Religion & Spirituality Podcasts
How do we transform and transcend our biases? From judgments made unconsciously to complacency in systemic evil, we must learn how to see if we are to learn how to transform. Center for Action and Contemplation faculty member Brian McLaren hosts the podcast series Learning How to See.
Bonus: Begin Again from the Very Beginning
On this bonus episode, Brian, Gigi, Mike and Paul conclude the season in their reflections on the dynamics of suffering and the art of beginning again in order to learn how to see.
6: What Do You Want?
On this episode of Learning How to See, Brian, Gigi, Mike and Paul talk about the last two biases that look at the social-political dimensions of seeing: Confidence Bias: We mistake confidence for competence, and we are all vulnerable to the lies of confident people. Our brains prefer a confident lie to a hesitant truth.
5: Hate and Love
On this episode of Learning How to See, Brian, Gigi, Mike and Paul talk about the next two biases that look at the social-political dimensions of seeing: Catastrophe Bias: Our brains notice sudden changes for the worse, but we easily miss slow and subtle changes over time. We think what is now normal always was and always will be.
4: Boxes Inside Boxes
On this episode of Learning How to See, Brian, Gigi, Mike and Paul talk about the next two biases that look at the social-political dimensions of seeing: Conservative/Liberal Bias: Conservatives and Liberals see the world differently. Liberals see through a “nurturing parent” window, and Conservatives see through a “strict father” window.
3: Mountain Climbers
On this episode of Learning How to See, Brian, Gigi, Mike and Paul talk about the next two biases that look at the social-political dimensions of seeing: Consciousness bias: A person’s level of consciousness makes seeing some things possible and others impossible. Our brains see from a location.
2: Going Against the Flow
On this episode of Learning How to See, Brian, Gigi, Mike and Paul talk about the next three biases that look at the social dimensions of seeing: Community bias: It is very hard to see something your group doesn’t want you to see. This is a form of social confirmation bias.
Preaching Moment 108: Brian McLaren
Brian talks about the weight and import of our preaching given our contemporary context, and offers encouragement for those called to bring a Word from God in midst of that reality. read more...
Episode 112 - Galapagos Islands (Ft. Brian McLaren )
In this episode of the podcast Joe welcomes Brian McLaren back to the podcast! Joe and Brian discuss Brian's latest book: "The Galapagos Islands", how people can work to help save our beautiful earth and what hope one can cling to when it feels hopeless at times. It's a great listen! No "Ask the B…
Parenting While in a Major Faith Shift
Click here to keep up with the latest Goose News: http://wildgoosefestival.org/signup/ Faith shifting, deconstruction, possibly reconstruction in fits and stages of some sort, is a challenging, exhausting, and slow process under any circumstances. Doing so while also parenting children can feel utt…
Brian McLaren, "Looking Back as a Parent," Faith Forward 2015
Brian McLaren 's presentation from Faith Forward 2015, April 20-23 in Chicago. Brian shares what he's learned from his experiences as a parent and grandparent, and how Faith Forward can chart a new path in ministry with children and youth.
Brian McLaren, "Framing a Conversation, Launching a Revolution," Faith Forward 2014
Brian McLaren 's presentation from the 2014 Faith Forward gathering, May 19-22 in Nashville, TN.
Applying Jesus: Season 1 Episode 3
E3: Applying Jesus to Hard Conversations - Complexity, Confidence & Consciousness Bias Today’s episode sees Amy and Tajuana back together again, covering 3 new biases. The definitions of these biases will be explored and can be found in more detail in Brian McLaren ’s book Why Don’t They Get It?…
Applying Jesus: Season 1 Episode 2
E2: Applying Jesus to Hard Conversations - Comfort, Contact & Confirmation Bias Today Amy talks with special guest Tajuana Antwine of Mindshift LLC about 3 different forms of bias and how they show up in our lives and in Scripture. They not only relate as women but share their different life ex…
Who is Brian McLaren?
Brian McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. He is a former English professor and pastor, he is an advocate for “a new kind of Christianity”. His most recent projects include an illustrated children’s book called Cory and the Seventh Story and The Galapagos Islands: A Spiritual Journey.
What is Brian McLaren's book called?
The book he wrote is called The Galapagos Islands: A Spiritual Journey . In this episode, Jim Stump talks to him about the book and about a theology that is informed by wild places and the scientific knowledge that helps us understand those places.
Who said there are not sacred places and secular places?
I think you’re hitting exactly the tension that we feel. I think it was Wendell Berry who said that there are not sacred places and secular places. He said there are sacred places and desecrated places and many of us live in places where the natural beauty has been desecrated. Joni Mitchell’s old song comes to mind. “We pave a paradise and put up a parking lot. Don’t it always seem to go, you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone.” And so many of us live in places where we have no idea the beauty that was there 200, 300, 500 years ago.
