Theology Unpacked

You’re listening to Branch 2 – Prophecy and Promise, Part 2: The End of the World. This is Episode 7: Apocalypse Still Now In this episode of Theology Unpacked, Dr John Moffatt SJ explores Teilhard de Chardin’s 20th-century interpretation of Christian theology, integrating evolutionary theory into the biblical vision of Creation. 📧  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for regular updates⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , including f...

You’re listening to Branch 2 – Prophecy and Promise, Part 2: The End of the World. This is Episode 6: Imagining the New World In this episode of Theology Unpacked, Dr John Moffatt SJ explores how St. Thomas Aquinas made sense of the idea of resurrection of the body and the new creation, and the political dimensions of apocalyptic thought throughout the ages. 📧  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for regular updat...

You’re listening to Branch 2 – Prophecy and Promise, Part 2: The End of the World. This is Episode 5: Thinking through the Apocalypse In this episode of Theology Unpacked, Dr John Moffatt SJ explores some of the strategies in ancient Christianity and Judaism to create a credible narrative of the end-time. He examines Paul’s explanations of resurrection and the end of the world, using imagery from...

You’re listening to Branch 2 – Prophecy and Promise, Part 2: The End of the World. This is Episode 4: Purgatory and the Journey of the Soul In this episode of Theology Unpacked, Dr John Moffatt SJ explores the theological concept of Purgatory, tracing its evolution in Christian thought and practice. It examines how the idea, though absent from New Testament texts, influenced by Greek philosophy, J...

You’re listening to Branch 2 – Prophecy and Promise, Part 2: The End of the World. This is Episode 3: Judgement and the Cosmos In this episode, Dr John explores the judgment of individuals and judgment of the World , referencing contributions from Greek philosophers, Plato and Stoic to these concepts. Jewish and Christian writings of the period, including the New Testament and apocalyptic works li...

You’re listening to Branch 2 – Prophecy and Promise, Part 2: The End of the World. This is Episode 2: Last Things Dr John Moffatt SJ in this episode of “Theology Unpacked”, explored the Book of Daniel Chapter 7 to 12 in its context and how later generations, the early Christians interprets the text and identifies Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of Man. 📧  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for regular updates⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ,...

You’re listening to Branch 2 – Prophecy and Promise, Part 2: The End of the World. This is Episode 1: The End of the World Becomes Theology Dr John Moffatt SJ in this episode of “Theology Unpacked”, discusses the historical context for the Book of Daniel and a new prophetic language of the "End of the World", focusing on how historical traumas shaped Jewish theological thinking.  It expl...

You’re listening to Branch 2 – Prophecy and Promise, Part 1: The Month of the Dead. This is Episode 4: So Who Are We? Dr John Moffatt SJ in this episode of “Theology Unpacked”, looks at the evolving views of positive understandings of human self-hood and its story in contemporary thought and their compatibility with classical Christian beliefs. 📧  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for regular updates⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , includin...

You’re listening to Branch 2 – Prophecy and Promise, Part 1: The Month of the Dead. This is Episode 3: Modern Challenges to the Soul: Evolution and Psychology In this episode of “Theology Unpacked”, Dr John Moffatt SJ engages with modern challenges to classical theological ideas about the soul and its survival after death. 📧  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for regular updates⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , including follow-up study days!...

You’re listening to Branch 2 – Prophecy and Promise, Part 1: The Month of the Dead. This is Episode 2: Bodies and Souls In this episode of “Theology Unpacked”, Dr John Moffatt SJ explores some philosophical beliefs about soul and body integrated into Jewish, Christian and Muslim theology and their modern variants. 📧  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for regular updates⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , including follow-up study days! 📚 ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠...

You're listening to Branch 2 Prophecy and Promise, Part 1 The Month of the Dead. This is episode 1: Who are we? Death and the Afterlife This podcast episode of "Theology Unpacked", Dr John Moffatt SJ explores philosophical and theological views on death, the afterlife, and the soul. Starting with Catholic practices in November, which we dedicate Masses on the 2nd November especially...

In this prelude of Season 2, Dr John Moffatt SJ introduces the themes of death, resurrection, and the anticipation of Advent and Christmas within Christian theology. He emphasises the importance of exploring complex theological concepts not just intellectually, but also as matters deeply tied to personal faith and existential questions. 📧  ⁠⁠⁠Sign up for regular updates⁠⁠⁠⁠ , including follow-up...

In this episode, Dr John Moffatt SJ’s discussion on Christian Creation Theology examines various perspectives on life’s meaning, justice, and environmental responsibility, contrasting secular worldviews like Epicureanism and Marxism with Christian teachings. He highlights that creation is inherently good and that both the Old and New Testaments advocate justice and care for the marginalised. Drawi...

In this podcast episode of the "Theology Unpacked", Dr John Moffatt SJ discusses modern Christian interpretations of creation, beginning with an analysis of the Book of Genesis and how to interpret it responsibly without literalism. It outlines the importance of understanding biblical text within its historical context, as encouraged by both ancient and modern theological perspectives. Dr John Mof...

In this episode of "The Science of Creation," Dr John Moffat SJ examines how Jewish and Christian traditions have used prophetic and allegorical readings to reinterpret ancient texts in light of new cultural and philosophical ideas. He explains how Jewish and Christian thinkers incorporated Greek philosophy, including insights from Plato, Aristotle, and the Stoics, to deepen their understanding of...

Do take part in our polls! In this Episode of "Theology Unpacked", Dr John Moffatt SJ explored how Jewish thinkers in the centuries before Jesus looked at the Old Testament writings and reinterpreted them in new and sometimes conflicting ways, influenced by their historical context and by engagement with Greek philosophical culture. Two views of creation emerged: one in which God creates the world...

Do take part in our polls! In this episode of Theology Unpacked, Dr John Moffatt SJ takes us on another journey for a best guess at author meanings for Genesis 2-3. Adding more cultural connections and myth as a parable of contemporary history! . 📧 ⁠⁠Sign up for regular updates⁠⁠⁠ , including follow-up study days! 📚 ⁠⁠ ⁠Explore the wide range of reading materials⁠⁠⁠ in the Heythrop Library 🤓 ⁠⁠...

Do take part in our polls! In this episode of Theology Unpacked, Dr John Moffatt SJ takes us on a journey to guess intelligently what author(s) meaning for Genesis 1 and connections with ancient Middle-Eastern narratives. What is a myth? . 📧 ⁠⁠Sign up for regular updates⁠⁠⁠ , including follow-up study days! 📚 ⁠⁠ ⁠Explore the wide range of reading materials⁠⁠⁠ in the Heythrop Library 🤓 ⁠⁠Join on...

In this episode, Dr John Moffatt SJ explores some current ideas in biblical scholarship about the turbulent historical context of exile and restoration in which the Genesis texts were written. . 📧 ⁠Sign up for regular updates⁠⁠ , including follow-up study days! 📚 ⁠⁠ Explore the wide range of reading materials⁠⁠ in the Heythrop Library 🤓 ⁠Join online or in-person courses⁠⁠ at the London Jesuit C...

In this podcast, Dr John Moffatt SJ introduces the texts of Genesis 1 and 2-3 and a simple working theory of interpretation: reader meaning and author meaning. . 📧 Sign up for regular updates⁠ , including follow-up study days on your branch of interest! 📚 ⁠Explore the wide range of reading materials⁠ in the Heythrop Library 🤓 Join online or in-person courses⁠ at the London Jesuit Centre . If yo...

Dr John Moffatt SJ shares the story behind producing the Heythrop Institute's new podcast "Theology Unpacked".