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The London Lyceum

Jordan Steffaniak and Brandon Ayscue

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The London Lyceum seeks to encourage serious thinking for a serious church by creating an intellectual culture of charity, curiosity, and critical thinking. Find out more about us at our website: www.thelondonlyceum.com
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The Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor podcast series provides situational advice to a wide audience of leaders and boards of directors through conversations with those that have been there. The podcast brings unprecedented, one-on-one access to top, current and retired, CEOs and Directors of Boards and provides beneficial information and valuable insight on situational and topical issues that confront CEOs and Boards from those that have faced them before - often in dramatic circumst ...
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This was originally a lecture given by Thoreau in 1851 at the Concord lyceum titled “The Wild” . He revised it before his death and it was included as part of the June 1862 edition of Atlantic Monthly. This essay appears, on the surface, to be simply expounding the qualities of Nature and man’s place therein. Through this medium he not only touches those subjects, but with the implications of such a respect for nature, or lack thereof.
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The work consists of ten books, originally separate scrolls, and is understood to be based on notes said to be from his lectures at the Lyceum which were either edited by or dedicated to Aristotle's son, Nicomachus. In many ways this work parallels the similar Eudemian Ethics, which has only eight books, and the two works can be fruitfully compared. Books V, VI, and VII of the Nicomachean Ethics are identical to Books IV, V, and VI of the Eudemian Ethics. Opinions about the relationship betw ...
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Theatre · The Creative Process: Acting, Directing, Writing & Behind the Scenes Conversations

Acting, Directing, Writing & Behind the Scenes Conversations · Creative Process Original Series

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Theatre episodes of the popular The Creative Process podcast. We speak to performers and behind the scenes creatives. To listen to ALL arts & creativity episodes of “The Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society”, you’ll find us on Apple: tinyurl.com/thecreativepod, Spotify: tinyurl.com/thecreativespotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! Exploring the fascinating minds of creative people. Conversations with writers, artists & creative thinkers across the Arts & STEM. We discuss their lif ...
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Shakespeare For All is an engaging, accessible introduction to the life and work of William Shakespeare, featuring world-class scholars and performers. You’ll learn who Shakespeare was and what historical events shaped his writing. You’ll be guided through his most popular poems and plays by leading scholars, actors, and interpreters of Shakespeare. And you’ll find the tools you need to become an interpreter of Shakespeare yourself and join in the ongoing global discussion his works have ins ...
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A secret shared by four convicts and two prison guards, a daughter in search of her missing father, a strange gift of a single pearl received every year, a fabulous treasure buried in the ancient Agra Fort in India, an eccentric detective being consulted to solve a deadly puzzle. All these events are set against the turbulent backdrop of the Great Indian Mutiny of 1857 in the second Sherlock Holmes novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Sign of the Four. Mary Morstan, a lovely young woman, com ...
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Welcome! This is for morning shows, bonus-materials and outdoor musings from the Ancient World Podcast! Ancient World is a podcast about the deep Treasures of the Past, from the Greek Philosophy and Myth, the Biblical Stories, the Roman Empire and the Great Rebirth of the Florentine Renaissance!
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Jordan talks with Brad East about the doctrine of Scripture. They cover topics like: What is Scripture's relationship to the church? If Scripture is authoritative how is the authority exercised and by whom? Is there one standard account for this everyone should agree with? What is the sufficiency of Scripture? And more. Resources: 1) The Doctrine o…
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Jordan talks with Sean McGever about his new book on slavery in Edwards, Whitefield, and Wesley. They cover topics like: Why should we still care about slavery? What theological influences of Whitfield and Edwards led them to their view of slavery? What are some similarities and differences between Edwards, Whitfield and Wesley regarding how they v…
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Jordan talks with David Rathel about Andrew Fuller and Hyper-Calvinism. They cover topics like: 14. What is high/hyper calvinism? What is the modern question controversy? Why have scholars not paid careful attention to high/hyper calvinism? What sort of problems does this lack of attention lead to? Who are Lewis Wayman, John Brine, and John Johnson…
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Jordan talks with Matthew Baines about Gisbertus Voetius and participation. They cover all sorts of topics like: Who is Voetius? Why is he important? How does he relate to Thomism and Scotism? How "eclectic" really is the Reformed tradition? Is theology practical or contemplative? What does it mean for theology to be mystical? What does it mean tha…
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Jordan and Philip talk with Professor Alison McQueen about Thomas Hobbes and his engagement with Scripture. They cover topics like who is Hobbes, what is the argument of Leviathan, the importance of biblical literacy for the study of Hobbes, the theological background of some of these old debates, and more. Resources: 1) Alison McQueen's website 2)…
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Jordan talks with Zach Manis about his latest work on the problem of hell. They cover topics like What is the problem of hell? Which aspect of the problem do you think is most acute? What are some "bad" ways to avoid the problem of hell? What is the divine presence model? How do you deal with passages like 2 Thess. 1:9 and Luke 16:19-31, since thos…
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Jordan talks with Robert Kolb about Martin Luther and his view of reality. They cover all sorts of topics in this wide ranging interview like what does Luther actually think of reality, does he reject the third use of the law?, what is his relationship to Ockham versus Aquinas, how close is he to Catholicism, what purpose does the light of nature s…
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Jordan and Caleb talk with John Tweeddale about Owen and his work on Hebrews. They cover topics like: Can we understand Owen's biography or theology apart from his work on Hebrews? How does Owen understand the Abrahamic Covenant? How does Owen think of the Mosaic Covenant? Is it a covenant of works or grace or something else? Why should the pastor …
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Jordan talks with Eric Smith about the life and legacy of E. Y. Mullins. They cover topics like: Who was Mullins? Did Mullins think he was rejecting Boyce's calvinism or saving it? Was he a liberal or just a centrist ecumenical? What was his view of inspiration? Who influenced him the most? Is he influenced by those like Schleiermacher? Was his doc…
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Jordan and Hunter talk with Stephen Presley about his new book on cultural sanctification. They cover topics like: Can Christianity coexist with paganism? Can there be peace? How similar are we to ancient Rome? Do we really have a problem? What caused it? 21. What are the various options that Christians have to respond? Retreat? Fight? Something be…
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Jordan talks with Jamey Gorman and Richard Hughes about their book on the Churches of Christ. They cover topics like what is the church of Christ? What are its distinctive characteristics? What are the origins of the churches of Christ? Why did many oppose dispensationalism and how did the rise of Christian America influence them? Why is there such…
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Jordan talks with Sawyer Moranville, Executive Director of Lingua Deo Gloria, about the biblical languages. They cover topics like how to best learn them, if they are necessary to know, whether all Christians can learn them, how language works and translation philosophies, and more! Resources: 1) Lingua Deo Gloria 2) A Child's Koine Greek Book 3) J…
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Jordan and Garrett talk with Tim Cooper about the life and thought of Richard Baxter. They cover topics like his relationship with John Owen, what he thought of justification, his advice for dealing with grief and suffering, his view of pastoral ministry, and more! Resources: 1) John Owen, Richard Baxter and the Formation of Nonconformity, Tim Coop…
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In this episode, Andrew speaks with this year's Lyceum Project guest, author and policy analyst Leah Libresco Sargeant. They talk about her conversion from Atheism to Catholicism, about her love of math, about her two books, about feminism, about Congress and the possibilities for a Christian politics, and about how we should all embrace depending …
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"S. E. Hinton, Susie Hinton wrote The Outsiders when she was 15 and 16. It was published when she was 17. She was told by one editor in particular that she couldn't have any swear words, so she was sort of forced to write about these very big, intense, love-and-death operatic themes where there's a boy who dies by suicide by cop. There's a boy who …
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What role do the families we’re born into or the traumas we experience shape the people we become? Do good deeds offset bad deeds? How can the arts increase our capacity for empathy, understanding, and kindness? Dan Futterman is creator, executive producer, and writer of Amazon Prime's American Rust, the acclaimed crime drama starring Jeff Daniels,…
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Hunter and Cody talk with Patrick Schreiner about his new book on the transfiguration. They cover topics like what is the transfiguration, what the symbols of the transfiguration are, how pastors should teach it, what role it plays in systematic and practical theology, and more! Resources: 1) The Transfiguration of Christ, Patrick Schreiner Support…
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Jordan talks with Ryan Fields about his new book on the free church and catholicity. They cover topics like: What is catholicity and why should we want it? Does catholicity involve more than unity? How do Episcopal groups typically define catholicity? Can one denomination monopolize the terminology of catholicity? Why do most think the free church …
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Jordan and Joseph talk with Kevin Kinghorn about his work on God and value judgments. They cover topics like: What is a value judgment? Are they beliefs with cognitive content or are they sentiments or something else? What does it mean to call intuitive judgments quasi-perceptions? Are our value judgments from God? In what sense are they from God? …
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"For years, people spoke about how awkward or embarrassing it was to perform the intimate content. And what they're speaking about is feeling horrible. If something's awkward, that squirm, that ring in the body, it feels embarrassing. That's actually an emotion that is not professional. That is not allowing the actor to stay feeling listened to, he…
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How can intimate scenes be brought to the screen in ways that respect the emotional well-being and privacy of the artists themselves? How do we make sure that we can create a story about abuse without anyone being abused in the process? Ita O’Brien is the UK’s leading Intimacy Coordinator, founder of Intimacy on Set (and author of the Intimacy On S…
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Jordan talks with Todd Haines and Natasha Kennedy about the FatCat series of books, how to catechize our children, why it matters, whether we can depict Jesus in books, and more! Resources: 1) The entire FatCat series of books! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-london-lyceum4672/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://red…
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Jordan talks with Daniel Williams about the history of the pro-life movement before Roe v. Wade. They cover topics like: What does it mean to be pro-life? Why do many histories of postwar American politics treat the pro-life movement as a reaction against Roe vs Wade only? Who were the very first to be "pro-life"? Were Catholics the first pro-lifer…
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Jordan and Cody talk with Dru Johnson about his latest book on Darwin and Scripture. They cover topics like: What does Darwin have to do with Scripture? Why would anyone be uncomfortable with the idea that the biblical authors make our world existentially, ethically, and physically coherent in a way that can be harmonized with science? You claim th…
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"When I did my show Positive Me, we were in the middle of a horrible crisis. The AIDS crisis was very real to me and my friends and not real to the people that I knew from New Jersey. They thought it was government hype. They didn't believe in it. And so I couldn't even fathom that. And I had taken a class with Elizabeth Swados about writing satire…
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How can the arts help us examine and engage with social issues? How do our families shape our views, memories, and experience of the world? From her role as Dr. Lisa Cuddy on the hit Fox series House, to her starring role as Abby McCarthy in Bravo's first scripted series Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce, Lisa Edelstein's range of roles are as diverse …
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Jordan talks with Han-Luen about Augustine and the will. They cover topics like: What is the will? Did Augustine invent our concept of the will? Why has Augustine's thought on the will been such a difficult topic? How much does his own maturation and development make it more difficult? Does Augustine's doctrine of providence fit with his view of fr…
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In this Lyceum Conversation Starter, Andrew reflects a bit on J-Term at Midtown, looks forward to an upcoming Lyceum Conversation, and tries to start a conversation about memory. He explores the role of memory in the life of learning and the life of faith, gestures at the connection between memory and the transformation of the self, and thinks a li…
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"I think that we always try to find ways of defining ourselves against culture, archetypes, and narratives. And one of the things that interests me most is the process of trying to figure out what story we're in, to try to figure out who we are relative to stories. I don't think we are reducible to archetypes exactly, but I think that constant tryi…
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What are we willing to give up to find meaning, connection, and a sense of belonging? What happens if we don't self-promote, self-create, and self-brand on social media? Will we find the right partner? Will we get into the right college? Or find the best job? Tara Isabella Burton is the author of the novels Social Creature, The World Cannot Give, a…
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Jordan talks with Jesse Couenhoven about moral agency among children. They cover topics such as: What is moral theory and moral agency? Why do we have a tendency to exaggerate the agency of children, disabled persons, etc.? Why have studies in the past been systematically biased? Should we be cynical about studies like these? Why has the approach t…
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"I was always a film and theater kid. I just was completely starstruck and only wanted to have some kind of contact with showbiz. I didn't really understand in what creative shape that would take. It was when I was trying to work in theater. Stephen Sondheim was a close friend and advisor for the period. I was trying to work in theater, and he real…
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What does learning another language and living in another culture do for your humanity and creative process? Alan Poul is an Emmy, Golden Globe, DGA, and Peabody Award-winning producer and director of film and television. He is Executive Producer and Director on the Max Original drama series Tokyo Vice, written by Tony Award-winning playwright J.T.…
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