Speakeasy Theology

Fr Kenneth and I discuss his lovely and lively new book, Vulnerable God, which you can pre-order here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

David+ and I discuss what it means to read Scripture as a whole—and the parables in particular—as the Word of the Lord, not like any other book. For those interested, here’s a link to the article we discuss at the beginning: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

David+ and I, with more than a little help from Rahner and his idea of the unprinted catechism of the heart, discuss the Ascension and how it completely reframes what we think we know about what it mean to be human. You can order David’s new book of homilies here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

Andrew and I talk about his early work on the Christian mystical tradition, as well as basic problems with much historical theology. We also discuss the relation of the divine and human in Cyril, Gregory Nazianzen, Dionysius, Maximus, and Rowan Williams’ Christ, the Heart of Creation. I recorded this last summer, but unfortunately we had a number of technical issues. Only recently, David+ Harvey was able to make a listenable version. The audio is still hard to follow at times, but what Andrew says is too good not to share. The recording of the first part of the interview didn’t work at all, so this picks up mid-conversation. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

David+ and I talk with Mark about imagination and incarnation in Owen Barfield and William Blake. We also rove through a whole wide range of themes, including patron saints, the difference between good and bad interiority, and what it means to put ourselves in “the zone of divine outpouring.” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

Jane and I discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of belonging to the church of the saints and the apostles, and wonder how to teach the faith without making God seem small or the gospel boring. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

Rupert and I discuss his Lenten practices, his time with Fr Bede Griffiths in India, the power of dialog, the theological and liturgical significance of morphic resonance, the need for habit and creativity, and the possibility of sanctifying digital spaces. Be sure to sign up for his Substack. Read everything you can by him, but start with these two books: Science and Spiritual Practices and Ways to Go Beyond. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

If you’re interested, this is the conversation I heard that led me to the lecture, which you can read here. More to come… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

David+ and I talk with Myles about Stringfellow’s uncategorizable approach to theology, why he has been neglected, and what his understanding of death and the demonic teaches us about telling the truth, resisting evil, and discerning the will of God. If you don’t already follow Myles, you can connect with his work here. Or read the excellent series he wrote on Psalm 23 and the moral life that I hosted here a few years ago. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe

David+ and I do a close reading of William Stringfellow’s understanding of the political significance of the spiritual gifts and the charismatic life. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit cewgreen.substack.com/subscribe