Podcast Episodes

Exploring Jewish Neoplatonism: The Life and Philosophy of Solomon Ibn Gabirol

Season 2 Episode 15

Watch the first episode of our new season of Lectern Dialogues! This season’s guest is Zevi Slavin. Zevi Slavin is a philosopher, educator, and public scholar whose work explores the intersections of…

Published on 7 hours ago

Why Reason Needs Spirit | John Vervaeke

Season 2 Episode 15

Thank you for joining us for this in-depth solo lecture from Dr. John Vervaeke, where he continues his exploration of cognition, meaning, and spirit from the perspective of relevance realization and …

Published on 2 weeks ago

Navigating the Trust Apocalypse: Examining Collective Agency and Distributed Cognitio

Season 2 Episode 13

How do we rebuild trust and meaning in a world where certainty and connection are breaking down?

In this episode of The Lectern, John welcomes Kieran McCammon and Jordan Hall to discuss the 'trust …

Published on 1 month ago

Silk Road Seminar - Bishop Maximus

Season 2 Episode 13

Bishop Maximus is a theologian, scholar, and Orthodox bishop whose work bridges ancient Christian thought with contemporary philosophical inquiry. A leading voice in the revival of patristic epistemo…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Philosophical Silk Road: A Journey to Rediscovering Theosis and Sacred Pluralism

Season 2 Episode 12

The Calling to Reorient the Self How can the sacred be recovered in a world fractured by autonomy and fragmentation?

In this deeply personal episode of Kainos on The Lectern, recorded during a sessio…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Agency, Communion, and the Dialogical Self

Season 2 Episode 11

"To what extent is authenticity a solitary alignment with the inner self, versus a relational and dialogical process shaped through communion with others?"

John Vervaeke, Gregg Henriques and Matthew …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

The Crisis of Being

Season 2 Episode 16

The Crisis of Being

James Filler is a philosopher, theologian, and leading voice in metaphysics and post-Cartesian thought, specializing in substance ontology, the meaning crisis, and relational mo…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Embarking on the Philosophical Silk Road: Exploring Pilgrimage and Theosis

Season 2 Episode 15

 This conversation marks the beginning of a deeper inquiry for Dr. John Vervaeke: What if pilgrimage is not a retreat from the world, but a return to what is most real? Joined by Ethan Hsieh, John e…

Published on 3 months ago

The Return of the Sacred: Mysticism, Tradition, and the Challenge of Modernity

Season 2 Episode 14

Ritual, Wisdom, and What’s Lost

Sebastian Morello was trained in philosophy by Sir Roger Scruton and Andrew Pinsent. He is a lecturer, columnist, and popular public speaker in the United Kingdom and …

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

What AI Can Never Be | John Vervaeke

Season 2 Episode 13

Can artificial intelligence truly become wise?

In this landmark lecture, John Vervaeke explores the future of AI through a lens few dare to examine: the limits of intelligence itself. He unpacks the …

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago