Things Not Seen Podcast
"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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#1711 - Reinventing Education: Stephen Katsouros
Fr. Stephen Katsouros, SJ, talks about Arrupe College, a new dimension of Jesuit education designed to reach the students at the margins
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#1710 - I was a Stranger, and You Welcomed Me: ...
Our guest, Joshua Jipp, speaks to us about the centrality of hospitality to religious traditions
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#1709 - Seeing Forty Years into the Future: Sha...
The Rev. Dr. Shanta Premawardhana is helping to train leaders in contextual theology for the 21st century.
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#1708 - Can I get a witness?: John Mauck
Attorney John Mauck has spent decades on the front lines of religious freedom litigation. We discuss his new book, Jesus in the Courtroom.
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#1419c - Forgiving a Killer: Jeanne Bishop [Reb...
Attorney Jeanne Bishop speaks frankly about her twenty-five year journey of forgiveness and reconciliation with the man who killed members of her family.
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#1506c - Bringing the Word to Life: Curt Clonin...
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.
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#1622c - The Invisible Bestseller: Kenneth Brig...
Kenneth Briggs went on a road trip to discover the condition of the Bible in America. What he found may surprise you.
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#1703b - The Lazarus Perspective: Rev. Jason Mi...
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.
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#1508c - Truth Box Tune Up: Nancy Ellen Abrams ...
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
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#1707 - International Faith Relations: Amy Lillis
Amy Lillis is former Acting Special Representative for Religion and Global Affairs. We speak to her about her diplomatic work.
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#1501 - Healing from Regret: Michelle Van Loon ...
Michelle Van Loon has written a practical spiritual guide for getting over the feelings of "woulda, coulda, shoulda" that affect us all.
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#1420a - The Best of Both: Susan Katz Miller [R...
In this rebroadcast, we talk to Susan Katz Miller about interfaith families.
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#1401c - Emerging, Emergence, Emergent: Phyllis...
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
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#1518c - The Gospel is Personal, Never Private:...
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
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#1706 - A Crash Course in Love: Barbara Mahany
Mahany's new book, Motherprayer, is a meditation on divine love, seen through the lens of mothering love.
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#1705 - Praying from the Depths: Heather King
We talk with Heather King about her life as a poly-addicted alcoholic, and the central role of her religious faith in her recovery.
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#1509a - The New Jim Crow: Michelle Alexander [...
We speak with author, law professor, and activist Michelle Alexander about the use of mass incarceration as a new form of Jim Crow in America
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#1413a - Religious Objects: Brent Plate [Rebroa...
We revisit our 2014 conversation with S. Brent Plate, author of A History or Religion in 5 1/2 Objects
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#1418a - Junkies, Queers, and Jesus - Living th...
For three decades Neumark has been ministering to the margins in New York City; Also on the show, Katie Lynn Murphy files a report from China
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#1516a - There by Grace: Nadia Bolz-Weber [Rebr...
Tattoos, foul language, and a heart for the Gospel. pastor and author Nadia Bolz-Weber talks about her new book, Accidental Saints, and the centrality of grace.
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#1414a - The Miracle on Capitol Hill: John Mauc...
Attorney John Mauck tells the story of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, a major piece of Religious Liberty legislation
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#1222a - Pentecostal and Postmodern: J. Aaron S...
We revisit our 2012 interview with Furman University philosophy professor J. Aaron Simmons, to discuss the relationship of Christianity and postmodern thought.
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#1505a - Listening with the Ear of the Heart: J...
Our host David Dault speaks with award-winning poet, author, and journalist Judith Valente. We discuss her career as a religion reporter, as well as her explorations of modern monasticism.
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#1608a - When God Isn't Green: Jay Wexler [Rebr...
For Earth Day, we welcome back Boston Law Professor Jay Wexler to talk about his recent book, which finds him exploring the points around the globe where religion and environmentalism come into conflict.
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#1604a - The Seven Last Words of Jesus: Fr. Jam...
We speak with Fr. James Martin about his book, Seven Last Words, a collection of his meditations on the final hours of Jesus, and what it means for believers and nonbelievers alike.
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