The Apostle Paul visits the city of Athens, home of Greek philosophy. Click on the link below to listen (22:00).
The early church has decided to reach out to Gentiles, but they are about to be faced with stark cultural differences that they know nothing about. Click on the link below to listen (17:00).
Over the next several weeks, I’ll share excerpts from some lectures I’m giving this fall at Portage Chapel Hill United Methodist Church in Portage, Michigan (USA). Today I introduce the sub...
To listen to the audio version, please click on the link below (10:59): Episode 0063 Pt 24 We have seen that the heroes of the world’s religious narratives have generally grown to their full st...
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To listen to the audio version, please click on the link below (8:06): Episode 0061 Pt 22 In the stories we have been surveying, life is viewed as more than an arena for mere enjoyment of pleasur...
To listen to the audio version, please click on the link below (10:13): Episode 0060 Pt 21 In retrospect, we can see that this transformation is not an afterthought on the part of the storyteller...
Click on the link below to listen to the audio version and brief commentary (9:47): Episode 0054 Pt 15 In Virgil’s Aenead, the heroes also make significant mistakes. Although it is decreed by t...
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Click on the link below to listen to the audio version (8:31): Episode 0052 How To Pt 13 In the Mesopotamian flood story Atrahasis, the necessity of divine clue-giving (as opposed to outright rev...
Click on the link below to listen to the audio version (5:58). Episode 0051 How To Pt 12 I’ve been saying that the gods in these stories often leave much for the heroes to interpret. This does ...
There are several reasons why the heroes of the world’s sacred stories must wait a long time for the things they desire. Click on the link below to listen (12 min). Episode 0042 How To Pt 4 T...