Meditations with Zohar

Tara Isabella Burton: Getting Real S1 E7

May 4, 2022

01:04:23

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Are There Any Religious Social Scientists That You Hold Up as Models?

01:40

I Think It's Possible to Talk About the Good Life, a Good Life

03:45

Are You a Pluralist?

03:15

Introduction

3min

Strange Rituals - I Love the Book, Strange Rite, and I Love It

2min

Is Organized Religion Better?

4min

How Does Religion Function Socially?

3min

Are There Any Religious Social Scientists That You Hold Up as Models?

2min

Is There a Divide Between Religion and Freedom?

2min

Are You a Pluralist?

3min

Would You Live Differently if You Didn't Believe the Things That You Hold to Be True?

2min

Are You a Catholic?

5min

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Modern Re Mixing

4min

11.

Are There Any Reasons to Be Suspect of Truth Claims?

3min

12.

I Think It's Possible to Talk About the Good Life, a Good Life

4min

13.

Is There an Argument for Human Frustration? Or Is There Nothing Wrong With That?

4min

14.

The Anti Bubble Effect

4min

15.

Should We Leap Twitter Off Our Phones?

4min

16.

The Role of Ritual in American Politics

3min

17.

I Think That the Act of Participation Fosters a Certain Kind of Way of Being

3min

18.

Insincerity Is Not a Complete Ritual

3min

19.

Is It Wrong for for Jesus to Have a Social Media?

2min

20.

The True Martyr

4min

This week, Zohar is joined by Tara Isabella Burton, novelist, theologian, and journalist, to discuss new age religion, "best self-ism," the allure of the virtual, remix culture, whether Jesus would have had an anonymous Twitter account, and how to get real.

Meditations with Zohar is sponsored by Cometeer, an exceptional new coffee company using cutting-edge technology to preserve and deliver specialty coffee in its purest, most original form. Use the link cometeer.com/zohar to get $20 off your first order.

Read more from Zohar at his Torah newsletter Etz Hasadeh or his philosophy newsletter What is Called Thinking.

Meditations with Zohar is a production of SoulShop and Lyceum Studios.

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Meditations with Zohar

Tara Isabella Burton: Getting Real S1 E7

Are There Any Religious Social Scientists That You Hold Up as Models?

I Think It's Possible to Talk About the Good Life, a Good Life

Are You a Pluralist?

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