Things Not Seen Podcast
Things Not Seen
"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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Jan 25, 2015 • 52min
#1503 - Exploring the Roots of Violence: E.L. Kornegay
We talk with Dr. E.L. Kornegay, founder of the Baldwin-Delaney Institute, about programs to address the sources of violence in our communities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 18, 2015 • 53min
#1202a - Islamophobia: Todd Green - Rebroadcast
This week we go back into the archives to our 2012 interview with Todd Green about the fear of Islam in the west, and Hollis Phelps reviews the new book by Mike Huckabee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 11, 2015 • 50min
#1502 - The Divine on your Doorstep: Barbara Mahany
Long time Chicago Tribune columnist Barbara Mahany has written a "book of common prayer" for everyday living, celebrating the divinity of everyday moments. The result is Slowing Time: Seeing the Sacred OUtside Your Kitchen Door. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 4, 2015 • 52min
#1501 - Healing from Regret: Michelle Van Loon
Michelle Van Loon has been a writer for more than three decades. With her recent book, If Only: Letting Go of Regret, the author has turned her attention to the important subject of grief and regret, and has written a practical spiritual guide for getting over the feelings of "woulda, coulda, shoulda" that affect us all.
Also on the show, our producer-at-large, Natasha Alford, looks at how white pastors have been responding to the recent racial tensions in Ferguson and New York City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 16, 2014 • 54min
#1420 - Best of Both: Susan Katz Miller on Interfaith Families
Author and journalist Susan Katz Miller is both an interfaith child and an interfaith parent. Her book, Being Both: Embracing Two Religions in One Interfaith Family, is both a memoir and a call to action for intentional interfaith community. We talk about how her experiences have shaped her approach to family and religious practice, and the politics of raising interfaith families.
Also on the show, Natasha Alford goes behind the scenes with Salvation Army bell ringers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 9, 2014 • 52min
#1419 - The Impossible Becoming Possible: Jeanne Bishop on Violence and Forgiveness
On Palm Sunday in 1990, attorney Jeanne Bishop received a phone call with the news that three members of her family - including her sister - had been brutally murdered. We take the full hour of our show this week to hear Bishop's account of her twenty-five-year journey towards firgiveness and reconciliation with her sister's killer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 2, 2014 • 52min
#1418 - What's a Jesus? Gospel politics with Pastor Heidi Neumark
Heidi Neumark spent twenty years as the pastor of Transfiguration Lutheran Church in the South Bronx in New York City, and has spent the past decade at Trinity Lutheran Church in Manhattan. At both posts, she has encountered the same need: people on the margins - cast out and unwanted - who need to hear the Good News that they are wanted, needed, and valued.So Reverend Neumark has focused her ministry on immigrants, the homeless, and queer and LGBTQ youth, offering them shelter and welcome in a city that is often harsh and violent.Host David Dault speaks to Reverend Neumark about what motivates her ministry, how she reads the Bible, and what gives her hope.Also on the show, our guest producer, Katie Lynn Murphy, files a report about her experiences of China during the recent protests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 12, 2014 • 42min
#1417 - A Zeal for History: Looking for Jesus with Reza Aslan, Part 2
Part 2 - In this conversation, David Dault speaks with scholar and author Reza Aslan about his recent bestseller, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth. Along the way, the discussion includes the current state of academic teaching, navigating land mines on Fox News, and a pretty awesome Beatles reference.
Also on the show, producer Maxwell Grant reviews the 'Magicians' series, a trilogy of novels by Lev Grossman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 5, 2014 • 45min
#1416 - A Zeal for History: Looking for Jesus with Reza Aslan, Part 1
In this conversation, David Dault speaks with scholar and author Reza Aslan about his recent bestseller, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth. Along the way, the discussion includes the current state of academic teaching, navigating land mines on Fox News, and a pretty awesome Beatles reference.
Also on the show, senior producer Katy Scrogin reviews the recent documentary "Punk Prayer," about the supressed Russian feminist art collective, Pussy Riot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 14, 2014 • 45min
#1415 - The Miracle on Capitol Hill: John Mauck, Part 2
In the year 2000, against strong opposition, the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act passed Congress by unanimous vote. It's supporters proclaimed that "God worked a miracle" that day on Capitol Hill. Our guest, John Mauck, was instrumental in crafting the ideas and language that became the Act. He tells us the story of how it became law.Also on the show, Mary Morrison discusses pop music's body image problem Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
