For the Life of the World / Yale Center for Faith & Culture
Matthew Croasmun, Ryan McAnnally-Linz, Drew Collins, Miroslav Volf, Evan Rosa, Macie BridgeSeeking and living a life worthy of our humanity. Theological insight, cultural analysis, and practical guidance for personal and communal flourishing. Brought to you by the Yale Center for Faith & Culture.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 260 | Founded | 7 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ChristianityPhilosophyReligion & SpiritualitySociety & Culture | |||
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It took Odysseus ten years to sail home from Troy to Ithaca; we can fly the same distance in about an hour. But faster travel hasn't brought us any closer to home. We can know more, do more, and connect more than ever, and yet our ability to belong t... more
Everything is “maxxed” right now, and the news cycle in particular seems to be historymaxxing, insisting that things have never been worse than they are now. And the threats are real, from AI and global warming to election integrity—foreign affairs g... more
Human growth can seem to just happen—genes, care, and nurture set each of us on a trajectory across the lifespan. But how do people actually grow toward wholeness, and is virtue even the point?
Psychologists Liz Hall and Todd Hall of Biola Universit... more
Technology, Aaron Cline Hanbury suggests, is never a purely neutral tool. But the history of ethical thinking about technology shows that as long as there's been technology, there's been anxiety about it. Or perhaps more accurately, anxiety about wha... more
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Apple Podcasts5Andrew Grenier
United Statesa year ago - Like water to a thirsty soul
A much needed forum for restoring the increasingly thin and superficial public theology or our times. How can we know what is right & how we should live without wrestling with the tenets of our faith in real time? Listening to these thoughtful discussions give me hope.
Apple Podcasts5Sandra in DCUnited States2 years ago - Exquisitely thought-provoking
They cover topics of faith and culture today that are nuanced and important. Actually this podcast gives me a model for how to how to think at a deeper level and discuss tricky things more patiently.
Apple Podcasts5NYC Downtown GirlUnited States3 years ago - For the life of the world
The Podcast is Fabulous.
Beautiful people there.
Thank you so much.
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Apple Podcasts5Andante'United States3 years ago - One of my favourite except…
I have one problem w this podcast. I am sensitive to really high pitched sounds (a common issue with those of us who experience neurodiversity) and the musical intro and transitions have this nails-on-chalkboard electronic squeaky noise going on in it… I have tried to tolerate it but I’ve finally decided to leave a review. I have avoided the podcast at times because I know it will be an unpleasant experience. But if you could just change that sound, even slightly, this would be a more accessible... more
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