Deep Talks: Exploring Theology and Meaning Making
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Deep Talks: Exploring Theology and Meaning-Making is a podcast dedicated to exploring the integral relationship between theology and all of our efforts to find and make meaning in the world. Fostering nuanced, non-combative dialogue about theology and culture, science, the arts, entertainment, and p
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The Disenchantment of the World & The Loss of Story
In this week's episode, we'll engage with the work o...
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Mar 26 2024 1h 8m
Chapter 1 17 mins
The Disenchantment of NarrationChapter 2 7 mins
Time, Narrative, and MeaningChapter 3 10 mins
Exploring the Transcendent ExperienceChapter 4 7 mins
The Power of Narrative in ResearchChapter 5 9 mins
The Disenchantment of StorytellingChapter 6 15 mins
The Aura of Narrative and Connection
Why Joe Rogan is Changing His Mind on Jesus & Religion
Joe Rogan, once a vocal evangelist of New Atheist ta...
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Mar 5 2024 59m
Chapter 1 17 mins
Shift to Post-Secular AgeChapter 2 11 mins
The Quest for Meaningful StoriesChapter 3 7 mins
Reevaluating Secular Substitute ReligionsChapter 4 10 mins
Secular Substitutes for ReligionChapter 5 12 mins
The Power of Guiding Stories
Theology and Anime | Kaz Hayashi
Kaz Hayashi is a biblical scholar, archeologist, and...
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Feb 27 2024 1h
Chapter 1 9 mins
Engaging With Theology and Cultural TextsChapter 2 4 mins
Japanese Perspective on American CultureChapter 3 7 mins
Increase in Anime Popularity in AmericaChapter 4 6 mins
Exploring Anime and Cultural PerspectivesChapter 5 12 mins
Art and Theology in AnimeChapter 6 9 mins
Exploring Anime With Religious ThemesChapter 7 12 mins
Exploring Anime's Impact on American Culture
Justin Wells | A Story Above All Stories?
Justin Wells teaches documentary filmmaking at Biola...
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Feb 6 2024 1h 13m
Chapter 1 16 mins
Exploring Theology and Storytelling in FilmChapter 2 8 mins
Relationship Between Religion and FilmChapter 3 9 mins
The Influence of Stories on PerceptionChapter 4 10 mins
Storytelling Archetypes and Biblical ConnectionsChapter 5 7 mins
Meta Stories for Evaluating NarrativesChapter 6 10 mins
The Power of Archetypal StoriesChapter 7 9 mins
Exploring the Current State of StorytellingChapter 8 38 sec
Appreciating Support and Encouraging Engagement
Can We Teach A.I. to be Christian? (Part 2) Sam Tideman
Sam Tideman is a Harvard-trained biostatistical data...
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Jan 23 2024 42m
Chapter 1 17 mins
Ethical Considerations in AI Decision-MakingChapter 2 14 mins
Decisions Around Healthcare and TrustChapter 3 10 mins
The Limitations of AI in Decision-Making
Can We Teach A.I. to be Christian? (Part 1) | Sam Tideman
Sam Tideman is a Harvard-trained biostatistical data...
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Jan 16 2024 49m
Chapter 1 12 mins
Exploring AI Ethics and MoralityChapter 2 10 mins
Ethical Challenges in Emergency Decision MakingChapter 3 14 mins
Limitations of AI Decision-Making ModelsChapter 4 12 mins
Moral Challenges of AI in Healthcare
Brendan Graham Dempsey | Understanding Metamodernism
Brendan Graham Dempsey is a writer who's work focuse...
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Dec 18 2023 1h 34m
Chapter 1 13 mins
MetamodernismChapter 2 8 mins
Rise and Value of PostmodernismChapter 3 13 mins
Aesthetic Movement and Its ConnectionChapter 4 10 mins
Navigating Meaning in a Complex WorldChapter 5 6 mins
Understanding Dialectical Nature and Finding MeaningChapter 6 6 mins
Exploring Postmodernism and MetamodernismChapter 7 8 mins
Religious Shifts and Meta ModernismChapter 8 8 mins
Multiple Perspectives and Meta Analytical ProcessChapter 9 10 mins
Love's Role in Faith and BeliefChapter 10 9 mins
Leap of Faith and Spiritual Development
Rafe Kelley | Training Our Bodies to Pursue the Highest Good
Rafe Kelley, founder of Evolve Move Play, discusses ...
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Dec 5 2023 2h 2m
Chapter 1 2 mins
IntroChapter 2 14 mins
Rafe's unique upbringingChapter 3 4 mins
Wrestling with our pictures of ChristChapter 4 12 mins
Modern Gnosticism & the Proper Valuing of our BodiesChapter 5 5 mins
Physical Participation in Pentecostal & Charismatic ChristianityChapter 6 5 mins
Navigating Sexual Ethics in Counterculture & Religious CommunitiesChapter 7 9 mins
Original Sin, Religious Myth, and our Evolutionary "Hardware"Chapter 8 5 mins
Finding a Shared Pursuit in a Religiously Pluralistic SocietyChapter 9 12 mins
Christianity, Group Selection, and EmpireChapter 10 9 mins
Pagan Resurgence plays on the Sex & Violence HardwareChapter 11 7 mins
Rafe Kelley reflects on ARC projectChapter 12 5 mins
Sin is Pursuing a Mistaken GoodChapter 13 11 mins
Becoming Christ-like without Orthodox Beliefs?Chapter 14 15 mins
Young Men Yearn for Courageous Practices
Dru Johnson | Is Darwin and the Bible Telling the Same Story?
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Nov 20 2023 1h 44m
Chapter 1 7 mins
Theology and ScienceChapter 2 9 mins
Reconciling Science and ReligionChapter 3 10 mins
Scripture and Darwin's Intersection ExplorationChapter 4 4 mins
Biblical Authors Addressing Darwinian ConcernsChapter 5 8 mins
Science, Greek Theology, and Darwin's StoryChapter 6 9 mins
Biblical Narrative and Evolution's ImpactChapter 7 13 mins
Evolutionary Theories vs. Biblical NarrativeChapter 8 13 mins
Exploring Altruism, Cooperation, and EvolutionChapter 9 9 mins
Biblical Ethics and Humans' Relationship With AnimalsChapter 10 3 mins
Scripture and Evolutionary ScienceChapter 11 13 mins
Reflections on Cooperation and Competition
Do Christians Have to Believe Young Earth Creationism? (VIDEO EPISODE)
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Nov 14 2023 18m
Chapter 1 16 mins
Rejecting Young Earth Creationism for Theological ReasonsChapter 2 1 min
Exploring Biblical Interpretation and Science
Metamodernism & The Meaning of Sigma Male Culture | A Conversation with Theohopracy
Today's episode was recorded during a livestream wit...
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Nov 7 2023 1h 37m
Chapter 1 10 mins
Meta-Modernism, Sigma Males, and Pagan ResurgenceChapter 2 12 mins
Postmodernism, Metamodernism, and Pop CultureChapter 3 14 mins
Meta Modernism in Sitcoms and CultureChapter 4 11 mins
Critiques in Popular CultureChapter 5 10 mins
Concerns About Ironically Consuming MediaChapter 6 5 mins
Philosopher's Perspective on Society and IdentityChapter 7 11 mins
Media and Religious InfluenceChapter 8 11 mins
The Meta Modern ShiftChapter 9 9 mins
Embracing Cringe and Sharing StoriesChapter 10 41 sec
Future Episode Ideas Requested
Halloween: God & The Universal Monsters
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Oct 31 2023 14m
Chapter 1 13 mins
Power of Halloween and MonstersChapter 2 50 sec
The Evolution and Diversity of Halloween
Metamodernism, Part 4 | Metamodern Christianity?
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Oct 24 2023 40m
Chapter 1 17 mins
The Impact of Metamodernism on ChristianityChapter 2 4 mins
Meta-Modernity and Its Implications for ChristianityChapter 3 18 mins
Metamodernism and Christianity
Video Episode: Metamodernism & Creed
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Oct 10 2023 15m
Chapter 1 15 mins
The Resurgence of Creed and Metamodernism
Metamodernism, Part 3 | The Metamodern Hero’s Journey
Can Joseph Campbell's "hero's journey" happen within...
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Sep 18 2023 1h 4m
Chapter 1 5 mins
The Meta Modern Hero's JourneyChapter 2 16 mins
Campbell's Hero's Journey and Common ExamplesChapter 3 8 mins
Hero's Journey in Star Wars, Spider-ManChapter 4 14 mins
Meta Modern Concept in Spider VerseChapter 5 12 mins
The Hero's Journey in Spiderverse MoviesChapter 6 6 mins
The Universal Experience in Spider-Man Movies
Metamodernism, Part 2 | A Longing for Mundane Transcendence
There's a cultural shift in how we are telling stori...
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Aug 29 2023 1h 2m
Chapter 1 5 mins
Meta Modernism in Art and StorytellingChapter 2 12 mins
Exploring Metamodernism in Art and StorytellingChapter 3 11 mins
Exploring Modernist Comedy in TelevisionChapter 4 10 mins
Postmodern Storytelling in Seinfeld and BeyondChapter 5 8 mins
Meta Modernism Explored in Joe ParaChapter 6 10 mins
Understanding Metamodern Storytelling and Its ImplicationsChapter 7 48 sec
Seeking Feedback and Recommendations
Metamodernism, Part 1 | What’s happening & why is this happening?
There's a cultural shift in how we are telling stori...
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Aug 15 2023 56m
Chapter 1 14 mins
Meta Modernism in Art and StorytellingChapter 2 16 mins
Metamodernism and the Oscillation PrincipleChapter 3 16 mins
Sincerity and Irony in MetamodernismChapter 4 9 mins
Shrek as a Metamodern Storytelling Example
Oppenheimer: Christopher Nolan, Nihilism, and the Human Condition
Does Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer tell a differen...
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Jul 24 2023 1h
The Secretly Growing Seed
Why the rule of God doesn't look like what we might ...
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Jul 11 2023 40m
Chapter 1 6 mins
Secretly Growing Seed Parable SermonChapter 2 15 mins
Understanding Jesus' ParablesChapter 3 15 mins
Parenthood and the Kingdom of GodChapter 4 3 mins
Trusting God's Grace, Building Something Beautiful
Navigating Political Divisions Among Christians
Have you felt an increasing sense of division and ho...
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Jun 27 2023 39m
Chapter 1 9 mins
Navigating Political Polarization Among ChristiansChapter 2 11 mins
Unity and Other-Centered LoveChapter 3 11 mins
Personality and Political PreferencesChapter 4 7 mins
Christian Unity and Diverse Perspectives
John Vervaeke & Paul Vander Klay
This episode originally aired in December of 2021.
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Jun 13 2023 2h 22m
Chapter 1 10 mins
Deepening Dialogue on Love and EpistemologyChapter 2 10 mins
Good Faith Conversation and Productive DialogueChapter 3 6 mins
Reconceptualizing the Meaning of GodChapter 4 4 mins
Life and God ExplorationChapter 5 6 mins
Reflecting on God, Being, and RealityChapter 6 10 mins
Christianity and Intimacy With OthersChapter 7 15 mins
The Challenge of Communicating Christian TheologyChapter 8 9 mins
The Limits of Religious FrameworksChapter 9 4 mins
Reviving Christianity's Language and ImagesChapter 10 19 mins
Reflections on Love and LifeChapter 11 13 mins
Belief Systems and Personal TransformationChapter 12 10 mins
Calvinism and Philosophy IntersectionChapter 13 5 mins
Reassessing Christianity's Lost HarmonyChapter 14 15 mins
Reevaluating Christianity's Exclusivity and Embracing Pluralism
Evolution & The Slain Lamb
In this episode, we'll explore connections between t...
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Jun 6 2023 1h 1m
Chapter 1 4 mins
Theology and Evolutionary TheoryChapter 2 19 mins
Cooperation in Evolution and Understanding ScriptureChapter 3 10 mins
Cooperation and EvolutionChapter 4 8 mins
The Way of Jesus and CooperationChapter 5 18 mins
Jesus and Group DynamicsChapter 6 46 sec
Thanking Supporters and Encouraging Discussion
Parker Settecase | Is God Writing a Good Story?
Are we characters in a story authored by God? Can Go...
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May 16 2023 1h 30m
Chapter 1 7 mins
Philosophy, Podcasts, and EducationChapter 2 8 mins
The Benefits of Formal Theological EducationChapter 3 5 mins
PhilosophyChapter 4 7 mins
God as AuthorChapter 5 8 mins
Transcendence vs Immanence in TheologyChapter 6 5 mins
Interpretive Frameworks and Theological PersuasionChapter 7 8 mins
God's Objective and Creation's BeautyChapter 8 13 mins
Purpose of Sin and EvilChapter 9 9 mins
The Trajectory of the StoryChapter 10 7 mins
Storytelling and Amago Day ImportanceChapter 11 7 mins
The Role of Narrative in Worldviews
Mind Software: How Culture Programs Your Values (Part 2)
This episode originally aired in December 2020. Make...
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May 9 2023 1h 18m
Chapter 1 13 mins
Mind SoftwareChapter 2 9 mins
Masculine vs. Feminine Cultural ValuesChapter 3 10 mins
Gender Roles and Cultural ValuesChapter 4 6 mins
Understanding Cultural Differences in Uncertainty AvoidanceChapter 5 18 mins
Cultural Differences in Uncertainty AvoidanceChapter 6 7 mins
The Power of Cultural ValuesChapter 7 10 mins
Culture and Kingdom PursuitChapter 8 31 sec
Encouraging Feedback and Reviews
Mind Software- How Culture Programs Your Values (Part 1)
What is behind political Left vs Right cultural divi...
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May 2 2023 1h 20m
Chapter 1 17 mins
Mine SoftwareChapter 2 10 mins
Nature vs. NurtureChapter 3 14 mins
Exploring Hofstede's Dimensions of CultureChapter 4 7 mins
Power Distance and Individualism DifferencesChapter 5 6 mins
Collectivist vs Individualist CulturesChapter 6 11 mins
Collectivist vs Individualistic SocietiesChapter 7 12 mins
Individualism vs Collectivism