Things Not Seen Podcast

Our guest Alex Tindal Wiesendanger has spent years studying how grassroots movements can be effective for social change. One of his most important lessons is, start with the Church. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For more than three decades, Tom Ciesielka has used both faith and passion to guide him in his role as a public relations consultant. We talk about how he balances budgets and belief as a small business owner with a heart for the Gospel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack Jenkins's recent book, American Prophets, maps the complex interplay of progressive political movements and religious communities in America over the past three decades. The result is both wide-ranging and fascinating.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Phyllis Zagano is an internationally recognized scholar on the history of the diaconate. In particular, she is an expert on the history of women deacons. We discuss her recent book, Women: Icons of Christ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome back Josh Goralski to talk about the lessons he has learned after a year of leading his organization, Unlocking Communities, which is changing lives on the impoverished island of Haiti Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest David Bentley Hart believes that Christians have made a centuries-long error around the question of Hell. His recent book, That All Shall Be Saved, offers a hope-filled correction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Drawing from deep within the Christian spiritual traditions, our guest Peggy Weber invites listeners to reflect on the fact that, in the eyes of God, they are enough. We discuss her recent book, Enough as You Are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove grew up as a conservative and a Republican. Then he heard the voice of Jesus in a food court on Capitol Hill, and his life shifted to focus on care for the least of these among us. We discuss his recent books, Reconstructing the Gospel, and Revolution of Values Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest is the filmmaker martin Doblemeier, whose career has spanned more than three decades and almost three dozen documentaries. He speaks to us about Revolution of the Heart, his new film about Dorothy Day, premiering on PBS this month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Psychologist Robert Wicks has spent his career helping people find their way to authenticity. In his recent book, The Tao of Ordinariness, he shares what he has learned about the journey away from unhealthy individualism and narcissism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rev. Ruth Everhart has made a journey through trauma and abuse, and her powerful story invites readers to explore their own woundedness and healing. We discuss her books, Ruined, and The #MeToo Reckoning. Please note: This episode deals with explicit subjects. TW: rape, sexual harrassment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vince Beiser is an award-winning science reporter with an unexpected beat: he chronicles the many ways sand affects our daily lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wilson Dickinson brings us a reading of the Gospels that shows us how to transform our lives and our communities in the face of a growing climate crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk with Michael O'Loughlin of America Magazine about the recent podcast series, Plague: Untold Stories of AIDS & the Catholic Church Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Describing herself as a "recovering holy roller," our guest Meggie Lee Calvin joins us to talk about her recent book, I Am My Own Sanctuary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pastor and astrophysicist Paul Wallace returns to our show to talk about his recent book, Love and Quasars Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The recent film The Gate chronicles the early history of the Baha'i faith. We speak with executive producer Steve Sarowitz about the making of the film and the events it portrays.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gabrielle Earnshaw has spent two decades with the legacy of beloved author Henri Nouwen. She discusses a new edited volume, Following Jesus: Finding Our Way Home in an Age of Anxiety Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk with Professor Stephen Barr about his work in high energy physics, and the possibilities of living a life that mixes scientific rigor with Christian faith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We go on the road to Southwestern College in Kansas to record a live conversation with philosopher Jacob Goodson and theologian Jackson Lashier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices