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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#2333 - The Other Evangelicals: Isaac B. Sharp 13.08.2023 1:05:35

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

#2332 - Survival is Just the Beginning: Kelly J. Baker [Rebroadcast] 06.08.2023 1:00:18

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

#2331 - A Landscape Loud with Lament and Loss: Kelley Nikondeha [Rebroadcast] 30.07.2023 1:01:07

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

#2330 - Seeing and Believing: Ellen T. Armour 23.07.2023 58:56

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

#2329 - Jill Hicks-Keeton and Cavan Concannon - The Politics of Biblical Interpretation 16.07.2023 59:05

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

#2328 - The Life of Sojourner Truth - Nancy Koester 09.07.2023 1:01:27

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

#2327 - Practice of the Presence: Carmen Acevedo Butcher [Rebroadcast] 02.07.2023 1:05:14

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

#2326 - Extravagant Inefficiency: Adam Bucko 25.06.2023 59:47

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

#2325 - Deep Friendships Across Difference: Susan Bigelow Reynolds 18.06.2023 1:02:11

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

#2324 - The Importance of Hope: John Blake 11.06.2023 1:00:16

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

#2323 - Parables for the Queer Soul: Rolf R. Nolasco, Jr. [Rebroadcast] 04.06.2023 1:01:01

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

#2322 - The Gift of Sabbath Across Faith Traditions: Martin Doblmeier 28.05.2023 1:00:45

Filmmaker Martin Doblmeier returns to Things Not See to discuss his wonderful new documentary, Sabbath, available now from Journey Films Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#2321 - An Invitation to Joy: Daniel J. Denk 21.05.2023 57:45

Our guest Daniel J. Denk invites us on a journey to explore the shape and possibility of human flourishing, as he discusses his recent book, An Invitation to Joy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#2320 - A Call to Action for the Marginalized - Miguel De La Torre 14.05.2023 59:35

Professor Miguel De La Torre returns to Things Not Seen to discuss his recent book, Resisting Apartheid America Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#2319 - The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race: Mary-Jane Rubenstein 07.05.2023 1:02:39

Over the past decades, America and other nations have ceded the mantle of space exploration to private firms and the wealthy buccaneers who run them. Our guest Mary-Jane Rubenstein helps us understand what we have sought to gain from such a Faustian bargain, and what we have lost. We talk about her recent book Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race. Learn more about your ad...

#2318 - An Imagery of Infinite Possibility: David Dark [Rebroadcast] 30.04.2023 1:03:38

Author and educator David Dark returns to Things Not Seen to discuss the reframed and expanded edition of his book, Life's Too Short to Pretend You're Not Religious. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#2317 - The Psychology of Christian Nationalism: Pamela Cooper-White 23.04.2023 1:03:35

Our guest, Union Theological Seminary professor Pamela Cooper-White, discusses how to overcome the polarization that has gripped American communities, both politically and religiously Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#2316 - Ensure the Pages Are Worthy: Cole Arthur Riley [Rebroadcast] 16.04.2023 59:36

Our guest, Cole Arthur Riley, talks to us about her brilliant recent book, This Here Flesh, which weaves together four generations of lived experience into a book that is both a theological meditation and a memoir of loss and liberation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#2315 - What is Worthy of Your Finitude? J. Aaron Simmons 09.04.2023 1:07:43

We are delighted to welcome back to the show our guest, philosopher J. Aaron Simmons. He talks about his ongoing project, Camping with Kierkegaard, and the ways he is trying to bring philosophical reflection into public conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#2314 - Beauty Moves the Human Heart: Nichole M. Flores [Rebroadcast] 02.04.2023 1:00:59

In her recent book, The Aesthetics of Solidarity, our guest, professor Nichole M. Flores, explores how Our Lady of Guadalupe has been used as a symbol in democratic campaigns ranging from the Chicano movement and United Farm Workers' movements to contemporary calls for just immigration reform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#2313 - Quick to Listen, Slow to Speak: Jon Ward 26.03.2023 57:39

Our guest, journalist Jon Ward, talks to us about his recent book, Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement That Failed a Generation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#2312 - The Sacred Just Beneath the Surface - Barbara Mahany 19.03.2023 58:00

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

#2311 - The Priest for the People with Problems: Dawn Eden Goldstein 12.03.2023 1:04:50

Our guest Dawn Eden Goldstein discusses her new book. which tells the story of Father Ed Dowling, SJ, the Jesuit priest who helped to spread the word about Alcoholics Anonymous. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#2310 - The Church's Mission in a Polarized World: Fr. Robert Aaron Wessman, 05.03.2023 1:02:40

Our guest, Fr. R. Aaron Wessman, invites listeners to consider how to cross over the many barriers our culture puts up between us. He discusses his recent book, The Church's Mission in a Polarized World. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#2309 - The Virtue Field: Eric Bowman on Harriet Tubman 26.02.2023 58:23

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