Flourish FM Episode #50: How Theology can Help you Flourish, with Dr. Miroslav Volf
Dr. Miroslav Volf is a prominent theologian, scholar, author, and founding Director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture.
Born in Croatia, Miroslav experienced the religious and political tensions of his homeland firsthand, which deeply influenced his academic and theological pursuits. He has authored numerous influential books, including Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation and Allah: A Christian Response, which engage with pressing theological and ethical questions in a globalized world. His most recent book is the New York Times bestseller Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters Most, co-authored with Matthew Croasmun and Ryan McAnnally-Linz last year.
Miroslav's work emphasizes the importance of dialogue, understanding, and reconciliation across religious and cultural divides, making him a significant figure in contemporary Christian thought and interfaith discourse.
In the episode, we discuss what we can learn about what it means to flourish and how to flourish from Life Worth Living and the Yale course of the same name, and how to answer what Miroslav calls “The Question” concerning human flourishing.
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Timestamps:
[01:05] A fresh perspective on flourishing.
[04:38] Education and human flourishing.
[08:49] Engaging with religious traditions.
[16:25] The meaning of human existence.
[20:08] Emotional side of life.
[24:27] Question of human existence.
[27:33] Components of the good life.
[34:32] The pursuit of eudaimonia.
[39:37] Values in different traditions.
[44:25] A life with pain.
[49:49] The beauty of suffering.
[53:33] The definition of success.
[56:04] The flame of ambition.