PREVIEW
Guests heard on Volume 92
Jake Halpern, author of Fame Junkies: The Hidden Truths Behind America’s Favorite Addiction, on the ecosystem of celebrity and the complicated reasons why people seek to become famous
Stephen J. Nichols, author of Jesus Made in America: A Cultural History from the Puritans to The Passion of the Christ, on how the dynamics of American culture have shaped our understanding of who Jesus is
Richard M. Gamble, author of The Great Tradition: Classic Readings on What It Means to Be an Educated Human Being, on resources for and the outlines of a theology of education
Peter J. Leithart, author of Solomon Among the Postmoderns, on how concerns from some postmodern thinkers echo the eschatological perspective of Solomon (as presented in the book of Ecclesiastes)
Bill Vitek, editor of The Virtues of Ignorance: Complexity, Sustainability, and the Limits of Knowledge, on how wise living on the Earth requires the humble recognition of our ignorance as well as the application of knowledge
Craig Holdrege, co-author of Beyond Biotechnology: The Barren Promise of Genetic Engineering, on lessons from Goethe about how we understand the rest of Creation as participants, not detached and potentially omniscient observers, and also on the “conversational” quality of our engagement with Creation
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