Podcast Episodes

Art and Sacred Resistance: Art as Prayer, Love, Resistance and Relationship / Bruce Herman

Episode 216

“Art is a form of prayer … a way to enter into relationship.”

Artist and theologian Bruce Herman reflects on the sacred vocation of making, resisting consumerism, and the divine invitation to become c…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

The Fear to Hope: Ukrainian Pastor on Democracy, Fear, and Abundant Life in the Midst of War / Fyodor Raychynets

Episode 215

"Do not be afraid of your fears, but cope with them—learn how to deal with them—because unless you do, you cannot live your life abundantly and fully." (Fyodor Raychynets)

Evoking courage, resilience,…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

What the Devil: Christian Imagination, Morality, and Two-Step Devil / Jamie Quatro

Episode 214

Mystics and prophets have reported receiving visions from the Divine for centuries—”Thus saith the Lord…”—Hildegard of Bingen, Teresa of Avila, Ignatius of Loyola, Catherine of Siena, or Julian of No…

Published on 6 months ago

The Scandal of Giving and Forgiving / Miroslav Volf

Episode 213

It’s easy to forget how utterly scandalous the concepts of grace and forgiveness are. Grace is an absolutely unmerited, undeserved benevolence. Forgiveness is an intentional miscarriage of retributiv…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Kendrick Lamar's Political Theology / Femi Olutade

Episode 212

Super Bowl LIX was amazing, but not because of the football, or the commercials. It was the 13-minute half-time tour de force of political theology and protest art, brought to you by Kendrick Lamar. …

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

The Psychology of Disaster: The Impact of Calamity on Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Health / Jamie Aten and Pam King

Episode 211

Disaster preparedness is sort of an oxymoron. Disaster is the kind of indiscriminate calamity that only ever finds us ill-equipped to manage. And if you are truly prepared, you’ve probably averted di…

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago

Our One and Only Earth: Environmental Ethics, Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Consumption / Ryan Darr & Ryan McAnnally-Linz

Episode 210

How should we treat our one and only home, Earth? What obligations do we have to other living or non-living things? How should we think about climate change and its denial? How does biodiversity and …

Published on 7 months ago

Divine Hiddenness / Deborah Casewell

Episode 209

Are you there God? It’s me…

Why is God hidden? Why is God silent? And why does that matter in light of faith, hope, and love?

In this episode, philosopher Deborah Casewell joins Evan Rosa for a discuss…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

We the (Chosen) People: Christian Nationalism Now / Eliyahu Stern & Philip Gorski

Episode 208

Is America a nation Chosen by God? A New Jerusalem and Shining City on a Hill? What is the shape of Christian Nationalism today?

Now 4 years past Jan 6, 2021 and anticipating the next term of presiden…

Published on 8 months ago

How to Read Simone Weil, Part 3: The Existentialist / Deborah Casewell

Episode 207

“All the natural movements of the soul are controlled by laws analogous to those of physical gravity. Grace is the only exception.” … “It is necessary to uproot oneself. To cut down the tree and make…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago