Click here to download! In this episode, taking their lead from the themes of the previous episode, Lydia and Kevin reflect on how different people and ideas are included in and excluded from the Orthodox community. Topics discussed include: The nature of community Experiences of inclusion and exclusion What criteria are (or are not) used as the ba…

Click here to download! In this episode, taking their lead from the themes of the previous episode, Lydia and Kevin reflect on the nature and exercise of authority in the Orthodox Church. Topics discussed include: The nature of priestly and episcopal authority The ways that authority is embodied and enacted by the clergy and the laity The history o…

Click here to download! In this episode, Lydia and Kevin reflect on the novel Small Gods, by the late Sir Terry Pratchett. Topics discussed include: Religious certainty and delusion The ways belief works (or doesn’t work) How can we know anything about God? Passing On The following books and articles were used in preparing this episode. Please chec…

Wherein we respond to the interview in the previous episode. Click here to download! In this episode, Lydia and Kevin reflect, react, and respond to our interview in the last episode with Dr. Jeana Jorgensen, Ph.D., and the topics we discussed with her. Dr. Jorgensen’s work can be found online in the following places: The Foxy Folklorist at Patheos…

An Interview with Dr. Jeana Jorgensen Click here to download! [Note: about 54 minutes in there is some major distortion in the audio recording that we didn’t notice during the recording process. Since Dr. Jorgensen’s comments are still discernible, and very important, we decided to keep this in, but be aware of this, and feel free to skip ahead 6 o…

Hellbound? by Kevin Miller Click here to download! In this episode, Lydia and Kevin examine Hellbound?, a 2013 documentary film on different Christian visions of hell by Kevin Miller. Topics discussed include: Subjectivity and objectivity in interpretation The nature of salvation and damnation Emotional motivations for visions of the afterlife The …

Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint, by Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber Click here to download! In this episode, Lydia and Kevin examine Pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber’s theological memoirs, Pastrix, published in 2014. Topics discussed include: Liturgical innovation The role of women in the church The nature of authority and priestly ministry P…

Our first episode! Click here to download! In this episode, our intrepid hosts talk to each other about their journeys as Orthodox academics and the backgrounds they bring to the conversation they are starting with the podcast. Topics discussed include: Culture and community Authority Language Seeking the truth Different understandings of concepts …