Illuminations, Episode 4: Quantum Buddhism bit.ly/3w7FYt0

#DYK that the Dalai Lama is a lover of scientific investigation? Find out more in the latest Illuminations podcast episode 👇

Quantum mechanics is an unsettling set of discoveries about the nature of reality. But for the Dalai Lama, quantum mechanics is much closer to the Buddhist understanding of the world, where appearance and reality never quite converge. ministryofideas.org/illuminations/…

Fantastic conversation about theologies of climate change with our extraordinary managing producer Liya Rechtman. Thank you Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action!

I wrote about the history of Christian pilgrimage, and my own. wayfaremagazine.org/p/journeys-of-…

Illuminations Episode 6: Manifest Mars A sense of divine destiny drove Americans to expand West. A similar spirit is behind the modern quest to conquer space. ministryofideas.org/illuminations/…

How can religion help us address the climate crisis? Join our LiyaR for an Earth Day Brunch in NYC or online on 4/22 @ NOON ET w/ Rabbi Andrue Kahn (((Rob Watson))) 🇺🇦🌻 & Center for Earth Ethics ED Karenna Gore. Event is free! Register here: tinyurl.com/SacredEarthBru…

Scientific origin stories promise to tell us who we really are. But that deepest question of human existence can never fully be answered by science. NEW Ministry of Ideas episode out here and in your feeds: ministryofideas.org/illuminations/… #sciencepodcast #religionpodcast #mirrornuerons

The story of Galileo has long been cited as evidence the Catholic Church is inherently opposed to scientific research. But in fact, astronomy has been built into the history of the Catholic Church – sometimes built literally into churches themselves. ministryofideas.org/illuminations/…

(We know, we know, this site is on fire, etc, but!) We’re happy to help our @hubspokeaudio brethren on our unofficial official Audio Independents Campaign — because that’s us, too! hubspokeaudio.org/july4

Understanding the reality of climate change requires more than the science. American Jews are using ritual can to metabolize catastrophic grief while also pointing towards a future rebirth. New Ministry of Ideas ep out now! megaphone.link/NSR1660325431

Another new podcast (Ministry of Ideas) with me and some wonderful rabbinic colleagues reflecting on how Judaism provides a guide for us to deal with this moment of climate change and the difficulties that come along with it. open.spotify.com/episode/3lU3cw…

At the dawn of European exploration, the Renaissance polymath Francis Bacon dreamed of resurrecting the Garden of Eden. Driving this vision was a relentless quest to fully understand—and catalog—God's created order. New Ministry of Ideas episode! ministryofideas.org/illuminations/…

Over the past year I've been working with Beatrice Institute and Collegium Institute on a podcast series called "Genealogies of Modernity." It launches this week with the first 3 episodes. You can learn more and listen here or on the Ministry of Ideas feed: ministryofideas.org/genmod

Genealogies of Modernity is a new podcast series from Ministry of Ideas, Beatrice Institute and Collegium Institute that illuminates lesser-known pathways to the present and unearths overlooked resources from the past for flourishing in the future. Lear more: ministryofideas.org/genmod

I have come back from a long hiatus to share with you all a labor of love. The Genealogies of Modernity podcast Season 2, supported by National Endowment for the Humanities, has been rolling out. I recorded 2 episodes. The first looks at how Casta paintings constructed and reinforced racial hierarchies in colonial Mexico.

Race is sometimes treated as a biological fact. It is actually a modern invention. But for this concept to gain power, its logic had to be spread—and made visible. ... genealogiesofmodernity.org/podcast-season…

GENEALOGIES OF MODERNITY Zachary Davis of Ministry of Ideas has produced so many incredible audio series. His latest is captivating. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new…

The story of how Bartolomé de las Casas, a Dominican missionary to New Spain, came to racial consciousness in the presence of slavery. Excellent new Ministry of Ideas episode produced by Terence Sweeney and Genealogies of Modernity. ministryofideas.org/a-medieval-ant…

The problem of gun violence is as old as guns themselves. America’s present epidemic of gun violence has its roots in the industrial revolution. New Ministry of Ideas and Genealogies of Modernity episode featuring the great Priya Satia and produced by Christopher Nygren. ministryofideas.org/gunviolence