Morning Mike Check Clapham Institute
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- Religion & Spirituality
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Iain McGilchrist describes the right hemisphere as “prophetic.” Mike Metzger’s voice has often been described as prophetic. Prophets are not weirdos. They instead have a wide-angle lens. They see more widely. This series of conversations is designed to widen your lens—on the faith, your work, the gospel, your physical body… you name it.
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Episode 123: Book Notes – Companions of Life – What We Must Unlearn
Our summary comes from an interview with Philip Jenkins in 2007 titled, “Companions of Life: What Must We learn, and Unlearn?” in Books and Culture (March/April 2007, Volume 13, No. 2, 18-20).
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Episode 122: On Being Certain
Robert M. Burton, On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You’re Not (St. Martin’s Griffin, 2008)
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Episode 121: Book Notes – Bad Religion
Today's conversation is centered around Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics by Ross Douthat.
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Episode 120: Book Notes – Back of the Napkin
Today's conversation is centered around The Back of the Napkin (Expanded Edition): Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures by Dan Roam
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Episode 119: Three Frames of Church History
Last week Mike mentioned that Christians think about church history primarily in three frames. In this week’s conversation, we discuss what those frames are and how they inform much of what Christians believe we ought to strive for in “reviving” the church.
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Episode 118: Book Notes – Don’t Think of an Elephant
Today's Notes come from Don't Think of an Elephant!: Know Your Values and Frame the Debate--The Essential Guide for Progressives Paperback – September 1, 2004 by George Lakoff
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