Religiosanity

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Religiosanity Podcast

Talking about religion and keeping our sanity. Knowledge and humour are our best defenses against bigotry. The Rev. Andrew Stehlik, Th.D. (theologian and anthropologist) takes layperson Peter Rinaldi on deep dives into the sources of religious phenomena. We are talking about religion honestly, respectfully and humbly. #Religion #Anthropology #Science #History #antibigotry

31 AUG

Episode 121: Deep human prehistory

Recognition of the deep human history and prehistory can have a profound influence on our spirituality and religion. Humans like us (with same capacities of thinking and feeling have been on our planet for roughly 200,000 years. History starts with writing in Summer and Egypt just about 6,000 years ago. Christianity is only 2,000 years old and Judaism in its biblical format perhaps half a millennium older. Some of this meditation (and more to come) was inspired by a book "The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity" by David Graeber and David Wengrow

28 min
24 AUG

Episode 120: The Ten Commandments of Moronism

Pastor Andrew returns again to the topic of the state of Louisiana making it a law to have the 10 Commandments on display in all schools. He posits "Tell me which 10 Commandments you read and I'll tell you who you are." By censoring the very first commandment, they are showing exactly what kind of Christians they are, namely ones interesting in enslavement rather than setting their people free.

25 min
8 AUG

Episode 119: The Last Word On The Last Supper Controversy

A moment in France's olympic opening ceremony was deemed blasphemous and mocking of Jesus and the Christian religion. The outcry was so loud and vast that the Olympic officials had to give press conferences about it, and eventually removed the clip from view online. The fervor has finally died down. Now we need Pastor Andrew to weigh in on this most potent form of "Religio-insanity." He says, "we are being shackled back into slavery under the pretension of “blasphemy.” That itself is blasphemous…using God to promote your inferior motives—political, religious—using religion not to liberate, but to control and to enslave. Jesus would be horrified.

30 min
3 AUG

Episode 118: Birds in the Bible and Ancient Texts (Part 2)

Birds in the New Testament - and some less known mythical antecedents of well known Jesus' logia (sayings and parables)

15 min
6 JUL

Episode 117: Endless 10 Commandments

Public displays of the 10 Commandments are back!!!!!! And Pastor Andrew is more angry about it than ever. On this episode, he discusses how this phenomenon is offensive on many different levels, not just with fundamentalists pushing their religion on others, but also theologically frustrating being that there isn't just one set of 10 Commandments, not even in the Hebrew bible itself!

38 min
8 JUN

Episode 116: Birds in the Bible and Ancient Texts (Part 1)

An offhanded remark about the salvation of birds prompts Pastor Andrew to come to this episode with some examples, from the Bible and ancient texts, of the wisdom, cunning, and dare we say, faith of our winged friends, which leads to a larger discussion of what has led humans to feel a superiority to animals, and the Christian implication in this.

28 min
18 MAY

Episode 115: Agnostic theologians?

Biblical scholarship is slowly replacing the discipline of Biblical theology. More and more biblical scholars find themselves outside of the straitjacket of church dogmas and practice. Their lack of dogma yields a richer and robust understanding of the deep roots of religious history and thought.

23 min
16 MAR

Episode 114: Ask The Pastor Anything (2nd Edition)

Pastor Andrew is back LIVE with host Peter Rinaldi for the 2nd edition of ASK THE PASTOR ANYTHING (about the Bible of Ancient Times). Favorite theologians, Do pets go to heaven, Christianity in the days of Slavery, miracles as myth, and much much more! This event was recording live at Rutgers Presbyterian Church on Tuesday March 5th.

1h 3m

Talking about religion and keeping our sanity. Knowledge and humour are our best defenses against bigotry. The Rev. Andrew Stehlik, Th.D. (theologian and anthropologist) takes layperson Peter Rinaldi on deep dives into the sources of religious phenomena. We are talking about religion honestly, respectfully and humbly. #Religion #Anthropology #Science #History #antibigotry

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Rutgers Presbyterian Church
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2019 - 2024
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121
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