
An ongoing pessimistic and anxious conversation hosted by Burke Gerstenschlager about God and the human condition in culture, academia, and the arts. Episodes feature theological reflections, as well as interviews with scholars, writers, and artists. Prepare for despair!
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 3 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Categories | ChristianityReligion & Spirituality | ||||

Has the "biblical worldview" always existed? Can the exvangelical escape evangelicalism? Why does "deconstruction" sound so familiar? So many questions. My answers will probably trouble you. But it wouldn’t be bleak theology if Plato, Nietzsche, and ... more
Host Burke Gerstenschlager introduces bleak theology and himself, explains the importance that all theology is autobiographical, and shares what's in store.
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Introducing a new podcast about God, existential angst, culture, and the arts hosted by Burke Gerstenschlager. If you are tired of cheap optimism, platitudes, and feel-good stories about Ch... more
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Love this podcast. I’m really looking forward to future episodes. For people who are tired of Christian platitudes, cliches and easy ready made answers prepackaged with triumphant worship music and sermons promising certainty, this podcast cuts through all that and helps people to confront reality on its own terms with all its despair, suffering, horror and melancholic beauty!







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