Episodes

  • Episode 331: The Philosophical Roots of "Wokeism"

    Episode 331: The Philosophical Roots of "Wokeism"
    Jan 9 2025
    In this episode we engage with a talk given by Bishop Robert Barron at the Acton institute. The topic of the address is the philosophical roots of "wokeism." You can listen to the talk here, (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNP3kdBx-Oo) or read a transcript of it here. (https://www.acton.org/religion-liberty/volume-34-number-1/philosophical-roots-wokeism)
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    42 mins
  • Episode 330: The Quest for the Historical Adam

    Episode 330: The Quest for the Historical Adam
    Jan 4 2025
    In this episode we talk about Original Sin and human origins, inspired in part by an essay on the work of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin that appeared in a recent issue of the Christian Century. You can find the article we reference here.. (https://www.christiancentury.org/article/critical-essay/pierre-teilhard-de-chardins-theological-trouble)
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    42 mins
  • Episode 329: A Shocking Faith

    Episode 329: A Shocking Faith
    Dec 28 2024
    In this episode we talk about a recent piece by New York Times columnist David Brooks Entitled "The Shock of Faith: It’s Nothing Like I Thought It Would Be." We also consider some of the response it's generated in public discourse by people of many faiths and no faith at all. You can find the original David Brooks piece here. (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/opinion/faith-god-christianity.html) You can find Mark Oppenheimer's responses here (https://arcmag.org/david-brooks-please-stop-saying-you-are-jewish/) and here. (https://markoppenheimer.substack.com/p/apparently-lots-of-people-dislike) You can listen to Scott's conversation with Mark here. (https://giveandtake.fireside.fm/272) To see what states received campaign visits during the 2024 Presidential election click here. (https://fairvote.org/presidential-campaign-events-in-2024/) If you're curious about the Dead Poet's Society poetry scale reference, you can watch the clip here. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x0COtH4Vrw) You can go here (patreon.com/scottkentjones) to become a Patreon sponsor of the show. If you want to make a one time gift to contribute to the work of the show you can do so here. (https://venmo.com/u/scottkentjones1974) Lastly here's Scott's Amazon podcast production wishlist. (https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2IM64WWH0QU3V/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1)
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    48 mins
  • Episode 328: The Jewishness of Jesus

    Episode 328: The Jewishness of Jesus
    Dec 23 2024
    In this episode we talk about the Jewishness of Jesus and what it means in the context of contemporary antisemitism.
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    39 mins
  • Episode 327: The Ecology of Christmas

    Episode 327: The Ecology of Christmas
    Dec 20 2024
    In this episode we contrast the ecology of the Roman Empire with the ecology of the Christmas story.
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    30 mins
  • Episode 326: The Wind Cries Mary, with special guest Matt Milliner

    Episode 326: The Wind Cries Mary, with special guest Matt Milliner
    Dec 18 2024
    In this special holiday episode we talk with our good friend Matt Milliner about the Virgin Mary and her significance for the spiritual life. Special Guest: Matt Milliner.
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    47 mins
  • Episode 325: Bad Religion?

    Episode 325: Bad Religion?
    Dec 11 2024
    Can we have a truly secular society, or does religion always play some animating role in public life? If this is the case, are all religious cultural foundations created equal? And what does any of this have to do with Christmas?
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    30 mins
  • Episode 324: An Address to some of Christianity's "Cultured Despisers"

    Episode 324: An Address to some of Christianity's "Cultured Despisers"
    Dec 8 2024
    In this episode we address a listener's question and concerns. She is currently pursuing a graduate degree and is finding herself consistently confronted with criticisms of her religious faith. We offer some insights into how we might approach some of the criticisms of Christianity that she's regular hearing.
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    32 mins