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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#2209 - The Continuing Importance of Secularism...
Our guest, Professor Jacques Berlinerblau, returns to the show to talk about his recent book, Secularism: The Basics
57 min
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#2208 - A Theology of Life with Depression: Jes...
Our guest Jessica Coblentz calls readers and scholars alike to re-imagine our theological accounts of depression and recovery in her recent book, Dust in the Blood: A Theology of Life with Depression
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#2207 - Five Prophetic Voices: Martin Doblmeier
For more than three decades, our guest Martin Doblmeier has produced award-winning documentaries about faith and culture. We are delighted to welcome him back to the show to talk about 5 of those films, collected now as the "Prophetic Voices" series
56 min
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#2206 - Telling the Untold Stories: Michael J. ...
We welcome Michael O'Loughlin back to the show to talk about his recent book, Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear
57 min
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#2205 - Remembering the Holy Victims: Travis E....
In his new book, The Body of the Cross, our guest Dr. Travis E. Ables invites Christians to reconsider the atonement, and goes back to the early days of the church to learn new ways to think about how God is reconciled to the world
59 min
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#2204 - Talking About Weird Religion: Leah Payn...
We revisit a conversation with Leah Payne and Brian Doak, who are both professors, authors, and pop culture aficionados. They are the creators and co-hosts of the amazing podcast Weird Religion. Their new season starts this month.
57 min
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#2203 - To Put You in Your Freedom: John Fontana
We welcome back John J. Fontana, co-director of the Ignatian Legacy Fellows Program. For the past 25 months, the first cohort of scholars have gone around the globe, learning how to be in service to others. He tells us about their journey.
51 min
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#2202 - Women Remaking the World: Kaya Oakes
Our guest Kaya Oakes talks about her recent book The Defiant Middle, which draws on the wisdom of women mystics and explores how transitional eras or living in marginalized female identities can be both spiritually challenging and wonderfully freeing, ultimately resulting in a reinvented way of seeing the world and changing it.
56 min
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2201 - The Hermits of Big Sur: Paula Huston
Our guest Paula Huston tells the history of a monastery on the California coast, and the role that both Thomas Merton and World War II played in its founding
58 min
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#2153 - Mapping the Journey of Desmond Tutu: Mi...
As we remember the life and legacy of Archbishop Tutu, we revisit this interview from earlier in the year. The Rev. Dr. Michael Battle has been a student and friend of Archbishop Desmond Tutu for a good deal of his life. In his recent book, Battle offers what he calls "A Spiritual Biography of South Africa's Confessor"
55 min
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#2152 - Re-Awakening Advent Wonder: Scott Erick...
Scott Erickson is an artist and performer who, with his new book Honest Advent, has created a wonderful set of meditations and images for reflecting on the earthiness and mystery at the heart of the Advent season
57 min
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#2151 - Toni Morrison's Spiritual Vision: Nadra...
Journalist Nadra Nittle has created a fascinating portrait of author Toni Morrison, exploring the elements of religion in her various writings, and showing especially how Catholicism interweaves through her work
56 min
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#2150 - Saving Grace: Kirsten Powers
Our guest, Kirsten powers, talks about our country's poisonous political discourse, chronicling the efforts she's made to stay grounded and preserve her sanity in a post-truth era that has driven many of us to the edge in her recent book, Saving Grace
56 min
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#2149 - In the Footsteps of Julian of Norwich: ...
In her recent book, Return from Exile: Revelations from an Anchoress in St. Augustine, our guest Marie Laure tells us about a multi-year attempt to visit the home of the mystical writer, Julian of Norwich, and the serendipitous pilgrimage there and back again
56 min
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#2148 - Giving Things a History: Maia Kotrosits
Our guest Maia Kotrosits talks about her recent book, The Lives of Objects, which invites us to rethink the material history of Christian communities through the centuries
53 min
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#2147 - A Grown-up Relationship with a Grown-up...
Rev. Jacqui Lewis takes her readers on a journey in her recent book Fierce Love - across the country, across decades, and from trauma to healing to flourishing.
55 min
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#2146 - Reading Evangelicals: Daniel Silliman
Our guest, historian Daniel Silliman, has looked at five novels that helped shape the culture and faith of Evangelicalism in America. We talk about his recent book, Reading Evangelicals, and explore this fascinating odyssey of religion and politics
57 min
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#2145 - I'll Carry the Faith For You Until You ...
After decades in the pulpit, pastor Katie Hays helped found a church for those who felt "devout and kicked out." She talks to us about her journey, and about her recent book, God Gets Everything God Wants
54 min
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#2144 - Getting Back to Livin' Again: Danté Ste...
Our guest Danté Stewart talks about his recent book Shoutin;' In the Fire: An American Epistle, and the theological imperative to be honestly Black in white-controlled spaces
57 min
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#2143 - Decolonizing Theological Education: Eli...
In her recent book, Atando Cabos, our guest Elizabeth Conde-Frazier explores the rich and varied contributions of Latinx communities to theological education.
60 min
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#2142 - The Complex Legacy of Herod the Great: ...
King Herod the Great looms large on the edges of the stories of the New Testament. In a monumental and fascinating new study, Bruce Chilton digs deep into the history and intrigue of this theocratic monarch, and the dynasty he founded.
57 min
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#2141 - The Life and Music of Mary Lou Williams...
Our guest, jazz musician Deanna Witkoski, has written a spiritual biography of Mary Lou Williams, whose life and music helped to shape American Jazz and influence Catholic liturgy in the 20th Century
58 min
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#2140 - Rewilding Motherhood: Shannon K. Evans
Our guest Shannon K. Evans talks about the vast landscapes of feminine spirituality and the value of deep connection with diverse voices and experiences in her recent book Rewilding Motherhood
53 min
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#2139 - Orientation Over Destination: Carrie Ne...
We welcome back songwriter Carrie Newcomer to talk about her recent album and book of poetry, both with the title Until Now
58 min
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#2138 - Texts After Terror: Rhiannon Graybill
Our guest Rhiannon Graybill invites us to look at the uncomfortable parts of the Old Testament with new eyes, through re-reading and even "unhappy reading" that unearths the fuzzy, messy, and icky parts of the stories
57 min