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Steph Curry experiences it when he’s “in the zone” and hitting 35-foot three pointers with ease. John Coltrane experienced it when he was recording his saxaphone performance on A Love Supreme. Psychologists have come to call this experience “th

The Disenchantment of the World & The Loss of Story

Mar 26th, 2024 1h 8m

In this week's episode, we'll engage with the work of philosopher Byung-Chul Han to discuss how the constant consumption of information can contribute to a sense of meaninglessness and what role narrative and a reorientation of our relationship

Why Joe Rogan is Changing His Mind on Jesus & Religion

Mar 5th, 2024 59m 28s

Joe Rogan, once a vocal evangelist of New Atheist talking points on religion, recently expressed how he yearns for the "just and righteous" Kingdom of God and believes the world "needs Jesus...for real." That's quite a change for Rogan, but his

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Feb 27th, 2024 1h

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Justin Wells | A Story Above All Stories?

Feb 6th, 2024 1h 13m

Justin Wells teaches documentary filmmaking at Biola Unversity and is the author of How to Film Truth.He has several graduate degrees, including a Master's in Philosophy from California State University- Long Beach, a Master of Theology and Ar

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Jan 23rd, 2024 42m 43s

Sam Tideman is a Harvard-trained biostatistical data scientist and the host of the Transfigured podcast/YouTube channel.In this episode, we continue our discussion from Part 1 on what happens when AI is put in positions where its "decisions" h

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Jan 16th, 2024 49m 59s

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Brendan Graham Dempsey | Understanding Metamodernism

Dec 18th, 2023 1h 34m

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Rafe Kelley | Training Our Bodies to Pursue the Highest Good

Dec 5th, 2023 2h 2m

Rafe Kelley, founder of Evolve Move Play, discusses the transformative benefits of physical fitness and embodied spiritual disciplines. He shares about his unique upbringing in the counterculture and how it has shaped his current interest in an

Dru Johnson | Is Darwin and the Bible Telling the Same Story?

Nov 20th, 2023 1h 44m

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Do Christians Have to Believe Young Earth Creationism? (VIDEO EPISODE)

Nov 14th, 2023 18m 53s

For the video of the episode on YouTube:https://youtu.be/R0dKco1cDw4?si=Um0PpY96DJ0mOWIJI made this video to help those who, like me, come from church or Christian school contexts where Young Earth Creationism has been treated as the only w

Metamodernism & The Meaning of Sigma Male Culture | A Conversation with Theohopracy

Nov 7th, 2023 1h 37m

Today's episode was recorded during a livestream with the Irish, Gen Z theology YouTuber extraordinaire- THEOHOPRACY.Theohopracy invited me on to discuss metamodernism, the Patrick Bateman meme / "sigma male" internet culture, and why there's

Halloween: God & The Universal Monsters

Oct 31st, 2023 14m 31s

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Metamodernism, Part 4 | Metamodern Christianity?

Oct 24th, 2023 40m 20s

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Video Episode: Metamodernism & Creed

Oct 10th, 2023 15m 12s

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Metamodernism, Part 3 | The Metamodern Hero’s Journey

Sep 18th, 2023 1h 4m

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Metamodernism, Part 2 | A Longing for Mundane Transcendence

Aug 29th, 2023 1h 2m

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Aug 15th, 2023 56m 50s

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Oppenheimer: Christopher Nolan, Nihilism, and the Human Condition

Jul 24th, 2023 1h

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The Secretly Growing Seed

Jul 11th, 2023 40m 45s

Why the rule of God doesn't look like what we might expect.____If you find this podcast helpful and want to see it continue ad-free, would you consider becoming a supporter on Patreon?You're not only supporting this podcast, but you are al

Navigating Political Divisions Among Christians

Jun 27th, 2023 39m 35s

Have you felt an increasing sense of division and hostility with other Christians over politics in the last few years? You're not alone.Political polarization is affecting many, if not most, church communities in America on some level.So wha

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Jun 13th, 2023 2h 22m

This episode originally aired in December of 2021.In this episode, I'm joined by Paul VanderKlay and John Vervaeke for a discussion on what the word "God" means and why we all should want to move past common Christian vs. atheist debates

Evolution & The Slain Lamb

Jun 6th, 2023 1h 1m

In this episode, we'll explore connections between theology and science as we examine the often neglected role that cooperation plays in evolution.Is God's supposedly "good" creation governed by violent competition or by cruciform cooperatio

Parker Settecase | Is God Writing a Good Story?

May 16th, 2023 1h 30m

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