Best Trinity Forum Podcasts (2025)

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The Cost of Ambition with Miroslav Volf 59:22

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In this episode we’re joined by theologian and bestselling author Miroslav Volf of Yale Divinity School. His latest book is The Cost of Ambition: How Striving to Be Better Than Others is Making Us Worse. The question he explores is one that relates to all of us: how can we find a way to strive for excellence, rather than for superiority over those …

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Devotion to the Trinity 11:51

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Today I want to take some time to reflect on the Trinity and Trinity Sunday. Topics: Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Devotion, Send us a text Support the showBy The collective members of the Catholic Plebs

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Living Well and Dying Well with Lydia Dugdale 57:53

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This conversation is on the practical wisdom the Christian tradition offers for something that affects all of us: matters of life and death. Dr. Lydia Dugdale will be our guide. Lydia has applied practices from this faith tradition in her daily work with patients and families as a physician, professor and medical ethicist in New York City. She draw…

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Reason and Belief with Ross Douthat 58:38

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In this conversation, author Ross Douthat draws from the tradition to tackle a foundational question: Why believe? Amid evidence that America’s long trend of secularization has leveled off, a perception of the limits of a strictly materialist worldview, and growing dissatisfaction with “do it yourself” approaches to spirituality, what does traditio…

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Our Souls on Technology with Andy Crouch and Jonathan Haidt 43:12

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We were made for relationship — to be seen, loved, known, and committed to others. And yet we increasingly find ourselves, in the words of sociologist Jonathan Haidt, “disoriented, unable to speak the same language or recognize the same truth. We are cut off from one another and from the past.” On our podcast Haidt and bestselling author Andy Crouc…

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Faith and Foreign Aid 1:01:38

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US foreign aid is unexpectedly in the news in 2025 as never before. What do Christians need to know, to help us be part of the dialogue? America's history of foreign aid dates back at least to the Marshall Plan that followed World War II. Many Christians have been involved. How have these believers thought about the appropriate roles of government …

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Finding God in the Garden with Andrew Peterson 32:42

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As we emerge from the Lenten season, freshly renewed by the triumph of the Resurrection, beauty and wonder are particularly present for Christians. In this episode, author and songwriter Andrew Peterson shares his insights about the importance of location and living responsibly and attentively in whatever specific place you inhabit. He discusses ho…

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Waiting for Good News with N.T. Wright 22:02

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Throughout Lent, we've been releasing weekly episodes focused on spiritual practices. In the final episode of the series, this Holy Week we're considering the discipline of waiting: how we can prepare ourselves to receive good news. Our guide today is N.T. Wright, the Anglican Bishop and New Testament scholar. He describes how Jesus invited his hea…

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Making as a Spiritual Practice with Makoto Fujimura 41:48

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Throughout the season of Lent, we're releasing weekly episodes focused on spiritual practices. If at the center of reality is a God whose love is a generative, creative force, how do humans made in God’s image begin to reflect this beauty and love in a world rent by brokenness and ugliness? As Makoto Fujimura argues on our latest podcast, it’s in t…

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The Blessing of Limitations with Kelly Kapic 31:19

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Throughout the season of Lent, we're releasing weekly episodes focused on spiritual practices. We live in an age of speed and overwhelm, where we often feel we are expected to do more, move faster, work harder, brush past boundaries and limits, and shave margins. When we inevitably fail to meet all demands, we are left feeling not only exhausted, b…

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Third Week of Lent 14:25

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In this Third Week of Lent, I go over a reading from Theophilus focusing on God's love and his ability to heal us. There is truly no sin He cannot heal except those we do not bring to him. Send us a text Support the showBy The collective members of the Catholic Plebs

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Pursuing Humility with Richard Foster and Brenda Quinn 36:52

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Pursuing Humility, with Richard Foster and Brenda Quinn Throughout the season of Lent, we're releasing weekly episodes focused on spiritual practices. In an age when self-promotion is often celebrated as a sign of leadership and strength, humility may seem a lost virtue. In his work Learning Humility, theologian Richard Foster argues that humility …

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Second Week of Lent 2025 30:45

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In this second week of Lent I want to share with you a reflection on prayer by reflecting on a homily from St. Chrysostom. Send us a text Support the showBy The collective members of the Catholic Plebs

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Reading as a Spiritual Practice with Jessica Hooten Wilson 28:45

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Throughout the season of Lent, we'll be releasing weekly episodes focused on themes of reflection, prayer, and contemplation. As you listen to this episode, we invite you to take a moment to slow down, quiet your heart, and hear what God may be saying to you. What if we viewed reading as not just a personal hobby or a pleasurable indulgence but as …

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First Week of Lent 2025 23:17

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Hello everyone! As we begin Lent, I want to share with you a reflection on Romans and commentary from St. Bede on the Gospel of Mark. Scripture passage Romans 12: 1-2 Brothers, I beg you through the mercy of God to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice holy and acceptable to God, your spiritual worship. Do not conform yourselves to this age but b…

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Silence and Solitude with Ruth Haley Barton 50:03

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In the first episode of our weekly Lenten series, we invite you to take a moment to slow down, quiet your heart, and hear what God may be saying to you. Throughout the season of Lent, we'll be releasing weekly episodes focused on themes of reflection, prayer, and contemplation. On March 19, 2021 we were delighted to host Christian author, leader, a…

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How Christianity Remade the World with Tom Holland 51:53

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How Christianity Remade the World In the context of the pagan classical world, the Christian faith was a shocking, even unfathomable inversion of the values systems and structures of the time. In that embattled context, its explosive growth was unimaginable. Today, however, Christianity is often considered boring or backwards. How might we better d…

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Starting a Year of Hope 17:37

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Hello my friends! Welcome to the beautiful year of hope. I am happy to kick this year off with you all and dive into scripture staring with Isiah 6:5 and Luke 5:8. You are beautiful, and thank you for listening! https://podcast.feedspot.com/catholic_mens_podcasts/ Send us a text Support the showBy The collective members of the Catholic Plebs

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Suffering, Wayfaring & Hope: A Conversation on Faith and Mental Health 53:00

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Suffering, Wayfaring & Hope with Curt Thompson and Warren Kinghorn Anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges are surging among both young and old. By some estimates, more than one in five American adults struggle with some form of mental illness each year. There are few untouched – either directly or through loved ones – with the suff…

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Demystifying the Trinity - Part 2 40:32

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Do you ever feel like our affirmation of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is hard to grasp? Confusing? Maybe not even necessary? St. George’s former Senior Associate Rector and author Tim Jones has explored such questions for decades. He has made some exciting discoveries about how much difference this ancient Christian belief can make, bringing…

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The Strangest Story in the World: G.K. Chesterton & the Incarnation 31:56

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The Strangest Story in the World: G.K. Chesterton & the Incarnation C.S. Lewis famously credited G.K. Chesterton’s The Everlasting Man as a key step in his turn from atheism to Christian faith. The book audaciously surveyed the broad sweep of human history, then zeroed in on the Incarnation of Christ. How, Chesterton asked, could such a mysterious …

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Perfectly Human with Amy Julia Becker 31:31

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Perfectly Human with Amy Julia Becker We live in a time when our value is often assessed and affirmed largely in terms of our productivity. Entire industries are built around pushing us to optimize our output, maximize our results, unlock our potential, break barriers and records, and perform perpetually at peak. Often drowned out by the din of suc…

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Practicing the Way with John Mark Comer 35:35

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Practicing the Way with John Mark Comer The start of a new year prompts the reflection that if we are not intentionally modeling our life after Jesus, we are likely being formed by something or someone else. Adrift in the cultural current, we're likely to be carried to places we never consciously chose and wonder how we got there. In Practicing the…

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Family Reflections and a Happy New Year 39:17

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Welcome to the end of the year/New Year reflection. This episode is special, as my family joins me on reflecting on the advent season and looking forward to the new year. Hope you enjoy! Topics: Advent, Christmas, spiritual growth, Send us a text Support the showBy The collective members of the Catholic Plebs

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Waiting on the Word with Malcolm Guite 49:28

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On Friday, December 18, 2020, in partnership with Regent College, The Rabbit Room, and The C.S. Lewis Foundation we were delighted to host the renowned poet, singer-songwriter, and Anglican priest Malcom Guite for a conversation about his work of poetry, Waiting on the Word. Learn more about Malcolm Guite. Watch the full Online Conversation and rea…

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Ending Advent - Beginning Christmas 1:03:52

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Join me and my friend Garrison, as we discuss at length our Advent season. The episode ranges from a wide variety of topics so please refer to the chapter notes. Please join us as we share our spiritual life and how God is working in our lives. Topics: Advent, Scripture, Friendship, Discernment Send us a text Support the show…

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Advent Special - Long Forum Interview with My Sister 1:37:29

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Tune in for an episode of long forum discussion with me and my sister. We cover a wide range of topics from: creepy childhood stories to what we are doing for Advent. If you like hilarious conversation, and banter then please tune for the advent special. Also, do apologize for the quality of the audio towards the end of the Podcast, still learning …

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Heaven & Nature Sing with Hannah Anderson 31:31

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Heaven & Nature Sing with Hannah Anderson Advent invites us to enter into the joy of the season through rhythms of remembrance, renewal, and waiting. But often, our very familiarity with the Advent story can leave us dulled to the miracle and joy of the season. In her book of Advent reflections, Heaven and Nature Sing, author Hannah Anderson invite…

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Entering into Advent - Removing the Obstacles 26:38

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Email: [email protected] Locals (Online Community): https://catholicplebs.locals.com/ Podcast Website; https://catholicplebs.buzzsprout.com Join me today on an Advent reflection with Isaiah as we enter into this time of preparation for the reception of the Lord. This episode focuses on how we can enter into the season by taking an introspectiv…

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Abraham Kuyper's Sphere Sovereignty with Vincent Bacote 30:45

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Abraham Kuyper’s Sphere Sovereignty with Vincent Bacote In this episode of the Trinity Forum Conversations podcast, host Brian Daskam and guest Dr. Vincent Bacote explore Dutch theologian Abraham Kuyper’s contributions to Reformed theology, with particular emphasis on his concept of sphere sovereignty: “Kuyper helps us to see that we can be Christi…

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God’s Tender Loving Mercy 14:00

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In today’s podcast, we covered Catholic guilt and how Psalm 32 speaks with surprising clarity on the sacrament confession. Psalm 32 1 Blessed is the one whose fault is removed, whose sin is forgiven. 2 Blessed is the man to whom the LORD imputes no guilt, in whose spirit is no deceit. 3 Because I kept silent, my bones wasted away; I groaned all day…

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Democracy & Solidarity with James Davison Hunter and David Brooks 53:28

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Democracy & Solidarity with James Davison Hunter and David Brooks One of the biggest questions in the Christian life is what it means to love one's neighbor, both in the personal and the public spheres. While these questions have always been challenging and contested, they seem to have grown increasingly divisive and demoralizing. So how do we begi…

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Extremism and the Path Back to Peace 35:11

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Extremism and the Path Back to Peace with Elizabeth Neumann The appropriation of Christian images and language by extremists who advocate violence has become a shocking feature of our time. Surveys show alarming numbers of people who self-identify as religious expressing openness to political violence. Against such a distortion of Christian witness…

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The Challenge of Christian Nationalism with Mark Noll and Vincent Bacote 41:49

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The Challenge of Christian Nationalism with Mark Noll and Vincent Bacote As the lines between faith, politics, and patriotism have become, in some quarters, increasingly blurred, it is increasingly important to understand the origin, ideas, and consequences of Christian Nationalism — what it means, why it matters, and how best to respond. “Responsi…

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SEEK and Interview with a Catholic Artist 1:10:05

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In this Episode, I interview one of my friends who works in the arts as a sound engineer. This interview was conducted as a long form discussion, so we have a wide range of topics that we cover range from: conversation to God, social involvement in the catholic community, being a Catholic artist, and our experience SEEK. Topics: SEEK, FOCUS, artist…

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Truth & Trust with Francis Collins 38:53

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What does wisdom mean for Christians in an age of polarization, cynicism, and distrust? In confronting the unique concerns of our time, what can help us become wise? On our podcast, Dr. Francis S. Collins joins us to discuss his new book, The Road to Wisdom, illuminating how truth, science, faith, and trust work together to help us discern the best…

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Hope Beyond Tribalism with James Mumford 27:59

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Hope Beyond Tribalism with James Mumford Amidst a culture of political tribalism and personal loneliness, how can we more clearly, creatively, charitably, and faithfully think and engage with our neighbors? What kinds of practices of mind, body, and spirit, might help us to see and act with greater empathy and understanding? In his book, Vexed: Eth…

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Words Against Despair with Christian Wiman 32:01

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Words Against Despair with Christian Wiman As poet Christian Wiman explains on our podcast, despair is part of the human condition: “I deal with despair because…I don't know how not to, and it would be an evasion not to. And I think if you don't feel it, then you're not paying attention.” In his new book, Zero at the Bone: Fifty Entries Against Des…

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Faith, Fear & Conspiracy with David French 35:04

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In his book, Divided We Fall, author David French explores not only the rise of conspiracy thinking, but also the tribalism and alienation that has divided the country. On our podcast, French considers why our unsettling times have proven fertile ground for the growth of conspiracy thinking, especially within the Christian community, and he offers …

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Bonus - Things are not as bad as they seem 9:02

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Prayer with St. John Mary Vianney 23:26

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We are going to take a break from the mini three part serious looking at sin and focus on prayer with a fantastic work from St. John Mary Vianney Topics: Prayer, Jesus, Saints, God, how to pray, Catholic, Christian The work from St. John Mary Vianney From the Catechetical Instructions by St. John Mary Vianney, priest The glorious duty of man: to pr…

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The Fall, the Founding, and the Future of American Democracy 26:49

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The Fall, the Founding, and the Future of American Democracy What did America’s founders believe about human nature? How might a deeper understanding of their perspective shape the way we think about current and future challenges to our democracy? On this podcast episode, historian and author Dr. Tracy McKenzie helps us take a closer look at the fo…

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Life, Death, Poetry & Peace with Philip Yancey 30:21

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Life, Death, Poetry & Peace with Philip Yancey Life has changed dramatically in the 400 years since John Donne wrote his Devotions. Yet despite the advances of the intervening centuries, we find that, like Donne, we are still subject to sickness and death. We still long for comfort. We still want to know what God is saying to us. Author Philip Yanc…

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Mechanics of Sin and How to Avoid it - Part 1 23:12

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Today's podcast follows King David as he is seated on the throne of God's Kingdom and his decent into sin. We examine many questions on the nature of sin and how to avoid by carefully looking at how David falls from sin to sin. Topics: Scripture, how to avoid sin, David, Sammuel, Bible, Uriah the Hittite, Bathsheba, Murder, Adultery, Forgiveness Se…

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How to be a Patriotic Christian 31:09

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How to be a Patriotic Christian The topic of Christian nationalism takes us into deep questions of how we understand and live out our allegiances to both our country and the kingdom of God, how we ought to relate to our neighbors, and how we should pursue justice and flourishing within our nation. It's also a topic rife with confusion and uncertain…

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Why We Need Gold 21:32

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Today’s Podcast goes through scripture. We start out in the Old Testament at Exodus, when Moses receives The Ten Commandments, and Israel creates for themselves the god who freed them from the Egyptians. Here we find a curious detail that points us back to an earlier story in Exodus, and eventually bring us back to Genesis with the story of the fir…

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Scripture and the Public Square 35:49

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The language of the Bible has often been invoked in American political discourse through the centuries. Quoted by suffragists and secessionists, invoked in arguments for (and against) American independence, the Civil War, and cited by virtually every President across parties. So how should we discern a faithful application of scripture in public li…

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What Really Matters with Charlie Peacock and Andi Ashworth 39:32

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What Really Matters with Charlie Peacock and Andi Ashworth Ours is an age that values and valorizes productivity, speed, and scale, and emphasizes precise and perpetual measurement and management of those markers. A whole range of organizations, including nonprofits, and even churches, as well as individuals believe that what is valuable is empiric…

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Christian Pluralism: Living Faithfully in a World of Difference 38:52

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Christian Pluralism: Living Faithfully in a World of Difference The term ‘pluralism’ has been subject to misunderstanding – even misuse – over the past several years. Some read or hear the word and think simply of a multiplicity of opinions. Others think of a sort of moral relativism that affirms your truth and my truth, no matter how contradictory…

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Towards a Better Christian Politics 1:04:00

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The relentless pull and pressure of partisan antagonisms and tribalism have fractured friendships, families, communities — and churches. In a time of conflict over what is good and confusion over what is true, what can church leaders do to cultivate a more faithful form of civic engagement? How can we learn to discern the call to love and justice a…