Things Not Seen

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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#1604a - The Seven Last Words of Jesus: Fr. James Martin, SJ [Rebroadcast] 24.04.2017 51:43

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. W...

#1601a - A Ministry of Accompaniment: Marge Nykaza [Rebroadcast] 17.04.2017 48:58

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

#1419a - Forgiving a Killer: Jeanne Bishop [Rebroadcast] 14.04.2017 49:01

On Palm Sunday in 1990, attorney Jeanne Bishop received a phone call with the news that three members of her family - including her sister - had been brutally murdered. We take the full hour of our show this week to hear Bishop's account of her twenty-five-year journey towards forgiveness and reconciliation with her sister's killer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#1506a - Bringing the Word to Life: Curt Cloninger [Rebroadcast] 27.03.2017 48:55

This hour we revisit our interview with 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

The Lazarus Perspective: Rev. Jason Micheli 19.03.2017 49:27

Jason Micheli has cancer, and its not going away. His recent book, Cancer is Funny, is an honest, heartfelt reckoning with the reality of mortality and the Gospel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#1508 - Truth Box Tune Up: Nancy Ellen Abrams [Rebroadcast] 16.03.2017 49:27

We revisit our award-winning 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. In 2016 this episode won a national award for excellence in radio and podcasting from the Religion News Association. Learn more about your a...

#1622a - The Invisible Bestseller: Kenneth Briggs [Rebroadcast] 06.03.2017 49:27

Kenneth Briggs went on a road trip to discover the condition of the Bible in America. What he found may surprise you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#1417a - A Zeal for History: Reza Aslan [Rebroadcast] 26.02.2017 49:25

We revisit our 2014 interview with Reza Aslan. In early March, Aslan will premiere "Believer," a new documentary series on CNN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#1401a - Emerging, Emergence, Emergent: Phyllis Tickle [Rebroadcast] 20.02.2017 49:24

We're rebroadcasting our 2014 interview with the late 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 fr...

#1518a - The Gospel Is Personal, Never Private: Jim Wallis [Rebroadcast] 12.02.2017 49:06

We revisit our 2015 interview with Jim Wallis, founder of Sojourners. We discuss his recent book, America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#1604a - Rethinking the Church in the 21st Century: Diana Butler Bass [Rebroadcast] 09.02.2017 49:06

We revisit our far-ranging conversation with Diana Butler Bass. Her recent book Grounded: Finding God in the World--A Spiritual Revolution is now out in paperback Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#1701 - Evangelizing Lebanon: Dr. Melanie Trexler 01.02.2017 55:05

We speak with Melanie Trexler about her new book, which looks at the history of Baptist mission work in the Near East Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#1512a - The Fear of Islam: Dr. Todd Green [Rebroadcast] 22.01.2017 45:59

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

#1513a - Soul Repair: Rev. Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock 15.01.2017 45:59

We speak to Rita Nakashima Brock, one of the scholars working on the issue of moral injury and co-author of the book Soul Repair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#1515am - Civic Virtue: John Danforth on Religion and Politics 08.01.2017 45:59

For our first radio broadcast, we revisit a conversation with Senator John Danforth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#1625 - An Interfaith Ecology: Rev. Brian Sauder 29.12.2016 52:07

Faith In Place works across Illinois to empower congregations to care for our common environment. We talk to their Executive Director, Rev. Brian Sauder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#1201 - Women in Ministry: Stacy Smith [Rebroadcast] 08.12.2016 43:49

This week, we revisit our FIRST EVER EPISODE, with the Rev. Dr. Stacy Smith. She is the author of Bless Her Heart:Life as a Young Clergy Woman, and she is the former editor of Church Health Reader magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#1514b - Tales from Pakistan: Saadia Faruqi [Rebroadcast] 05.12.2016 54:04

We revisit our 2015 interview with Pakistani-American author Saadia Faruqi The power of narrative to create understanding and empathy is well known. Pakistani-American author Saadia Faruqi has written a new book of short stories, Brick Walls, that brings us seven stories that introduce American readers to the people and the land of her birth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

#1626 - Report from Standing Rock: Taylor Gould 26.11.2016 55:09

We speak to seminary student Taylor Gould about her recent visit to the Standing Rock site, where hundreds of pastors converged to support the resistance efforts of the Native Americans who call themselves the "Water Protectors" at the Dakota Access Pipeline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#1624 - Called to the Contrast: Noel W. Sterett 16.11.2016 55:07

Chicago attorney Noel W. Sterett fights for religious liberties for those of all faiths, as a way of expressing his Christian witness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#1623 - Avoiding Pastor Burnout: Rev. Jolene Bergstrom Carlson 06.11.2016 55:09

Rev. Jolene Bergstrom Carlson is executive director of Ministry mentors, a nationwide network of pastors supporting pastors through peer mentoring. We talk as well with Rev. Carlson about her own journey that brought her to this work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#1622 - The Invisible Bestseller: Kenneth Briggs 31.10.2016 55:09

Kenneth Briggs went on a road trip to discover the condition of the Bible in America. What he found may surprise you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#1621 - Rabbi in the Whirlwind: Niles Elliot Goldstein 23.10.2016 55:11

Our guest, Rabbi Niles Goldstein, is the author of ten books. His new book, Eight Questions of Faith, is part memoir and part scriptural investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#1619 - Education for Dignity and Opportunity: Glenn Wilke 17.10.2016 55:11

The Midtown Educational Foundation has been helping low-income students in Chicago graduate from high school and enter college since 1965 through a series of summer and after-school programs. This week we speak with Glenn Wilke, Midtown's executive director, about the blessings he has seen in his many years with the program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#1620 - The Faithful Futility: Mark Osler 09.10.2016 55:10

Mark Osler's journey has led him from fierce prosecution of drug offenders to arguing for clemency and leniency. He is the author of the new book, Prosecuting Jesus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices