In the Fall of 1978, in an Arizona hotel room, Bob Dylan had a divine encounter. What came next surprised the world. In this week's episode, the first of three on Bob Dylan's gospel period, we look at the desperate personal circumstances that coincided with this conversion experience.
11 Sept 2023
Rapture
I'd like to tell you a story about a coming moment in time when a certain number of people will vanish from the Earth. Though it may sound like the beginning of a classic sci-fi movie, it is actually a story at the center of much of American Evangelicalism. You may know this story as "the rapture." What you might not know is that this story was created in the 1830's and it is common in only one place, America.
28 Aug 2023
Kudzu: A Case Study of Weeds and Faith
In this week's episode of Generous Orthodoxy, we examine faith entanglements through the lens of Kudzu. For anyone in the Bible Belt, this we remind you of every highway you've driven.
22 Aug 2023
The Story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
In this week's episode, we take a look at the story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the Lutheran Pastor who was executed for his attempt at assassinating Adolf Hitler. We ask the question, "What do we do when our faith meets our circumstance? When our idealism meets our pragmatism?"
16 Aug 2023
A Desperate Foxhole Faith
In the first episode of Generous Orthodoxy, we take a look at the faith of Earl Stone. Earl was a member of the Army's 71st Infantry Division in World War II, and what he experienced there changed him forever. In this episode we will explore the idea of foxhole faith, faith born of desperation, and ask what we do with it when the war is over.
7 Aug 2023
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Coming Soon! Generous Orthodoxy is a podcast about the messy and human intersection of culture, history, religion, and politics.
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