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"Things Not Seen" talks with people of faith who are working to make sense of why we are here and how we can all live together despite our deep differences in belief. The show is hosted by Dr. David Dault, and features guests from a broad spectrum of public life, with in-depth conversations about real struggles at the intersection of faith and culture.
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#2305 - Dignity and Responsibility: Anthony M. Annett
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In his recent book, Cathonomics, our guest Anthony M. Annett draws on economics, Catholic social thought, philosophy, climate science, and psychology to show how readers of all faiths and backgrounds can work together to create a more just economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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#2304 - Practice of the Presence: Carmen Acevedo Butcher
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Our guest, Dr. Carmen Acevedo Butcher, talks about her powerful translation of Brother Lawrence's The Practice of the Presence, and how she helped this ancient classic find a new voice for contemporary readers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Things Not Seen
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#2303 - All the White Friends I Couldn't Keep: Andre Henry [Rebroadcast]
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Our guest Andre Henry talks about his journey into "artivism" - a mixture of activism and artistry aimed at revolutionary change and decolonization. We talk about his recent book All the White Friends I Couldn't Keep, and his invitation to work on behalf of the safety and joy of Black lives Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho…
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#2302 - The Reshaping of the American Church: Bob Smietana
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In his recent book, Reorganized Religion, our guest, veteran religion reporter Bob Smietana, offers an in-depth and critical look at why people are leaving American churches and what we lose as a society as it continues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Things Not Seen
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#2301 - An Imaginary of Infinite Possibility: David Dark
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Author and educator David Dark returns to Things Not Seen to discuss the reframed and expanded edition of his book, Life's Too Short to Pretend You're Not Religious. As he reminds us, 'religion' touches on all our commitments, large and small, as we navigate our daily lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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#2252 - The Life and Music of Mary Lou Williams: Deanna Witkowski [Rebroadcast]
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Our guest, jazz musician Deanna Witkoski, has written a spiritual biography of Mary Lou Williams, whose life and music helped to shape American Jazz and influence Catholic liturgy in the 20th Century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Things Not Seen
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#2251 - Meeting the Magi: Eric Vanden Eykel
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In his recent book, The Magi, our guest Eric Vanden Eykel examines the birth of the Magi story; its enrichments, embellishments, and expansions in apocryphal writing and early Christian preaching; its artistic expressions in catacombs, icons, and paintings and its modern legacy in novels, poetry, and music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m…
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#2250 - The Human Quest for Meaning: Brian Schmisek
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Our guest, Dr. Brian Schmisek, explores the many ways that we look to the world to find prophecies and signals for how we are meant to live. He talks with us about his recent book, Signs, Superstitions, and God's Plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Things Not Seen
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#2249 - Love Is the Center: Lewis V. Baldwin
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Martin Luther King Jr. said and wrote as much or more about the meaning, nature, and power of truth as any other prominent figure in the 1950s and '60s. Our guest, Lewis V. Baldwin, draws on King's published and unpublished sermons, speeches, and writings, in his recent book, The Arc of Truth, to explore King's lifelong pilgrimage in pursuit of tru…
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#2248 - Christ's Distressing Disguise: Jon M. Sweeney on Teresa of Calcutta
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Our guest Jon M. Sweeney returns to our show to talk about his recent book, Teresa of Calcutta: Dark Night, Active Love. This biography shows Mother Teresa as the first great saint of television. Presented in three parts, this biography looks at the preparation, the call, and the legacy of the extraordinary woman whom Pope Francis named Saint Teres…
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#2247 - Receiving the Gift of Our Mortality: James K. A. Smith
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Popular speaker and award-winning author James K. A. Smith returns to our show to explain that we must reckon with the past in order to discern the present and have hope for the future. In his recent book, How to Inhabit Time, Smith brings together popular culture, biblical exposition, and meditation, he helps us develop a sense of "temporal awaren…
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#2246 - Hope in Our Bodies: Maryann McKibben Dana
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Rev. Maryann McKibben Dana returns to our show to talk about her recent book, Hope: A User's Manual. She reflects on the surprising place where hope is often found--in the messiness of our imperfect, flawed, beautiful human bodies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Things Not Seen
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#2245 - Notes of a Native Daughter: Keri Day [Rebroadcast]
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Our guest, Princeton Seminary professor Keri Day, talks about her recent book, Notes of a Native Daughter. In it, she challenges the norms and assumptions of theological education and invites readers to a revolutionary hope. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Things Not Seen
