Divine Community
By Divine Community
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Podcast Description
A podcast about religion and society, from a partly (but not solely) Pagan perspective
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Ep. 7 - Religion and Public Life | Well, this week the atheists are invading. There's been a lot of talk about religion's role in the public sphere recently, but the views we hear on this topic are so often from Christian voices that I wanted to hear some from other perspectives. So I got together with two atheists and an eclectic spiritual type (this sounds like the beginning of a joke again), on both sides of the Atlantic, to hear what they think about religious rights, religion in politics, and even religion on the side of buses. Along the way we talked about secularism, same-sex marriage, minority religions, the state's role in private religion, and some of rights Pagans might have (or not) in the UK. Expect controversy and taking no prisoners from these fascinating guests - it was my privilege to interview them. Hope you enjoy! You can find Lance Frizzell-Reynolds at @lancefr on twitter, or at his blog at http://multifaithview.wordpress.com/. Simon Clare is @faithlesseye on twitter, and his Alpha Course blog is at http://lookthroughmyfaithlesseye.blogspot.co.uk/. Ess Jay is @gavroche2000 on twitter. As always, I'm at @sophiacandle and Amadore is at @amadoreedana123. If you have a view on the public role of religion in our societies, or you want to comment on the show, feel free to comment on the blog, or better yet - leave us an iTunes review! News stories we talked about (see blog for Religious News links): http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/12/anti-gay-adverts-boris-johnson http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9203953/Britains-Christians-are-being-vilified-warns-Lord-Carey.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/the-lay-scientist/2012/apr/14/1?newsfeed=true http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/audio/2012/mar/26/giles-fraser-thinking-aloud-podcas | 30 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 6 - Insecurity and Insignificance | A bit of an impromptu ‘Discussing the Divine’ show on the topic of spirituality and insecurity. How far do we actually influence each other’s faith and practice? How do we negotiate the wide variation in belief in a spiritual/religious community, and how does that relate to the idea of finding your own path? Where do we look for validation, and what are some alternatives? We attempt to relate this to ourselves, the Pagan community, spirituality, ritual, magic, society and our place in the universe. (Wow, that makes it sound like a much bigger topic than it actually was.) As you can tell from our pleas for interaction, we REALLY like feedback. This is because we are insecure. You can reach us on the at divinecommunity.wordpress.com, the new Facebook page, or we're on twitter as SophiaCandle and AmadoreEdana123. Go on! Say hi! Give us validation and then we will be happy because we will know we exist! Or something. See you again next month for a couple of much more structured, less off-the-cuff podcasts. Really | 27 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What The Hell Is A… Druid? | We’re back! In this month’s episode, we have the first of our ‘What The Hell Is A...?’ interviews. We talk to Cat Treadwell, trustee of the Druid Network and full-time Druid priest. She talked to us about faith in society, living with awareness, and how her role is being defined by members of her community - among other topics related to Druidry. She’s living out a fascinating role in her community, so she has a unique perspective on the relationship between spirituality and society. This month we also have the usual fare of Religious News - in a month that’s seen big debates over the role of religion in UK public life - and How’s Your Spirituality. We’d like to apologise that we seem to be having sound issues again this month. We’ll try and work them out before we release the next episode! We didn’t want to deprive you of the wonderful interview with Cat, so we hope you’ll understand. You can find Cat on her blog at druidcat.wordpress.com, on twitter as @druid_cat, and in the pages of her forthcoming book, ‘A Druid’s Tale’. We can be found at our new Facebook page (search for ‘Divine Community’) or at the blog, and you can still follow us on twitter, where we are @AmadoreEdana123 and @SophiaCandle. See the blog - divinecommunity.wordpress.com - for more details, news links etc | 22 2 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 4: It’s The Most Religious Time of the Year | Episode 4 was meant to be a minisode. It 's 40 mins long. We talk too much. In particular, this ep we’re talking about some of the religious holidays that are going on at this time of year - from the Pagan festival of Samhain to the secular British celebration of Guy Fawkes Night. We recorded most of this a few weeks ago (and then my computer died), but the holidays are still going on and so are we. Hurrah. Festivals we discuss this episode include: Samhain (Pagan) Dia de los Muertos (syncretic Latin American) Halloween (non-religious) All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days (Christian) Eid al-Adha and Al-Hijra (Muslim) Diwali (Hindu, Sikh and Jain) Paryushana (Jain) Birth of Baha'u'llah (Baha’i) Guy Fawkes Night (non-religious) For credits, more details about the episode, ways to contact us etc, please see the blog at http://divinecommunity.wordpress.com . Enjoy the show and happy holidays | 5 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 3: Religion vs Spirituality | Episode 3! Religion vs Spirituality. In which Amadore and I decide that the definitions of each don’t really matter. And then I interview Fire Lyte (of the Inciting a Riot podcast) and we decide that the definitions are very important. Now I’m confused, but that's nothing new. Many thanks for Fire Lyte for coming on the show to debate the issue of religion and spirituality - he had some great insights on the subject. Segments in this episode: - How’s Your Spirituality - Religious News - Main Topic: Religion and Spirituality - Debating the Divine: Interview with Fire Lyte (of the Inciting a Riot podcast) about religion, spirituality, Paganism, and the definitions of all these things and more. Promos played in this episode were for The Infinite and the Beyond and New World Witchery podcasts. Thanks for downloading! | 15 11 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Divine Community promo | Here's a (relatively!) short promo for the show. We'd love it if any of the podkin would be willing to play it on their shows sometime. Thanks in advance! | 14 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ep. 2: Little Boxes | We're back! Already! A new, possibly-occasionally-recurring format for the main topic today: Discussing the Divine, in which I discuss secular Judaism, as well as what makes religion and community, with the lovely-but-cranky Ess Jay. Who I hope will be back on other occasions (if you like her!) And as you'll realise if you know the Jewish calendar, we recorded this about a week ago. So Ess Jay's final challenge to listeners is a bit out of date! Sorry - but you can still make it relevant... :D Segments - Intro - Religious News - Discussing the Divine - Some Promos And The Closing Bit Thank you again for subscribing and downloading the show. For more info on everything featured in the show, and to discuss the religious news or the main topic, the blog is the place: divinecommunity.wordpress.com . I look forward to hearing from you! See you very soon | 28 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pilot Episode | We can at last present to you... Divine Community: the pilot episode! Segments - Living Faith: our personal stories of faith and society. - Religious News: faith communities' responses to the recent UK riots. - Main topic 1: Why Religion? Some wonderful podkin share their views on religion and society with us, and we discuss these. - Main topic 2: Why Society? I talk about why society matters in relation to religion. Feedback welcome, and we'd love to hear your thoughts generally. (We know the sound wasn't 100% - we've had microphone problems, but we'll endeavour to make sure that we use better mics from here on!) Many, many thanks to the wonderful podkin who shared their thoughts, in e-mail or mp3 form. Your comments were thought-provoking and insightful. I just hope our conversation about the comments did them justice. See our blog at http://divinecommunity.wordpress.com/ for links to their shows. How to contact us: You can leave a comment on the blog, or tweet us at @sophiacandle or @amadoreedana123. More ways to get in touch coming soon! | 13 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Informative, intelligent and fun!
A truly engrossing podcast, full of information, news and genuine interest on the hugely varied subject of religion and/in society. The hosts are clearly passionate about their subject, open-minded and curious to investigate more deeply - I'm glad to be along for the ride as they share their findings and stories!
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