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In this series, we’re exploring the philosophical and theological question of God’s providence, and some questions around this single question. Some foundational sources for this series are as follows: Heavenly Participation by Hans Boersma (Eerdmans, 2011); The Comforter by Sergius Bulgakov (Eerdmans, 2004), Participation in God by Andrew Davison (Cambridge, 2019); Abandonment to Divine Providence by Jean-Pierre de Caussade (Ignatius, 2011); Genesis, the Movie by Robert Farrar Capon (Eerdmans, 2003); Selected Writings of Meister Eckhart (Penguin, 1994), The Doors of the Sea by David Bentley Hart (Eerdmans, 2005), The Experience of God by David Bentley Hart (Yale, 2013), The Hidden and the Manifest by David Bentley Hart (Eerdmans, 2017), That All Shall Be Saved by David Bentley Hart (Yale, 2019), Mere Christianity by CS Lewis (HarperCollins, 1942), The Problem of Pain by CS Lewis (William Collins, 1940). Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter/Parler: @duncanreyburn…
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What’s going on when faith is in transition and when understanding shifts? In this ‘Reworlding’ series, we explore some of the dimensions of the discipline known as philosophical hermeneutics, which is that discipline that tries to understand the conditions and coordinates of interpretive understanding. The main theoretical backbone of this series is the work of philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer, but all kinds of interesting territory will be covered that goes beyond the work of Gadamer. So, for instance, we’ll be looking at media theory, spiral dynamics, the Enneagram, and a whole range of other fascinating interpretive approaches. Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn…
What’s going on when faith is in transition and when understanding shifts? In this ‘Reworlding’ series, we explore some of the dimensions of the discipline known as philosophical hermeneutics, which is that discipline that tries to understand the conditions and coordinates of interpretive understanding. The main theoretical backbone of this series is the work of philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer, but all kinds of interesting territory will be covered that goes beyond the work of Gadamer. So, for instance, we’ll be looking at media theory, spiral dynamics, the Enneagram, and a whole range of other fascinating interpretive approaches. Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Theologies of Failure, edited by Sirvent and Reyburn: https://wipfandstock.com/theologies-of-failure.html Twitter: @duncanreyburn…
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What’s going on when faith is in transition and when understanding shifts? In this ‘Reworlding’ series, we explore some of the dimensions of the discipline known as philosophical hermeneutics, which is that discipline that tries to understand the conditions and coordinates of interpretive understanding. The main theoretical backbone of this series is the work of philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer, but all kinds of interesting territory will be covered that goes beyond the work of Gadamer. So, for instance, we’ll be looking at media theory, spiral dynamics, the enneagram, and a whole range of other fascinating interpretive approaches. Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn…
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In this Q & A episode, I offer a very brief and provisional answer a question involving how to read (some of) the symbolism of demons, spiritual warfare, and hellfire in the New Testament. Support the podcast at: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn
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Here is a short four-part series in which some of the core essentials of Jungian typology are distilled. In part 1, we look at the issue of attitude (extroversion and introversion); in part 2, we unpack the perceiving/learning functions (sensation and intuition); in part 3, we look at the judging/deciding functions (feeling and thinking); and in part 4, we use the INFJ as a case study to explore how Jungian typology may help us to think about type and growth. The aim of the series is to get past the usual caricatures of Jung's thinking that we find in some Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) descriptions. For those who want to take this a little further, here are some resources that you might find helpful: Michael Pierce: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmDcT_Pujk8vOcxk_IcnxtQ Function axes book: https://www.idrlabs.com/downloads/function-axes-in-jungian-typology.php Naomi Quenk's 'Was That Really Me?' is also very useful for exploring the significance of the so-called "inferior function of each type."…
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This is the last episode in a brief series on the theological concept of sin, as well as what it has to do with us, especially in our quest for meaning and integration. (1) Episode 110: Anti-Order; (2) Episode 111: Anti-Nature; (3) Episode 112: Anti-Reason; (4) Episode 113: Anti-God. Email: unorthodoxy@zoho.com Twitter: @duncanreyburn Support: patreon.com/unorthodoxy…
A brief series in which we explore the theological concept of sin, as well as what it has to do with us, especially in our quest for meaning and integration. (1) Episode 110: Anti-Order; (2) Episode 111: Anti-Nature; (3) Episode 112: Anti-Reason; (4) Episode 113: Anti-God. Email: unorthodoxy@zoho.com Twitter: @duncanreyburn Support: patreon.com/unorthodoxy…
A brief series in which we explore the theological concept of sin, as well as what it has to do with us, especially in our quest for meaning and integration. (1) Episode 110: Anti-Order; (2) Episode 111: Anti-Nature; (3) Episode 112: Anti-Reason; (4) Episode 113: Anti-God. Email: unorthodoxy@zoho.com Twitter: @duncanreyburn Support: patreon.com/unorthodoxy…
A brief series in which we explore the theological concept of sin, as well as what it has to do with us, especially in our quest for meaning and integration. (1) Episode 110: Anti-Order; (2) Episode 111: Anti-Nature; (3) Episode 112: Anti-Reason; (4) Episode 113: Anti-God. Email: unorthodoxy@zoho.com Twitter: @duncanreyburn Support: patreon.com/unorthodoxy…
In this Unorthodoxy series, we're embarking on a kind of philosophical criminal investigation. The case: God has been murdered (or so Nietzsche claims) and the so-called 'Queen of the Sciences' that we know as Theology has gone into exile. We're here to figure out, among other things, whether the fragmented theological messages and disconnected narratives in theological thinking today can find their home and ground in some kind of unity and coherence. We're hoping to locate some kind of explanation for why belief has become unfashionable and largely untenable in the world today. And in the end, the aim is to offer some sense of a Whole that is more than merely the arbitrary sum of a number of discombobulated parts. Email: unorthodoxy@zoho.com Support: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn…
In this Unorthodoxy series, we're embarking on a kind of philosophical criminal investigation. The case: God has been murdered (or so Nietzsche claims) and the so-called 'Queen of the Sciences' that we know as Theology has gone into exile. We're here to figure out, among other things, whether the fragmented theological messages and disconnected narratives in theological thinking today can find their home and ground in some kind of unity and coherence. We're hoping to locate some kind of explanation for why belief has become unfashionable and largely untenable in the world today. And in the end, the aim is to offer some sense of a Whole that is more than merely the arbitrary sum of a number of discombobulated parts. Email: unorthodoxy@zoho.com Support: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn…
In this Unorthodoxy series, we're embarking on a kind of philosophical criminal investigation. The case: God has been murdered (or so Nietzsche claims) and the so-called 'Queen of the Sciences' that we know as Theology has gone into exile. We're here to figure out, among other things, whether the fragmented theological messages and disconnected narratives in theological thinking today can find their home and ground in some kind of unity and coherence. We're hoping to locate some kind of explanation for why belief has become unfashionable and largely untenable in the world today. And in the end, the aim is to offer some sense of a Whole that is more than merely the arbitrary sum of a number of discombobulated parts. Email: unorthodoxy@zoho.com Support: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn…
In this Unorthodoxy series, we're embarking on a kind of philosophical criminal investigation. The case: God has been murdered (or so Nietzsche claims) and the so-called 'Queen of the Sciences' that we know as Theology has gone into exile. We're here to figure out, among other things, whether the fragmented theological messages and disconnected narratives in theological thinking today can find their home and ground in some kind of unity and coherence. We're hoping to locate some kind of explanation for why belief has become unfashionable and largely untenable in the world today. And in the end, the aim is to offer some sense of a Whole that is more than merely the arbitrary sum of a number of discombobulated parts. Email: unorthodoxy@zoho.com Support: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn…
In this Unorthodoxy series, we're embarking on a kind of philosophical criminal investigation. The case: God has been murdered (or so Nietzsche claims) and the so-called 'Queen of the Sciences' that we know as Theology has gone into exile. We're here to figure out, among other things, whether the fragmented theological messages and disconnected narratives in theological thinking today can find their home and ground in some kind of unity and coherence. We're hoping to locate some kind of explanation for why belief has become unfashionable and largely untenable in the world today. And in the end, the aim is to offer some sense of a Whole that is more than merely the arbitrary sum of a number of discombobulated parts. Email: unorthodoxy@zoho.com Support: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn…
In this Unorthodoxy series, we're embarking on a kind of philosophical criminal investigation. The case: God has been murdered (or so Nietzsche claims) and the so-called 'Queen of the Sciences' that we know as Theology has gone into exile. We're here to figure out, among other things, whether the fragmented theological messages and disconnected narratives in theological thinking today can find their home and ground in some kind of unity and coherence. We're hoping to locate some kind of explanation for why belief has become unfashionable and largely untenable in the world today. And in the end, the aim is to offer some sense of a Whole that is more than merely the arbitrary sum of a number of discombobulated parts. Email: unorthodoxy@zoho.com Support: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn…
In this Unorthodoxy series, we're embarking on a kind of philosophical criminal investigation. The case: God has been murdered (or so Nietzsche claims) and the so-called 'Queen of the Sciences' that we know as Theology has gone into exile. We're here to figure out, among other things, whether the fragmented theological messages and disconnected narratives in theological thinking today can find their home and ground in some kind of unity and coherence. We're hoping to locate some kind of explanation for why belief has become unfashionable and largely untenable in the world today. And in the end, the aim is to offer some sense of a Whole that is more than merely the arbitrary sum of a number of discombobulated parts. Email: unorthodoxy@zoho.com Support: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn…
In this Unorthodoxy series, we're embarking on a kind of philosophical criminal investigation. The case: God has been murdered (or so Nietzsche claims) and the so-called 'Queen of the Sciences' that we know as Theology has gone into exile. We're here to figure out, among other things, whether the fragmented theological messages and disconnected narratives in theological thinking today can find their home and ground in some kind of unity and coherence. We're hoping to locate some kind of explanation for why belief has become unfashionable and largely untenable in the world today. And in the end, the aim is to offer some sense of a Whole that is more than merely the arbitrary sum of a number of discombobulated parts. Email: unorthodoxy@zoho.com Support: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn…
This podcast is an audio recording of the first chapter of Seeing Things As They Are: GK Chesterton and the Drama of Meaning (Cascade, 2016), read by the author, Duncan Reyburn. The book can be found here: https://wipfandstock.com/seeing-things-as-they-are.htm https://www.amazon.com/Seeing-Things-They-Are-Chesterton/dp/1498231888/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1536928008&sr=8-1 More on the book: "The jovial journalist, philosopher, and theologian G. K. Chesterton felt that the world was almost always in permanent danger of being misjudged or even overlooked, and so the pursuit of understanding, insight, and awareness was his perpetual preoccupation. Being sensitive to the boundaries and possibilities of perception, he was always encouraging his audience to find a clear view of things. His belief was that it really is possible, albeit in a limited way, to see things as they are. This book, which marries Chesterton's unique perspective with the discipline of philosophical hermeneutics, aims to outline what Chesterton can teach us about reading, interpreting, and participating in the drama of meaning as it unfolds before us in words and in the world. Strictly speaking, of course, Chesterton is not a hermeneutic philosopher, but his vast body of work involves important hermeneutic considerations. In fact, his unique interpretive approach seems to be the subtext and implicit fascination of all Chesterton scholarship to date, and yet this book is the first to comprehensively focus on the issue. By taking Chesterton back to his philosophical roots—via his marginalia, his approach to literary criticism, his Platonist-Thomist metaphysics, and his Catholic theology—this book explicitly and compellingly tackles the philosophical assumptions and goals that underpin his unique posture towards reality."…
This episode forms part of a unique approach to the enneagram of personality called the enneagram of mimetic desire. This approach combines insights from mimetic psychology (informed especially by the thinking of René Girard and J-M Oughourlian) and various teachings on the enneagram to create a tool for discerning how desire works through us and those around us. The broader aim of the enneagram of mimetic desire is to help us to notice the desires we’re emulating and to figure out those desires that bring us into conflict with us, and in so doing to help us to better navigate our relationships. Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn Email: unorthodoxy@zoho.com…
This episode forms part of a unique approach to the enneagram of personality called the enneagram of mimetic desire. This approach combines insights from mimetic psychology (informed especially by the thinking of René Girard and J-M Oughourlian) and various teachings on the enneagram to create a tool for discerning how desire works through us and those around us. The broader aim of the enneagram of mimetic desire is to help us to notice the desires we’re emulating and to figure out those desires that bring us into conflict with us, and in so doing to help us to better navigate our relationships. Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn Email: unorthodoxy@zoho.com…
This episode forms part of a unique approach to the enneagram of personality called the enneagram of mimetic desire. This approach combines insights from mimetic psychology (informed especially by the thinking of René Girard and J-M Oughourlian) and various teachings on the enneagram to create a tool for discerning how desire works through us and those around us. The broader aim of the enneagram of mimetic desire is to help us to notice the desires we’re emulating and to figure out those desires that bring us into conflict with us, and in so doing to help us to better navigate our relationships. Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn Email: unorthodoxy@zoho.com…
This episode forms part of a unique approach to the enneagram of personality called the enneagram of mimetic desire. This approach combines insights from mimetic psychology (informed especially by the thinking of René Girard and J-M Oughourlian) and various teachings on the enneagram to create a tool for discerning how desire works through us and those around us. The broader aim of the enneagram of mimetic desire is to help us to notice the desires we’re emulating and to figure out those desires that bring us into conflict with us, and in so doing to help us to better navigate our relationships. Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn Email: unorthodoxy@zoho.com…
This episode forms part of a unique approach to the enneagram of personality called the enneagram of mimetic desire. This approach combines insights from mimetic psychology (informed especially by the thinking of René Girard and J-M Oughourlian) and various teachings on the enneagram to create a tool for discerning how desire works through us and those around us. The broader aim of the enneagram of mimetic desire is to help us to notice the desires we’re emulating and to figure out those desires that bring us into conflict with us, and in so doing to help us to better navigate our relationships. Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn Email: unorthodoxy@zoho.com…
This episode forms part of a unique approach to the enneagram of personality called the enneagram of mimetic desire. This approach combines insights from mimetic psychology (informed especially by the thinking of René Girard and J-M Oughourlian) and various teachings on the enneagram to create a tool for discerning how desire works through us and those around us. The broader aim of the enneagram of mimetic desire is to help us to notice the desires we’re emulating and to figure out those desires that bring us into conflict with us, and in so doing to help us to better navigate our relationships. Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn Email: unorthodoxy@zoho.com…
This episode forms part of a unique approach to the enneagram of personality called the enneagram of mimetic desire. This approach combines insights from mimetic psychology (informed especially by the thinking of René Girard and J-M Oughourlian) and various teachings on the enneagram to create a tool for discerning how desire works through us and those around us. The broader aim of the enneagram of mimetic desire is to help us to notice the desires we’re emulating and to figure out those desires that bring us into conflict with us, and in so doing to help us to better navigate our relationships. Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn Email: unorthodoxy@zoho.com Seeing Things as They Are: GK Chesterton and the Drama of Meaning: https://www.amazon.com/Seeing-Things-They-Are-Chesterton/dp/1498231888/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1529923816&sr=8-1…
In this episode, a few more questions are answered, which relate to (1) the story of this podcast, (2) the distinction between faith, hope and love, (3) if and how we can know about God, (4) how to grow using personality typologies like the enneagram, MBTI, big 5, etc. Useful books on the MBTI: Jung, 'Personality Types'; Quenk, 'Was That Really Me?' Then, Michael Pierce's MBTI typology chanel on YouTube is the best one I know of in terms of its depth and insights: Michael Pierce: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmDcT_Pujk8vOcxk_IcnxtQ Email: unorthodoxy@zoho.com Twitter: @duncanreyburn Support: patreon.com/unorthodoxy…
In this epside, we’re going to look at an answer to just one question: "When reading the gospels, and especially focusing on the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, how might we mediate between literalist interpretations and more 'Gnostic' or mythological interpretations of the story without necessarily getting stuck in a simplistic either/or? In other words, is there a middle-ground between reading Jesus as the God-Man and reading Jesus as myth? Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn Email: unorthodoxy@zoho.com…
In this second Q & A episode, I answer two questions from Patreon supporters: one on the strange (seeming) absence of a system of posture and breathing in the Christian tradition and another on how I meditate, which amounts, as I explain, to something of a combination of lessons learned from Madame Gyon, Cynthia Borgeault and Anthony De Mello. In the episode, I recommend Richard Foster's book on Prayer. Support: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn Email: unorthodoxy@zoho.com…
An episode in which I answer questions from my Patreon supports around (1) why humor in the Bible is so difficult to spot, (2) how growing spritiually affects our ability to find belonging, and (3) whether Stoicism might support or hinder us with regard to the mystical. I mention a few books, including Steven Walker's 'Illuminating Humor of the Bible' and Mary Beard's 'Laughter in Ancient Rome.' I've also written about humour and theology here: http://journal.radicalorthodoxy.org/index.php/ROTPP/article/view/125 Support: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Purchase my book: https://wipfandstock.com/seeing-things-as-they-are.html Twitter: @duncanreyburn…
In this final episode in our Unorthodoxy series on the book of Exodus, we take a look at (well, contemplate) the famous 'Ten Commandments' — also known as the 'Decalogue'. These ten laws represent an ancient form of wisdom that still has an amazing relevance for us today. Support: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn Email: unorthodoxy@zoho.com…
In this penultimate episode in our Exodus series, we take a look at the theme of "seeing God's back" in the light of the set-up that leads to the revelation of the law at Sinai. In particular, you'll find some ideas here around why such a thing as the law might be a good thing. Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn…
Offering something a glimpse into my work life, this is a recording of a short talk that I gave recently to promote a way of thinking that I teach to my students at my university. In particular, I talk about how creativity deals with the relationship between the picture (content) and the frame (context) and, especially, with the importance of questioning and reinventing the frame (i.e. reframing). While the subtext is that of the profession of communication design, the principles offered are applicable to almost anything. Twitter: @duncanreyburn Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy…
In this episode, I read a slightly modified, translated version of a chapter that appears as 'Verbeelding en Christenskap' in Carstens, Udo, ed. 2013. Om te mag dink. Pretoria: Aros & Juventus, p. 135-144. Twitter: @duncanreyburn Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy
This interruption of the Exodus series involves a quick exploration of one of the more useful tools for creative thinking, namely what I'm calling "insight extraction." In this episode, I run through a way of reading one of Aesop's famous fables ('The Goose that Laid a Golden Egg') to uncover meanings in it that aren't at all obvious on the surface, but which are profound and surprising in their own way. It follows a three phase thought process that anyone interested in finding fresh ways of reading texts and the world will (I hope) find helpful. Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn…
In this, the ninth episode in our Exodus series, we turn to some of the meanings of three scenes of the Exodus story: the crossing of the Red Sea, the arrival of Israel at bitter water, and the miracle of manna and quails. A reflection on these events offers us some intriguing insights into faith, politics, and (a bit of a critique on) ideology—once again with a little help from mimetic theory. I also make an anouncement in this episode about what's going to happen once we're done looking at Exodus. Twitter: @duncanreyburn Patreon: patreon.com/unorthodoxy…
In this, the eighth epsode in the Exodus series, we take a look at the final plague (the death of the first born in Egypt) and the outcome: Israel's freedom. Mostly, this is a kind of extended reverie on what the final plague symbolises, with a few notes on some of the lessons we gain from paying attention to anthropology and mimetic theory. Twitter: @duncanreyburn Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy…
We do not see the world the way it is, we see it the way we are. This is means that our perceptions of things are distorted, sometimes for bad, sometimes for good. Sadly, often, a distored take on things can lead to catastrophe. In this episode, Part 7 in our series on the book of Exodus, we take a look at the mimetic rivalry between Israel and Egypt, and the symbolism of the plagues. Twitter: @duncanreyburn Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy…
In this, the sixth episode in our series on the book of Exodus, we look, among other things, at God's apparent desire to kill Moses, and the fact that doing the right thing is almost always met with immediate contradiction. The episode also deals with some of the uncertainty and discomfort that happens before one of the most spectacular displays of miracle-making in literary history. Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn…
At the center of Christian theology is the claim that God is love (see 1 John 4:8). Love is at the heart of the ethics of Jesus (see Mark 12:30-31) and St. Paul (see 1 Corinthians 13:1-13), as well as being at the center of St. Augustine’s approach to interpreting scripture. “Love,” writes Erich Fromm, “is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence.” Viktor Frankl echoes this idea: “Love is the ultimate and highest goal to which man can aspire.” But what, precisely, is love? It is a surprisingly difficult question to answer, and yet it is absolutely vital that we answer it properly. Reclaiming the meaning of love may also hold the key to answering another question: what is the meaning of life? Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn…
In part 5 in our series through the book of Exodus we continue to listen into the conversation between God and Moses at the Burning Bush. The particular focus of this episode is on God's revealed name — about which the early Christians (among others) had rather a lot to say. Support this podcast: pateron.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn…
In this fourth episode in our series on the book of Exodus, a lonely shepherd steps off the beaten track to take a closer look at something rather odd: a bush, burning but not consumed ... Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn
In this third episode on the book of Exodus, we take a look at some of the complications that arise for Moses because of his difficult position between two brothers — pharaoh and Aaron, Egypt and Israel. Moses kills a guy, stops another guy from killing another guy, and then runs away from everything he has ever known. And yet, he can't seem to escape his own nature: he is, as we all are (and as we all seem to need to be), both a prince and a judge. Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Twitter: @duncanreyburn…
This is the second in a series looking at the meaning and resonancnes of the astonishingly profound book of Exodus. This series draws from a number of sources, from both Jewish and Christian traditions, as well as including a pinch of contemporary philosophy, to explore the way that the Exodus story still speaks to us today no matter who we are and no matter our own ideological commitments. Having looked a bit at the context of the Exodus story in the first episode, we can now turn to the significance of the "birth of Moses/Virtue" narrative. Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Contact: unorthodoxy@zoho.com…
This is the first in a series looking at the meaning and resonancnes of the book of Exodus, which is one of the finest literary achievements in human history. This series draws from a number of sources, from both Jewish and Christian traditions, as well as including a pinch of contemporary philosophy, to explore the way that the Exodus story still speaks to us today no matter who we are and no matter our own ideological commitments. Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Contact: unorthodoxy@zoho.com…
This is a very short episode: a reading of GK Chesterton's wonderful little reflection on drawing and virtue entitled 'A piece of chalk.' The original essay appeared in the Daily News, November 4, 1905. Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy
In this episode, I read through Hans Christian Andersen's profound and wonderful little fairy tale, "The Silver Shilling," and offer a few reflections on its meaning. It has a lot to say about how we navigate our own lives with respect to finding a place in the world. You can read the fairy tale here: http://www.andersen.sdu.dk/vaerk/hersholt/TheSilverShilling_e.html Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy…
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1:13:55This is an old one: a recording of a talk I gave back in 2014 at L'Abri in the UK on the subject of how to reconcile theology and humor, with specific reference to Chesterton's take on humor. The recording is a bit patchy in places, and half-way through the talk I realised that I was coming down with a cold (a very unfunny thing in the midst of a reflection on fun, because ... irony. It was fun and serious and (hopefully) interesting. Links: L'Abri Ideas Library: http://www.labri-ideas-library.org/search-the-library.asp My 2015 article on this very same subject: http://journal.radicalorthodoxy.org/index.php/ROTPP/article/view/125 Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy…
In his most complex work - a study of anthropology and history in the light of the Incarnation called "The Everlasting Man" - G. K. Chesterton puts forward an argument that the Christ-story marks an apocalyptic shift in the way that people understood reality. Historically speaking, mythology and philosophy were always totally different ways of looking at the world and the two hardly ever gave each other a second thought. But in the Gospel narratives, with the birth of Christ, the two become one: no longer in contradiction, but completely complementary. This idea is a kind of echo of a profound theological insight noted by the great church Father, Irenaeus of Lyons, known as recapitulation. This talk covers these ideas and more, and my hope is that by the end of it the Christmas story will have all kinds of brand new resonances for you — and maybe even a revelation or two. Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Duck Amuck: https://vimeo.com/204478956…
Whether we like it or not, research shows that all of us are given to being self-deceived. It turns out that a person generally believes to be true what they want to be true, even when evidence is glaringly opposed to their beliefs. Take for instance the fact that most people think they're above average when it comes to job performance or driving skills, as well as the fact that some people who really are ahead think they're not. What does this propensity for self-deception tell us about families and communities in general, and communities of faith in particular? Isn't faith, after all, just a socially accepted form of self-deception? This is the third in a three-part series looking at self-deception and faith. Helpful authors on the topic: Robert Trivers (Deceit and Self-deception), Gregg Ten Elsoff (I Told Me So), and Herbert Fingarette (Self-Deception). Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy…
Whether we like it or not, research shows that all of us are given to being self-deceived. It turns out that a person generally believes to be true what they want to be true, even when evidence is glaringly opposed to their beliefs. Take for instance the fact that most people think they're above average when it comes to job performance or driving skills, as well as the fact that some people who really are ahead think they're not. What does this propensity for self-deception tell us about families and communities in general, and communities of faith in particular? Isn't faith, after all, just a socially accepted form of self-deception? This is the second in a three-part series looking at self-deception and faith. Helpful authors on the topic: Robert Trivers (Deceit and Self-deception), Gregg Ten Elsoff (I Told Me So), and Herbert Fingarette (Self-Deception). Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy…
Whether we like it or not, research shows that all of us are given to being self-deceived. It turns out that a person generally believes to be true what they want to be true, even when evidence is glaringly opposed to their beliefs. Take for instance the fact that most people think they're above average when it comes to job performance or driving skills, as well as the fact that some people who really are ahead think they're not. What does this propensity for self-deception tell us about families and communities in general, and communities of faith in particular? Isn't faith, after all, just a socially accepted form of self-deception? This is the first in a three-part series looking at self-deception and faith. Helpful authors on the topic: Robert Trivers (Deceit and Self-deception), Gregg Ten Elsoff (I Told Me So), and Herbert Fingarette (Self-Deception). Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy…
Here's a quick provocation/meditation rooted in some of the wonderfully paradoxical thinking of (mostly) Heraclitus and (a bit of) Kierkegaard. Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Contact: unorthodoxy@zoho.com
This episode offers a brief explanation of a fascinating way of looking at how new things happen. Said fascinating way of looking at things is referred to as the 'law of three' and it is derived from a slightly unexpected way of looking at the doctrine of the Trinity. For a more detailed exploration of the law of three, you can seek out Rev. Dr. Cynthia Borgeault's book 'The Holy Trinity and the Law of Three' (Shambhala Publications, 2013). Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Mail: unorthodoxy@zoho.com…
This episode offers a brief reflection on some of the ideas encountered in Nathan Schwartz-Salant's intriguing and insightful book, The Order-Disorder Paradox: Understanding the Hidden Side of Change in Self and Society (North Atlantic Books, 2017). The core paradox presented by Schwartz-Salant is that all new order creates disorder, as is evident in many of our personal experiences, as well as in larger societal shifts. See: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/548664/the-order-disorder-paradox-by-nathan-schwartz-salant/9781623171162/ Support this podcast: www.patreon.com/unorthodoxy…
This is the final episode in this Unorthodoxy series on the book of Job. In it, we'll be looking at a pivotal theme in the book of Job — the subject of wonder, which the ancients believed is the real beginning of wisdom. This episode ties in with the content of episode 28, which you may want to (re)visit if you find this subject matter interesting. At the end of the episode, I play a song by Brolly that you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b09f8oEm1S0 You can check out Brolly's music here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/brolly/id295473393 Support this podcast: www.patreon.com/unorthodoxy…
The book of Job, as one of the oldest books (possibly THE oldest book) in the biblical canon, represents a truly astonishing, revolutionary historical and philosophical turn — a turn in favor, not of the powerful, but in favor of victims. Because we live in an age that has turned the victim into an absolute value of sorts, it's sometimes difficult to appreciate the nuances involved in this remarkable turn, which is the focus of this penultimate episode in this Unorthodoxy series on the book of Job. Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy…
This is the 9th part in an Unorthodoxy series on the book of Job. It also happens to be something of an interlude on the way to the two-part conclusion to the series. Here, I read GK Chesterton's wonderful essay "Introduction to the book of Job"—an essay referred to often by the philosopher Slavoj Žižek but without him always taking into account the larger argument of the essay. Chesterton offers a fresh take on Job that we'd all do well to pay attention to. It's wise and funny—filled with helpful and interesting insights. It asks whether God could be the ultimate skeptic, and perhaps even the ultimate blasphemer, and presents the astonishing idea that paradoxes are more comforting than answers. Support this podcast: patreon.com/unorthodoxy Email: unorthodoxy@zoho.com…
This episode—the eighth episode in this Unorthodoxy series on the book of Job—is the third of a three-part Inception-style series-within-a-series on the nature of the self (and on its transformation). We focus, in this episode, especially how the book of Job represents growth with its focus on truth and the introdction of a new kind of consciousness. Support this podcast at patreon.com/unorthodoxy Email: unorthodoxy@zoho.com…
This episode—the seventh episode in this Unorthodoxy series on the book of Job—is the second of a three-part Inception-style series-within-a-series on the nature of the self. We focus, in this episode, especially how the book of Job (among other biblical texts) illuminates our understanding of the self. In this episode, we home in on the issue/process of ego-death/ego-breakage and what it often takes to uncover/access the true self. Support this podcast at patreon.com/unorthodoxy Email: unorthodoxy@zoho.com…
This episode—the sixth episode in this Unorthodoxy series on the book of Job—is the first of a three-part Inception-style dream-within-a-dream, or rather, series-within-a-series on the nature of the self. We focus, in this episode, especially how the book of Job (among other biblical texts) illuminates our understanding of the self. In this episode, we home in on the ego-self and the so-called "false self", and in the process some fascinating facets of the multiverse that is the human subject become clearer (well, hopefully). Support this podcast at patreon.com/unorthodoxy Email: unorthodoxy@zoho.com…
The book of Job is one of the most brilliant and perplexing literary works to grace the stage of the human drama; and this is the fifth episode in a series on Unorthodoxy that focuses on this amazing book. The aim in this series is to look for unfamiliar nuggets of brilliance in what is, for many, an overly familiar text. In this episode, we take a look at the perplexing relationship between God, the "small s" satan, and the character we may not have realized is also on trial in the book of Job — you and me, the reader. Detours via the stories of Noah and Jacob invite some interesting hermeneutic speculations ... Support this podcast at: patreon.com/unorthodoxy…
In this, the fourth part in this Unorthodoxy series on the book of Job, the focus is on the symbolic significance of the sea-beast/monster/chaos-dragon Leviathan, which gets a few mentions in the book of Job. In the process, we'll be covering how chaos and order always have a part to play in the drama of creation and creativity; it turns out that our sense of life's purpose is intricately bound up in the dialectical tension that arises in the collaboration of chaos and order. The role of language and dialogical companionship in helping us to navigate this tension also gets a bit of airtime here. Check out the work of Gideon Nel here: http://gideonnel.com/ — especially his thematic exploration of water in the bible visualisation here: http://gideonnel.com/beautiful-water You can support this podcast here: patreon.com/unorthodoxy…
The book of Job is one of the most brilliant and perplexing literary works to grace the stage of the human drama; and this is the third episode in a series on Unorthodoxy that focuses on this amazing book. The aim in this series is to look for unfamiliar nuggets of brilliance in what is, for many, an overly familiar text. In this episode, we'll take a look at the question of the meaning of life with reference to some of the coordinates for meaning that we find within the book of Job. To help us with the question of life's meaning, there's a bit of advice here from Viktor Frankl and Nietzsche thrown into the mix too. Support this podcast at: patreon.com/unorthodoxy…
The book of Job is one of the most brilliant and perplexing literary works to grace the stage of the human drama; and this is the second episode in a series on Unorthodoxy that focuses on this amazing book. The aim in this series is to look for unfamiliar nuggets of brilliance in what is, for many, an overly familiar text. In this episode, we take a look at the absurd but surprisingly helpful question of what JS Bach can teach us about reading the book of Job, as well as what the idea of polyphony might have to say about a particular kind of consciousness or conscious awareness. Although this series is rooted in solid scholarship, scholarly detail has needed to be sacrificed for the sake of what is hopefully a more pleasant listening experience. Support this podcast at: patreon.com/unorthodoxy…
The book of Job is one of the most brilliant and perplexing literary works to grace the stage of the human drama; and this is the first episode in a series on Unorthodoxy that focuses on this amazing book. The aim in this series is to look for unfamiliar nuggets of brilliance in what is, for many, an overly familiar text. In this episode, we take a look at the hermeneutical idea of a "surplus of meaning" and how the awareness of layers of meaning can begin to help us to look for fresh insights and new wisdom in, among other places, the book of Job. We also look at how (and why) the book of Job is not like a Netflix show. Although this series is rooted in solid scholarship, occasionally scholarly detail has needed to be sacrificed for the sake of what is hopefully a more pleasant listening experience.…
This is a recording of the second part of a two-part talk series on the Enneagram (The first part can be listened to in episode 52 of this podcast). The focus of this talk is on personal growth and on the importance of, in the process of growing, being reconciled to what psychoanalysts call the Unconscious: the shadow-side of the self and what Enneagram teachers refer to as the "soul child." You can support this podcast at: https://www.patreon.com/unorthodoxy…
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1:01:50This episode offers an overview of the Enneagram of Personality, with a specific focus on the issue/defense mechanism of projection, as well as a number of core issues related to each type; namely (1) what the wounding message of each type is, (2) what each type avoids, (3) what each type projects, (4) what the primary defense mechanism of each type is, (5) what the primary vulnerability or sore spot of each type is, (6) what the pitfalls and vices of each type are, (7) what core virtue of each type has, and (8) the expression of wholeness that each type is invited into. I also offer a few images to give a feel for each type, and name some examples from history and fiction of each type. Right at the end, you'll hear a rough sketch of each type's talk style too.…
This is a recording of a talk I gave recently to some kids at a local Christian highschool on the subject of brainwashing. The talk is something of a mix between media theory (following the approach of Marshall McLuhan) and mimetic theory (following René Girard). The idea was to present something provocative that got my young audience to think about their own context and how they're affected but it. I realize that some of the ideas here need more nuance than I was able to provide in a talk of this nature, so there's a pretty strong chance that I come across here as being more one-sided and over-confident on certain matters than is my usual preference/intention.…
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1:01:16In this episode I'm talking about a few of the powerful life-changing ideas of the Stoics—philosophers like Epictetus, Seneca and Marcus Aurelius. I also (too) briefly touch on some of the overlaps between Stoicism and Christian theology. For more on that particular subject you can have a look at "Stoicism in Early Christianity," edited by Tuomas Rasimus, Troels Engberg-Pedersen, and Ismo Dunderberg. I refer here mostly to (my own take on) Epictetus's "Discourses and Selected Writings," as well as Marcus Aurelius's "Meditations."…
In this episode I briefly explore a few of the links between the creative act of songwriting and the creative act of working out a theology that resonates and turns out to be soul-expanding and life-enriching. https://soundcloud.com/duncan-reyburn/cave
Skepticism is a fairly important facet of our mental lives—as a question and as a challenge to familiar beliefs and ways of seeing. So how does skepticism relate to faith, and how can faith make room for a healthy kind of skepticism? With reference to W. E. Bowman's "The Ascent of Rum Doodle", Walter Lippmann's "Public Opinion", and G. K. Chesterton's (astonishingly good) introductory essay to the book of Job, this episode explores the use—but also the limits—of adding a dash of skepticism to your thoughtlife.…
Anton Chekhov developed a brilliant and simple idea that storytellers could keep in mind for when they're constructing plots, something nicknamed "Chekhov's gun" and it is this: nothing should be accidental. It's a great idea for storytelling, but maybe its application is larger than that. Maybe it even has something to say about our cognitive biases. And then there's the question of how it might apply to theological contexts. What could this idea tell us about how we understand theology, as well as how we might think of theologizing itself? The idea of the IKEA effect shows up here, along with some Pauline hermeneutics. Some ideas from Christian Smith's wonderful book "The Bible Made Impossible" also feature.…
In this somewhat unusual podcast, we'll look at the rules of a game that you should try sometime (if you haven't already). The game centers on the art of conversation. The game is called a “Pigfest”. It’s a game that provides a wonderful opportunity to engage a range of new and unusual ideas with friends. The rules (in short) are: 1. Share a meal with a few friends; 2. Ask everyone to bring along a “truth statement”; 3. Find a mediator to facilitate the conversation; 4. Allocate a set amount of time (10-20 minutes, depending on how much time you have and how many people are there) to discuss each “truth statement.” 5. Practice the art of conversation.…
There's a lot that's been written on the nature of insights—what they are, how they work (in terms of cognition), what they mean, how they relate to ontology, epistemology and other -ologies. Bernard Lonergan's monster—I mean, master—work "Insight" is just one example. But, at their most basic, insights seem to me to be experiences and stories. This podcast explores the story/experience of just one insight and then offers (albeit very briefly) a few considerations for what, in my experience, helps to make insights possible. Since zombie movies have something to do with this, you can (if you want) read an article that I've written on the subject of zombies: http://repository.up.ac.za/bitstream/handle/2263/43543/Reyburn_Reconfiguring_2014.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y . Support the Unorthodoxy podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/unorthodoxy , and feel free to contact me (Duncan) at unorthodoxy@zoho.com…
What is love? It's a vital question, but the usual answers don't always seem all that satisfactory. This episode is one attempt to arrive an an answer, with reference to the work of Karla McLaren ("The Language of Emotions") and Josef Pieper ("Faith, Hope, Love"). CS Lewis's "Four Loves" is also worth looking at (repeatedly) if you want to go a bit deeper.…
In this second episode in a two-part spiel on creativity and the logic of novelty, I take a look at the way that analogy helps us to understand cognition. When we understand how we think — that is, how ideas are formed and how concepts are expanded through analogy — we start to get a better sense of how to escalate and build on that process to form new ideas. One book that I found particularly illuminating on the subject of analogy and cognition is Douglas Hofstadter's and Emmanuel Sander's "Surfaces and Essences" — it's a mindblowing book for anyone who is interested in philosophical speculation. I also deal a bit with the theological implications of analogy in my book "Seeing Things as They Are: GK Chesterton and the Drama of Meaning."…
Although the details of that night are unclear, we know that on 29 May 1913 composer Igor Stravinsky's pioneering "The Rite of Spring" provoked huge controversy. While some applauded the performance, a large contingent of the audience started a literal riot. This is just one example of how different people respond quite differently to novelty. Why is this? How can we better understand what drastic innovation does and what innovation means? How can we better engage with novel ideas and with the whole enterprise of human creativity? How does creativity work? How can we be more creative? This is part 1 of a two-part exploration of the idea of creatvity and the logic of novelty. Part 1 focuses on how to engage novelty; part 2 explores the generation of new ideas.…
This is the final episode in this series on the enneagram, in which we look at some of the ways that the vices named by the enneagram produce ideological problems in (especially Western) society (following some of the ideas of Claudio Naranjo from his book "The Enneagram of Society"): 9 (institutionalism), 6 (totalitarianism), 3 (mercantilism), 1 (repression), 8 (violence), 4 (envy), 5 (detachment), 7 (hedonism) and 2 (false love). I misremembered Beatrice Chestnut's enneagram book title when I recorded this. What I said was "The Complex Enneagram" but the correct title is "The Complete Enneagram".Other books mentioned were Ian Cron and Suzanne Stabile's "The Road Back to You" and Jerry Wagner's "Nine Lenses on the World." Eric Hoffer's idea of "substitute selves" is only very briefly mentioned in his books "The True Believer" and "The Ordeal of Change," and Slavoj Žižek's contentions around pseudo-activity are mentioned in his book "Trouble in Paradise." You can support the unorthodoxy podcast at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4508571 .…
In this penultimate episode in this series on the enneagram, I'll be taking a good look at the idea of "wings." In particular, I'll be looking at how the wings function in the dialectic of personality; that is, how each personality type or enneatype is an attempt to resolve tensions created by its wings. This podcast draws heavily from the approach of Sandra Maitri, who discusses this subject in her book "The Spiritual Dimension of the Enneagram." Towards the end of this podcast, I also briefly look at how to think about the enneagram system in relation to other personality typologies.…
This episode, which is Part 8 of this 10 part series on the enneagram, focuses on the issue of typing and mistyping — why it happens, how to approach typing, as well as a few of the common enneatype confusions. Two books in particular informed the content of this episode (and go into far more detail than it was possible to cover in just over 20 minutes): Sandra Maitri's "The Spiritual Dimension of the Enneagram" and Beatrice Chestnut's "The Complex Enneagram."…
This is episode 7 on the Enneagram, with a focus on the so-called "heart" or "image" types — the 2s (Helpers), 3s (Achievers), and 4s (Individualists). The Enneagram, which focuses on personal and spiritual growth, is one of the most well developed models of personality out there. Although not a scientific model, it has been used effectively by theologians, spiritual directors, therapists, laypeople, and a number of others to articulate what drives us, and what might lead to greater wholeness, awareness and fulfillment. A number of sources form the backbone of this series: “The Enneagram” (Richard Rohr), “The Spiritual Dimension of the Enneagram” (Sandra Maitri), “The Enneagram of Passions and Virtues” (Sandra Maitri), “The Complete Enneagram” (Beatrice Chestnut) and “The Road Back to You” (Ian Morgan Cron & Suzanne Stabile).…
This is episode 6 on the Enneagram, with a focus on the so-called "head" or "intellectual" types — the 5s (Observers), 6s (Loyalists), and 7s (Adventurers). The Enneagram, which focuses on personal and spiritual growth, is one of the most well developed models of personality out there. Although not a scientific model, it has been used effectively by theologians, spiritual directors, therapists, laypeople, and a number of others to articulate what drives us, and what might lead to greater wholeness, awareness and fulfillment. A number of sources form the backbone of this series: “The Enneagram” (Richard Rohr), “The Spiritual Dimension of the Enneagram” (Sandra Maitri), “The Enneagram of Passions and Virtues” (Sandra Maitri), “The Complete Enneagram” (Beatrice Chestnut) and “The Road Back to You” (Ian Morgan Cron & Suzanne Stabile).…
This is episode 5 on the Enneagram, with a focus on the so-called "gut" or "instinct" types — the 8s (Leaders), 9s (Peacemakers), and 1s (Reformers). The Enneagram, which focuses on personal and spiritual growth, is one of the most well developed models of personality out there. Although not a scientific model, it has been used effectively by theologians, spiritual directors, therapists, laypeople, and a number of others to articulate what drives us, and what might lead to greater wholeness, awareness and fulfillment. A number of sources form the backbone of this series: “The Enneagram” (Richard Rohr), “The Spiritual Dimension of the Enneagram” (Sandra Maitri), “The Enneagram of Passions and Virtues” (Sandra Maitri), “The Complete Enneagram” (Beatrice Chestnut) and “The Road Back to You” (Ian Morgan Cron & Suzanne Stabile).…
This is episode 4 on the Enneagram. The Enneagram, which focuses on personal and spiritual growth, is one of the most well developed models of personality out there. Although not a scientific model, it has been used effectively by theologians, spiritual directors, therapists, laypeople, and a number of others to articulate what drives us, and what might lead to greater wholeness, awareness and fulfillment. A number of sources form the backbone of this series: “The Enneagram” (Richard Rohr), “The Spiritual Dimension of the Enneagram” (Sandra Maitri), “The Enneagram of Passions and Virtues” (Sandra Maitri), “The Complete Enneagram” (Beatrice Chestnut) and “The Road Back to You” (Ian Morgan Cron & Suzanne Stabile). This episode focuses on the specific energies and talk styles of each enneatype.…
This is episode 3 in a series on the Enneagram. The Enneagram, which focuses on personal and spiritual growth, is one of the most well developed models of personality out there. Although not a scientific model, it has been used effectively by theologians, spiritual directors, therapists, laypeople, and a number of others to articulate what drives us, and what might lead to greater wholeness, awareness and fulfillment.This episode focuses on the avoidances and temptations of each enneatype, with a little detour via the psychoanalytic perspective of Jacques Lacan. A number of sources form the backbone of this series: “The Enneagram” (Richard Rohr), “The Spiritual Dimension of the Enneagram” (Sandra Maitri), “The Enneagram of Passions and Virtues” (Sandra Maitri), “The Complete Enneagram” (Beatrice Chestnut) and “The Road Back to You” (Ian Morgan Cron & Suzanne Stabile).…
This is episode 2 in a series on the Enneagram. The Enneagram, which focuses on personal and spiritual growth, is one of the most well developed models of personality out there. Although not a scientific model, it has been used effectively by theologians, spiritual directors, therapists, laypeople, and a number of others to articulate what drives us, and what might lead to greater wholeness, awareness and fulfillment. A number of sources form the backbone of this series: “The Enneagram” (Richard Rohr), “The Spiritual Dimension of the Enneagram” (Sandra Maitri), “The Enneagram of Passions and Virtues” (Sandra Maitri), “The Complete Enneagram” (Beatrice Chestnut) and “The Road Back to You” (Ian Morgan Cron & Suzanne Stabile).…
This is episode 1 in a series on the Enneagram. The Enneagram, which focuses on personal and spiritual growth, is one of the most well developed models of personality out there. Although not a scientific model, it has been used effectively by theologians, spiritual directors, therapists, laypeople, and a number of others to articulate what drives us, and what might lead to greater wholeness, awareness and fulfillment. A number of sources form the backbone of this series: “The Enneagram” (Richard Rohr), “The Spiritual Dimension of the Enneagram” (Sandra Maitri), “The Enneagram of Passions and Virtues” (Sandra Maitri), “The Complete Enneagram” (Beatrice Chestnut) and “The Road Back to You” (Ian Morgan Cron & Suzanne Stabile).…
Everyone of us, perhaps unconsciously, is probably trying to buy into or build or trust some kind of immortality system, although we do this in different ways. For some of us, success is the immortality system; for others, it’s a legacy; and for others, especially evangelicals, it’s the promise of eternal life. For most of us, our ideological constructs are immortality systems. What's going on here? Drawing from a few books — Ernest Becker's "Denial of Death," Richard Beck's "The Slavery of Death" and Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg and Tom Pyszczynski's "The Worm at the Core" — this podcast focuses on the central problem in any critique of ideology: the problem of our enslavement to death. If you like, you can support the Unorthodoxy podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4508571…
In this podcast, we look at the way that metaphors confirm our experiences and expand our understandings and beliefs. Some sources may help to guide your thinking around these issues. The main ones I've consulted are: George Lakoff and Mark Johnson's "Metaphors We Live By," James Geary's "I is the Other: The Hidden Life of Metaphor," Douglas Hofstadter and Emmanuel Sander's (insanely good but alarmingly detailed) "Surfaces and Essences: Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking, and (on the theological front) Sallie McFague's provocative "Metaphorical Theology."…
This podcast is a recording of a talk delivered by Duncan Reyburn at (a rather noisy) Café Riche in Pretoria on the question: "How can imagination awaken us to reality?" The question provides a way to cover a few things addressed in Duncan's book, "Seeing Things as They Are: G. K. Chesterton and the Drama of Meaning" (Cascade, 2016). The book can be found here: http://wipfandstock.com/seeing-things-as-they-are.html and wherever else good books are sold. If you want to get in touch with Duncan with questions and ideas around Unorthodoxy, you can email him at unorthodoxy@zoho.com . You can also support the Unorthodoxy podcast at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4508571…
For the first time in cinematic history, a film has been made that focuses solely on the temptation of Jesus (Mt 4.1-11; Mk 1.12-13; Lk 4.1-13), albeit with a fair degree of artistic license. 'Last Days in the Desert,' written and directed by Rodrigo García and starring Ewan McGregor (as both Jesus and Satan), offers us a cinematic window to a number of important theological and spiritual concerns. This episode is for anyone who has had questions about the meaning of the temptation of Jesus, the mysterious nature of the figure that is called 'the Satan,' and what it means to have a destiny. The focus here is on a theopoetic backdrop to this beautiful film and is for people who have seen it and those who have yet to watch it. Support the Unorthodoxy podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4508571…
This one was recorded back in 2012 on an iPhone in a room full of friends. After yelling over a coffee machine, eventually things calm down to a more sensible volume; and the issue of originality is explored with reference to Mark Twain, the book of Ecclesiastes, EverythingisaRemix, two kinds of time (chronos and kairos), two types of newness (neos and kainos), and a number of other things. Hopefully by the end of this thing, you'll have somewhat fresh perspective on how originality can function when plagiarism abounds and when there is "nothing new under the sun." Support the Unorthodoxy podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4508571…
I was recently asked to give a sermon on rethinking hell at a lovely little Anglican church named St Wilfrid's, and I thought to share it with you, if only to help spark some thought and further conversation about what has turned into a fairly controversial topic in recent years. I was so grateful to be received with such tremendous kindness and generosity of spirit. Obviously, though, 30 minutes is not enough to cover everything that needs to be covered on the subject, and several people reminded me afterwards of what I'd left out. Because I'm an academic, though, I was well aware of what I could not cover. So, if you're interested in wrestling more with this topic, there are a few books I would highly recommend: Thomas Allin's "Christ Triumphant" (edited by Robin Parry), Gregory McDonald's (Robin Parry's) "The Evangelical Universalist," Brad Jersak's "Her Gates Will Never Shut," Hans Urs von Balthasar's "Dare We Hope," and Thomas Talbot's "The Inescapable Love of God."…
This is the final episode in the series on mimetic theory. Here I introduce how Christianity—especially through the teachings and crucifixion of Jesus—unmasks the scapegoating mechanism that is at the foundation of culture. There's a lot of ground to cover, and if you're interested in more detail on the subject, René Girard's 'I See Satan Fall Like Lightning' and S Mark Heim's 'Saved From Sacrifice' are two books that will be of particular help to you.…
One of the strangest phenomena documented in history and anthropology is that of ritual sacrifice. Why do people gather around and kill stuff (animals and even people)? What in the world is going on here? One of the most useful perspectives on this strange behavior is provided by mimetic theory, especially in René Girard’s book “Violence and the Sacred”—so this is the perspective that we’ll be looking at in this podcast, the fourth in our series on mimetic theory. The link between ritual sacrifice and scapegoating is also introduced.…
In this third episode of the series I’m going through on René Girard’s mimetic theory, I take an all-too-brief look at a few of the insights that mimetic theory offers to psychology, especially regarding the three types of “interdividual rapport” that shared desire creates. This is a much more complex topic than I can cover in-depth, so I would highly recommend that you turn to J-M Oughourlian’s work—especially his book “The Mimetic Brain"—if you are interested in finding out more. This episode builds on the previous two Unorthodoxy episodes by focusing on positive and negative reciprocity, as well as the way the desire and rivalry. A few insights are offered on how conflict works in relationships, what breakups do to us, how mimesis can cause eating disorders and depression, and how important it is to find the wisdom to handle our mimetic tendencies.…
This is second episode in a series that I'm doing on René Girard’s mimetic theory. My idea in this series is to sketch the basic parameters and considerations of mimetic theory, as well as looking at how this theory questions and illuminates various aspects of the human experience by focusing on an empirical truth: our capacity for imitation. Following on from my discussion in the previous episode on the nature of mimetic desire, this episode focuses on the way that mimetic desire gives rise to rivalry. Key ideas covered in this episode are: internal mediation, external mediation, the way that mimetic desire leads to rivalry, the dyadic nature of politics and conflict, and the double-injunction of the model/mediator. Key texts used in this podcast are Roberto Farnetti's ‘Mimetic Politics,’ JM Oughourlian’s ‘TheGenesis of Desire’ and, very importantly, René Girard's 'Violence and theSacred.'…
Often Christianity is thought of as a solution to a problem, but what happens if we think of it as a problem posed to all flimsy solutions? The world offers dreams, fantasies, promises, banquets, but these are often far from satisfying. To this, Christianity offers the logic of the Eucharist, which subverts the logic that tries to cure the disease without properly understanding what the disease is. In this episode, I refer to Shaun Achor's The Happiness Advantage, Anthony De Mello's Awareness, and Paul Tillich's Shaking the Foundations. And for good measure, I also reference Simone Weil, Bruce Cockburn, the book of Genesis and a bit of Greek mythology.…
The Didache , a profound first-century Christian text, talks about the two ways to live, one that leads to life and one that leads to death. And in this episode, I look at another way of looking at these two ways: through the notions of an "ontology of peace" and an "ontology of violence." At the risk of getting a bit too technical, I glance at Plato's theory of forms, as well as the way that Nominalism undermines faith in the Transcendent. Texts referred to in this episode include the anonymously authored Didache , Thomas O'Loughlin's The Didache , and Paul Tyson's Returning to Reality. But I'm also keeping in mind the thinking of Thomas Aquinas, Hans Urs von Balthasar (especially the first book in his The Glory of the Lord series), and David Bentley Hart's The Beauty of the Infinite. I also make reference to Simon Critchley, whose idea that philosophy begins with disappointment is something I've read in two of his books: Very Little, Almost Nothing and Faith of the Faithless .…
This episode takes a look at a Japanese proverb—" A nail that sticks out will be hammered down"— and how it sparks a few Lent-appropriate musings. Kierkegaard's pessimism about crowds in mentioned, Martin Heidegger's famous hammer analogy makes an entrance, and Rene Girard's brilliant notion of "mimetic desire" is also briefly discussed.…
What can the notion of "excommunication" contribute to our thoughts about communication, theology and God? What does the God talked about by Jesus have to do with excommunication? Books referred to in this episode include Excommunication: Three Inquiries Into Media by Alexander Galloway, Eugene Thacker and Mackenzie Wark, Phaedrus by Plato, Twelve Chapters on the Faith (supposedly by Gregory Thaumaturgus/Neocaesarea). Zizek’s Jokes by Slavoj Zizek. Hughes Mearns's poem Atagonish also makes an entrance at some point.…
In this first episode of the Unorthodoxy podcast, I offer a few reflections on the tricky distinction between orthodoxy and heresy in Christian theology. Books referred to in this episode include: Atheism in Christianity by Ernst Bloch, Did Calvin Kill Servetus? by Stanford Rives, The Soul of Doubt by Dominic Erdozain, Heresy: It's Utility and Morality by Charles Bradlaugh, Heretics by GK Chesterton, and The First Apology by Justin Martyr.…
This episode starts off a series that I'll be doing on mimetic theory—an anthropological theory developed by the brilliant literary theorist and philosopher René Girard. My idea in this series is to explain, or perhaps just sketch, the basic parameters and considerations of mimetic theory, as well as looking at how this theory questions and illuminates various aspects of the human experience by focusing on an empirical truth: our capacity for imitation. As we move through this series, I'll be touching on anthropology, psychology, history, the nature of conflict and violence, and the origin of culture. And, of course, I'll be looking into what mimetic theory brings to theology. In this, the first episode in this series, I cover a few of the foundational ideas of mimetic theory: the mimetic nature of desire, the triangular structure of desire, and the place of metaphysical desire.…
A famous cartoon depicts a panel of presenters at a conference as they face their audience. The chair cynically announces to people in that audience that they now have a chance to participate. He says, “We’d now like to open the floor to shorter speeches disguised as questions.” As the cartoon implies, even when questions are required, people seem to find it easier to jump in with opinions, statements, and arguments of their own. While every great thinker in human history has always valued good questions, it turns out that good questions are often difficult to ask. And yet, good questions are the basis of all practical knowledge and wisdom; good questions are even a vital source for a more generous spirituality and emotional vitality. Because of the pivotal role that questions play in helping us to grow, it may be worth our while to ask how best to question, or perhaps also how not to question. This is what this podcast is about.…
This episode consists of a recording of a talk I gave last year December on the marvellous work of one of my intellectual and spiritual heroes, René Girard, who passed away in November 2015. My idea here was and is to entice people to engage with Girard's work and legacy for themselves, considering that Girard has been pivotal to encouraging me to stay connected to the Christian faith and the better parts of its traditions. I make a point, in the talk and in the question time, to note that this is really just an introduction to Girard's work. This means that some of the things I say are perhaps a little overly provocative—hopefully, these things will provoke your own thoughts. In future podcasts, I'm hoping to be able to get to some of the details. Maybe some of the questions I've raised here can be dealt with then.…
What is it that sparks fanatical mass movements? This is something that we would do well to understand given the fanaticism that exists at so many levels in global politics today. In this podcast, after briefly musing about some problems of contemporary journalism, I take a look at some of the key ideas presented by Eric Hoffer in his provocative book 'The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements'. Although I don't mention it in the podcast, it's worth noting that some of Hoffer's ideas are echoed in Gustav Le Bon's book 'The Crowd' and Jacques Ellul's 'Propaganda'.…
Every time there's a 'terrorist' attack reported in the media, a number of secularists, with some serious media backing, will point to religion as the culprit. But is it really fair to say that 'religion is violent,' or the cause of violence? With some help from William Cavanaugh ( The Myth of Religious Violence ), Lydia Wilson (https://www.thenation.com/article/what-i-discovered-from-interviewing-isis-prisoners/), and Kelly James Clarke, I tackle this question. The answer is perhaps incomplete, but my aim is simply to suggest that we take a look at the commonplace connection between religion and violence with a lot more nuance and compassion.…
This is not the first time, and it will not be the last, that I grapple with the rather fuzzy line between belief and unbelief. In this episode, I take a closer look at an experience that more thoughtful Christians will be familiar with: the experience of wanting to step away from the religious tradition that you grew up in. I take a look at three ideas offered by three philosophers—Hegel, Derrida, and Žižek—and explore how these may contribute to the journey: from belief, through unbelief, and towards a kind of transcendent, renewed faith. JM Fritzman's to-the-point exposition of Hegel's dialectic was particularly helpful here. A book on Derrida that I found particularly brilliant for its theological insights is Steven Shakespeare's "Derrida and Theology".…
How can we understand the relationship between conformity and authority? In this episode, I refer to the work of the famous psychologist Stanley Milgram, as well as the movie Experimenter that was recently made about him. I also tell one of Anthony De Mello's parables and talk about Star Wars merchandise.…
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1:01:01Persuasion is ubiquitous. Everything in our contexts has the potential to sway our thoughts and behaviours. Manipulation can happen on smaller and larger scales, and can affect all of us. So how does persuasion work? What's going on? How are minds hijacked? This talk on the art of persuasion (rhetoric) was recorded on 3 June 2016, and references the following writers: Aristotle (Rhetoric), Kenneth Burke (The Rhetoric of Motives), and Paul Offit (Do You Believe in Magic? The Sense and Nonsense of Alternative Medicine).…
In his 1928 book 'Propaganda', the nephew of Sigmund Freud, Edward Bernays, wrote that "the conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society ... We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of." This episode looks at how mobs function, how they are persuaded, and draws from various thinkers, including Rene Girard, Gustav le Bon, Edward Bernays, and a few others.…
In this episode, I look at the question of what it might be in different/alternate perspectives on theology that causes alarm and offence. To answer the question, I make use of a little bit of psychoanalysis, and, in particular, I refer to Jacques Lacan's idea of "master signifiers". The reading list for this episode is pretty short; the only book referred to directly is Lionel Bailey's "Lacan: A Beginner's Guide."…
This is a rather rough recording of a talk I gave during the second half of 2015. It's a playful dance through the conundrums of belief and unbelief via some of the ideas of Simone Weil, Neil Gaiman, GK Chesterton, Sean Illing,and George Hoffman. There's a bit in here about the cognitive unconscious, but the main focus is on the psychoanalytic unconscious and the way that it might help us to rethink what it means to believe.…
This podcast is a recording of a talk I gave at the Faith & Reason conference in Pretoria on 16 April 2016. In this I offer a few musings—via the philosophies of GK Chesterton and Slavoj Zizek, the artworks of Marcel Duchamp and Andres Serrano, and a poem by Andrew Hudgins—on art, frames, consumer culture, and the critique of ideology that we find offered by a cruciform Christian theology.…
A lot of us go around thinking that we are who we think we are, which is another way of saying that we might easily believe that we are best understood in terms of what we know. This doesn't make as much sense as we may think it does. In this episode, I look at the way that desire gives rise to, and animates, the self—and the fact that desire is always mimetic. I'm drawing a lot of great sources: James KA Smith's 'Desiring the Kingdom,' Rene Girard's 'Deceit, Desire, and the Novel,' Marcus Borg's 'Speaking Christian,' J-M Oughourlian's 'The Genesis of Desire,' and Todd McGowan's 'The Fictional Christopher Nolan.'…
Religious fundamentalism isn't generally very well understood, despite being so pervasive in our time. So in this podcast I outline a few ways that we can get to the bottom of this strange phenomenon. In particular, I consider the surprising fact that religious fundamentalism actually has something in common with secular cynicism. My main source of inspiration for the theory here is the psychoanalytic critique of ideology offered by Slavoj Zizek in 'In Defense of Lost Causes' and 'Enjoy Your Symptom!' I also briefly refer to Tad Delay's 'God is Unconscious,' and I also keep in mind Robert Pfaller's 'The Pleasure Principle in Culture: Illusions Without Owners' (I don't mention it by name here, but his distinction between faith and belief is something I find rather useful).…
What makes genuine dialogue possible? When you find yourself talking to someone who just doesn’t seem to hear what you’re trying to say, it helps to understand a few of the conditions and capacities that make communication happen. So that's what we're looking at in this podcast, with an eye on what theology might say on this subject. My main sources in this podcast are some of thePatristic writers: Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory of Nazianzus (which I mispronounce), Eusebius of Caeserea, Theophilus of Antioch, Cyril of Jerusalem, and the Didache. I also refer to GK Chesterton’s Orthodoxy, Kenneth Burke’s Rhetoric of Motives, Shane Hipps's Flickering Pixels, Slavoj Zizek's Violence, and the New Testament writer, St. Paul.…
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