Matt, Jon, and Paul continue their discussion of the work of Douglas Campbell, focusing this week on narrative and the way in which Christ's story can bind our lives and the world together.
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Nov 22
Sermon: The Semiotic Shift in the Sign of Jonah
<p>Paul Axton preaches: Jesus says he will provide no sign other than that of Jonah to the Jews, which is a kind of non-sign in their value system. Jesus, like Jonah, presents a very different picture of God than Nahum and the Jews of Jonah and Jesus generation. This God cares fo ... Show More
35m 20s
Nov 17
Theology After Maximus, Hegel, and Wittgenstein
<p>Continuing our discussion in Imaginative Apologetics, we discuss the view of the embodied understanding of Maximus and Hegel reflected in Wittgenstein in which the world is synthesized through embodiment and language.</p>
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1h 46m
Mar 2021
Dialogue 1: The Ascent of Mount Carmel
This is the first session that focuses on the mystic, St. John of the Cross. In the tenor of the ancient practice of Lectio Divina, James Finley begins with a passage from St. John's The Ascent of Mount Carmel, and reflects on the qualitative essence of the spirit of this text.Re ... Show More
41m 11s
Feb 2020
Bonus: Richard Rohr & James Finley on Turning to the Mystics
In this bonus episode, Living School Faculty James (Jim) Finley and Kirsten Oates join Richard Rohr and Paul Swanson (Brie sadly wasn't there!) in conversation about the contemplative journey, what it was like to be guided by Thomas Merton, Jim's trauma work, and their new podcas ... Show More
1h 9m
Feb 2020
What Do We Do with the Bible & Tradition?
Richard Rohr, in conversation with Brie Stoner and Paul Swanson, talk about their relationships to the Bible, the Perennial Tradition, and what we can glean from how Jesus read the Hebrew texts. The transcript for this podcast can be found here. Visit cac.org/podcast to listen to ... Show More
1h 24m
Jun 2024
Hitting the Wall: A Conversation With John Mark Comer, Matt Chandler, and Beau Hughes
What do you do when you hit a wall in your apprenticeship to Jesus? Beau Hughes, lead pastor of The Village Church, Denton, interviews John Mark and Matt Chandler, lead pastor of The Village Church, Flower Mound about their journeys of discipleship and formation. Together, John M ... Show More
43m 53s
May 2022
Dialogue 4: The Perfect Life
This is the fourth and final dialogue that focuses on the mystical text, The Cloud of Unknowing. In this episode, Jim and Kirsten discuss Session 3 where Jim talks about the fourth and final phase in The Cloud of Unknowing, the perfect life.Resources:
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54m 39s
Oct 2019
Healing Division In A World That Others
On this episode, Fr. Richard Rohr responds to listeners questions on some of the most pressing themes of his book, The Universal Christ. In conversation with Paul Swanson and Brie Stoner, Richard responds to listener questions on Healing Division in a World that Others, for examp ... Show More
54m 15s
Mar 2024
There Are No Accidental Saints | Austin Book Tour Teaching and Q+R
"Godliness is possible, but it is not natural."John Mark discusses some of the foundational ideas from his new book: Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Jesus, Do as He Did. John Mark challenges us to resist the distractions that tempt us to waste our lives, and instea ... Show More
1h 8m