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20Sep

True Freedom – Ep 2 – Therapeutic Theology Series

In Therapeutic Theology Series, Thinking with Somebody Else's Head

The idea of Creation. The new atheists rail against that. “It’s not rational,” they insist. The product of a weak mind. Yes, I’ve heard all that before. In fact, I’m quick to admit that may have been my mind some years ago. I say “may” because I’m not sure what I thought about the origins

07Sep

HTC – Ep. 11: The Spirituality of Health

In Healing Through Consciousness, Thinking with Somebody Else's Head

In the early part of the 20th century, a non-medical educator was hired by the Carnegie Foundation to report on the state of medical education in North America. Abraham Flexner wrote a book concluding that there were too many bad medical schools, too much non-scientific quackery and curricula that were all over the place. Specifically, there

15Mar

Ep. 17 – True Religion

In Modern Relevance of God, Thinking with Somebody Else's Head

Welcome to Episode 17 – our final episode – of the Modern Relevance of God Podcast Series on Thinking with Somebody Else’s Head. I’m Richard Lloyd Jones. You know, as I think about it, 17 is kind of an odd number for the final episode in a series about spirituality, isn’t it? It’s not particularly

08Mar

Ep. 16 – Humanity’s Deep Need for God

In Modern Relevance of God, Thinking with Somebody Else's Head

We’ve been attempting here to make the scientific case for the relevance of a more theological consciousness in our everyday lives. I’ve been impressed with the idea Dr. Joseph Ghougassian elaborated in the preface he wrote to Keppe’s, Glorification that if we have religions in the world, this must be because of a metaphysical dimension in us.

25Jan

Ep. 10 – The Problem with Atheism

In Modern Relevance of God, Thinking with Somebody Else's Head

Can God and science exist together? I think that’s a fundamental question. I’ve heard some of the more vocal scientists proclaiming that a belief in God is the sign of a weak mind. Well, one thing I’ve discovered: the deeper I delve into the theological and philosophical knowledge, the more I encounter rather brilliant minds,

07Dec

Ep. 3 – Science Turns its Back on God

In Modern Relevance of God, Thinking with Somebody Else's Head

I’m Richard Lloyd Jones, and welcome back to our continuing series. This is Episode 3 of our special podcast series, The Modern Relevance of God. This episode is the first of 2 parts exploring how science turned its back on God. Well, the dominant scientific view has actually never been tolerant of dissent, and we

31Jan

Certainty of the Divine

In Thinking with Somebody Else's Head

I’m Richard Lloyd Jones and this is Thinking with Somebody Else’s Head. A belief in immaculate conception, overcoming death with resurrection, divine miracles of creation … modern thinkers complain these tenets suffer from a lack of evidence. “Faith is a great evil,” they say, “That leads gullible human beings to open their minds so much