In his 2022 book, The Magi, our guest Eric Vanden Eykel examines the birth of the Magi story; its enrichments, embellishments, and expansions in apocryphal writing and early Christian preaching; its artistic expressions in catacombs, icons, and paintings and its modern legacy in novels, poetry, and music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our guest Barbara Mahany returns to the show to talk about her wonderful recent book, The Book of Nature Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our guest, Rev. Ronald J. Greer, invites us into the realms of grief and mourning as he discusses his powerful recent book, The Quiet House: Reflections on the Loss of a Spouse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In her recent book, The Love of Thousands, our guest Christine Valters Paintner invites us to consider that angels, saints, and even our departed ancestors support and inspire us throughout our lives, and invite us toward holiness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Professor Timothy Beal returns to Things Not Seen to talk about his recent book, When Time Is Short, which deals with human-made climate catastrophe and the idea of 'palliative hope' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rev. Maryann McKibben Dana returns to our show to talk about her recent book, Hope: A User's Manual. She reflects on the surprising place where hope is often found--in the messiness of our imperfect, flawed, beautiful human bodies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our guest, Celeste Kennel-Shank, tells the intriguing story of the Community of Christ, a church community based in Washington, DC, and its five decades of ministry. We talk about her recent book, What You Sow is a Bare Seed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We speak with Eric Bowman, educator and founder of the Revolution Ethics Project, about his 2022 podcast series, The Virtue Field, which explores the life of anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In his recent book, Cathonomics, our guest Anthony M. Annett draws on economics, Catholic social thought, philosophy, climate science, and psychology to show how readers of all faiths and backgrounds can work together to create a more just economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We welcome back our guest, philosopher and educator David Dark, to talk about his recent book, We Become What We Normalize: What We Owe Each Other in Worlds that Demand Our Silence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our guest, philosopher J. Aaron Simmons, invites listeners to take "risk with direction" in his recent book, Camping with Kierkegaard. In the book, he asks us to consider "what is worthy of our finitude?" and reads the question through the metaphors of outdoor adventure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our guest, Joshua Shepperd, is an expert on the history of radio. His recent book, Shadow of the New Deal, tells the amazing and often surprising story of the rise of public broadcasting in the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our guest, Jennifer Banks, discusses her recent book Natality: Toward a Philosophy of Birth, The book invites us to attend to birth as a challenging and life-affirming reminder of our shared humanity and our capacity for creative renewal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our guest Greg Garrett joins us to discuss his recent book, The Gospel According to James Baldwin: What America's Great Prophet Can Teach Us about Life, Love, and Identity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We welcome Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg to talk about the five steps of repentance, set forth by Moses Maimonides, which form the heart of her recent book, On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Journalist Sarah Stankorb joins us to talk about her powerful book, Disobedient Women: How a Small Group of Faithful Women Exposed Abuse, Brought Down Powerful Pastors, and Ignited an Evangelical Reckoning Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week on Things Not Seen we check in with the hosts of one of our favorite podcasts, Weird Religion. Hosts Brian Doak and Leah Payne look back at five years of producing the show, and look ahead to what religion might mean for us in the decades to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We are joined by Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes to discuss their recent book, Sacred Self-Care: Daily Practices for Nurturing Our Whole Selves. We explore self-care as both a sacred and a subversive practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Artist and cartoonist David Hayward has been using his simple line drawings to convey messages of love and inclusion to those who have felt left out by the Christian faith. We talk about a new collection of his cartoons, called Flip It Like This. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our guest Isaac B. Sharp recovers a history of Evangelical Christianity in America, looking at the various populations who were "left behind" in the Evangelical quest for increased influence in American politics. We talk about his book, The Other Evangelicals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We welcome back Dr. Kelly J. Baker to talk about her amazing and powerful book Final Girl: And Other Essays on Grief, Trauma, and Mental Illness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our guest Kelley Nikondeha invites us to re-read the stories of the Old and New Testament through the lens of the so-called "Fifth Gospel": the lands of Israel and Palestine. Nikondeha encourages us to consider the imperial politics behind the Gospel narratives, both when they were first written, and now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our guest Ellen T. Armour discusses the way the media of photography and video have changed our way of thinking and feeling, and the fundamental nature of our relationships with others. She talks about her recent book, Seeing and Believing: Religion, Digital Visual Culture, and Social Justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our guests, Jill Hicks-Keeton and Cavan Concannon, talk about their recent book, Does Scripture Speak for Itself? The book explores the cultural, ethical, and political aspects of the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our guest Nancy Koester talks about her recent book, We Will Be Free: The Life and Faith of Sojourner Truth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our guest, Dr. Carmen Acevedo Butcher, talks about her powerful translation of Brother Lawrence's The Practice of the Presence, and how she helped this ancient classic find a new voice for contemporary readers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our guest Adam Bucko talks about his recent book, Let Your Heartbreak Be Your Guide, and how we can cultivate a spiritual practice of "curious not-knowing" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Our guest, Professor Susan Bigelow Reynolds, discusses her recent book, People Get Ready: Ritual, Solidarity, and Lived Ecclesiology in Catholic Roxbury Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Award-winning journalist John Blake tells the story of his quest to reconcile with his white mother and the family he’d never met—and how faith brought them all together. He talks with us about his recent book, More Than I Imagined Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In his recent book, Hearts Ablaze: Parables for the Queer Soul, our guest Rolf Nolasco looks at ten selected parables of Jesus, that expand the scope of interpretation of each story to highlight God's extravagant welcome of all people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
