Rutgers Presbyterian Church

Religiosanity

Religion EN ↓ 131 episodes

Talking about religion and keeping our sanity. Knowledge and humour are our best defenses against bigotry. The Rev. Andrew Stehlik, Th. D. (theologian and anthropologist) takes layperson Peter Rinaldi on deep dives into the sources of religious phenomena. We are talking about religion honestly, respectfully and humbly.#Religion #Anthropology #Science #History #antibigotry

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Episodes

Episode 6: Consequences of Monotheism 16.08.2019 32:10

Pastor Andrew Stehlik talks about the effects of monotheism on society, and how the roots of those effects still permeate our faith today.

Episode 5: Malevolent gods 10.08.2019 21:26

There are even some malevolent gods in the Hebrew bible! Pastor Andrew talks about some of the places where these gods, such as Reshef, have been translated out of the text.

Episode 4: Asherah, did YHWH really have a wife? 31.07.2019 26:57

#Asherah #Goddess, #GreatLady, #QueenofHeaven, #MotherofGods, these are all titles for Asherah, the wife of the god El. Pastor Andrew talks about her characteristics and what remnants of her divine persona were carried into the #HebrewBible. Which leads to a conversation about the #genderofGod and divine #androgyny. #Ugarit #Ugaritic #ANE #Semitic #Polytheism #Monotheism

Episode 3: God El, the head of Semitic pantheon 27.07.2019 23:07

In this episode, Pastor Andrew examines the sometimes confusing textual DNA of the Semitic god "El" and how he relates to biblical God, Elohim, Eloah and Allah. We continue observing the process of "monotheisation" of West Semitic religion.

Episode 2: Genesis Of Monotheism In Hebrew Bible 18.07.2019 25:01

The god #Baal (#Baʻal) had his name stripped from the religion of the #HebrewBible, but not many of his characteristics. They remain. In this episode Pastor Andrew talks about how multiple Gods can be detected in the roots of monotheistic religion and how understanding this and #ANE #AncientNearEast #Religion in general can make for a richer approach to life and #faith. And studying these ancient...

Episode 1: 90 Years Of Ugarit 15.07.2019 36:03

90 years ago ancient texts were discovered, a "snapshot" of the city of Ugarit. Rev. Stehlik, Th. D. tells us why we should care about this extremely interesting polytheistic ancient literature, and how studying it helped put him on the road to a more open-minded faith.