We revisit our conversation with filmmaker Martin Doblemeier, whose career has spanned more than three decades and almost three dozen documentaries. He speaks to us about Revolution of the Heart, his new film about Dorothy Day, which aired on PBS earlier this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 20Ep. 802
In her recent book, Good White Racist?, Kerry Connelly names what a lot of liberals are often scared to say: that our addiction to the status quo runs deep, and it's harming all of us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 20Ep. 23
Years ago, Colby Martin found himself on a new path with his faith. Now with his recent book, The Shift, he invites others on the journey to a more welcoming and progressive form of Christianity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 20Ep. 22
Michael McRay knows the power of stories. In his book, I Am Not your Enemy, he draws on his travels to some of the most violent areas of the world to offer stories of hope and transformation in the pursuit of justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 23, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 20Ep. 21
We speak with Kaitlin Curtice about the dualities of being an enrolled citizen of the Potawatomi Nation and someone who has grown up in the Christian faith. Her recent book, Native: Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God, explores these complexities with wit, honesty, and grace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 21, 2020•59 min•Season 20Ep. 20
We welcome back frequent guest Rick Lee James to talk about ministry, music, and Mister Rogers during the COVID-19 pandemic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 15, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 20Ep. 19
Jay Wexler returns to talk about his recent book, Our Non-Christian Nation: How Atheists, Satanists, Pagans, and Others Are Demanding Their Rightful Place in Public Life Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 10, 2020•58 min•Season 20Ep. 18
Our guest Daniel White Hodge returns to Things Not Seen to discuss his recent book, Baptized in Dirty Water: Reimagining the Gospel According to Tupac Amaru Shakur Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 24, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 20Ep. 17
Our guests Ann Duncan and Jacob Goodson are co-editors of the recent anthology, The Universe is Indifferent: Theology, Philosophy, and Mad Men. The book explores issues raised by the popular AMC television show, and its central character, Don Draper.t Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 17, 2020•1 hr•Season 20Ep. 16
Our guest Richard Beck discusses his recent book, Trains, Jesus, and Murder, which explores the many spiritual sides of Johnny Cash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 16, 2020•59 min•Season 20Ep. 7
Our guest Alex Tindal Wiesendanger has spent years studying how grassroots movements can be effective for social change. One of his most important lessons is, start with the Church. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 03, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 20Ep. 15
For more than three decades, Tom Ciesielka has used both faith and passion to guide him in his role as a public relations consultant. We talk about how he balances budgets and belief as a small business owner with a heart for the Gospel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 27, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 20Ep. 14
Jack Jenkins's recent book, American Prophets, maps the complex interplay of progressive political movements and religious communities in America over the past three decades. The result is both wide-ranging and fascinating. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 21, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 20Ep. 13
Dr. Phyllis Zagano is an internationally recognized scholar on the history of the diaconate. In particular, she is an expert on the history of women deacons. We discuss her recent book, Women: Icons of Christ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 20, 2020•58 min•Season 20Ep. 12
We welcome back Josh Goralski to talk about the lessons he has learned after a year of leading his organization, Unlocking Communities, which is changing lives on the impoverished island of Haiti Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 06, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 20Ep. 11
Our guest David Bentley Hart believes that Christians have made a centuries-long error around the question of Hell. His recent book, That All Shall Be Saved, offers a hope-filled correction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 22, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 20Ep. 10
Drawing from deep within the Christian spiritual traditions, our guest Peggy Weber invites listeners to reflect on the fact that, in the eyes of God, they are enough. We discuss her recent book, Enough as You Are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 16, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 20Ep. 6
Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove grew up as a conservative and a Republican. Then he heard the voice of Jesus in a food court on Capitol Hill, and his life shifted to focus on care for the least of these among us. We discuss his recent books, Reconstructing the Gospel, and Revolution of Values Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 15, 2020•59 min•Season 20Ep. 9
Our guest is the filmmaker martin Doblemeier, whose career has spanned more than three decades and almost three dozen documentaries. He speaks to us about Revolution of the Heart, his new film about Dorothy Day, premiering on PBS this month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 02, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 20Ep. 8
Psychologist Robert Wicks has spent his career helping people find their way to authenticity. In his recent book, The Tao of Ordinariness, he shares what he has learned about the journey away from unhealthy individualism and narcissism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 06, 2020•1 hr•Season 20Ep. 5
Rev. Ruth Everhart has made a journey through trauma and abuse, and her powerful story invites readers to explore their own woundedness and healing. We discuss her books, Ruined, and The #MeToo Reckoning. Please note: This episode deals with explicit subjects. TW: rape, sexual harrassment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 30, 2020•59 min•Season 20Ep. 4
Vince Beiser is an award-winning science reporter with an unexpected beat: he chronicles the many ways sand affects our daily lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 23, 2020•58 min•Season 20Ep. 3
Wilson Dickinson brings us a reading of the Gospels that shows us how to transform our lives and our communities in the face of a growing climate crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 13, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 20Ep. 2
We talk with Michael O'Loughlin of America Magazine about the recent podcast series, Plague: Untold Stories of AIDS & the Catholic Church Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 05, 2020•55 min•Season 20Ep. 1
Describing herself as a "recovering holy roller," our guest Meggie Lee Calvin joins us to talk about her recent book, I Am My Own Sanctuary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 29, 2019•59 min•Season 19Ep. 33
Pastor and astrophysicist Paul Wallace returns to our show to talk about his recent book, Love and Quasars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 16, 2019•53 min•Season 19Ep. 32
The recent film The Gate chronicles the early history of the Baha'i faith. We speak with executive producer Steve Sarowitz about the making of the film and the events it portrays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 09, 2019•57 min•Season 19Ep. 31
Gabrielle Earnshaw has spent two decades with the legacy of beloved author Henri Nouwen. She discusses a new edited volume, Following Jesus: Finding Our Way Home in an Age of Anxiety Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 05, 2019•58 min•Season 19Ep. 29
We talk with Professor Stephen Barr about his work in high energy physics, and the possibilities of living a life that mixes scientific rigor with Christian faith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 25, 2019•57 min•Season 19Ep. 30
We go on the road to Southwestern College in Kansas to record a live conversation with philosopher Jacob Goodson and theologian Jackson Lashier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 11, 2019•54 min•Season 19Ep. 28