Things Not Seen Podcast

Our guest, Deborah Watson of Loyola University Chicago's Institute of Pastoral Studies, brings a global perspective to her work as a professor of pastoral counseling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Belinda Bauman has traveled the world to raise awareness about violence against women. In this candid conversation, she discusses her recent book, Brave Souls: Experiencing the Audacious Power of Empathy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professor Zachary Moon takes us on his journey from pacifism to military chaplaincy, as he tells us about his recent book, Warriors Between Worlds: Moral Injury and Identities in Crisis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk with journalist Amy Sullivan about the return (or perhaps the rebirth) of the Christian Left in America. Sullivan is the co-host of the Impolite Company podcast, and the author of the 2008 book The Party Faithful: How and Why the Democrats are Closing the God Gap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When he was eight, Josh Goralski's family was visited by a Catholic priest from Haiti. This started a lifelong connection that led to the founding of a new nonprofit, Unlocking Communities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest, Diana Butler Bass, returns to the show to discuss her new book, Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks. The book has just been released in paperback Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Stackaruk and Kevin Singer founded Neighborly Faith to equip Evangelicals to love people of all faiths. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk with NYT bestselling author Barbara Brown Taylor about her recent book, Holy Envy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk with award-winning singer-songwriter Carrie Newcomer about her work, and her new album, The Point of Arrival Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

William Schmidt, of Loyola Chicago's Institute for Pastoral Studies, weaves together psychology and spirituality in his work with students and patients. He sees healing as a journey, and uses both spiritual and actual pilgrimages as part of his work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk with Indiana University professor Lisa Sideris about her recent book, Consecrating Science: Wonder, Knowledge, and the Natural World Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Poet J. Chester Johnson helped with an English translation of the Psalms for the Book of Common Prayer, following in the footsteps of W.H. Auden Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome back Dr. Kelly J. Baker to talk about her book Gospel According to the Klan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We speak with Dr. Malka Z. Simkovich of Catholic Theological Union in Chicago about her recent book, Discovering Second Temple Literature: The Scriptures and Stories That Shaped Early Judaism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk with Daniel White Hodge about his recent book, Homeland Insecurity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk with Stuart Brody about his new book about ethical behavior, The Law of Small Things Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bishop Emeritus Kumara Illangasinghe was Sri Lanka’s ambassador to the Parliament of the World's Religions. Today, he heads OMNIA’s Interfaith Peacemaker Initiative in Sri Lanka. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Fontana has a vision to transform today's retiring executives into tomorrow's nonprofit leaders. He's using Ignatius Loyola's spiritual exercises to do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zach Mills discusses his biography The Last Blues Preacher, about the life and legacy of civil rights leader and gospel singer Rev. Clay Evans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We welcome back Rick Lee James to talk about his new album, Thunder, and his twitter feed that highlights positive quotes from Mister Rogers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices