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Things Not Seen Podcast

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"Things Not Seen" talks with people of faith who are working to make sense of why we are here and how we can all live together despite our deep differences in belief. The show is hosted by Dr. David Dault, and features guests from a broad spectrum of public life, with in-depth conversations about real struggles at the intersection of faith and culture.
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#1601 - A Ministry of Accompaniment: Marge Nykaza

Marge Nykaza is the founder and director of Harmony, Hope and Healing - a ministry to homeless and under-resourced families across the Chicago area. The most visible part of the ministry is choral groups composed of the homeless - but as Nykaza points out, their work is much more about the soul repair, which happens through the music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 03, 2016•54 min

#1604 - The Seven Last Words of Jesus: Fr. James Martin, SJ

Around the world, Catholic and Protestant Christians are making preparations for Holy Week, a series of worship services leading up Easter, the day that Christians proclaim Jesus Christ was raised from the dead. During the day known as Good Friday,there is a tradition in many Christian communities to reflect on a series of phrases known as the "Seven Last Words" of Jesus as he hung on the cross. We speak with Fr. James Martin about his new book, Seven Last Words, a collection of his meditations ...

Mar 20, 2016•57 min

#1520 - Tastes of the Divine: Michelle Voss-Roberts

We explore the new field of comparative theology as we discuss Professor Voss-Roberts's award-winning new book, Tastes of the Divine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 13, 2016•54 min

#1519 - The Synod on the Family: Peter Steinfels

We talk to longtime Commonweal editor Peter Steinfels about the recent Synod on the Family, and its implications for both Catholics and Protestants Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 21, 2016•54 min

#1516 - There by Grace: Nadia Bolz-Weber

Tattoos, foul language, and a heart for the Gospel. Pastor and author Nadia Bolz-Weber talks about her new book, Accidental Saints, and the centrality of grace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 10, 2015•57 min

#1514 - Stories from Pakistan: Saadia Faruqi

An interview with Pakistani-American author Saadia Faruqi about her new book of short stories, Brick Walls Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 15, 2015•54 min

#1515 - Civic Virtue: John Danforth on Religion and Politics

In his new book, The Relevance of Religion, John Danforth argues that the voices of people of faith are needed today in the public square. Danforth is the former US Senator from Missouri, and he served as both attorney general and US Ambassador to the United Nations. He is also an ordained Episcopal priest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 19, 2015•54 min

#1513 - Soul Repair: Rita Nakashima Brock

We speak to Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock about the healing after moral injury; Producer Katie Klocksin shares a piece with us about a church struggling with questions of public witness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 08, 2015•1 hr 7 min

#1203b - Holy Solitude: Robert Rhodes [REBROADCAST]

We're revisiting our 2012 interview with Robert Rhodes. In 1995, Robert Rhodes and his family sold most of their possessions ans went to live on the Minnesota prairie in religious seclusion. Rhodes had gone to live among the Hutterites, a 500 year old religious movement centered on communal ownership of property, radical pacifism, and an intense fervor for the Gospel. By 2002, Rhodes and his family had left the Hutterites. He chronicles his six years there in the book Nightwatch: An Inquiry into...

Sep 03, 2015•54 min

#1512 - The Fear of Islam: Todd Green

Todd Green returns to our show to discuss his new book, The Fear of Islam: an Introduction to Islamophobia in the West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 02, 2015•54 min

#1309 - My Job is to Love: Carl McColman (REBROADCAST)

We revisit our 2013 interview with Christian contemplative, Carl McColman. We talk about his spiritual journey, and his work writing about the mystical tradition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 26, 2015•54 min

#1205 - The Bible Does Not Exist: Timothy K. Beal [REBROADCAST]

We're revisiting a 2012 interview with Tim Beal, author of The Rise and Fall of the Bible. At the time, the title of this episode got us into all kinds of trouble with our sponsors. David Dault talks a bit about that in the introduction to the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 06, 2015•54 min

#1216b - Vatican II at Fifty [REBROADCAST]

This is a rebroadcast of a 2012 interview with Fr. Cinquegrani. October 11, 2012, marked the 50th anniversary of the opening convocation of the Second Vatican Council. Called by Pope John XXIII, the decisions made at the council affected every aspect of theology and worship within the Church. In the wake of Vatican II, the Catholic Church began to worship in native languages, reaffirmed the centrality of the Bible in the life of the faithful, and began to reach out to the modern world and those ...

Jun 17, 2015•57 min•Season 12Ep. 16

#1511 - The DNA of America: Rev. Jesse Jackson

A conversation with noted civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, looking back on 50 years since the marches in Selma, and looking forward to what is yet to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 07, 2015•54 min

#1509 - The New Jim Crow: Michelle Alexander

Michelle Alexander's work examines the hidden structures of control exerted by our criminal justice system, and the effects this control has particularly on minority populations in America. Hew 2010 book, The New Jim Crow, set the tone of the conversation for understanding recent events in race relations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 20, 2015•54 min

#1508 - Fine-Tuning Our Truth Box: Nancy Ellen Abrams

We talk with Nancy Ellen Abrams, author of A God That Could Be Real: Spirituality, Science, and the Future of Our Planet, about new discoveries in cosmology and their profound effect on our understanding of the universe and religion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 05, 2015•52 min

#1401b - Emerging, Emergence, Emergent: Phyllis Tickle (Rebroadcast)

We're rebroadcasting our 2014 interview with Phyllis Tickle. In our conversation we explore the idea that our culture has been shaped by roughly 500-year cycles, which have helped define our major religious traditions for the past two millennia. According to Tickle, our present epoch - referred to by some as "The Great Emergence" - has the potential to yield a new Christianity distinct from Protestantism, Catholicism, and Orthodoxy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 29, 2015•52 min

#1507 - See For Yourself: Jennifer Grace Bird

We speak to biblical scholar Jennifer Grace bird about her new book, Permission Granted: Take the Bible into Your Own Hands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 22, 2015•52 min

#1208b - Rama, Sita, and Me: Nina Paley REBROADCAST

In 2012, David Dault interviewed artist, cartoonist, and animator Nina Paley, creator of the 86-minute animated film, Sita Sings the Blues. We are rebroadcasting the full interview this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 16, 2015•52 min

#1506 - Bringing the Word to Life: Curt Cloninger

This hour we speak to actor and director Curt Cloninger, who has spent 30 years traveling the country performing thoughtful and thought-provoking one-man shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 08, 2015•52 min

#1505 - Poetry and Silence: Judith Valente

Our host David Dault speaks with award-winning poet, author, and journalist Judith Valente. We discuss her career as a religion reporter, as well as her explorations of modern monasticism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 01, 2015•52 min

#1214 - The Dance of Faiths: John Thatamanil - Rebroadcast

We revisit our 2012 interview with Union Theological Seminary professor John Thatamanil.Theologian and professor John J. Thatamanil discusses the growing field of "religious pluralism" - where the boundaries of "religion" are loosened and faith traditions are encouraged to mix and blend. While a controversial concept to some, Thatamanil insists that theologies of religious pluralism are simply exploring the reality of religious mixture that has always been happening, whether we admit it or not. ...

Feb 22, 2015•52 min

#1223 - American Secularism: Jacques Berlinerblau

This week we revisit a 2012 conversation with Jacques Berlinerblau about his book, How to be Secular; Katie Lynn Murphy files a report from China Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 08, 2015•52 min

#1504 - Feminism and Religion: Gina Messina-Dysert

A frank conversation about the experience of women in religious communities and in academia with our guest, Dr. Gina Messina-Dysert - one of the founders of the blog Feminism and Religion. Also on the show, Katy Scrogin reviews Ted A Smith's new book, Weird John Brown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 01, 2015•53 min
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