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Mark Vernon: Awake! William Blake and the Power of the Imagination
In this episode, we turn to the radical vision of William Blake with brilliant scholar and psychotherapist Mark Vernon. Mark argues that Blake isn't …
8 months, 4 weeks ago
Nichole Torbitzky: Student Beliefs & The Evolution of Faith on Campus
I got an email from a retired university chaplain who'd hit a wall - after decades of ministry, he felt so culturally alienated from undergrad studen…
9 months ago
Sitting by the River with Jesus: Trauma, Mysticism, and Communal Healing with Aizaiah Yong
What if everything we think we know about trauma and healing is backwards? Today I'm talking with Aizaiah Young about his incredible new book "Trauma…
9 months ago
When the Church Forgets Christ with Tim Whitaker
In this episode, Tim Whitaker from the New Evangelical joined me for one of those sprawling conversations that somehow manages to connect Christian n…
9 months, 1 week ago
Randall Balmer: Myth Busting Evangelical Activism & Its Origins
What if everything you thought you knew about why evangelical Christians became politically active was completely wrong? Today I sit down with one of…
9 months, 1 week ago
Guillermo Bervejillo: The Structure of World History
So I got pulled into this fascinating email exchange with Brian McLaren about Kojin Karatani's The Structure of World History, and it turns out there…
9 months, 1 week ago
Why Your Politics Need a Better Cosmology (Whether You Know It or Not) w/ Matthew Segall & Aaron Simmons
You can join the Democracy in Tension online summit and get access to all the lectures today.
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Dr. Matthew…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Ryan Burge: Gen Z Revival?: The Next Chapter in American Religious Life
Well, Ryan Burge is back with a bunch of graphs about religion. We covered the supposed "Gen Z revival" (spoiler alert: Ryan's data says it's not hap…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The Sacred, The Political, and Why We're All Vulnerable with Aaron Staufer & Aaron Simmons
Another epic live stream from our Democracy in Tension summit! Aaron Simmons and I dive deep with theologian and community organizer Aaron Staufer ab…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Brian McLaren & Jacob Erickson: Ecological Crises & Lament
What's up Theology Nerds! We're diving deep into one of the most powerful sessions from last year's Theology Beer Camp in Denver - a conversation tha…
9 months, 3 weeks ago