Rabbi Neal Rose and Jamie Howison in conversation around how the Jewish and Christian traditions have read and understood the story of Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son Isaac, as told in Genesis 22:1-19.
Dec 20, 2011•1 hr 1 min
Ignatius Mabasa is a writer, “gospoet” and dub poet based in Harare, Zimbabwe. In this edition of ideaExchange he leads us on an exploration of story-telling, poetry and the life of faith.
Jan 18, 2011•1 hr 13 min
Jamie Howison offers one of the periodic explanations common to saint benedict's table that help us make sense of our liturgical practice and symbols. It is an “instructed Eucharist”.
Oct 18, 2010•29 min
Well-known author and teacher Mark Burch, looks beyond our collision course toward economic and ecological collapse and challenges us to consider ways to find an alternative pathway of personal, spiritual and cultural development.
Jul 13, 2010•1 hr 2 min
Stuart Taylor, the Executive Director of International Development Enterprises Canada, shares his passion for markets that work for low-income customers and producers in the poorer parts of the world.
Mar 16, 2010•58 min
Author and university professor Gerry Bowler and publisher Aiden Enns tug and pull at what it means to celebrate Christmas.
Dec 22, 2009•50 min
Dr. Christopher Holmes, a professor of theology at Providence Seminary, considers Bonhoeffer’s view of ethics; a view which challenges many of the assumptions we think of what makes for an ethical life.
Nov 30, 2009•31 min
The second - and final - installment in the discussion about the Christian music subculture and the place of the church in the cultivation of the arts.
Jul 02, 2009•39 min
Andrew Beaujon - author of Body Piercing Saved My Life - in conversation with musicians, students and interested church people about the Christian music subculture and the place of the church in the cultivation of the arts.
Jun 24, 2009•40 min
Using a series of poems by the monk-poet Kilian McDonnell and music created by an ensemble led by Gord Johnson, we unpacked the parable of the Prodigal Son in a dramatically new way.
Jun 17, 2009•28 min
In this previously unheard 2005 ideaExchange presentation, Jamie Howison examines how C.S. Lewis' books - and specifically The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - reflect a theological view of substantial depth and nuance.
Jun 10, 2009•40 min
A 9-year-old interview of Capon conducted by Jamie Howison: topics range over a book recently published by Capon and his views on Biblical imagery.
Jun 03, 2009•45 min
Bramwell Ryan offers an analysis of the current situation, and an invitation to the church to begin to imagine how this shifting media reality might actually offer fresh opportunities for the shaping of the culture in which we live.
May 25, 2009•1 hr 12 min
Kara Mandryk, of Providence College, examines if we can we reframe and adopt the three primary monastic vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in an effort to live more monastically.
Apr 08, 2009•1 hr 1 min
Dr Christopher Holmes, a professor of theology at Providence Seminary, explores what drove Dietrich Bonhoeffer to join the plot to kill Hitler, and to disavow his pacifist convictions.
Jan 16, 2009•1 hr 2 min
On the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht, Dr Christopher Holmes of Providence College reminds us that God's claim upon us is real and challenging... even dangerously so.
Nov 25, 2008•18 min
Dr. Pierre Gilbert of Canadian Mennonite University walks us into the world of the demonic and guides us through the twin perils of total unbelief and a kind of unhealthy over belief.
Nov 10, 2008•1 hr 4 min
Jamie Howison examines jazz musician John Coltrane's search for truth.
Oct 09, 2008•58 min
An exploration of the ups and downs of international aid, with Stu Clark of the Canadian Food Grains Bank, became an absorbing discussion about food, food policy and the huge changes that are coming - both voluntary and forced. This is a reposting test.
Feb 05, 2008•1 hr 11 min
Dr. Calvin Seerveld, a prolific author and for years a specialist in Philosophical Aesthetics at the graduate Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto, challenged us with a stirring sermon at saint benedict's table, September 23, 2007.
Oct 12, 2007•24 min
Why bother with the church? Rev. David Widdicombe, rector of St Margaret's Anglican Church in Winnipeg, gives us a backgrounder on why it's probably not the church that is broken, but rather it is us.
Oct 10, 2007•1 hr 5 min
Drawing on years in the international relief and development field, John Longhurst looks at the sometimes messy intersection of human need, fund raising and donor fatigue.
Oct 10, 2007•1 hr 10 min
Quirks and qualities of the Anglican church with Jamie Howison
Aug 29, 2007•1 hr 4 min
Making room for dissent: the theological tradition of the Anglican church with Jamie Howison
Aug 29, 2007•46 min
Walk through the communion service with Jamie Howison and discover why we do things the way we do.
Aug 29, 2007•55 min
The spiritual tradition within Anglicanism: the second in a series exploring the Anglican church with Jamie Howison
Apr 06, 2007•49 min
The church not founded by Henry VIII: the first in a series exploring the Anglican church with Jamie Howison
Apr 06, 2007•49 min
Jaylene Johnson, a musician and songwriter, examines whether only born-again, CCM-certified types can make a joyful noise unto the Lord? And what is Christian music, anyway?
Dec 22, 2006•1 hr 6 min
Jamie Howison, the priest of saint benedict's table, knows that people of faith face death holding tight to a promise. But how will that promise be delivered? Unfortunately for believers the Bible doesn’t have much to say about that.
Dec 22, 2006•1 hr 3 min
