown-up God: Jacqui Lewis

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 21:27:22 -0000

Rev. Jacqui Lewis takes her readers on a journey in her recent book Fierce Love - across the country, across decades, and from trauma to healing to flourishing.

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#2146 - Reading Evangelicals: Daniel Silliman

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 20:55:39 -0000

Our guest, historian Daniel Silliman, has looked at five novels that helped shape the culture and faith of Evangelicalism in America. We talk about his recent book, Reading Evangelicals, and explore this fascinating odyssey of religion and politics

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#2145 - I'll Carry the Faith For You Until You Can Again: Katie Hays

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 22:30:00 -0000

After decades in the pulpit, pastor Katie Hays helped found a church for those who felt "devout and kicked out." She talks to us about her journey, and about her recent book, God Gets Everything God Wants

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#2144 - Getting Back to Livin' Again: Danté Stewart

Sun, 31 Oct 2021 20:00:00 -0000

Our guest Danté Stewart talks about his recent book Shoutin;' In the Fire: An American Epistle, and the theological imperative to be honestly Black in white-controlled spaces

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#2143 - Decolonizing Theological Education: Elizabeth Conde-Frazier

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 15:00:00 -0000

In her recent book, Atando Cabos, our guest Elizabeth Conde-Frazier explores the rich and varied contributions of Latinx communities to theological education.

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#2142 - The Complex Legacy of Herod the Great: Bruce Chilton

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 15:00:00 -0000

King Herod the Great looms large on the edges of the stories of the New Testament. In a monumental and fascinating new study, Bruce Chilton digs deep into the history and intrigue of this theocratic monarch, and the dynasty he founded.

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#2141 - The Life and Music of Mary Lou Williams: Deanna Witkowski

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 20:06:27 -0000

Our guest, jazz musician Deanna Witkoski, has written a spiritual biography of Mary Lou Williams, whose life and music helped to shape American Jazz and influence Catholic liturgy in the 20th Century

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#2140 - Rewilding Motherhood: Shannon K. Evans

Sun, 03 Oct 2021 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest Shannon K. Evans talks about the vast landscapes of feminine spirituality and the value of deep connection with diverse voices and experiences in her recent book Rewilding Motherhood

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#2139 - Orientation Over Destination: Carrie Newcomer

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 18:56:05 -0000

We welcome back songwriter Carrie Newcomer to talk about her recent album and book of poetry, both with the title Until Now

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#2138 - Texts After Terror: Rhiannon Graybill

Sun, 19 Sep 2021 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest Rhiannon Graybill invites us to look at the uncomfortable parts of the Old Testament with new eyes, through re-reading and even "unhappy reading" that unearths the fuzzy, messy, and icky parts of the stories. NOTE: While not explicit, this episode does mention sexuality, rape, and gendered violence.

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#2137 - Becoming a Friend of God: Susan Garthwaite on St. Hildegard

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 15:11:09 -0000

Our guest Susan Garthwaite has produced a rich and accessible introduction to the thought and writings of St. Hildegard designed for today's seekers and spiritual directors

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#2136 - Beyond Thoughts and Prayers: Taylor S. Schumann

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 21:15:31 -0000

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#2135 - A Queer Christian Survival Story: Julie Rodgers

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 16:00:18 -0000

Our guest Julie Rodgers spent years trying to "pray the gay away" in her life and her relationships. In her recent book, Outlove, she tells her story of coming back to both her faith and her self

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#2134 - Becoming Brave for Racial Justice: Brenda Salter McNeil [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 22:09:11 -0000

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#2133 - Mapping the Landscape of Spiritual Abuse and Trauma: Dan Koch

Sun, 22 Aug 2021 21:35:59 -0000

Our guest Dan Koch has been studying spiritual abuse and trauma in Christian churches. We talk about his recent findings, and their implications for faith in the 21st century

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#2132 - Reclaiming Scripture as a Handbook for Resisting Tyranny: Jennifer Butler [Rebroadcast]

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 16:39:23 -0000

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#2131 - Countering Islamophobia: Jordan Denari Duffner

Tue, 03 Aug 2021 05:02:57 -0000

We welcome our returning guest Jordan Denari Duffner to talk about her recent book Islamophobia: What Christians Should Know (and Do) about Anti-Muslim Discrimination

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#2130 - Notes of a Native Daughter: Keri Day

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 15:00:00 -0000

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#2129 - Joe Biden and Catholicism: Massimo Faggioli [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 15:00:00 -0000

We return to a conversation from earlier this year, where historian and theologian Dr. Massimo Faggioli provides an insightful overview of Catholicism in US politics, and its place as an anchor in the life of Joe Biden, the man elected to lead the country at a decisive crossroads, an unprecedented moment in US history.

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#2128 - Jesus and John Wayne: Kristin Kobes Du Mez

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 02:11:07 -0000

Our guest, historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez, discusses her timely and polarizing book, Jesus and John Wayne. This heavily-researched historical account of American Evangelicalism has ignited conversations within denominations and across political divides

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#2127 - Transgressive Devotion: Natalie Wigg-Stevenson

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 16:54:49 -0000

Our guest Dr. Natalie Wigg-Stevenson is seeking new vocabularies and structures to understand theology. Her work explores the rich and unsettling depths of performance art as a means to bring us into communication with the divine mystery

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#2126 - Laughing with Ashes on Our Heads: Tish Harrison Warren

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 22:11:00 -0000

We welcome Reverend Tish Harrison Warren to talk to us about her recent book, Prayer in the Night: For Those Who Watch, or Work, or Weep

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#2125 - The Disordered Cosmos: Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 19:58:33 -0000

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#2124 - The Christian Call for Reparations: Duke L. Kwon and Gregory Thompson

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 20:14:09 -0000

Our guests Duke Kwon and Gregory Thompson discuss the church's responsibility to heal racial brokenness and to lead the way in making concrete restitution and reparations to the descendants of the victims of slavery

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#2123 - Listening to the 'Least of These': Miguel De La Torre

Sun, 06 Jun 2021 18:35:48 -0000

Our guest, Professor Miguel De La Torre, challenges us to listen to the vulnerable to find the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We discuss how recent book, Decolonizing Christianity.

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#2122 - Cultivating the Garden of the Soul: Lisa Colón DeLay

Mon, 31 May 2021 17:01:59 -0000

Our guest Lisa Colón DeLay talks to us about being a spiritual companion, her recent book The Wild Land Within, and her podcast Spark My Muse

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#2121 - In the Garden of the Caracaras: Jonathan Meiburg

Mon, 24 May 2021 18:22:41 -0000

Jonathan Meiburg is known for his work with the band Shearwater. He returns to Things Not Seen to talk about a different passion, described in his recent book, A Most Remarkable Creature. This amazing travelogue takes us into the world of the Caracaras, perhaps the world's most socially intelligent bird.

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#2120 - In Search of the Things Behind the Things: Onaje X. O. Woodbine

Mon, 17 May 2021 01:18:00 -0000

In his new book, Take Back What the Devil Stole, our guest Onaje X.O. Woodbine takes us into the world of Ms. Donna Haskins, a healer and mystic raised in a poor neighborhood in Boston, who claims to battle evils on a cosmic scale.

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#2119 - Something Holy in the Mess: Katie Langston

Sun, 09 May 2021 17:54:42 -0000

In her recent book, Sealed, our guest Katie Langston tells the story of her journey through grief and doubt into a deeper connection with her Christian faith

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#2118 - Jesus in His Own Words: Fr. Bill Cain, SJ

Tue, 04 May 2021 19:56:54 -0000

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#2117 - The Beautiful Life of Abraham Joshua Heschel: Martin Doblmeier

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 20:12:08 -0000

Martin Doblmeier has made 35 films about faith, featuring spiritual leaders from many religious traditions. His most recent film is Spiritual Audacity: The Abraham Joshua Heschel story, which premieres on PBS stations in May 2021

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#2116 - A Mirror for Evangelicals: Anthea Butler

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 04:18:13 -0000

In her recent book, White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America, our guest Dr. Anthea Butler traces the long history of connections between American Evangelicalism and anti-Black racism. This is a powerful conversation that brings light and truth to a part of American history that needs deep examination

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#2115 - A Sensitivity to Others: Brad Elliott Stone and Jacob L Goodson

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 17:33:28 -0000

We welcome back philosophers Brad Elliott Stone and Jacob L. Goodson to discuss their recent edited volume on Richard Rorty, Emmanuel Levinas, and Jewish prophetic traditions. The book, Rorty and the Prophetic: Jewish Engagements with a Secular Philosopher, is the culmination of more that twenty years of conversations.

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#2114 - Still Learning: James Martin, SJ

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 15:00:00 -0000

In his recent book, Learning to Pray, Fr. James Martin, SJ, invites readers to a lifelong journey in growing closer to God. In this frank and wide-ranging conversation, Fr. Martin talks about some of the difficulties and strategies of prayer, and how even he feels like he is 'still learning' to do prayer well.

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#2113 - Rediscovering Jesus: Diana Butler Bass

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 16:43:38 -0000

We welcome back Diana Butler Bass to discuss her powerful recent book, Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence. The project builds on several of her recent books, to offer a connected vision of the many ways that Jesus upsets the tables of our comfortable identities.

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#2112 - A Place at the Table: Emily M.D. Scott [Rebroadcast]

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 01:26:51 -0000

Rev. Emily Scott is a pastor and church planter. She talks to us about her work, and her recent book For All Who Hunger: Searching for Communion in a Shattered World

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#2111 - Religious Freedom is not just for Christians: Jay Wexler [Rebroadcast]

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 17:07:12 -0000

Jay Wexler returns to talk about his recent book, Our Non-Christian Nation: How Atheists, Satanists, Pagans, and Others Are Demanding Their Rightful Place in Public Life

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#2110 - Seeing Beyond Grief: Angela Williams Gorrell

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 18:14:25 -0000

In her recent book, The Gravity of Joy, our guest Angela Williams Gorrell invites readers on a hope-filled journey into the heart of unimaginable grief and back again. Her work invites readers to see the complex relationship between despair and joy.

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#2109 - Reclaiming Scripture as a Handbook for Resisting Tyranny: Jennifer Butler

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 19:31:39 -0000

Rev. Jennifer Butler loved the Bible and her Christian faith, but then was disillusioned when it was used against her as a woman. Instead of leaving religion, she found a fresh approach to faith as liberation, and would go on to become an ordained minister and founder of Faith in Public Life, an advocacy organization.

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#2108 - Mapping the Journey of Desmond Tutu: Michael Battle

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 05:50:20 -0000

The Rev. Dr. Michael Battle has been a student and friend of Archbishop Desmond Tutu for a good deal of his life. In his recent book, Battle offers what he calls "A Spiritual Biography of South Africa's Confessor"

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#2107 - Becoming Brave for Racial Justice: Brenda Salter McNeil [Rebroadcast]

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 21:30:15 -0000

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#2106 - Searching for Sabbath in a World of Screens: Andy and Amy Crouch

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 16:00:00 -0000

In a world overwhelmed by smart devices, Amy Crouch and her father Andy explore the wisdom of Sabbath in their recent book, My Tech-Wise Life

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#2105 - Joe Biden and Catholicism: Massimo Faggioli

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 17:56:35 -0000

Historian and theologian Dr. Massimo Faggioli provides an insightful overview of Catholicism in US politics, and its place as an anchor in the life of Joe Biden, the man elected to lead the country at a decisive crossroads, an unprecedented moment in US history.

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#2104 - Learning from Nebraska: Ross Benes

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 16:34:57 -0000

In his recent book, Rural Rebellion, author and journalist Ross Benes takes a multi-decade look at the complex story of how Nebraska went from being a progressive state to a conservative stronghold.

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#2103 - Free Reality Winner: Billie Jean Winner-David and Wendy Collins

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0000

Former NSA analyst Reality Leigh Winner was convicted in 2018 of leaking information about Russian hacking into the 2016 American elections. She received the harshest sentence ever for such a crime. We speak with her mother and an advocate for the Winner family about the case, and what might be done to help the case for Winner's release.

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#2102 - The Hip-Hop Gospel of Tupac Shakur: Daniel White Hodge (Rebroadcast)

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:17:48 -0000

Our guest Daniel White Hodge returns to Things Not Seen to discuss his recent book, Baptized in Dirty Water: Reimagining the Gospel According to Tupac Amaru Shakur

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#2101 - Incarnational Recovery - John Edward Crean, Jr.

Sun, 03 Jan 2021 21:59:00 -0000

We speak with Fr. John E. Crean, Jr. about his recent book, Recovering Benedict: Twelve-Step Living and the Rule of Benedict

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#2046 - Sympathy for the Devil: Adam Kotsko

Mon, 28 Dec 2020 18:09:13 -0000

We discuss a recent book by philosopher and theologian Adam Kotsko, The Prince of This World, which is a political and genealogical account of the concept of the Devil in the Abrahamic traditions.

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#2045 - Talking About Weird Religion: Leah Payne and Brian Doak

Sun, 20 Dec 2020 16:00:00 -0000

Our guests, Leah Payne and Brian Doak, are both professors, authors, and pop culture aficionados. They are the creators and co-hosts of the amazing podcast, Weird Religion.

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#2044 - A Spiritual Form of Therapy: Michael Scott Alexander

Tue, 15 Dec 2020 21:14:18 -0000

In his recent book, Making Peace with the Universe, our guest Michael Scott Alexander takes readers through a multi-millennium journey across continents and religious traditions to explore how faith helped form a kind of "therapy before therapy."

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#2043: The Merciful-Hearted God: David Bentley Hart [Rebroadcast]

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 05:18:06 -0000

This conversation with David Bentley Hart was our most-downloaded episode of 2020, and we are glad to return to its vital message of hope as the year draws to a close.

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#2042 - Finding Our Whole Selves 'In Real Life' - Chris Stedman

Sun, 29 Nov 2020 18:38:19 -0000

Chris Stedman returns to Things Not Seen to talk about his recent book, IRL: Finding Realness, Meaning, and Belonging in Our Digital Lives

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#2041 - A Fresh Look at Populism in American Politics: Thomas Frank

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 02:18:02 -0000

We revisit our conversation with Thomas Frank from earlier this year, to discuss his recent book, The People, No. Frank offers a long-term view of populism as a political force in American politics, and brings some fresh light on our own national situation.

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#2040 - Becoming Brave for Racial Justice: Brenda Salter McNeil

Mon, 16 Nov 2020 02:32:03 -0000

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#2039 - Bringing Our Whole Selves to Worship: Kaitlin B. Curtice [Rebroadcast]

Tue, 10 Nov 2020 16:43:19 -0000

We revisit our conversation with Kaitlin Curtice from earlier this year, and talk about the dualities of being an enrolled citizen of the Potawatomi Nation and someone who has grown up in the Christian faith. Her recent book, Native, explores these complexities with wit, honesty, and grace.

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#2038 - The Evolving Role of the "Religious Left": Jack Jenkins [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 01 Nov 2020 17:42:02 -0000

On the weekend before the 2020 election, we revisit a conversation about Jack Jenkins's recent book, American Prophets, which maps the complex interplay of progressive political movements and religious communities in America over the past three decades. The result is both wide-ranging and fascinating.

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#2037 - The Love of Politics Versus the Politics of Love: Drew G. I. Hart

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest Drew G. I. Hart discusses his recent book, Who Will Be A Witness, which calls Christians adrift in "the love of politics" back to an ethics of love and solidarity

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#2036 - Promoting Hope as a Virtue: Jacob Goodson

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 19:44:33 -0000

In a powerful new book, called The Dark Years?, our guest Jacob Goodson explores the possibilities and dangers when a philosopher tries to make prophesies about the future

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#2035 - The Beating Heart of Judaism: Sarah Hurwitz

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 18:27:04 -0000

As a young woman, Sarah Hurwitz left Judaism behind. Then circumstances brought her back, and she explores the richness of the heritage and faith of Judaism in her book, Here All Along:

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#2034 - Ever Listening, Ever Dancing: Rabbi Arthur Ocean Waskow

Sun, 04 Oct 2020 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest, Rabbi Arthur Ocean Waskow, talks about his long journey in search of deeper justice and a deeper Judaism. We talk about his recent book, Dancing in God's Earthquake: The Coming Transformation of Religion

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#2033 - Re-Awakening Advent Wonder: Scott Erickson

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 15:00:00 -0000

Scott Erickson is an artist and performer who, with his new book Honest Advent, has created a wonderful set of meditations and images for reflecting on the earthiness and mystery at the heart of the Advent season

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#2032 - Life Among the Bruderhof: Clare Stober

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 15:00:00 -0000

Three decades ago, Clare Stober left behind a successful middle class life to follow Jesus. Now, with a new book, she has helped collect a hundred stories of the world of the Bruderhof

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#2031 - The Journey of Recovery from Childhood Traumas: Michael R. Lovell

Mon, 14 Sep 2020 16:00:00 -0000

Dr. Michael Lovell, president of Marquette University, opens up about his own own experience with trauma, and how that, combined with his faith, has led him to work to create resources for trauma recovery for the city of Milwaukee and the Midwest

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#2030 - The Influence of Norman Lear on the Religious Left: L. Benjamin Rolsky

Sun, 06 Sep 2020 20:11:19 -0000

Our guest L. Benjamin Rolsky joins us to discuss his recent book, The Rise and Fall of the Religious Left, where he looks at the legacy of television mogul Norman Lear on American religious and political culture.

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#2029 - Jesus Named Names: Heidi B. Neumark

Mon, 31 Aug 2020 15:27:07 -0000

Pastor Heidi Neumark returns to Things Not Seen to talk about her forthcoming book, Sanctuary: Being Christian in the Wake of Trump, which will be released in late September

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#2028 - A Place at the Table: Emily M. D. Scott

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 17:08:56 -0000

Rev. Emily Scott is a pastor and church planter. She talks to us about her work, and her recent book For All Who Hunger: Searching for Communion in a Shattered World

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#2027 - Dismantling the Narratives of Racial Hierarchy: Daniel Hill

Sun, 16 Aug 2020 15:00:00 -0000

In his recent book, White Lies, pastor Daniel Hill offers nine strategies for addressing both individual and systemic white supremacy in our lives and in our churches

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#2026 - Keepsakes Lasting Beyond Any Hunger: Thomas Frank

Sun, 09 Aug 2020 15:00:00 -0000

Essayist, editor, and historian Thomas Frank has been writing about the American experiment, and exploring the twists and turns of our common struggles. His most recent book, The People, No!, looks at the ways we misunderstand Populism, and how its promise might be rehabilitated.

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#2025 - The Promise of Prophetic Pragmatism: Brad Elliott Stone and Jacob Goodson

Mon, 27 Jul 2020 23:21:42 -0000

Our guests are two philosophy professors, who have written a book that presents their ongoing dialogue about Cornel West, and the promise of "prophetic pragmatism" as a distinctly American political and philosophical movement

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#2024 - Riding at the Edge of the Herd: Joanna Brooks

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 16:34:58 -0000

Joanna Brooks returns to the show with a n honest look at the history of racism in the LDS church. We talk about her recent book Mormonism and White Supremacy: American Religion and the Problem of Racial Innocence

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#2008 - The Pragmatic Prophet: Martin Doblmeier on Telling the Story of Dorothy Day [Rebroadcast]

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 15:36:35 -0000

We revisit our conversation with filmmaker Martin Doblemeier, whose career has spanned more than three decades and almost three dozen documentaries. He speaks to us about Revolution of the Heart, his new film about Dorothy Day, which aired on PBS earlier this year.

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#2023 - Recovering from Our Addiction to Soul Murder: Kerry Connelly

Mon, 06 Jul 2020 23:00:32 -0000

In her recent book, Good White Racist?, Kerry Connelly names what a lot of liberals are often scared to say: that our addiction to the status quo runs deep, and it's harming all of us.

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#2022 - The Inevitable Goodness of Growth: Colby Martin

Mon, 06 Jul 2020 21:54:12 -0000

Years ago, Colby Martin found himself on a new path with his faith. Now with his recent book, The Shift, he invites others on the journey to a more welcoming and progressive form of Christianity.

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#2021 - Proximity, Curiosity, and Humility: Michael T. McRay

Tue, 23 Jun 2020 00:44:43 -0000

Michael McRay knows the power of stories. In his book, I Am Not your Enemy, he draws on his travels to some of the most violent areas of the world to offer stories of hope and transformation in the pursuit of justice.

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#2020 - Bringing Our Whole Selves to Worship: Kaitlin Curtice

Sun, 21 Jun 2020 21:02:03 -0000

We speak with Kaitlin Curtice about the dualities of being an enrolled citizen of the Potawatomi Nation and someone who has grown up in the Christian faith. Her recent book, Native: Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God, explores these complexities with wit, honesty, and grace.

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#2019 - Ministry in a time of COVID: Rick Lee James

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 01:44:20 -0000

We welcome back frequent guest Rick Lee James to talk about ministry, music, and Mister Rogers during the COVID-19 pandemic

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#2018 - Religious freedom is not just for Christians: Jay Wexler

Wed, 10 Jun 2020 22:21:50 -0000

Jay Wexler returns to talk about his recent book, Our Non-Christian Nation: How Atheists, Satanists, Pagans, and Others Are Demanding Their Rightful Place in Public Life

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#2017 - The Prophetic Gospel of Tupac Shakur: Daniel White Hodge

Sun, 24 May 2020 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest Daniel White Hodge returns to Things Not Seen to discuss his recent book, Baptized in Dirty Water: Reimagining the Gospel According to Tupac Amaru Shakur

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#2016 - The Gospel According to Mad Men: Ann Duncan and Jacob Goodson

Sun, 17 May 2020 15:00:00 -0000

Our guests Ann Duncan and Jacob Goodson are co-editors of the recent anthology, The Universe is Indifferent: Theology, Philosophy, and Mad Men. The book explores issues raised by the popular AMC television show, and its central character, Don Draper.t

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#2007 - God is Always Walkin' the Line: Richard Beck on Johnny Cash

Sat, 16 May 2020 00:56:16 -0000

Our guest Richard Beck discusses his recent book, Trains, Jesus, and Murder, which explores the many spiritual sides of Johnny Cash

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#2015 - A Leader Has Followers: Alex Tindal Wiesendanger

Sun, 03 May 2020 18:21:55 -0000

Our guest Alex Tindal Wiesendanger has spent years studying how grassroots movements can be effective for social change. One of his most important lessons is, start with the Church.

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#2014 - Helping Ministries Navigate the Court of Public Opinion: Tom Ciesielka

Mon, 27 Apr 2020 16:42:41 -0000

For more than three decades, Tom Ciesielka has used both faith and passion to guide him in his role as a public relations consultant. We talk about how he balances budgets and belief as a small business owner with a heart for the Gospel.

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#2013 - The Evolving Role of the "Religious Left": Jack Jenkins

Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:40:30 -0000

Jack Jenkins's recent book, American Prophets, maps the complex interplay of progressive political movements and religious communities in America over the past three decades. The result is both wide-ranging and fascinating.

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#2012 - Recovering the history of Catholic deacons: Phyllis Zagano

Mon, 20 Apr 2020 01:43:11 -0000

Dr. Phyllis Zagano is an internationally recognized scholar on the history of the diaconate. In particular, she is an expert on the history of women deacons. We discuss her recent book, Women: Icons of Christ

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#2011 - Lessons from Haiti: Josh Goralski

Mon, 06 Apr 2020 01:38:34 -0000

We welcome back Josh Goralski to talk about the lessons he has learned after a year of leading his organization, Unlocking Communities, which is changing lives on the impoverished island of Haiti

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#2010 - The Merciful-Hearted God: David Bentley Hart

Sun, 22 Mar 2020 15:00:00 -0000

Our guest David Bentley Hart believes that Christians have made a centuries-long error around the question of Hell. His recent book, That All Shall Be Saved, offers a hope-filled correction.

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#2006 - Learning to Be Enough: Peggy Weber

Mon, 16 Mar 2020 23:00:57 -0000

Drawing from deep within the Christian spiritual traditions, our guest Peggy Weber invites listeners to reflect on the fact that, in the eyes of God, they are enough. We discuss her recent book, Enough as You Are.

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#2009 - A Christian in Public Life: Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

Sun, 15 Mar 2020 15:00:00 -0000

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove grew up as a conservative and a Republican. Then he heard the voice of Jesus in a food court on Capitol Hill, and his life shifted to focus on care for the least of these among us. We discuss his recent books, Reconstructing the Gospel, and Revolution of Values

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#2008 - The Pragmatic Prophet: Martin Doblmeier on Telling the Story of Dorothy Day

Mon, 02 Mar 2020 01:39:15 -0000

Our guest is the filmmaker martin Doblemeier, whose career has spanned more than three decades and almost three dozen documentaries. He speaks to us about Revolution of the Heart, his new film about Dorothy Day, premiering on PBS this month.

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#2005 - "We're in the Faithfulness Business": Robert Wicks

Thu, 06 Feb 2020 18:45:20 -0000

Psychologist Robert Wicks has spent his career helping people find their way to authenticity. In his recent book, The Tao of Ordinariness, he shares what he has learned about the journey away from unhealthy individualism and narcissism.

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#2004 - The Lens of Vulnerability: Ruth Everhart

Thu, 30 Jan 2020 21:35:29 -0000

Rev. Ruth Everhart has made a journey through trauma and abuse, and her powerful story invites readers to explore their own woundedness and healing. We discuss her books, Ruined, and The #MeToo Reckoning. Please note: This episode deals with explicit subjects. TW: rape, sexual harrassment

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#2003 - Empires of Sand: Vince Beiser

Thu, 23 Jan 2020 17:05:28 -0000

Vince Beiser is an award-winning science reporter with an unexpected beat: he chronicles the many ways sand affects our daily lives.

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#2002 - The Green Good News: T. Wilson Dickinson

Mon, 13 Jan 2020 18:48:11 -0000

Wilson Dickinson brings us a reading of the Gospels that shows us how to transform our lives and our communities in the face of a growing climate crisis.

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#2001 - The Untold History of AIDS and the Catholic Church

Sun, 05 Jan 2020 20:33:43 -0000

We talk with Michael O'Loughlin of America Magazine about the recent podcast series, Plague: Untold Stories of AIDS & the Catholic Church

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#1933 - Learning to Find Our Grit: Meggie Lee Calvin

Sun, 29 Dec 2019 19:48:30 -0000

Describing herself as a "recovering holy roller," our guest Meggie Lee Calvin joins us to talk about her recent book, I Am My Own Sanctuary

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#1932 - For Cosmic Questions, Love is the Only Answer: Paul Wallace

Mon, 16 Dec 2019 21:22:45 -0000

Pastor and astrophysicist Paul Wallace returns to our show to talk about his recent book, Love and Quasars

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#1931 - The Dawn of the Baha'i Faith: Steve Sarowitz

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 17:44:20 -0000

The recent film The Gate chronicles the early history of the Baha'i faith. We speak with executive producer Steve Sarowitz about the making of the film and the events it portrays.

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#1929 - A Ministry of Vulnerability: Gabrielle Earnshaw on Henri Nouwen

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 22:37:49 -0000

Gabrielle Earnshaw has spent two decades with the legacy of beloved author Henri Nouwen. She discusses a new edited volume, Following Jesus: Finding Our Way Home in an Age of Anxiety

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#1930 - Physics and Faith: Stephen Barr

Mon, 25 Nov 2019 20:32:35 -0000

We talk with Professor Stephen Barr about his work in high energy physics, and the possibilities of living a life that mixes scientific rigor with Christian faith

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#1928 - Live from Southwestern College

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 17:36:21 -0000

We go on the road to Southwestern College in Kansas to record a live conversation with philosopher Jacob Goodson and theologian Jackson Lashier

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#1927 - On the Road with Saint Augustine: James K.A. Smith

Mon, 04 Nov 2019 23:14:13 -0000

Our guest, philosopher James K.A. Smith, takes us on a guided tour of the (surprisingly relevant) thought of Saint Augustine

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#1926 - Radical Solidarity: Jeremy Courtney

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 23:46:59 -0000

Jeremy Courtney moved with his family to the Middle East to be a missionary. A prayerful moment transformed him into a neighbor. We talk about his experiences with the international nonprofit her helped found, The Preemptive Love Coalition

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#1925 - New frontiers in theological anthropology: Fr. Daniel P. Horan

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 19:52:05 -0000

Fr. Horan returns to the show to discuss his recent book, Catholicity and Emerging Personhood

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#1924 - The Legacy of Ida B. Wells: Rev. Nibs Stroupe

Tue, 15 Oct 2019 20:34:02 -0000

We talk with long-time civil rights activist Rev. Nibs Stroupe about the life and legacy of Ida B. Wells

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#1830b - The Whole of the Gospel: Shawn Casselberry [Rebroadcast]

Mon, 07 Oct 2019 19:00:48 -0000

Our guest Shawn Casselberry talks about his new book, Soul Force: Seven Pivots Towards Courage, Community, and Change, co-authored with Reesheda Graham-Washington.

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#1923 - The Magnetic Strangeness of Mister Rogers: Shea Tuttle

Sat, 05 Oct 2019 00:34:01 -0000

Our guest Shea Tuttle discusses her recent book Exactly As You Are, which looks at the faith of Mister Rogers.

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#1814b - From Warriors to Elders: John J. Fontana [Rebroadcast]

Mon, 30 Sep 2019 22:48:48 -0000

John Fontana has a vision to transform today's retiring executives into tomorrow's nonprofit leaders. He's using Ignatius Loyola's spiritual exercises to do it.

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#1922 - Defending religious liberties: Asma Uddin

Sun, 15 Sep 2019 13:54:27 -0000

We speak with Asma Uddin, an attorney who worked on the Hobby Lobby case, about her recent book, When Islam Is Not a Religion

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#1832b - Welcoming the many voices of the Bible: Robert Williamson, Jr (Rebroadcast)

Sun, 15 Sep 2019 13:43:03 -0000

We revisit last year's conversation with Hendrix College professor Robert Williamson, Jr, about his recent book, The Forgotten Books of the Bible

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#1916 - Pray as you can, not as you can't: Carl McColman

Tue, 03 Sep 2019 20:06:09 -0000

We welcome Carl McColman back to the program to discuss his recent book, Unteachable Lessons: Why Wisdom Can't Be Taught (And Why That's Okay)

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#1921 - Reading Romans Backwards: Scot McKnight

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 13:48:49 -0000

Northern Seminary professor Scot McKnight invites us to look at a cornerstone of the Christian faith in a new way, with his recent book Reading Romans Backwards.

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#1920 - A Global Network of Hope: Joelle Birge

Mon, 12 Aug 2019 19:39:51 -0000

Our guest Joelle Birge talks to us about the work of Missio Invest, a global Catholic network of lenders and agricultural entrepreneurs, who are transforming the landscape of Africa for a sustainable future

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#1831b - Evangelicals and the Trump Presidency: John Fea Live (Rebroadcast)

Mon, 05 Aug 2019 01:41:38 -0000

David Dault speaks to historian John Fea in a live interview at Chicago's Seminary Co-op Bookstore

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#1919 - Addiction Nation: Timothy McMahan King

Sun, 28 Jul 2019 15:21:39 -0000

Ten years ago, a medical misadventure left Timothy McMahan King addicted to painkillers. Our conversation is an honest look at this long path to recovery, and what it taught him about the problems around addiction in America

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#1918 - Remembering the Chicago Race Riot of 1919: Claire Hartfield

Sun, 21 Jul 2019 15:00:00 -0000

In July 1919, racial and economic tensions exploded for a week in Chicago, leaving dozens dead. A century later, we talk about lessons learned and yet unlearned with Claire Hartfield, author of A Few Red Drops

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#1917 - In Search of Morally Serious Persons: David Dark

Sun, 14 Jul 2019 15:00:00 -0000

David Dark talks about his recent book, The Possibility of America: How the Gospel Can Mend Our God-Blessed, God-Forsaken Land.

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#1915 - Music that Matches Our Souls: Henry Carrigan

Thu, 11 Jul 2019 21:22:02 -0000

Musician and music journalist Henry Carrigan has put together a wonderful reflection on Gospel music in his recent book, Fifteen Spirituals That Will Change Your Life

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#1825b - Full Steam Ahead: Zach Mills on the Legacy of Rev. Clay Evans [Rebroadcast]

Thu, 11 Jul 2019 16:00:10 -0000

Zach Mills discusses his biography The Last Blues Preacher, about the life and legacy of civil rights leader and gospel singer Rev. Clay Evans. In June 2019, the book won an award for Best Biography at the International Book Awards.

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#1914 - Losing our need to find ourselves: David Zahl

Thu, 11 Jul 2019 14:46:59 -0000

David Zahl's recent book, Seculosity, is a reminder that our constantly busy lives are not necessarily the "life of abundance" that Jesus promised to believers.

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#1913 - Deep Roots of Faith: Dr. Matthew Sleeth

Thu, 27 Jun 2019 21:04:48 -0000

A former emergency room physician, Dr. Matthew Sleeth resigned from his position as chief of the medical staff and director of the ER to teach, preach, and write about faith and the environment.

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#1912 - The Patient is the Expert: Deborah Watson

Mon, 10 Jun 2019 19:08:48 -0000

Our guest, Deborah Watson of Loyola University Chicago's Institute of Pastoral Studies, brings a global perspective to her work as a professor of pastoral counseling.

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#1911 - Thumbprints of Hope, Footsteps of Joy: Belinda Bauman

Sun, 26 May 2019 15:00:00 -0000

Belinda Bauman has traveled the world to raise awareness about violence against women. In this candid conversation, she discusses her recent book, Brave Souls: Experiencing the Audacious Power of Empathy

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#1910 - Mapping Moral Landscapes: Zachary Moon

Tue, 21 May 2019 18:09:09 -0000

Professor Zachary Moon takes us on his journey from pacifism to military chaplaincy, as he tells us about his recent book, Warriors Between Worlds: Moral Injury and Identities in Crisis

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#1909 - The Return of the Christian Left: Amy Sullivan

Mon, 13 May 2019 18:24:20 -0000

We talk with journalist Amy Sullivan about the return (or perhaps the rebirth) of the Christian Left in America. Sullivan is the co-host of the Impolite Company podcast, and the author of the 2008 book The Party Faithful: How and Why the Democrats are Closing the God Gap

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#1908 - A Heart for Haiti: Josh Goralski

Mon, 06 May 2019 20:14:40 -0000

When he was eight, Josh Goralski's family was visited by a Catholic priest from Haiti. This started a lifelong connection that led to the founding of a new nonprofit, Unlocking Communities

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#1820b - Radical Gratitude: Diana Butler Bass [Rebroadcast]

Fri, 03 May 2019 03:55:53 -0000

Our guest, Diana Butler Bass, returns to the show to discuss her new book, Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks. The book has just been released in paperback

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#1819 - Neighborly Faith: Chris Stackaruk and Kevin Singer

Mon, 15 Apr 2019 02:21:00 -0000

Chris Stackaruk and Kevin Singer founded Neighborly Faith to equip Evangelicals to love people of all faiths.

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#1907 - New ways of expressing an old and familiar love: Barbara Brown Taylor

Sun, 07 Apr 2019 17:10:00 -0000

We talk with NYT bestselling author Barbara Brown Taylor about her recent book, Holy Envy

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#1906 - The Beautiful Thread: Carrie Newcomer

Mon, 01 Apr 2019 01:43:50 -0000

We talk with award-winning singer-songwriter Carrie Newcomer about her work, and her new album, The Point of Arrival

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#1904 - The Power of Pilgrimage: William Schmidt

Sun, 31 Mar 2019 00:15:42 -0000

William Schmidt, of Loyola Chicago's Institute for Pastoral Studies, weaves together psychology and spirituality in his work with students and patients. He sees healing as a journey, and uses both spiritual and actual pilgrimages as part of his work.

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#1905 - Rethinking Wonder: Lisa Sideris

Mon, 18 Mar 2019 03:50:02 -0000

We talk with Indiana University professor Lisa Sideris about her recent book, Consecrating Science: Wonder, Knowledge, and the Natural World

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#1817 - Auden, the Psalms, and Me: J. Chester Johnson

Thu, 14 Mar 2019 05:26:33 -0000

Poet J. Chester Johnson helped with an English translation of the Psalms for the Book of Common Prayer, following in the footsteps of W.H. Auden

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#1902 - The Bible and the Klan: Dr. Kelly J. Baker

Wed, 06 Mar 2019 21:01:55 -0000

We welcome back Dr. Kelly J. Baker to talk about her book Gospel According to the Klan

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#1901 - Imagining the World of Second Temple Judaism: Dr. Malka Simkovich

Thu, 28 Feb 2019 04:18:21 -0000

We speak with Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich of Catholic Theological Union in Chicago about her recent book, Discovering Second Temple Literature: The Scriptures and Stories That Shaped Early Judaism

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#1836 - The Church's Hip-Hop Mission: Daniel White Hodge

Tue, 19 Feb 2019 23:09:00 -0000

We talk with Daniel White Hodge about his recent book, Homeland Insecurity

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#1903 - Integrity Without Limits: Stuart Brody

Mon, 11 Feb 2019 05:10:58 -0000

We talk with Stuart Brody about his new book about ethical behavior, The Law of Small Things

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#1835 - Dedicated to God's Peace: Bishop Emeritus Kumara Illangasinghe

Mon, 11 Feb 2019 04:35:34 -0000

Bishop Emeritus Kumara Illangasinghe was Sri Lanka’s ambassador to the Parliament of the World's Religions. Today, he heads OMNIA’s Interfaith Peacemaker Initiative in Sri Lanka.

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#1814b - From Warriors to Elders: John J. Fontana [Rebroadcast]

Mon, 14 Jan 2019 03:48:10 -0000

John Fontana has a vision to transform today's retiring executives into tomorrow's nonprofit leaders. He's using Ignatius Loyola's spiritual exercises to do it.

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#1825 - Full Steam Ahead: Zach Mills on the Legacy of Rev. Clay Evans [Rebroadcast]

Sat, 29 Dec 2018 02:36:31 -0000

Zach Mills discusses his biography The Last Blues Preacher, about the life and legacy of civil rights leader and gospel singer Rev. Clay Evans

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#1828a - Crashing thunder, gentle neighbors: Rick Lee James [Rebroadcast]

Fri, 28 Dec 2018 02:47:30 -0000

We welcome back Rick Lee James to talk about his new album, Thunder, and his twitter feed that highlights positive quotes from Mister Rogers

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#1834 - Heart Work is Hard Work: Soraya Deen

Mon, 03 Dec 2018 03:30:22 -0000

In Los Angeles, Chicago, and around the world, Soraya Deen is working with women across faiths to build bridges and heal the world.

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#1833 - Franciscan wisdom for a planet in peril: Fr. Dan Horan, OFM

Mon, 19 Nov 2018 04:48:02 -0000

We talk with Fr. Dan Horan, OFM, about his new book, All God's Creatures. In it, he offers a fresh way to understand the role and place of humanity in the natural world.

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#1811a - Bold Choices: MaryAnn McKibben Dana [REBROADCAST]

Sun, 11 Nov 2018 16:00:00 -0000

We speak to Rev. MaryAnn McKibben Dana about her new book, God, Improv, and the Art of Living. She discusses the philosophy of improvisation and how it can inform our decisions about life and faith.

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#1820a - Radical Gratitude: Diana Butler Bass [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 11 Nov 2018 02:25:05 -0000

Our guest, Diana Butler Bass, returns to the show to discuss her new book, Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks

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#1810 - Finding Our Soul's Home: Rev. Sherry Cothran

Mon, 29 Oct 2018 02:18:50 -0000

Rev. Sherry Cothran returns to Things Not Seen to talk about a new album, Kiss the Ground, and a new book, Tending Angels

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#1831 - Evangelicals and the Trump Presidency: John Fea LIVE

Sun, 21 Oct 2018 15:00:00 -0000

David Dault speaks to historian John Fea in a live interview at Chicago's Seminary Co-op Bookstore

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#1805a - The World as a Classroom: Dr. Brian Schmisek [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 14 Oct 2018 16:47:00 -0000

We discuss Dr. Schmisek's book, The Rome of Peter and Paul, as well as the Institute for Pastoral Studies at Loyola University Chicago.

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#1830 - The Whole of the Gospel: Shawn Casselberry

Sun, 30 Sep 2018 16:25:00 -0000

Our guest Shawn Casselberry talks about his new book, Soul Force: Seven Pivots Towards Courage, Community, and Change, co-authored with Reesheda Graham-Washington

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#1828 - Crashing Thunder, Gentle Neighbors: Rick Lee James

Sun, 23 Sep 2018 20:26:00 -0000

We welcome back Rick Lee James to talk about his new album, Thunder, and his twitter feed that highlights positive quotes from Mister Rogers

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#1807a - Forgiveness Changes Everything: Dr. timone davis [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 09 Sep 2018 04:07:00 -0000

In this powerful interview, Loyola University professor timone davis recounts her journey from doubt and anger back to a fiery faith

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#1829 - Widening the Wingspan of Love: Jacqueline Bussie

Sun, 26 Aug 2018 17:53:00 -0000

Our guest Dr. Jacqueline Bussie has a radical idea about how far love should go to build bridges and mend broken relationships. She talks about her journey, both the joys and the costs, with our host, David Dault.

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#1827 - The Catholic Road from Roe to Trump: Steven Millies

Sun, 19 Aug 2018 15:04:00 -0000

Our guest Steven Milles has written a thorough account of the last hundred years of Catholic political life in America, from the margins to the mainstream to the halls of power.

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#1826 - Sexism in Higher Education: Dr. Kelly J. Baker

Mon, 13 Aug 2018 02:36:00 -0000

American culture still suffers from inequality, and academia is deeply affected. Our guest, Dr. Kelly J. Baker, has chronicled these struggles in her recent book, Sexism Ed.

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#1709a - Seeing 40 years into the future: Rev. Dr. Shanta Premawardhana

Sun, 12 Aug 2018 22:04:52 -0000

The Rev. Dr. Shanta Premawardhana is helping to train leaders in contextual theology for the 21st century.

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#1707a - International Faith Relations: Amy Lillis [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 12 Aug 2018 14:48:10 -0000

Amy Lillis is former Acting Special Representative for Religion and Global Affairs. In our conversation, we discuss why the State Department took up religion as a diplomatic issue.

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#1822 - Movies are Prayers: Josh Larsen

Sun, 22 Jul 2018 17:46:21 -0000

We speak to film critic and radio host Josh Larsen about his work and his recent book, Movies are Prayers

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#1825 - Full Steam Ahead: Zach Mills on the Legacy of Rev. Clay Evans

Wed, 18 Jul 2018 17:58:46 -0000

Zach Mills discusses his biography The Last Blues Preacher, about the life and legacy of civil rights leader and gospel singer Rev. Clay Evans

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#1818 - What Physics Can Teach Us: Heidi Russell

Tue, 10 Jul 2018 20:57:26 -0000

Our guest, Dr. Heidi Russell, pays close attention to the discoveries of contemporary physics. In them, she finds analogies for how we can think about theology.

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#1823 - The Changing Face of Religion Reporting: Manya Brachear Pashman

Tue, 03 Jul 2018 21:28:29 -0000

We speak with Chicago Tribune religion reporter Manya Brachear Pashman about her career and what she has learned in 15 years on the religion beat.

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#1824 - How to Live in a World Which We Don't Control: Stanley Hauerwas

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 16:00:07 -0000

For 15 years, theologian Stanley Hauerwas has been writing letters to a young man about essential virtues. Now, he has shared those letters in a new book.

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#1816 - A New Spin on Ancient Prayer: Jana Riess

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 20:47:38 -0000

Our guest helped write a book on an ancient Prayer Wheel, a wonderful tool for modern spirituality, hidden for centuries in the pages of a book

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#1806a - The Communion of Haints: Jessica Mesman Griffith [Rebroadcast]

Mon, 11 Jun 2018 02:50:43 -0000

Jessica Mesman Griffith is a spiritual writer and curator of artistic communities for curious and wandering souls. We discuss her recent projects and events, as well as her own journey from brokenness to healing and community.

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#1809b - To be a Vessel of God's Grace: Jean-Pierre Fortin [Rebroadcast]

Mon, 04 Jun 2018 18:24:12 -0000

We revisit an interview with Loyola University professor Jean-Pierre Fortin. We discuss his work to uncover moments of hope and grace during the atrocities of the Holocaust

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#1821 - Digging for God's Water: Jordan Denari Duffner

Sun, 27 May 2018 17:07:19 -0000

Our guest Jordan Denari Duffner found a rejuvenated connection to her Catholic faith in an unlikely place: praying alongside her Muslim friends. We discuss her new book, Finding Jesus Among Muslims: How Loving Islam Makes Me a Better Catholic

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#1820 - Radical Gratitude: Diana Butler Bass

Sun, 20 May 2018 14:50:35 -0000

Our guest, Diana Butler Bass, returns to the show to discuss her new book, Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks

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#1814 - From Warriors to Elders: John J. Fontana

Sun, 13 May 2018 16:14:04 -0000

John Fontana has a vision to transform today's retiring executives into tomorrow's nonprofit leaders. He's using Ignatius Loyola's spiritual exercises to do it.

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#1813 - Remembering Thomas Merton: Robert Hudson

Sun, 06 May 2018 02:03:35 -0000

Host David Dault talks with Merton scholar Robert Hudson about the tumultuous final years of Catholic monk Thomas Merton. The story involves two love affairs - one with a young nurse, and the other with the music of Bob Dylan. Both deeply affected the course of Merton's life and writing.

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#1812 - Remembering Phyllis Tickle: Jon Sweeney

Sun, 22 Apr 2018 18:30:14 -0000

We talk with Jon Sweeney about his long friendship and new biography of the late Phyllis Tickle, who helped chronicle Emergence Christianity and popularize daily prayer practices.

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#1811 - Bold Choices: MaryAnn McKibben Dana

Sun, 15 Apr 2018 18:19:19 -0000

We speak to Rev. MaryAnn McKibben Dana about her new book, God, Improv, and the Art of Living. She discusses the philosophy of improvisation and how it can inform our decisions about life and faith.

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#1809 - To Be a Vessel of God's Grace: Jean-Pierre Fortin

Sun, 01 Apr 2018 17:08:19 -0000

Jean-Pierre Fortin studies the most awful moments of human history, to discover the stories of those who become the presence of God's grace in God-forsaken conditions.

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#1808 - Searching for Easter's Promise: John Dominic Crossan

Sun, 25 Mar 2018 15:00:00 -0000

We talk with world-renowned Bible scholar John Dominic Crossan about a fifteen year detective story to find a missing understanding of Easter. Crossan and his wife, professional photographer Sarah Crossan, take a journey across the near east to discover images that rearrange western understandings of the Christian resurrection.

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#1807 - Forgiveness Changes Everything: Dr. timone davis

Tue, 20 Mar 2018 21:58:17 -0000

In this powerful interview, Loyola University professor timone davis recounts her journey from doubt and anger back to a fiery faith

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#1612b - Moving Faithfully Beyond Limitations: Bishop John Shelby Spong [Rebroadcast]

Mon, 12 Mar 2018 04:33:56 -0000

We revisit a 2016 interview with Bishop Spong to mark the release of his new book, Unbelievable: Why Neither Ancient Creeds Nor the Reformation Can Produce a Living Faith Today

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#1806 - The Communion of Haints: Jessica Mesman Griffith

Sun, 04 Mar 2018 20:39:59 -0000

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#1805 - The World as a Classroom: Dr. Brian Schmisek

Sun, 25 Feb 2018 16:00:00 -0000

We discuss Dr. Schmisek's book, The Rome of Peter and Paul, as well as the Institute for Pastoral Studies at Loyola University Chicago

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#1804 - Learning to Listen: Joel Hamernick

Sun, 18 Feb 2018 16:48:43 -0000

Joel Hamernick moved with his family to a poor neighborhood in south Chicago with a lot of big ideas about how he could make things better. Over time, his neighbors taught him how to actually make a difference. This is a frank conversation about race, privilege, and the power of humble faith.

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#1803 - The No-Matter-What-ness of God: Fr. Gregory Boyle, SJ

Sun, 11 Feb 2018 17:49:06 -0000

Fr. Gregory Boyle, SJ is the founder of Homeboy Industries in L.A. We talk about his three decades of work to heal the trauma of gang violence in the city, and discuss his new book, Barking at the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship.

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#1802 - A Voice for Our Times: Mark Galli on Karl Barth

Sun, 28 Jan 2018 16:00:00 -0000

Mark Galli, editor in chief of Christianity Today, has written an accessible biography of Karl Barth, as an introduction for Evangelicals and others who might benefit from the work of this great theologian.

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#1801 - Taste and See: Reflecting on Food and Film with Antonio Sison

Sun, 14 Jan 2018 16:45:16 -0000

Antonio 'Ton' Sison is a theologian, film critic, and film maker. We talk to him about his new book, The Sacred Foodways of Film

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#1706a - A Crash Course in Love: Barbara Mahany

Wed, 10 Jan 2018 03:10:29 -0000

Mahany's new book, Motherprayer, is a meditation on divine love, seen through the lens of mothering love.

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1603b - Rethinking the Church in the 21st Century: Diana Butler-Bass [Rebroadcast]

Tue, 02 Jan 2018 14:19:53 -0000

We revisit our far-ranging conversation with Diana Butler Bass. Her recent book Grounded: Finding God in the World--A Spiritual Revolution is now out in paperback

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#1712 - Failing Boldly: Rev. Christian Coon

Mon, 25 Dec 2017 21:06:17 -0000

We speak with Christian Coon, co-founder and co-pastor of Chicago's Urban Village church, about his new book and lessons learned

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#1701b - Evangelizing Lebanon: Dr. Melanie Trexler [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 24 Dec 2017 23:17:28 -0000

We revisit our conversation with Valparaiso University professor of religion, Melanie Trexler, about her book, Evangelizing Lebanon, which looks at the history of Baptist mission work in the Near East

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1417b - A Zeal for History: Reza Aslan [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 24 Dec 2017 16:07:22 -0000

We revisit our 2014 interview with Reza Aslan. He has recently released a new book, God: A Human History

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#1516b - There By Grace: Nadia Bolz-Weber [Rebroadcast]

Tue, 05 Dec 2017 12:24:00 -0000

Best-selling author and Lutheran pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber pastors a small church in Denver, at the same time that she has become more of a celebrity and well-known writer. In our conversation, Bolz-Weber discusses her conservative upbringing, her addiction and recovery, and her journey to become a pastor and church planter. We talk about her new book, Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People.

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#1711 - Reinventing Education: Stephen Katsouros

Fri, 01 Dec 2017 18:44:58 -0000

Fr. Stephen Katsouros, SJ, talks about Arrupe College, a new dimension of Jesuit education designed to reach the students at the margins

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#1710 - I was a Stranger, and You Welcomed Me: Joshua Jipp

Thu, 09 Nov 2017 17:42:40 -0000

The Christian Gospels, and the holy writings of many religions, focus on the importance of welcome and fellowship. Our guest, Joshua Jipp, speaks to us about the centrality of hospitality to religious traditions, and we discuss his new book, Saved by Faith and Hospitality.

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#1709 - Seeing Forty Years into the Future: Shanta Premawardhana

Fri, 27 Oct 2017 02:46:40 -0000

The Rev. Dr. Shanta Premawardhana is helping to train leaders in contextual theology for the 21st century.

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#1708 - Can I get a witness?: John Mauck

Tue, 17 Oct 2017 17:43:11 -0000

Attorney John Mauck has spent decades on the front lines of religious freedom litigation. We discuss his new book, Jesus in the Courtroom: How Believers Can Engage the Legal System for the Good of His World. We discussed Mauck's role in the passage of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) in a previous episode, The Miracle on Capitol Hill.

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#1419c - Forgiving a Killer: Jeanne Bishop [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 15 Oct 2017 02:09:51 -0000

On Palm Sunday in 1990, attorney Jeanne Bishop received a phone call with the news that three members of her family - including her sister - had been brutally murdered. We take the full hour of our show this week to hear Bishop's account of her twenty-five-year journey towards forgiveness and reconciliation with her sister's killer.

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#1506c - Bringing the Word to Life: Curt Cloninger [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 15 Oct 2017 01:38:01 -0000

This hour we revisit our interview with actor and director Curt Cloninger, who has spent 30 years traveling the country performing thoughtful and thought-provoking one-man shows.

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#1622c - The Invisible Bestseller: Kenneth Briggs [Rebroadcast]

Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:48:09 -0000

Kenneth Briggs went on a road trip to discover the condition of the Bible in America. What he found may surprise you.

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#1703b - The Lazarus Perspective: Rev. Jason Micheli [Rebroadcast]

Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:32:11 -0000

Jason Micheli has cancer, and its not going away. His recent book, Cancer is Funny, is an honest, heartfelt reckoning with the reality of mortality and the Gospel.

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#1508c - Truth Box Tune Up: Nancy Ellen Abrams [Rebroadcast]

Fri, 29 Sep 2017 21:52:38 -0000

We revisit our award-winning talk with Nancy Ellen Abrams, author of A God That Could Be Real: Spirituality, Science, and the Future of Our Planet, about new discoveries in cosmology and their profound effect on our understanding of the universe and religion. In 2016 this episode won a national award for excellence in radio and podcasting from the Religion News Association.

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#1707 - International Faith Relations: Amy Lillis

Mon, 04 Sep 2017 03:58:36 -0000

Amy Lillis is former Acting Special Representative for Religion and Global Affairs. In our conversation, we discuss why the State Department took up religion as a diplomatic issue.

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#1501 - Healing from Regret: Michelle Van Loon [Rebroadcast]

Tue, 29 Aug 2017 20:19:30 -0000

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#1420a - The Best of Both: Susan Katz Miller [Rebroadcast]

Mon, 28 Aug 2017 16:43:13 -0000

Author and journalist Susan Katz Miller is both an interfaith child and an interfaith parent. Her book, Being Both: Embracing Two Religions in One Interfaith Family, is both a memoir and a call to action for intentional interfaith community. In this rebroadcast from 2014, we talk about how her experiences have shaped her approach to family and religious practice, and the politics of raising interfaith families.

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#1401c - Emerging, Emergence, Emergent: Phyllis Tickle [Rebroadcast]

Mon, 28 Aug 2017 02:26:45 -0000

We're rebroadcasting our 2014 interview with the late Phyllis Tickle. In our conversation we explore the idea that our culture has been shaped by roughly 500-year cycles, which have helped define our major religious traditions for the past two millennia. According to Tickle, our present epoch - referred to by some as "The Great Emergence" - has the potential to yield a new Christianity distinct from Protestantism, Catholicism, and Orthodoxy. Dr. Tickle passed away in 2016.

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#1518c - The Gospel is Personal, Never Private: Jim Wallis

Fri, 11 Aug 2017 00:32:17 -0000

We revisit our 2015 interview with Jim Wallis, founder of Sojourners. We discuss his recent book, America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America

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#1706 - A Crash Course in Love: Barbara Mahany

Sun, 16 Jul 2017 14:51:12 -0000

Mahany's new book, Motherprayer, is a meditation on divine love, seen through the lens of mothering love.

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#1705 - Praying from the Depths: Heather King

Tue, 04 Jul 2017 12:27:57 -0000

We talk with Heather King about her life as a poly-addicted alcoholic, and the central role of her religious faith in her recovery. Her most recent book, Holy Desperation: Praying As If Your Life Depends On It, is a chronicle of her journey.

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#1509a - The New Jim Crow: Michelle Alexander [Rebroadcast]

Thu, 15 Jun 2017 12:19:41 -0000

Michelle Alexander's work examines the hidden structures of control exerted by our criminal justice system, and the effects this control has particularly on minority populations in America. Her 2010 book, The New Jim Crow, set the tone of the conversation for understanding recent events in race relations.

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#1413a - Religious Objects: Brent Plate [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 04 Jun 2017 20:47:37 -0000

Professor Plate's teachings and writings explore relations between sensual life and spiritual life. He has authored/edited eleven books and writes regularly for the Huffington Post, Religion Dispatches, Killing the Buddha, OnFaith, and other sites. He is co-founder and managing editor of Material Religion: The Journal of Objects, Art, and Belief, co-founder and president of SCRIPT (Society for Comparative Research in Iconic and Performative Texts), president of CrossCurrents/ The Association of Religion and Intellectual Life, and is a board member of the Interfaith Coalition of Greater Utica, NY. His most recent book is A History of Religion in 5 ½ Objects: Bringing the Spiritual to its Senses.

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#1418a - Junkies, Queers, and Jesus - Living the Gospel with Rev. Heidi Neumark

Sun, 28 May 2017 15:00:15 -0000

Heidi Neumark spent twenty years as the pastor of Transfiguration Lutheran Church in the South Bronx in New York City, and has spent the past decade at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manhattan. At both posts, she has encountered the same need: people on the margins - cast out and unwanted - who need to hear the Good News that they are wanted, needed, and valued.

So Reverend Neumark has focused her ministry on immigrants, the homeless, and queer and LGBTQ youth, offering them shelter and welcome in a city that is often harsh and violent.

Host David Dault speaks to Reverend Neumark about what motivates her ministry, how she reads the Bible, and what gives her hope.

Also on the show, our guest producer, Katie Lynn Murphy, files a report about her experiences of China during the recent protests.

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#1516a - There by Grace: Nadia Bolz-Weber [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 21 May 2017 16:16:55 -0000

Tattoos, foul language, and a heart for the Gospel. pastor and author Nadia Bolz-Weber talks about her new book, Accidental Saints, and the centrality of grace.

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#1414a - The Miracle on Capitol Hill: John Mauck [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 14 May 2017 14:19:11 -0000

In the year 2000, against strong opposition, pasthe Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, passed Congress by unanimous vote. It's supporters proclaimed that "God worked a miracle" that day on Capitol Hill. Our guest, John Mauck, was instrumental in crafting the ideas and language that became the Act. He tells us the story of how it became law.

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#1222a - Pentecostal and Postmodern: J. Aaron Simmons [Rebroadcast[

Sun, 07 May 2017 19:01:16 -0000

We revisit our 2012 interview with Furman University philosophy professor J. Aaron Simmons, to discuss the relationship of Christianity and postmodern thought. Simmons identifies as a Pentecostal, a traditionally conservative Christian denomination. But his views on social issues complicate this easy label. We talk about the complexities he sees in the life of faith during this hour of conversation.

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#1505a - Listening with the Ear of the Heart: Judith Valente [Rebroadcast]

Mon, 01 May 2017 01:04:23 -0000

Our host David Dault speaks with award-winning poet, author, and journalist Judith Valente. We discuss her career as a religion reporter, as well as her explorations of modern monasticism.

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#1608a - When God Isn't Green: Jay Wexler [Rebroadcast]

Mon, 24 Apr 2017 11:34:32 -0000

For Earth Day, we welcome back Boston Law Professor Jay Wexler to talk about his recent book, When God Isn't Green, which finds him exploring the points around the globe where religion and environmentalism come into conflict.

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#1604a - The Seven Last Words of Jesus: Fr. James Martin, SJ [Rebroadcast]

Mon, 24 Apr 2017 01:49:00 -0000

Around the world, Catholic and Protestant Christians are making preparations for Holy Week, a series of worship services leading up Easter, the day that Christians proclaim Jesus Christ was raised from the dead. During the day known as Good Friday,there is a tradition in many Christian communities to reflect on a series of phrases known as the "Seven Last Words" of Jesus as he hung on the cross.

We speak with Fr. James Martin about his book, Seven Last Words, a collection of his meditations on the final hours of Jesus, and what it means for believers and nonbelievers alike.

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#1601a - A Ministry of Accompaniment: Marge Nykaza [Rebroadcast]

Mon, 17 Apr 2017 02:32:44 -0000

Marge Nykaza is the founder and director of Harmony, Hope and Healing - a ministry to homeless and under-resourced families across the Chicago area. The most visible part of the ministry is choral groups composed of the homeless - but as Nykaza points out, their work is much more about the soul repair, which happens through the music.

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#1419a - Forgiving a Killer: Jeanne Bishop [Rebroadcast]

Fri, 14 Apr 2017 03:24:20 -0000

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#1506a - Bringing the Word to Life: Curt Cloninger [Rebroadcast]

Mon, 27 Mar 2017 03:08:39 -0000

This hour we revisit our interview with actor and director Curt Cloninger, who has spent 30 years traveling the country performing thoughtful and thought-provoking one-man shows.

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The Lazarus Perspective: Rev. Jason Micheli

Sun, 19 Mar 2017 01:00:00 -0000

Jason Micheli has cancer, and its not going away. His recent book, Cancer is Funny, is an honest, heartfelt reckoning with the reality of mortality and the Gospel.

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#1508 - Truth Box Tune Up: Nancy Ellen Abrams [Rebroadcast]

Thu, 16 Mar 2017 00:24:50 -0000

We revisit our award-winning talk with Nancy Ellen Abrams, author of A God That Could Be Real: Spirituality, Science, and the Future of Our Planet, about new discoveries in cosmology and their profound effect on our understanding of the universe and religion.

In 2016 this episode won a national award for excellence in radio and podcasting from the Religion News Association.

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#1622a - The Invisible Bestseller: Kenneth Briggs [Rebroadcast]

Mon, 06 Mar 2017 22:27:33 -0000

Kenneth Briggs went on a road trip to discover the condition of the Bible in America. What he found may surprise you.

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#1417a - A Zeal for History: Reza Aslan [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 26 Feb 2017 19:18:39 -0000

We revisit our 2014 interview with Reza Aslan. In early March, Aslan will premiere "Believer," a new documentary series on CNN

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#1401a - Emerging, Emergence, Emergent: Phyllis Tickle [Rebroadcast]

Mon, 20 Feb 2017 16:31:07 -0000

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#1518a - The Gospel Is Personal, Never Private: Jim Wallis [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 12 Feb 2017 21:56:18 -0000

We revisit our 2015 interview with Jim Wallis, founder of Sojourners. We discuss his recent book, America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America

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#1604a - Rethinking the Church in the 21st Century: Diana Butler Bass [Rebroadcast]

Thu, 09 Feb 2017 21:27:22 -0000

We revisit our far-ranging conversation with Diana Butler Bass. Her recent book Grounded: Finding God in the World--A Spiritual Revolution is now out in paperback

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#1701 - Evangelizing Lebanon: Dr. Melanie Trexler

Wed, 01 Feb 2017 02:20:49 -0000

We speak with Melanie Trexler about her new book, which looks at the history of Baptist mission work in the Near East

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#1512a - The Fear of Islam: Dr. Todd Green [Rebroadcast]

Sun, 22 Jan 2017 01:16:24 -0000

Todd Green returns to our show to discuss his new book, The Fear of Islam: an Introduction to Islamophobia in the West.

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#1513a - Soul Repair: Rev. Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock

Sun, 15 Jan 2017 16:32:48 -0000

We speak to Rita Nakashima Brock, one of the scholars working on the issue of moral injury and co-author of the book Soul Repair

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#1515am - Civic Virtue: John Danforth on Religion and Politics

Sun, 08 Jan 2017 21:23:23 -0000

For our first radio broadcast, we revisit a conversation with Senator John Danforth

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#1625 - An Interfaith Ecology: Rev. Brian Sauder

Thu, 29 Dec 2016 01:49:28 -0000

Faith In Place works across Illinois to empower congregations to care for our common environment. We talk to their Executive Director, Rev. Brian Sauder

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#1201 - Women in Ministry: Stacy Smith [Rebroadcast]

Thu, 08 Dec 2016 04:29:40 -0000

This week, we revisit our FIRST EVER EPISODE, with the Rev. Dr. Stacy Smith. She is the author of Bless Her Heart:Life as a Young Clergy Woman, and she is the former editor of Church Health Reader magazine.

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#1514b - Tales from Pakistan: Saadia Faruqi [Rebroadcast]

Mon, 05 Dec 2016 06:25:03 -0000

We revisit our 2015 interview with Pakistani-American author Saadia Faruqi

The power of narrative to create understanding and empathy is well known. Pakistani-American author Saadia Faruqi has written a new book of short stories, Brick Walls, that brings us seven stories that introduce American readers to the people and the land of her birth.

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#1626 - Report from Standing Rock: Taylor Gould

Sat, 26 Nov 2016 00:40:37 -0000

We speak to seminary student Taylor Gould about her recent visit to the Standing Rock site, where hundreds of pastors converged to support the resistance efforts of the Native Americans who call themselves the "Water Protectors" at the Dakota Access Pipeline.

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#1624 - Called to the Contrast: Noel W. Sterett

Wed, 16 Nov 2016 23:33:38 -0000

Chicago attorney Noel W. Sterett fights for religious liberties for those of all faiths, as a way of expressing his Christian witness.

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#1623 - Avoiding Pastor Burnout: Rev. Jolene Bergstrom Carlson

Sun, 06 Nov 2016 14:00:00 -0000

Rev. Jolene Bergstrom Carlson is executive director of Ministry mentors, a nationwide network of pastors supporting pastors through peer mentoring. We talk as well with Rev. Carlson about her own journey that brought her to this work.

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#1622 - The Invisible Bestseller: Kenneth Briggs

Mon, 31 Oct 2016 00:41:12 -0000

Kenneth Briggs went on a road trip to discover the condition of the Bible in America. What he found may surprise you.

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#1621 - Rabbi in the Whirlwind: Niles Elliot Goldstein

Sun, 23 Oct 2016 15:54:20 -0000

Our guest, Rabbi Niles Goldstein, is the author of ten books. His new book, Eight Questions of Faith, is part memoir and part scriptural investigation.

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#1619 - Education for Dignity and Opportunity: Glenn Wilke

Mon, 17 Oct 2016 16:04:04 -0000

The Midtown Educational Foundation has been helping low-income students in Chicago graduate from high school and enter college since 1965 through a series of summer and after-school programs. This week we speak with Glenn Wilke, Midtown's executive director, about the blessings he has seen in his many years with the program.

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#1620 - The Faithful Futility: Mark Osler

Sun, 09 Oct 2016 16:12:13 -0000

Mark Osler's journey has led him from fierce prosecution of drug offenders to arguing for clemency and leniency. He is the author of the new book, Prosecuting Jesus.

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#1407b - Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf [REBROADCAST]

Sun, 02 Oct 2016 14:00:00 -0000

We revisit our 2014 interview with the challenging and engaging Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf.

For some, a lightning rod. For others, an international voice of reason and reconciliation. For us, a fascinating conversation about the face of Islam in contemporary international politics, and the vital need for hospitality and honest conversation between Islam and the west. We present the first half of David Dault's in-depth conversation with Imam Rauf, where we discuss misconceptions about Islam and the core of religious identity.

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#1618 - The Liturgical Archipelago: Jonathan Meiburg

Sun, 25 Sep 2016 15:00:00 -0000

Jonathan Meiburg is a musician who writes and records with the band Shearwater. He also has traveled to the remote ends of the earth to explore wildlife and landscapes few humans have seen. In this wide ranging conversation, we talk about the human moment - a mere blink in geologic history - and why we work so hard to create meaning in the midst of the wilderness we live in.

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#1617 - A Place To Truly Give Ourselves Away: Rev. Troy Bronsink

Sun, 18 Sep 2016 23:32:16 -0000

We speak to Troy Bronsink about his work as a minister and artist, and about his new center for art and contemplation, The Hive, in Cincinnati

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#1616 - Exploring the Meaning of Peace: John Noltner

Sun, 11 Sep 2016 14:00:00 -0000

Our guest John Noltner has driven thousands of miles to photograph people and ask them the question, "What does peace mean to you?" The result is a series of books, a website, and traveling exhibits that explore "A Peace of My Mind."

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#1615 - Pax Americana, Shalom Americana: Lisa Sharon Harper

Sun, 04 Sep 2016 13:40:07 -0000

We speak to author Lisa Sharon Harper about her new book, The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong Can Be Made Right Again. Harper looks at our disordered world through the biblical lens of Shalom - a word that means "peace," but with a depth and complexity that affects all earthly relations.

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#1614 - Keeping the Covenant: Rev. Katherine Willis Pershey

Sun, 28 Aug 2016 13:30:00 -0000

We talk to Rev. Katherine Willis Pershey about her new book, Very Married: Field Notes on Love and Fidelity

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#1613 - The Limits of Chastity: Rev. Bromleigh McCleneghan

Sun, 21 Aug 2016 14:06:30 -0000

We talk to Rev. Bromleigh McCleneghan about her new book, Good Christian Sex: Why Chastity Isn't the Only Option - And Other Things the Bible Says About Sex. Rev. McCleneghan takes a progressive approach to scriptural interpretation. She draws upon extensive research, and her own experiences, to bring a contemporary approach to Christian sexuality.

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#1612 - Moving Faithfully Beyond the Limitations - Bishop John Shelby Spong

Mon, 15 Aug 2016 17:06:05 -0000

We speak with retired Episcopal Bishop John Shelby Spong about his long career, and some of his iconoclastic stances toward faith. aWe also talk about his new book, Biblical Literalism: A Gentile Heresy

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#1304b - No Faith Required: Chris Stedman [REBROADCAST]

Sun, 07 Aug 2016 13:23:36 -0000

We revisit our 2013 conversation with Chris Stedman, author of Faithiest: How and Atheist Found Common Ground with the Religious.

At the time we spoke, Stedman was assistant humanist chaplain at Harvard University. He is now Executive Director of the Yale Humanist Center at Yale University.

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#1611 - Faith, The Universe, and Everything: Rev. Dr. Paul Wallace

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 16:05:41 -0000

Paul Wallace is both a scientist and a minister. He is an ordained Baptist pastor, and he teaches astrophysics at Agnes Scott College in Atlanta. His life has been spent contemplating the relationship between these two parts of his identity. We discuss his new book, Stars Beneath Us: Finding God in the Evolving Cosmos

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#1610 - Drugs, Mercy, and the Gospel: Rev. Alexander Sharp

Sun, 24 Jul 2016 15:17:25 -0000

Rev. Sharp is the founder of Clergy for a New Drug Policy. We talk about his vision to change America's approach to drug prosecution, and why he thinks the churches need to be involved.

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#1609 - R&B Pastor: Rev. Julian "J-Kwest" DeShazier

Sun, 17 Jul 2016 15:17:19 -0000

Julian DeShazier brings all his talents to ministry, as a minister, activist, and performer. He speaks to us about his work at University Church in Chicago, as well as his new album, "#Lemonade."

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#1608 - When God Isn't Green: Jay Wexler

Sat, 09 Jul 2016 14:00:00 -0000

We welcome back Boston Law Professor Jay Wexler to talk about his recent book, When God Isn't Gree, which finds him exploring the points around the globe where religion and environmentalism come into conflict.

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#1607 - Rediscovering the Jewish Jesus: Rabbi Evan Moffic

Mon, 04 Jul 2016 01:25:34 -0000

We talk with rabbi and author Evan Moffic about his new book, What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Jewishness of Jesus.

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#1606 - Public Education and Religion: Linda K. Wertheimer

Mon, 02 May 2016 21:32:24 -0000

We talk with Linda K. Wertheimer about her newbook,FaithEd:Teaching about Religion in an Age of Intolerance,which looks at the battles over teaching religion in publicschools.

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#1605 - New Tunes for Beloved Words: Rick Lee James

Wed, 27 Apr 2016 21:45:04 -0000

Rick Lee James is a music minister, writer, podcaster, and traveling musician. His new album, Hymns, Prayers, and Invitations, brings together both his original compositions, as well as his re-imaginings of well-known and well-loved old hymns.

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#1603 - Rethinking the Church in the 21st Century: Diana Butler-Bass

Mon, 18 Apr 2016 03:31:13 -0000

David Dault interviews Diana Butler-Bass about her new book, Grounded

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#1601 - A Ministry of Accompaniment: Marge Nykaza

Sun, 03 Apr 2016 14:33:42 -0000

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#1604 - The Seven Last Words of Jesus: Fr. James Martin, SJ

Sun, 20 Mar 2016 22:51:00 -0000

We speak with Fr. James Martin about his new book, Seven Last Words, a collection of his meditations on the final hours of Jesus, and what it means for believers and nonbelievers alike.

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#1520 - Tastes of the Divine: Michelle Voss-Roberts

Sun, 13 Mar 2016 21:08:46 -0000

We explore the new field of comparative theology as we discuss Professor Voss-Roberts's award-winning new book, Tastes of the Divine

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#1519 - The Synod on the Family: Peter Steinfels

Sun, 21 Feb 2016 23:54:35 -0000

We talk to longtime Commonweal editor Peter Steinfels about the recent Synod on the Family, and its implications for both Catholics and Protestants

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#1518 - The Gospel Is Personal, Never Private: Jim Wallis

Fri, 29 Jan 2016 10:30:00 -0000

We speak with Sojourners founder and bestselling author Jim Wallis about his life, his work, and his new book, America's Original Sin

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#1517 - Dance, Sing, Clap, Laugh, Cry: Dr. Alton B. Pollard

Wed, 13 Jan 2016 16:34:09 -0000

We speak with Dr. Alton Pollard, Dean of Howard Divinity School, about living the promise of the Gospel in a violent world

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#1516 - There by Grace: Nadia Bolz-Weber

Thu, 10 Dec 2015 21:45:00 -0000

Tattoos, foul language, and a heart for the Gospel. Pastor and author Nadia Bolz-Weber talks about her new book, Accidental Saints, and the centrality of grace.

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#1514 - Stories from Pakistan: Saadia Faruqi

Sun, 15 Nov 2015 14:40:39 -0000

An interview with Pakistani-American author Saadia Faruqi about her new book of short stories, Brick Walls

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#1515 - Civic Virtue: John Danforth on Religion and Politics

Mon, 19 Oct 2015 00:23:39 -0000

In his new book, The Relevance of Religion, John Danforth argues that the voices of people of faith are needed today in the public square.

Danforth is the former US Senator from Missouri, and he served as both attorney general and US Ambassador to the United Nations. He is also an ordained Episcopal priest.

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#1513 - Soul Repair: Rita Nakashima Brock

Thu, 08 Oct 2015 22:47:35 -0000

We speak to Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock about the healing after moral injury; Producer Katie Klocksin shares a piece with us about a church struggling with questions of public witness

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#1203b - Holy Solitude: Robert Rhodes [REBROADCAST]

Thu, 03 Sep 2015 00:59:24 -0000

We're revisiting our 2012 interview with Robert Rhodes. In 1995, Robert Rhodes and his family sold most of their possessions ans went to live on the Minnesota prairie in religious seclusion. Rhodes had gone to live among the Hutterites, a 500 year old religious movement centered on communal ownership of property, radical pacifism, and an intense fervor for the Gospel. By 2002, Rhodes and his family had left the Hutterites. He chronicles his six years there in the book Nightwatch: An Inquiry into Solitude. Also on the broadcast, our producer-at-large Natasha Alford reflects on the shooting in Charleston, and a summer of violence.

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#1417 - A Zeal for History: Looking for Jesus with Reza Aslan [REBROADCAST]

Sun, 09 Aug 2015 22:17:38 -0000

We revisit our 2014 interview with Reza Aslan, author of Zealot, the Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth

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#1512 - The Fear of Islam: Todd Green

Sun, 02 Aug 2015 13:00:00 -0000

Todd Green returns to our show to discuss his new book, The Fear of Islam: an Introduction to Islamophobia in the West.

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#1309 - My Job is to Love: Carl McColman (REBROADCAST)

Sun, 26 Jul 2015 16:26:58 -0000

We revisit our 2013 interview with Christian contemplative, Carl McColman. We talk about his spiritual journey, and his work writing about the mystical tradition.

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#1205 - The Bible Does Not Exist: Timothy K. Beal [REBROADCAST]

Mon, 06 Jul 2015 23:24:32 -0000

We're revisiting a 2012 interview with Tim Beal, author of The Rise and Fall of the Bible. At the time, the title of this episode got us into all kinds of trouble with our sponsors. David Dault talks a bit about that in the introduction to the show.

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#1216b - Vatican II at Fifty [REBROADCAST]

Wed, 17 Jun 2015 01:40:00 -0000

This is a rebroadcast of a 2012 interview with Fr. Cinquegrani. October 11, 2012, marked the 50th anniversary of the opening convocation of the Second Vatican Council. Called by Pope John XXIII, the decisions made at the council affected every aspect of theology and worship within the Church. In the wake of Vatican II, the Catholic Church began to worship in native languages, reaffirmed the centrality of the Bible in the life of the faithful, and began to reach out to the modern world and those of other faiths in unprecedented ways. Our guest, Fr. Bruce Cinquegrani, looks back over a lifetime spent in the priesthood. Fr. Bruce's ministry parallels the last half century of the post-Vatican II Church. Deciding to become a priest in the years immediately before the council, he entered the pastorate in a Church profoundly different than what he expected. Yet for Fr. Bruce, and many priest like him, his feelings are not of disappointment, but of hope for what is still to come as the effects of Vatican II continue to unfold. Fr. Bruce Cinquegrani is pastor of St. Brigid Parish, TN, and is Episcopal Vicar for Divine Worship, Spiritual Life, and Catechesis in the Diocese of Memphis.

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#1511 - The DNA of America: Rev. Jesse Jackson

Sun, 07 Jun 2015 12:14:34 -0000

A conversation with noted civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, looking back on 50 years since the marches in Selma, and looking forward to what is yet to come.

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#1510 - Delighting in the Diminished Thing: Martin E. Marty

Mon, 11 May 2015 16:52:27 -0000

A conversation with noted scholar of religion Martin E. Marty. We discuss religion in America, and look back upon a four-decade career

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#1222b- Pentecostal and Postmodern: J. Aaron Simmons (REBROADCAST)

Sun, 03 May 2015 13:00:00 -0000

We revisit our 2012 interview with Furman University philosophy professor J. Aaron Simmons, to discuss the relationship of Christianity and postmodern thought

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#1509 - The New Jim Crow: Michelle Alexander

Mon, 20 Apr 2015 17:19:03 -0000

Michelle Alexander's work examines the hidden structures of control exerted by our criminal justice system, and the effects this control has particularly on minority populations in America. Hew 2010 book, The New Jim Crow, set the tone of the conversation for understanding recent events in race relations.

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#1508 - Fine-Tuning Our Truth Box: Nancy Ellen Abrams

Sun, 05 Apr 2015 13:00:00 -0000

We talk with Nancy Ellen Abrams, author of A God That Could Be Real: Spirituality, Science, and the Future of Our Planet, about new discoveries in cosmology and their profound effect on our understanding of the universe and religion.

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#1401b - Emerging, Emergence, Emergent: Phyllis Tickle (Rebroadcast)

Sun, 29 Mar 2015 13:00:00 -0000

We're rebroadcasting our 2014 interview with Phyllis Tickle. In our conversation we explore the idea that our culture has been shaped by roughly 500-year cycles, which have helped define our major religious traditions for the past two millennia. According to Tickle, our present epoch - referred to by some as "The Great Emergence" - has the potential to yield a new Christianity distinct from Protestantism, Catholicism, and Orthodoxy.

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#1507 - See For Yourself: Jennifer Grace Bird

Sun, 22 Mar 2015 13:00:00 -0000

We speak to biblical scholar Jennifer Grace bird about her new book, Permission Granted: Take the Bible into Your Own Hands

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#1208b - Rama, Sita, and Me: Nina Paley REBROADCAST

Mon, 16 Mar 2015 23:26:58 -0000

In 2012, David Dault interviewed artist, cartoonist, and animator Nina Paley, creator of the 86-minute animated film, Sita Sings the Blues. We are rebroadcasting the full interview this week.

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#1506 - Bringing the Word to Life: Curt Cloninger

Sun, 08 Mar 2015 17:20:22 -0000

This hour we speak to actor and director Curt Cloninger, who has spent 30 years traveling the country performing thoughtful and thought-provoking one-man shows.

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#1505 - Poetry and Silence: Judith Valente

Sun, 01 Mar 2015 12:45:44 -0000

Our host David Dault speaks with award-winning poet, author, and journalist Judith Valente. We discuss her career as a religion reporter, as well as her explorations of modern monasticism.

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#1214 - The Dance of Faiths: John Thatamanil - Rebroadcast

Sun, 22 Feb 2015 14:00:00 -0000

We revisit our 2012 interview with Union Theological Seminary professor John Thatamanil.

Theologian and professor John J. Thatamanil discusses the growing field of "religious pluralism" - where the boundaries of "religion" are loosened and faith traditions are encouraged to mix and blend. While a controversial concept to some, Thatamanil insists that theologies of religious pluralism are simply exploring the reality of religious mixture that has always been happening, whether we admit it or not.

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#1223 - American Secularism: Jacques Berlinerblau

Sun, 08 Feb 2015 16:02:15 -0000

This week we revisit a 2012 conversation with Jacques Berlinerblau about his book, How to be Secular; Katie Lynn Murphy files a report from China

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#1504 - Feminism and Religion: Gina Messina-Dysert

Sun, 01 Feb 2015 14:00:00 -0000

A frank conversation about the experience of women in religious communities and in academia with our guest, Dr. Gina Messina-Dysert - one of the founders of the blog Feminism and Religion.

Also on the show, Katy Scrogin reviews Ted A Smith's new book, Weird John Brown

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#1503 - Exploring the Roots of Violence: E.L. Kornegay

Sun, 25 Jan 2015 14:00:00 -0000

We talk with Dr. E.L. Kornegay, founder of the Baldwin-Delaney Institute, about programs to address the sources of violence in our communities

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#1202a - Islamophobia: Todd Green - Rebroadcast

Sun, 18 Jan 2015 14:00:00 -0000

This week we go back into the archives to our 2012 interview with Todd Green about the fear of Islam in the west, and Hollis Phelps reviews the new book by Mike Huckabee

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#1502 - The Divine on your Doorstep: Barbara Mahany

Sun, 11 Jan 2015 14:00:00 -0000

Long time Chicago Tribune columnist Barbara Mahany has written a "book of common prayer" for everyday living, celebrating the divinity of everyday moments. The result is Slowing Time: Seeing the Sacred OUtside Your Kitchen Door.

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#1501 - Healing from Regret: Michelle Van Loon

Sun, 04 Jan 2015 14:00:00 -0000

Michelle Van Loon has been a writer for more than three decades. With her recent book, If Only: Letting Go of Regret, the author has turned her attention to the important subject of grief and regret, and has written a practical spiritual guide for getting over the feelings of "woulda, coulda, shoulda" that affect us all. Also on the show, our producer-at-large, Natasha Alford, looks at how white pastors have been responding to the recent racial tensions in Ferguson and New York City.

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#1420 - Best of Both: Susan Katz Miller on Interfaith Families

Sun, 16 Nov 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Author and journalist Susan Katz Miller is both an interfaith child and an interfaith parent. Her book, Being Both: Embracing Two Religions in One Interfaith Family, is both a memoir and a call to action for intentional interfaith community. We talk about how her experiences have shaped her approach to family and religious practice, and the politics of raising interfaith families.

Also on the show, Natasha Alford goes behind the scenes with Salvation Army bell ringers.

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#1419 - The Impossible Becoming Possible: Jeanne Bishop on Violence and Forgiveness

Sun, 09 Nov 2014 17:00:00 -0000

On Palm Sunday in 1990, attorney Jeanne Bishop received a phone call with the news that three members of her family - including her sister - had been brutally murdered. We take the full hour of our show this week to hear Bishop's account of her twenty-five-year journey towards firgiveness and reconciliation with her sister's killer.

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#1418 - What's a Jesus? Gospel politics with Pastor Heidi Neumark

Sun, 02 Nov 2014 17:00:00 -0000

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#1417 - A Zeal for History: Looking for Jesus with Reza Aslan, Part 2

Sun, 12 Oct 2014 16:00:00 -0000

Part 2 - In this conversation, David Dault speaks with scholar and author Reza Aslan about his recent bestseller, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth. Along the way, the discussion includes the current state of academic teaching, navigating land mines on Fox News, and a pretty awesome Beatles reference.

Also on the show, producer Maxwell Grant reviews the 'Magicians' series, a trilogy of novels by Lev Grossman

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#1416 - A Zeal for History: Looking for Jesus with Reza Aslan, Part 1

Sun, 05 Oct 2014 16:51:42 -0000

In this conversation, David Dault speaks with scholar and author Reza Aslan about his recent bestseller, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth. Along the way, the discussion includes the current state of academic teaching, navigating land mines on Fox News, and a pretty awesome Beatles reference.

Also on the show, senior producer Katy Scrogin reviews the recent documentary "Punk Prayer," about the supressed Russian feminist art collective, Pussy Riot.

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#1415 - The Miracle on Capitol Hill: John Mauck, Part 2

Sun, 14 Sep 2014 16:00:00 -0000

In the year 2000, against strong opposition, the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act passed Congress by unanimous vote. It's supporters proclaimed that "God worked a miracle" that day on Capitol Hill. Our guest, John Mauck, was instrumental in crafting the ideas and language that became the Act. He tells us the story of how it became law.

Also on the show, Mary Morrison discusses pop music's body image problem

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#1414 - The Miracle on Capitol Hill: John Mauck, Part 1

Sun, 31 Aug 2014 16:00:00 -0000

In the year 2000, against strong opposition, the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act passed Congress by unanimous vote. It's supporters proclaimed that "God worked a miracle" that day on Capitol Hill. Our guest, John Mauck, was instrumental in crafting the ideas and language that became the Act. He tells us the story of how it became law.

Also on the show, our producer-at-large, Natasha S. Alford, reviews the Netflix hit series, Orange is the New Black.

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#1413 - Religious Objects: Brent Plate, Part 2

Sun, 24 Aug 2014 16:00:00 -0000

The conclusion of our conversation with S. Brent Plate, author of A History or Religion in 5 1/2 Objects. Plate is the founding editor of the journal Material Religion.

Also on the show, journalist Natasha Alford reflects on Ferguson, and the death of Martin Luther King.

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#1412 - Religious Objects: Brent Plate, Part 1

Mon, 28 Jul 2014 03:10:41 -0000

The first of two conversations with S. Brent Plate, author of A History or Religion in 5 1/2 Objects. Plate is the founding editor of the journal Material Religion.

Also on the show, we give an audio preview of the new Chicago Sunday Evening Club immigration documentary, "Divided Families"

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#1411 - Kat Banakis, Part 2

Sun, 20 Jul 2014 22:46:58 -0000

Part 2 of our interview with Rev. Kat Banakis, author of Bubble Girl: An Irreverent Journey of Faith. Also on the show, Mary Morrison reviews the BBC sci-fi series Orphan Black

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#1410 - Kat Banakis, Part 1

Sun, 13 Jul 2014 13:00:00 -0000

Part 1 of our interview with Rev. Kat Banakis, author of Bubble Girl: An Irreverent Journey of Faith. Also on the show, David Dault reviews True Detective

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#1409 - Lillian Daniel, Part 2

Sun, 29 Jun 2014 21:19:03 -0000

We continue our series of conversations recorded last year at the Wheaton College confeence on the Bible and Democracy in America, co-sponsored with the American Bible Society.

Rev. Lillian Daniel is the author of When Spiritual but Not Religious is Not Enough. In part 2 of our conversation, we discuss her book, as well as the influence congregationalism had on the formation of American democracy.

Also on the show, Katy Scrogin reviews The Still Point of the Turning World, by Emily Rapp.

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#1408 - Lillian Daniel, Part 1

Mon, 23 Jun 2014 04:23:33 -0000

We continue our series of conversations recorded last year at the Wheaton College confeence on the Bible and Democracy in America, co-sponsored with the American Bible Society.

Rev. Lillian Daniel is the author of When Spiritual but Not Religious is Not Enough.In part 1 of our conversation, we discuss her book, as well as the influence congregationalism had on the formation of American democracy.

Also on the show, Katy Scrogin reviews S. Brent Plate's A History of Religon in 5 1/2 Objects.

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#1407 - Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, Part 2

Wed, 07 May 2014 22:20:29 -0000

Part two of a far-ranging interview with Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf. We discuss misconceptions of Islam, the spirituality at the core of all religion, and the importance of religious identity in the modern world. Also on the program, Katy Scrogin discusses Brad Kallenberg's book, By Design: Ethics, Theology, and the Practice of Engineering

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#1406 - Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, Part 1

Wed, 16 Apr 2014 03:09:53 -0000

Part one of a far-ranging interview with Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf. We discuss misconceptions of Islam, the spirituality at the core of all religion, and the importance of religious identity in the modern world. Also on the program, Katy Scrogin discusses the book, The Man who Gave Up Money.

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#1405 - The God Gap, Part 2: Amy Black

Sun, 16 Mar 2014 13:00:49 -0000

In this episode, Wheaton College professor Amy Black discusses the Constitution and religious freedoms in America from a historical perspective. Also on the program, we present "Jesus the Muslim," produced by the UK podcasters Things Unseen.

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#1404 - The God Gap, Part 1: Amy Black

Sun, 23 Feb 2014 12:58:15 -0000

In this episode, Wheaton College professor Amy Black discusses the Constitution and religious freedoms in America from a historical perspective. Also on the show, Katy Scrogin discusses The Reason I Jump: an Account of a Thirteen Year Old Boy with Autism, by Naoki Higashida

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#1403 - Live from Wheaton: Catherine Brekus

Sun, 19 Jan 2014 23:09:48 -0000

Last October, Things Not Seen Radio went on-location to Wheaton College to speak to participants in their conference on the Bible and Democracy in America, co-sponsored by the American Bible Society. Our guest this week is University of Chicago professor, historian Catherine Brekus. Also on the show, Katy Scrogin discusses Martha C. Nussbaum’s book, Political Emotions: Why Love Matters for Justice.

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Religion Moment: January 16, 2014- A New Caliph for Spain

Thu, 16 Jan 2014 13:00:00 -0000

In Thursday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the Caliphate of Cordoba.

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#1402 - Emerging, Emergence, Emergent, Part 2: Phyllis Tickle

Mon, 13 Jan 2014 05:46:57 -0000

In part 2 of our interview with Phyllis Tickle, we look at the relationship of science and faith, and why new seminarians might want to have a background in physics rather than theology. According to Tickle, our present epoch - referred to by some as "The Great Emergence" - has the potential to yield a new Christianity distinct from Protestantism, Catholicism, and Orthodoxy. Also on the program, Katy Scrogin reviews Soul Repair: Recovering from Moral Injury after War, the new book by Rita Nakashima Brock and Gabriella Lettini.

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#1401 - Emerging, Emergence, Emergent, Part 1: Phyllis Tickle

Mon, 06 Jan 2014 01:06:54 -0000

In part 1 of our interview with Phyllis Tickle, we explore the idea that our culture has been shaped by roughly 500-year cycles, which have helped define our major religious traditions for the past two millennia. According to Tickle, our present epoch - referred to by some as "The Great Emergence" - has the potential to yield a new Christianity distint from Protestantism, Catholicism, and Orthodoxy. Also on the program, Katy Scrogin reviews a new biography of philosopher Alain Badiou by Hollis Phelps.

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#1217: Head and Heart, Fully Engaged: Rachel Held Evans

Sun, 28 Oct 2012 15:00:00 -0000

Rachel Held Evans grew up in Dayton, TN, the town made famous by the Scopes Monkey Trial. From the heart of the Bible Belt, where faith at first seemed certain and simple, she grew more comfortable with questions and doubt. Now considering herself a more progressive (but still evangelical) woman, she tries to live her beliefs, as she puts it, with her "head and heart fully engaged."

Rachel Held Evans is the author of Evolving in Monkey Town (Zondervan 2010) and A Year of Biblical Womanhood (Thomas Nelson 2012). A popular blogger, you can keep up with her latest posts at rachelheldevans.com.

Also on the show,producer Travis Ables talks about Revolution, both on television and in life.

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