Undeceptions with John Dickson

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Every week on Undeceptions we’ll explore some aspect of life, faith, history, culture, or ethics that is either much misunderstood or mostly forgotten. With the help of people who know what they’re talking about, we’ll be trying to ‘undeceive ourselves’ and let the truth ‘out’.

2日前

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

A new movie has been released this week about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German pastor who was killed by the Nazis for his involvement in a plot to kill Hitler. Bonhoeffer's fame has ballooned into a kind of mythology that has seen people of all stripes "claim" him as their own. But our guest for this episode says that if we only think of him as a “hero” for our cause, we may miss important pieces of Bonhoeffer’s complex life and thinking. So, who was Dietrich Bonhoeffer and why does he still matter? (04:47) - - Bonhoeffer's Germany (13:13) - - The Nazi Church (22:59) - - Bonhoeffer's career begins (32:43) - - Bonhoeffer begins to speak out (42:27) - - Bonhoeffer joins a resistence (49:02) - - The plot to kill Hitler (55:06) - - Bonhoeffer's ethical theory: how he might have justified killing Hitler (01:02:24) - - Imprisoned by the Nazis (01:04:36) - - Bonhoeffer is executed (01:09:14) - - What we get wrong about Bonhoeffer (01:12:26) - - Jesus: the man for others

1 小時 19 分鐘
11月17日 · 附贈內容

SINGLE: Environmental Jesus

Sam Allberry was involved in environmental activism when he became a Christian - a development that his activist friends saw as bad news. After all, why would a follower of a religion that looks forward to the coming of a new Earth be concerned with the state of the current world? For Sam though, becoming a Christian led him to a very different conclusion.

11 分鐘
11月10日

SINGLE: 39 Books

The Old Testament is sacred not just to the Christian but also to the Jewish religion. Its 39 books cover thousands of years with an array of literary genres including poetry, history, creation myth, apocalyptic, and song. It can be confusing and overwhelming - but luckily, John happens to work in the same building as a leading expert on it all who gives us a quick rundown in this special Single.

29 分鐘
10月23日 · 附贈內容

REWIND: Global Christianity

The 21st century has seen—and will continue to see—the rise of Christianity in the ‘Global South’, with surging conversion numbers in Asia and Africa. That’s according to Gina Zurlo, a leading authority on Christian demographics, and our guest on episode 75, ‘Global Christianity’. According to Gina, while the Western world is grappling with secularism, a new spiritual awakening of sorts is taking hold in the world’s two most populous nations, China and India. This is our next Undeceptions Rewind, where we resurface some of the best bits of our older episodes that might have been mostly forgotten (but hopefully not misunderstood!) In this episode, we feature snippets of both Episode 17 'Hindu Priest', and Episode 75 'Global Christianity'.

12 分鐘
10月15日 · 附贈內容

REWIND: Christian Revolution

We interviewed Tom Holland, historian and co-host of the extraordinarily popular podcast The Rest is History, back in 2021 for episode 45, Christian Revolution. At the time Tom wouldn’t have called himself a Christian (and we won't speak for him now), but he was adamant that not only is Christianity good, but our very sense of what good is comes from Christianity. Check out our first Undeceptions Rewind, where we resurface some of the best bits of our older episodes that might have been mostly forgotten (but hopefully not misunderstood!)

26 分鐘
9月15日

Van Gogh

Artists have used their tools not just to capture beauty and transcendence, but also the essence of what it means to be human. In this episode, we learn from history's greatest artists about loss, hope, the ugly, and the sublime. What lessons can we take from these broken artists? What might their observations about the world tell us about God? (04:39) - - Creations and experiences (12:55) - - Albert Bierstadat (16:09) - - Artemisia Gentileschi (23:25) - - Vincent Van Gogh (33:40) - - The Yellow House and the Ear episode (42:50) - - Van Gogh and faith (50:36) - - Five Minute Jesus (55:24) - - Transcendence

1 小時 3 分鐘
9月8日

Bible Unlocked

Is there a "right" way to read The Bible? Millennia of Ink has been split trying to answer that question. Surely if The Bible is God's word it should be easier to understand, right? Well, some experts think there is a right way to read scripture. What we need is a key to unlock The Bible for us. (00:48) - - The Rossetta Stone (05:02) - - Reading theologically (07:43) - - What are hermeneutics? (13:28) - - The three laws of hermeneutical motion (17:16) - - Reading cultures (19:16) - - Frames of reference (24:13) - - Our spiritual baggage (27:11) - - Reading The Bible above our own interests (31:08) - - Hermeneutics in The Enlightenment (34:12) - - Five Minute Jesus (40:16) - - The Transfiguration (48:05) - - The key to unlocking The Bible (55:05) - - Where to start when reading The Bible (59:37) - - Why is Kevin struck by The Bible?

1 小時 6 分鐘
9月1日

Question Answer XII

Why did God make the tree of knowledge of good and evil? Can Christians smoke weed? Why does God allow natural disasters to happen? John Dickson tackles your questions in one of our best Q&A episodes yet!

1 小時 2 分鐘

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Every week on Undeceptions we’ll explore some aspect of life, faith, history, culture, or ethics that is either much misunderstood or mostly forgotten. With the help of people who know what they’re talking about, we’ll be trying to ‘undeceive ourselves’ and let the truth ‘out’.