David Dault
I make radio in Chicago. Everything else is negotiable.
Since 2012 I have been the host and executive producer of a weekly radio show, Things Not Seen: Conversations about Culture and Faith. I also develop and produce media for a number of organizations across the United States.
I am assistant professor of Christian spirituality at Loyola University Chicago. In addition to spirituality courses, I also teach general introductions to the Old and New Testaments, as well as courses on media and Canon Law.
Growing out of my studies in theology and Bible, my area of primary research is "Material Scripture," a field which explores the theological consequences of the Bible as a mass-produced, printed object (see http://materialscripture.blogspot.com for details). My first books on the subject are The Accessorized Bible, is forthcoming from Yale University Press, and the Covert Magisterium, forthcoming from Lexington Books.
I am president of the Society for Comparative Research on Iconic and Performative Texts (SCRIPT). I also serve on the board of advisers and am a member of the training faculty for the Society for Scriptural Reasoning's "1000 Cities" project, as well as a number of boards for non-profits in the Chicago area.
Supervisors: J. Patout Burns, M. Douglas Meeks, William Franke, Paul J. DeHart, and Leonard J. Greenspoon
Phone: 312/221-5824
Address: Sandburg Media, LLC
PO Box 15157
Chicago, IL 60615
Since 2012 I have been the host and executive producer of a weekly radio show, Things Not Seen: Conversations about Culture and Faith. I also develop and produce media for a number of organizations across the United States.
I am assistant professor of Christian spirituality at Loyola University Chicago. In addition to spirituality courses, I also teach general introductions to the Old and New Testaments, as well as courses on media and Canon Law.
Growing out of my studies in theology and Bible, my area of primary research is "Material Scripture," a field which explores the theological consequences of the Bible as a mass-produced, printed object (see http://materialscripture.blogspot.com for details). My first books on the subject are The Accessorized Bible, is forthcoming from Yale University Press, and the Covert Magisterium, forthcoming from Lexington Books.
I am president of the Society for Comparative Research on Iconic and Performative Texts (SCRIPT). I also serve on the board of advisers and am a member of the training faculty for the Society for Scriptural Reasoning's "1000 Cities" project, as well as a number of boards for non-profits in the Chicago area.
Supervisors: J. Patout Burns, M. Douglas Meeks, William Franke, Paul J. DeHart, and Leonard J. Greenspoon
Phone: 312/221-5824
Address: Sandburg Media, LLC
PO Box 15157
Chicago, IL 60615
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Thus Dana and her family began a year-long experiment with keeping the Sabbath. Little by little, they worked to find time each week to be still and to rest. It wasn't easy. In the process, however, they learned a great deal about themselves, and about trusting in the providence of God.
Dana recounts her year in the book Sabbath in the Suburbs: A Family's Experiment with Holy Time (find out more about the book here). Dana is the pastor of Idylwood Presbyterian Church in Falls Church, Virginia, and she blogs regularly at The Blue Room Blog.
LaMotte has also been a key organizer of The Abraham Jam, an occasional evening of music and poetry featuring musicians from the Jewish, Muslim, and Christian faiths.
Jacques Berlinerblau is the author of How To Be Secular: A Call to Arms for Religious Freedom (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012). He is Associate Professor and Director of Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University. He has written about faith and values in The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, and The Chronicle for Higher Education.
Postmodernism in these contexts is viewed as the enemy of rationality, revealed religion, and even truth itself. But not all persons of faith agree with this assessment of postmodernism. Our guest, Aaron Simmons, sees postmodernism as one way for religions to recapture a lost humility in the public sphere. For Simmons, postmodernity has less to do with denying truth than it does with saying that truth has certain characteristics that make objectivity and absolute certainty difficult.
Aaron Simmons is assistant professor of philosophy at Furman University in South Carolina. He is the author of God and the Other: Ethics and Politics after the Theological Turn, and he is the editor of several other books dealing with philosophy and religion.
Existentialism had its rise during the mid-19th century, and became one of the best-known philosophical movements of the 20th century. Despite its relative popularity, however, it is difficult to give one definition for what existentialism is or what its adherents stand for.
Often associated with atheism or agnositcism, existentialism has been widely regarded as inconsistent with religious belief. Our guest, Jonathan Judaken, agrees that this is one facet of existentialist thought, but makes the case that, with Kierkegaard and Dostoevsky as examples, we can speak of a robust religious existentilism as well.
Dr. Jonathan Judaken is a scholar and an expert of existentialism, and often engages existentialism as a lens for examining questions of religion, and race. Judaken is the Spence L. Wilson Chair of Humanities at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN. He is the co-editor of Situating Existentialism: Key Texts in Context and the editor of Race after Sartre. He is the author of Jean-Paul Sartre and the Jewish Question: Anti-antisemitism and the Politics of the French Intellectual. He hosts the radio show Counterpoint on WKNO public radio here in Memphis.
Our guest this week, Rev. Tyler Wigg-Stevenson, insists this policy of nuclear deterrence is outdated and morally problematic. Deterrence cannot account for the possibility of nuclear terrorism. It is also impossibly expensive and ecologically ruinous.
How should churches respond in light of these realities? Is there a Christian message of hope for a humanity that now possesses the power to end itself? This week, we wrestle with these unsettling but vital questions.
Rev. Tyler Wigg-Stevenson is the chairman of the Global Task Force on Nuclear Weapons, an initiative of the World Evangelical Alliance, and is the founding director of the Two Futures Project, a movement of American Christians for the global abolition of nuclear weapons. He is the author of the forthcoming book, The World is Not Ours to Save: Finding the Freedom to Do Good (IVP Books, March 2013) and Brand Jesus: Christianity in a Consumerist Age. He writes frequently for the Huffington Post and Christianity Today.
Thus Dana and her family began a year-long experiment with keeping the Sabbath. Little by little, they worked to find time each week to be still and to rest. It wasn't easy. In the process, however, they learned a great deal about themselves, and about trusting in the providence of God.
Dana recounts her year in the book Sabbath in the Suburbs: A Family's Experiment with Holy Time (find out more about the book here). Dana is the pastor of Idylwood Presbyterian Church in Falls Church, Virginia, and she blogs regularly at The Blue Room Blog.
LaMotte has also been a key organizer of The Abraham Jam, an occasional evening of music and poetry featuring musicians from the Jewish, Muslim, and Christian faiths.
Jacques Berlinerblau is the author of How To Be Secular: A Call to Arms for Religious Freedom (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012). He is Associate Professor and Director of Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University. He has written about faith and values in The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, and The Chronicle for Higher Education.
Postmodernism in these contexts is viewed as the enemy of rationality, revealed religion, and even truth itself. But not all persons of faith agree with this assessment of postmodernism. Our guest, Aaron Simmons, sees postmodernism as one way for religions to recapture a lost humility in the public sphere. For Simmons, postmodernity has less to do with denying truth than it does with saying that truth has certain characteristics that make objectivity and absolute certainty difficult.
Aaron Simmons is assistant professor of philosophy at Furman University in South Carolina. He is the author of God and the Other: Ethics and Politics after the Theological Turn, and he is the editor of several other books dealing with philosophy and religion.
Existentialism had its rise during the mid-19th century, and became one of the best-known philosophical movements of the 20th century. Despite its relative popularity, however, it is difficult to give one definition for what existentialism is or what its adherents stand for.
Often associated with atheism or agnositcism, existentialism has been widely regarded as inconsistent with religious belief. Our guest, Jonathan Judaken, agrees that this is one facet of existentialist thought, but makes the case that, with Kierkegaard and Dostoevsky as examples, we can speak of a robust religious existentilism as well.
Dr. Jonathan Judaken is a scholar and an expert of existentialism, and often engages existentialism as a lens for examining questions of religion, and race. Judaken is the Spence L. Wilson Chair of Humanities at Rhodes College in Memphis, TN. He is the co-editor of Situating Existentialism: Key Texts in Context and the editor of Race after Sartre. He is the author of Jean-Paul Sartre and the Jewish Question: Anti-antisemitism and the Politics of the French Intellectual. He hosts the radio show Counterpoint on WKNO public radio here in Memphis.
Our guest this week, Rev. Tyler Wigg-Stevenson, insists this policy of nuclear deterrence is outdated and morally problematic. Deterrence cannot account for the possibility of nuclear terrorism. It is also impossibly expensive and ecologically ruinous.
How should churches respond in light of these realities? Is there a Christian message of hope for a humanity that now possesses the power to end itself? This week, we wrestle with these unsettling but vital questions.
Rev. Tyler Wigg-Stevenson is the chairman of the Global Task Force on Nuclear Weapons, an initiative of the World Evangelical Alliance, and is the founding director of the Two Futures Project, a movement of American Christians for the global abolition of nuclear weapons. He is the author of the forthcoming book, The World is Not Ours to Save: Finding the Freedom to Do Good (IVP Books, March 2013) and Brand Jesus: Christianity in a Consumerist Age. He writes frequently for the Huffington Post and Christianity Today.
Here in Memphis, Tennessee, one example of this Christian mission in action involves a program of the Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare System called the Congregational Health Network. Begun in 2006, the Congregational Health Network now partners with over 500 faith communities in order to improve the patient journey through the healthcare system and to help build healthier communities.
Dr. Teresa Cutts is Director of Research for Innovation at the Center of Excellence in Faith and Health at Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare here in Memphis, and the Reverend Bobby Baker is Director of the Congregational Health Network for Methodist LeBonheur Health Care.
Whether we look at the realms of entertainment, politics, or religious identity, the history of the Mormon Church is deeply entwined with the history of America.
On this week's show, our guests discuss the history of the Mormon religion, the connection of the Mormon church to American history, and the role of religion in the 2012 Presidential election.
Dr. Norm Tolk is professor of physics at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, and has served as a Bishop and stake president for several Mormon congregations. Jared Halverson is director of education for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the Middle Tennessee Region.
On today’s show, Rachel Held Evans talks about her life as a Christian woman who has learned to ask tough questions, and she discusses how, in the midst of those questions, she continues to love God, the Bible, and her faith.
Rachel Held Evans is the author of Evolving in Monkey Town (Zondervan 2010) and A Year of Biblical Womanhood (Thomas Nelson 2012). She has been featured on The Today Show, NPR, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post and Opra.com. She has also been named one of Christianity Today’s Top 50 Women to Watch. A popular blogger, you can keep up with her latest posts at rachelheldevans.com.
Our guest, Fr. Bruce Cinquegrani, looks back over a lifetime spent in the priesthood. Fr. Bruce's ministry parallels the last half century of the post-Vatican II Church. Deciding to become a priest in the years immediately before the council, he entered the pastorate in a Church profoundly different than what he expected. Yet for Fr. Bruce, and many priest like him, his feelings are not of disappointment, but of hope for what is still to come as the effects of Vatican II continue to unfold.
Fr. Bruce Cinquegrani is pastor of St. Brigid Parish, TN, and is Episcopal Vicar for Divine Worship, Spiritual Life, and Catechesis in the Diocese of Memphis.
Bassard explores these frictions of reading in the history of African American interpretations of the Bible. Both in the Christianity of ante-bellum slaves, and especially in the growing interpretive voice of African American women writers, these power dynamics of hierarchy and liberation have proved a fertile soil for deep and fruitful theological reflection.
Katherine Clay Bassard is professor of English at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is the author of Transforming Scriptures: African American Women Writers and the Bible, and Spiritual Interrogations: Culture, Gender, and Community in Early African American Women's Writing. She has also written a guest column for the Faith in Memphis section in this week's Commercial Appeal.
In the extra audio portion, we discuss the complex politics of "fundamentalism," and the role of the "public theologian" in national discourse.
John Thatamanil is professor of theology and world religions at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, and is the author of The Immanent Divine: God, Creation, and the Human Predicament. He is also a frequent writer of editorials for national newspapers and contributor to the Huffington Post.
Brooks is professor of English and Comparative Literature at San Diego State University. She is the author of The Book of Mormon Girl: A Memoir of an American Faith, and several other books. She answers questions about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at her blog, AskMormonGirl.com. She was also featured recently on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart