Speakeasy Theology (private feed for csadosky7@gmail.com)

Where Can I Flee From Your Presence?

In what is probably my favorite episode to date, my daughter, Zoë, joins the crew to discuss heaven and hell, time and eternity, dreams, angels, sin, grief, submission, Judas, and the hope of a final judgment. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

Jacob Have I Loved, Esau Is How I Loved Him

Fr Christopher, Fr Bill, and I discuss this Sunday’s readings, exploring the meaning of the struggle between Jacob and Esau, Isaac and Rebekah, the difference between living after the flesh and living in the Spirit, and why the parable of the sower does means something different from what we’ve assumed. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

The Rumors of Disenchantment Are Greatly Exaggerated

In this episode, I talk with Dale Allison, Professor of New Testament at Princeton University, about angels and demons, the mysterious and the paranormal, the wild complexity of human awareness and knowledge, prayer, the experience of God—and Chuck E Cheese. You can order Dr Allison’s Encountering Mystery here. You can read more about him and his work here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

"The Weaver-God, He Weaves"

Scott Yarbrough, Professor of English at Charleston Southern University, is a leading “Cormackian.” In this episode, he talks with me about the theological woundedness of McCarthy’s characters and readers, compares McCarthy to Flannery O’Connor, and considers why and how pastors and theologians should read fiction. Scott hosts two podcasts: Reading McCarthy and Great American Novel. You can follow him on Twitter and read more about his scholarly work here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

How (Not) to Speak of Trauma

In this episode, Bill Buker, Senior Professor of Counseling at Oral Roberts University, talks with me about the meaning of trauma, the bonding power of shared weakness, the difference between transparency and vulnerability, and the crucial role imagination plays in resilience, recovery, and renewal. You can read more about Bill and his work here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe