Voice Break
At our Second Saturday Conversation October 10, 2026 we continued to hold the question “How do we sing our song in a strange land?” (From Psalm 137). We did so through reflecting on a poem by Welsh poet R.S. Thomas,
How Do We Sing our Song in a Strange Land? Voice Break
Welcome to the recording of our September 12, 2026 Second Saturday Conversation: How do we sing our song in a strange land? Voice break. Our title taken from Psalm 137. The subtitle a suggested metaphor for how we might go
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Resurrection: A Re-visiting
At our June 13, 2026 Second Saturday Conversation we had guests Brandon Scott and Jack Caputo. They talked about Resurrection. Brandon contrasted two ways the ancient world addressed the dilemma of the martyrs, Where was God when needed most? Where
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Conversation on the Edge of Things: Program Year Review
For our May 9 Second Saturday Conversation I shared some quotes and phrases from our program year, from our sessions with Arthur Dewey, Jack Caputo, Brandon Scott, Mark Oakley. Not a summary as much as prompts that might evoke thoughts
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The Love of God: Unarmed and Disarming
Here is the Second Saturday Conversation for March 14, 2026 with Mark Oakley, Dean of Southwark Cathedral, London, UK. Mark Oakley’s title for this session was The Love of God: Unarmed and Disarming. He spoke to that in powerful ways.
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Part Two of John D. Caputo’s “What to Believe? Twelve Brief Lessons in Radical Theology”
At our February 14 Second Saturday Conversation I attempted to reflect on “week two” the second half of Jack Caputo’s book What to Believe? Twelve Brief Lessons in Radical Theology. I did not provide a concise summary. Nor was able to crystallize
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What to Believe? Twelve Brief Lessons in Radical Theology
In our January 10, 2026 Second Saturday Conversation we began to explore Jack Caputo’s wonderful book What to Believe? Twelve Brief Lessons in Radical Theology. From the first half of the book I identified first steps that begin a journey to radical
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Getting Rid of the Idea of Supernatural Theism (ft. John Caputo)
At our December 13 Second Saturday Conversation we had a guest, John D. Caputo. His topic: ridding ourselves of supernatural theism or the supernatural attitude. We post all our sessions on our website and also send them to you. Jack
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Images of Hope
Our Second Saturday Conversation in November was held on the third Saturday! November 15. A one off. I drew on a 1965 book by William Lynch, SJ., titled Images of Hope: Imagination as Healer of the Hopeless, and focused on two
A Conversation on the Edge of Things with Art Dewey
At our Second Saturday Conversation October 11 we had “A conversation on the edge of things” with Arthur Dewey. Art is a New Testament scholar, was part of the Jesus Seminar, is author and commentator, and is a poet. He
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