Deep Talks: Exploring Theology and Meaning Making
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
In our dis-enchanted secular age, many of us struggle to believe in "spiritual" entities and powers. In fact, only 4 out of 10 Americans believe that "spiritual beings" exist, yet many people believe in "hyper-objects" like systemic racism, the stock market, climate change, or the "deep state." Are there any points of commonality between this relatively new philosophical concept called "hyper-objects" and the ancient, biblical notion of cosmic spiritual powers?
In today's episode, we'll explore the concept of hyper-objects, cosmic spiritual powers in the writings of the Apostle Paul, and how C.S. Lewis' "Space Trilogy" might help us remain open to there being more going on in reality than we usually like to admit in our Western, post-Enlightenment culture.
The discussion between Paul Vander Klay & John Vervaeke mentioned in today's episode is available to watch here:
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Ep 59: Andy Squyres- Apocalyptic Art & The Unveiling of the Invisible God
Ep 58: Reconstruction Stories- The Psychedelic Christian? Paul Risse
Ep 57: Reconstruction Stories- Rick Guttersohn, LLMSW
Ep 56: How to do Theology While Binging Pop Culture
Embrace the Threshing Floor (A brief encouragement during this Coronavirus pandemic)
Ep 55: The Plague & The Crucified God
Ep 54: An Easy Bible Mistake That Keeps Us From Seeing Jesus
Ep 53: Ecclesiastes-Making Meaning Out of the Meaningless
Ep 52: Is 1 Corinthians 3 talking about purgatory? Did Paul believe in purgatory? (Patreon Q&A)
Ep 51: Justin Brierley- From Richard Dawkins to Jordan Peterson. The Shifting Conversation about God and Religion
Ep 50: The Problem of Evil (Part 9)- Objections to Molinism, Christians Creating Suffering, & the Rise of Natural Theology
Ep 49: Jen Meyerson- The Middle East, War, & Hope
Ep 48: The Problem of Evil (Part 8)- A Strange, Wonderful Molinist Life? Molinism Explained
Ep 47: The Problem of Evil (Part 7)- Martin Luther, John Calvin, & Evil as the Alien Acts of God
Ep 46: The Problem of Evil (Part 6)- Aquinas, Evil, & The Existence of God
Ep 45: The Problem of Evil (Part 5)- Will Evil Ever End? Do We Get Sinful Souls from Sex? Do We Have Free Will? (Gregory of Nyssa & Augustine)
Ep 44: The Problem of Evil (Part 4)- Third Century Theodicies (Tertullian, Plotinus, Origen)
Ep 43: The Problem of Evil (Part 3)- The Gnostic Matrix & the Early Church Fathers
Ep 42: The Problem of Evil (Part 2)- Fallen Angel Backstories, Nephilim Legends, & Cosmic Conflict in the Bible & Dead Sea Scrolls.
Ep 41: The Problem of Evil (Part 1)- Intro & Job
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