Let's Talk About It
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Let's Talk about It with the Rev. Dr. Thomas Shepherd rediscovers Unity co-founder Charles Fillmore's zeal for new ideas-especially Mr. Fillmore's insistence that Unity students think for themselves and prove Unity principles in everyday living. Dr. Tom and his wide variety of guests dive into the deep waters of postmodern ethics, current events, political and social issues, the new sciences and new theological insights, mysticism, world religions and a fresh look at biblical studies-no subject is off limits. Dr. Tom will dialogue with people from a wide range of religious traditions, including New Thought leaders, Unity ministers and students. But don't be surprised to hear from priests, ministers, rabbis, Buddhist monks or the occasional Wiccan priestess. Let's Talk About It is your window to a new world of possibilities in contemporary theology, religious insight and social action through ecumenical and interfaith dialogue. And if you know Dr. Tom, you know there will be some delicious controversies and edgy new ideas.
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Answering Leftover Letters, Part 3 | LTAI during the merry month of May will be a free-flowing, ongoing discussion about current events and theological issues based on "leftover letters" from Dr. Shepherd's popular Unity Magazine® column, "That's a Good Question." Not every letter can be answered in the limited space of a Q&A column, sometimes because a similar question has just been addressed. Join us this month as Dr. Tom brings a stack of old letters and emails, and student panelists from Unity Institute® and Seminary will answer the leftover mail. | 5/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Answering Leftover Letters, Part 2 | LTAI continues its Spring Cleaning celebration with more "leftover letters" from Dr. Shepherd's popular Unity Magazine® column, "That's a Good Question." Not every letter can be answered in the limited space of a Q&A column, sometimes because a similar question has just been addressed. Join us this month as Dr. Tom brings a stack of old letters, emails and student panelists from Unity Institute® and Seminary to answer the leftover mail. | 5/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Answering the Leftover Letters, Part 1 | During the merry month of May Let's Talk About It will participate in the ancient ritual of "Spring Cleaning" with a delightful new twist-leftover letters to Unity Magazine's popular Q&A column. Students and faculty will join in a free-flowing, ongoing discussion about current events and theological issues based on "leftover letters" from Dr. Shepherd's long-running column, "That's a Good Question." Not every letter can be answered in the limited space of a Q&A column, sometimes because a similar question has just been addressed. Join us this month as Dr. Tom dumps out the mailbag and offers a stack of old letters and emails for Unity Institute® and Seminary faculty and student panelists to answer on the air. | 5/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Spring Cleaning Potpourri | Dr. Shepherd's panel will discuss current events in politics, religion and spirituality. Controversies that stir the blood of society at large and Unity people in particular. For example: Does "love your enemies" mean "have no enemies"? What are the prospects for world peace without the threat of terrorism? Now that the space shuttles are lodged in museums, is there any theological reason for further exploration of the cosmos? Closer to home, what does the United States' presidential race teach us about human character under pressure? Join us with your questions. | 4/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Theology and America's Pastime: The Transformational Spirituality of Baseball | Ever consider the profoundly spiritual lessons which can be drawn from 18 players tossing, hitting and avoiding a little white ball? Dr. Tom's guests will look at "The Game" and how it continues to play a part in defining our culture. | 4/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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"Stand Your Ground" vs. Vigilante Justice: Gun Violence and Second Amendment Rights | This week Dr. Tom's panel looks at a highly controversial topic in American public policy. Are the new "Stand Your Ground" laws an outgrowth of zealous Second Amendment advocates? Shall handguns be banned entirely or be freely available with supportive concealed carry laws? What kind of society will we become if everyone is either disarmed or packing heat? Be prepared for a great discussion, which attempts to find middle ground in the highly charged political-cultural environment after the Trayvon Martin shooting in Florida. | 4/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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War on Religion vs. War on Women | American sociopolitical consciousness divides down the middle these days, as exemplified by the recent loud dispute about whether one side was waging a "war" on the other regarding birth control and Church doctrine. This week Dr. Shepherd's guests will discuss the ongoing values dichotomy in the United States. | 3/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Roman Catholicism | The largest branch of the Christian family tree is this week's discussion topic. Student production team members Diana Kennedy and Marylin Schoenfelder of Unity Institute® and Seminary join Dr. Shepherd to interview representatives of the Roman Catholic Church. | 3/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Traditional Asian Religions: Confucianism, Taoism and Shinto | LTAI's survey of world religions continues as Dr. Shepherd looks at the exotic worlds of Confucianism, Taoism and Shinto. There will be plenty of guests from these communities, plus Unity Institute® and Seminary student guest hosts Jacquelyn Hawkins and Charles Perry. | 3/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sikhism | UI students Lesley Miller and Robyn Plante join Dr. Tom this week as they interview guests from the Sikh community. Sikhism has been described as a blend of Hinduism and Islam, although the Sikh community follows a distinct and mystical religious tradition unlike any other. Tune in and find out more. | 3/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Islam | No religious faith is more controversial today than Islam. This week features extended discussion on the teachings and practices of the great religion founded by Muhammad. Student production team members and guest hosts Mona Krane and Karen Kelly will join Dr. Shepherd to interview members of the Islamic community. | 2/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Judaism | Let's Talk About It's survey of world religions continues as Dr. Tom's panel of distinguished guests look at Judaism today. Unity Institute® and Seminary students Roxanne Graves and Darla Henry serve as student production team members and guest hosts for today's show. | 2/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Varieties of Buddhism | This week Dr. Shepherd's panel looks at varieties of Buddhism in today's world: Mahayana, Theravada, Pure Land and Zen. Deborah Hill-Davis and Anne Tabor serve as production team members from Unity Institute® and Seminary. Guests from the Buddhist community bring life experiences and theoretical models to the discussion. | 2/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Buddhist Basics | Let's Talk About It continues investigating world religions with a look at the historical background and basic teachings of Buddhism. Dr. Shepherd's student production team includes Unity Institute® and Seminary students Evan Coleman, James Mullis and Beth Williams, plus special guests from the Buddhist community. | 2/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What Can We Learn From Hinduism? | This week on Let's talk About It, the Rev. Dr. Thomas Shepherd shares the microphone with two students from his World Religions online class-Susan Bryan and Freida King-as the discussion turns to the oldest continuously practiced religion on the planet, Hinduism. Guests from the Hindu community will share insights and answer questions about what it means to be a Hindu today. | 1/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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World Religions | With the new year, Rev. Dr. Thomas Shepherd has begun a new series about the old, great religions of the world. The program lineup parallels his Unity Institute online course in World Religions. This week's topic is ancient religions, and Dr. Tom's guests include Rev. Dr. Paul Hasselbeck, dean of Spiritual Education and Enrichment at Unity Institute. The panel will look at animism, shamanism, earth-based and polytheistic religions of antiquity. You may be surprised how much has survived from the Stone Age to find its way into the festivals and celebrations of the 21st century. | 1/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Origins of Religion—What Is the Sacred, and Why Do People Need It? | With the new year, the Rev. Dr. Thomas Shepherd begins a new series about the old, great religions of the world. The program lineup will parallel his Unity Institute online course in World Religions and will feature guests from various religious traditions and students from Dr. Tom's class. This week will be about the ancient roots of religion and spirituality. Are we hard-wired for prayer and ritual? How far back in time does organized religious activity go? Is there any evidence that other species-not just humans-may share a sense of wonder at the mystery of life? Tune in and listen as Dr. Shepherd's panel discusses The Origins of Religion-What Is the Sacred, and Why Do People Need It? | 1/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Writers Talk Process | This week Rev. Dr. Thomas Shepherd's guests will be Rev. Manzel Berlin, United Methodist minister and adjunct faculty at Unity Institute and Seminary; Rev. Edith Washington, ordained Unity minister and certified practitioner in the Healing Art of Touch Therapy; and licensed Unity teacher Bernadette Swanson, education editor at Unity Worldwide Ministries. All of the above are currently at work on new writing projects, so not surprisingly, the topic will be their new books in the works. If you're an aspiring author-or if you just like good books-tune in to hear this distinguished panel of spiritual writers discuss how the creative process works for them. | 12/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Cross-Cultural Ethics | This week Dr. Tom focuses on cross-cultural ethics, specifically the differences among religious groups on the question of the nature of humanity, criminality and the death penalty. Guests include persons of Western and non-Western religions. | 11/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Guest: Rev. Paul Smith | Dr. Tom's guest for this episode is Rev. Paul Smith, co-pastor of Broadway Baptist Church in Kansas City. But lower your shields and cancel the Red Alert-this ain't your momma's Baptist congregation! Listen to its self-description: "Broadway Church affirms and welcomes all persons of any sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, differing abilities, religious affiliation, socioeconomic status, or any persons who have been spiritually disenfranchised. All are welcome into the life of our church, including its membership, leadership, sacraments, and ceremonies." Rev. Smith's new book, Integral Christianity: The Spirit's Call to Evolve, has drawn high praise from the New Thought community. You don't want to miss this one. | 11/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Episode: Open House at Unity Institute Online! | In this episode, we'll peek inside Dr. Tom's online classroom. Guests include students currently enrolled in Metaphysical Theology I, who will discuss topics and techniques to be encountered in online graduate theological classes. If you've ever wondered what attending seminary might be like, listen in this week. | 10/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Guest: Dr. Gary Dorrien | In this episode Dr. Shepherd interviews Dr. Gary Dorrien, who currently serves as the Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics at Union Theological Seminary, and Professor of Religion at Columbia University. An Episcopal priest and multisport athlete, professor Dorrien is the author of 14 books and more than 250 articles on ethics, social theory, theology, philosophy, politics and history. Princeton University philosopher Cornel West calls him, "The preeminent social ethicist in North America today," and Boston University's Robert Neville says professor Dorrien is "The most rigorous theological historian of our time, moving from analyses of social context and personal struggles through the most abstruse theological and metaphysical issues." Put on your thinking cap and join us as Dr. Tom and his guest make some deep ideas accessible to everyone. | 10/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Guest: Andrew Cort | Dr. Shepherd's guest for this episode is Andrew Cort, an accomplished author, teacher, attorney and doctor of chiropractic. Dr. Cort has taught in a variety of schools and colleges, private and public. He hosts Spirit of the Berkshires, a weekly talk show on local TV in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. | 10/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Guest: Rev. Elizabeth Mora | This episode features an interview with Rev. Elizabeth Mora, a recently ordained Unity minister who has worked to embody Unity principles for more than 30 years. Rev. Mora follows an eclectic spiritual path, incorporating teachings from all the great religions. From the Four Noble Truths to the "Serenity Prayer" to the Twelve Powers to praying five times a day, she has crafted her own unique practice that celebrates the beauty in every religion. She and her husband, Arturo, live in Overland Park, Kansas. | 10/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Any Writers Out There? | In this episode, Rev. Dr. Thomas Shepherd will discuss the fine art of creative writing with some up-and-coming authors. Guests include novelist W. David County and other members of the Unity Village writers group Profits and Scribes. Dr. Tom and Dave will read selections from their fiction works in progress. | 9/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Guest: Rev. E.J. Niles | This week Dr. Tom Shepherd's special guest is retiring Unity Institute and Seminary professor Rev. E.J. Niles. Rev. E.J. has a wealth of experience as a Unity minister, is a rich depositor of knowledge about the Bible and is co-host of Biblical Power for Your Life on Unity Online Radio. Join Dr. Tom for a free-ranging discussion with E.J. about what we know about Bible study today, the pluses and minuses of biblical studies, the growing controversy about the use of allegorical interpretation in an age of historical metaphor, renewed interest in mysticism and ritual, new understandings about science, miracles and metaphysics. | 9/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Wicca and the Revitalized Pagan Movement | Neo-paganism is on the rise in the United States, and Let's Talk About It host Rev. Dr. Thomas Shepherd joins many progressive Christians in saying "Hoo-ray!" In this episode we focus on Wicca, the most common form of the revitalized pagan movement. In its most popular form, Wicca represents an attempt to recapture pre-Christian Europe's religious heritage. Join Dr. Tom as he examines the rise of the Wiccan phenomenon with Linda Kerby, a multigeneration witch who lives in the Kansas City area. Expect a free-ranging discussion about the neo-pagan heritage and its relationship to worship of the Divine Mother as well as other forms of earth-based spirituality. You don't want to miss this one! | 9/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What Is happening in the Muslim World? | First it was Tunisia, then Egypt, and now Libya. Country after country throws off its autocratic rulers and attempts to establish a democratic state. Dr. Shepherd's guests are from the Islamic community and will be discussing the continuing "Arab Spring" uprisings sweeping North Africa and the Middle East. Will the struggle, which has now become an "Arab Summer," continue into an "Arab Fall and Winter?" How does religion and politics outpicture as people's rebellion? Are the same anti-establishment forces at work in the USA, for example, in the Tea Party movement? A timely and provocative topic-don't miss this one! | 9/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Guest: Fr. William McVey | Dr. Tom Shepherd's guest this week is Fr. William McVey, former Roman Catholic priest, S.J., who today is an ordained Episcopal priest serving as rector of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Raytown, Missouri. "Fr. Bill" holds a master's in sociology of religion from Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, Canada. He is a great fan of Bishop John Shelby Spong and a friend to Unity. Always controversial, Fr. Bill delivered a paper during Unity Institute's Lyceum 2010 on the practical mysticism of "Existentialism and Christian Zen," and he is the principle author of a new book, Talk Like a Leader: Communication in the Workplace, just released by PStrada Publications. Fr. Bill and Dr. Tom will explore the frontiers of Christianity and Zen Buddhism. This will be a good one! | 8/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Walking the Edge of the Ancient Sea, With Poet Fred Zydek | Dr. Tom's guest this week is Fredrick Zydek, Nebraska poet, educator and theologian. Fred has published 10 volumes of poetry, two novels and the celebrated biography of Charles Taze Russell, as well as numerous articles, essays and poems in more than 300 magazines and journals. He holds an MFA from the University of Washington and a Master of Divinity from Seattle University. Until retirement he taught theology at the College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Nebraska, where he occupied the Archbishop Bergan Chair for Lectures. Zydek makes his home in Omaha, where he continues to write full time. His new collection of poetry, At the Edge of the Ancient Inland Sea: The Nebraska Poems, is forthcoming from Backwaters Press. He and his partner have been designated the 2012 Couple of the Year by the governor of Nebraska. A year ago, he left Unity for the United Methodist Church. This will be a wide-ranging, far-reaching discussion about poetry, politics and theological possibilities. | 8/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Does God Have an Office in Your Corporate HQ? | This is a Unity Online Radio landmark broadcast-the first ever Three-Tom show. Dr. Tom Shepherd's co-host this week is Rev. Tom Thorpe, Unity Institute and Seminary faculty member and Spiritual Education and Enrichment (SEE) instructor extraordinaire. Their guest completes the Tom-threesome-former Unity CEO Tom Zender. A widely recognized authority on spirituality in the workplace, Tom Zender is the author of the Amazon.com best-selling, top-rated book God Goes to Work. With the recent budget battles in Congress and the lingering possibility of global economic meltdown, is the idea of spirituality in business practices and public policy an impossible dream? | 8/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Educating Students to Compete in the Global Market | Everybody believes in education, yet American schools continue to produce students unprepared to compete in a global market. Our panelists for this episode include two educators with backgrounds in public and parochial schooling. Scott McQuerry has taught science at the high school and middle school level. He is the author of the Classic Science series of textbooks widely accepted by home-school families across the globe, and he has developed a series of online, content-based professional development courses for educators offered through Science Pioneers of Kansas City. Scott also teaches chemistry and physical science at Truman High School in Independence, Missouri. Dr. Tom's second guest is Jessica Herman, a Lutheran layperson who taught physics and physical science for 17 years at a private high school for girls. Today Jessica is regional manager for CPO Science, a hands-on, inquiry-based science curriculum company. She conducts science trainings and professional development workshops for teachers and school districts and at conferences throughout the Midwest. | 7/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Sometimes Uncomfortable Reality of Life on a Truly Diverse Planet, With Special Guest Rev. Claudell County | Dr. Tom's co-host this week is Rev. Claudell County, chair of Leadership and Administrative Studies at Unity Institute and Seminary. Rev. Claudell and Dr. Tom will look at the many faces of diversity in a postmodern world. As the 21st century beckons humankind toward a global society, nations that have historically been homogenous-like the member-states of the European Union-are now becoming racially and ethnically diverse. However, the force that arguably should be leading the way, the Christian Church, remains the least diverse institution in the Western world. Why is the Sunday experience, by and large, the most segregated time of the week for people of faith? Or is there a positive social function for a church which provides safe space for people of similar backgrounds to gather? Let's Talk About It will explore the sometimes uncomfortable reality of life on a truly diverse planet. | 7/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Buddhism in the Bible Belt: An Interview With an American Buddhist Minister | The Shambhala Sun says of this week's guest: "Rev. Danny Fisher calls himself 'just a Buddhist minister trying to benefit beings.' Clearly, it's something he does well." Let's Talk About It assistant producer Jesse Tanner will assist Dr. Tom in this episode as they interview one of Jesse's former professors. Rev. Danny Fisher, M.Div., D.B.S. (Cand.), is an ordained Buddhist lay minister and coordinator of the Buddhist Chaplaincy Program at University of the West (UWest), where he also serves as a teaching professor. Prior to UWest, Danny was adjunct faculty for Antioch Education Abroad's Buddhist Studies in India program. He earned his bachelor's degree in religion from Denison University, Master of Divinity from Naropa University, and is currently finishing his doctorate in Buddhist Studies at UWest. Professor Fisher is certified as a mindfulness meditation instructor by Naropa University in association with Shambhala International, serves on the advisory council for the Upaya Buddhist Chaplaincy Program, and in 2009 became the first-ever Buddhist member of the National Association of College and University Chaplains. | 7/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Crime, Punishment and the Death Penalty | Dr. Tom's guest this week is Gerald W. Jarsocrak, retired accreditation manager for the State of Pennsylvania and former deputy police chief of Reading, Pennsylvania. They will be discussing crime and punishment, the death penalty, and civilian attitudes toward police in general. Jerry Jarsocrak is also an articulate Lutheran layperson and lifelong friend of Dr. Tom. This session will be a combination of current issues, theologicial reflection and war stories from their youth in the late 1950s. | 7/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Women, Music, and Spirituality: An Interview With Karen Drucker | Karen Druckers website announces: Struggling musician, wedding singer, musical comedienne, garage organizer, lemonade-stand entrepreneur, competitive swimmerKaren Drucker has done all of these things and more, in her indomitable urge to grow and evolve. Well, Karens coming to Unity Village to co-facilitate a retreat described as a gathering of strong, supportive women as we consciously step away from our day-to-day lives to rejuvenate body, mind and spirit. Well chant, learn, play, laugh and pray our way to new clarity about choices, priorities, and what is uniquely ours to do. Join us as Dr. Shepherd interviews Karen on the role of music, spirituality and feminism in her life. | 6/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Unexplored Territory: Ideas, Themes and Topics Waiting for Practical Christianity in the 21st Century With Special Guests Sam B | Dr. Shepherds panel will look at ideas that most likely will require deep discussion and serious consideration by progressive thinkers in the postmodern world. What is the nature of God; or shall the very word God be abandoned? What makes a person or a religious movement Christian; or shall that word be abandoned, too? What is the fundamental nature of human consciousness? Are we good, bad or something else? How can we live in the real world, acknowledging honestly that humanity is capable of horrific evil, while still holding to the ideal of the imago Dei, the image of God, within each person? Shall we pray to God, with God, or as God? The panel will attempt to come up with a working list of controversial topics which progressive-minded people will face in the decades ahead. | 6/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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It's Your Question | The final two programs of the season will feature a potpourri of unanswered questions from Rev. Dr. Tom Shepherd's mailbag, accumulated more than 15 years of writing the Q&A column in Unity Magazine. Sometimes a question will be redundant, perhaps recently answered. Other questions might not fit the theme or just may not work in the flow of the column. And there are always too many letters and emails to publish answers to every inquiry. Now, with the help of LTAI co-host Rev. Tom Thorpe and some distinguished panelists, Dr. Shepherd is ready to sort through the unanswered, unpublished letters and address these thorny issues head-on at last. (He even has a few good leftovers from his trip to Unity-U.K. two years ago.) Wide-ranging, unscripted and provocative as usual, the final two weeks might offer the best two programs of the season. | 6/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How Methodist Was Myrtle? A New Look at the Co-Founder of Unity | This week Let's Talk About It features an animated discussion of Unity co-founder Myrtle Fillmore. While honoring her distinctively Unity point of view, Dr. Shepherd's panel takes a new look at the influence of Ms. Fillmore's Protestant heritage on her life and thought. What religio-cultural factors made her strongly anti-tobacco and pro-temperance? Did heart-based Wesleyan piety inspire her devotional life, and did an embedded Methodist theology shape Myrtle's views of God's Fatherhood and her beliefs about the centrality of Jesus? This week's guests include UI adjunct faculty member Manzel Berlin, who is researching an extensive book on Myrtle Fillmore. Co-hosted by UI Instructor, Rev. Tom Thorpe. | 6/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Theology of Eric Butterworth | Rev. Eric Butterworth (1916–2003) was arguably the most popular and best-known senior minister serving a Unity church of his generation. Media superstar Oprah Winfrey has praised him. Unity students across generations have lauded him for clarity of thought and brightness of written word. When Eric Butterworth died in 2003, many Unity people said it was the end of an era. This week Dr. Shepherd's panel of distinguished guests will look at the Butterworth writings, with both a deep sense of respect for what he accomplished and a critical eye to what he actually said. What did Butterworth think about Jesus? What were his principles of biblical interpretation? Did he believe in God, and if so how did he understand the nature of that God? What kind of prayer did Butterworth consider effective and ineffective? Did he have anything to say about theological ethics or spiritual social action? Did he clearly oppose racism, sexism, homophobia? You are invited tune in and listen as Dr. Shepherd, Rev Tom Thorpe and the LTAI panel members scrub the window of theological reflection for a clear look at this giant who passed among us. | 5/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Look at the Works of James Dillet Freeman, With Guest Rosemary Fillmore Rhea | We have been promising you a program on James Dillet Freeman for several weeks now and this time we're ready! Our panelists include Mr. Freeman's longtime associate and friend Rosemary Fillmore Rhea. Jim Freeman is the only human poet whose writings are currently on the moon. In fact, he has been called the Poet Laureate of the Moon because two Apollo astronautsfirst, Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. and later James Irwintook Freemans work with them for inspiration and spiritual comfort on their historic journeys to another world. Irwin actually left a microfilm copy of I Am There on the moon. Here on Earth, Jim Freemans work continues to be a mainstay of spiritual enrichment in the Unity movement and beyond. Dr. Shepherds panel of distinguished guests will read and offer commentary and critical analysis on some of the works of this great Unity teacher. You wont want to miss this one ... finally airing this week! | 5/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Look at the Works of James Dillet Freeman | May is "Celebrating Unity Authors" month on Let's Talk About It. And we're starting with one of the best. To our knowledge, James Dillet Freeman is the only human poet whose writings are currently on the moon. In fact, he has been called the "Poet Laureate of the Moon," because two Apollo astronauts-first, Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. and later James Irwin-took Freeman's work with them for inspiration and spiritual comfort on their historic journeys to another world. Irwin actually left a microfilm copy of "I Am There" on the moon. Here on earth, Jim Freeman's work continues to be a mainstay of spiritual enrichment in the Unity movement and beyond. This week Rev. Dr. Thomas Shepherd's panel of distinguished guests will read and offer commentary and critical analysis on some of the works of this great Unity teacher. You won't want to miss this one. | 5/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Book of Revelation(s)? | It is one of the strangest volumes in the biblical library, a totally bizarre, phantasmagoric, spiritual-acid-trip of a book. It is also one of the most popular parts of the Bible. Some people mistakenly called it the Book of Revelations or just Revelations, but in the earliest Greek manuscripts the book is actually titled The Revelation of John. Another title found in somewhat later manuscripts is The Revelation of the Theologian. There are too many interesting ideas inside to get hung up on the title. Even though it invokes a divine curse on anyone who adds to the text, The Book of Revelation wasnt the last New Testament book to be written. To understand its message requires the skills of a historian, biblical theologian and allegorical interpreter. Its a nifty book in which to create good metaphysical interpretations too. Thats our topic this week. And when were done, youll have everything you need to know to access the weirdly wonderful world of the Book of Revelation. | 4/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Earth Day: Does Anybody Care Anymore? | Global warming skeptics have succeeded in convincing a growing number of Americans that the climate is not changing. National Public Radio reports: "Over the past few months, polls show that fewer Americans say they believe humans are making the planet dangerously warmer, despite a raft of scientific reports that say otherwise. This puzzles many climate scientists-but not some social scientists, whose research suggests that facts may not be as important as one's beliefs." What should religious organizations do about this threat to human survival? Should Unity issue a declaration warning about the role human civilization is playing in the changing climate of the planet? The topic this week on Let's Talk About It is "Earth Day-Does anybody care anymore?" | 4/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Pacifism or the "Just War" Theory: Which Works for You? | In the modern world, advocates of pacifism and those who support the "just war" concept have been slugging it out for almost a century. Pacifists often say, to paraphrase Gandhi, that there are some things for which they are willing to die but nothing for which they are willing to kill. Advocates of the "just war" philosophy say that some causes are worth fighting for, even if it requires lethal force; Hitler and the Nazi holocaust are often mentioned by "just war" philosophers. This week on Let's Talk About It, Dr. Thomas Shepherd's panel of distinguished guests will consider the ethical, theological and political dimensions of this ongoing debate. | 4/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jesus for Postmodern Skeptics, Part 5: The Passion, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ | This is Holy Week. Followers of Jesus around the world are marking off the days until the arrival of the greatest holiday of the Christian calendar, Easter. Well, not all Churches celebrate Easter this week, but following the tradition of the Western church brings the commemoration of the passion, death and resurrection experience during this week. Most of the worlds 2.2 billion Christians look to Easter as a solemn occasion. Even some churches where Jesus is seldom mentioned often give a begrudging nod toward the cross at Jerusalem during Holy Week, acknowledging that Easter isnt just a spring festival leading to Earth Day, or a celebration of colored eggs and fluffy bunnies. What sense can we make of Holy Week today? Dr. Shepherds panel of scholars and students of the Bible will look at the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ from historical, anthropological and metaphysical perspectives. This discussion might change the way you look at Easter too. | 4/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jesus for Postmodern Skeptics, Part 4: Jesus and His Disciples | March is Jesus Month on Let's Talk About It. What about those guys and gals who hung out with the Man of Nazareth? Some were ordinary working people-fishermen, tradesmen, perhaps even house servants or working women. Others were apparently better educated, like Judas and Matthew. What do we know about them, and what insights do the snapshots of the disciples provided by the Gospel authors-who were not themselves first generation apostles-offer for the modern reader? For example, why are the disciples almost always painted as blithering incompetents? And is there any historical, theological or metaphysical validity to Charles Fillmore's identification of the Twelve Powers of Man with the 12 shadowy figures from the ancient past? LTAI's panel of scholars and students of the Bible will ask these and other questions as they consider "Jesus and His Disciples" on this week's program. | 3/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jesus for Postmodern Skeptics, Part 3: Miracles | March is Jesus Month on Let's Talk About It. The topic for LTAI's this week is "Miracle Stories Featuring Jesus of Nazareth." Dr. Thomas Shepherd's distinguished panel of biblical scholars and students of scripture will look at the nature of supernaturalism in the Hebraic and Hellenistic worldview, asking whether some "miracle" stories can be explained in naturalistic terms. They will also consider the ethical implications of divinely appointed miracle-working. Why heal one person or raise that man's child from the grave, when so many others go without heavenly assistance? The Christological questions will be even more profound. Did the earliest disciples of Jesus actually believe he was God in their midst? What was the first-century church saying about the development of the "Christ of faith?" Did Jesus really have the power to work wonders? Don't miss this one! | 3/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jesus for Postmodern Skeptics, Part 2 | March is Jesus Month on Let's Talk About It. During the month of March, Dr. Shepherd will introduce new ideas about Christology from his upcoming (Unity) book as his distinguished panel searches for ideas about Jesus that make sense to a postmodern world. This week's topic is the Parables. Why did Luke alone tell the stories of the Good Samaritan and Prodigal Son? What sense can anyone make of the bizarre parable, told by Matthew and Luke, about the demon that leaves a man's consciousness but returns later with seven devils worse than himself? And why did Jesus speak in parables rather than long ethical discourses in the manner of the Greeks or thundering sermons, like the Hebrew prophets? LTAI 's panel of scholars and students of the Bible will ask these and other questions as they consider "The Parables for Postmodern Skeptics." | 3/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Jesus for Postmodern Skeptics, Part 1 | March is Jesus Month on Let's Talk About It. If a team of visiting scholars from another planet decided to look into the central figure in Christianity, they would quickly discover a baffling array of Jesuses offered by a bewildering marketplace of "Christian" groups. They might conclude there is no central organizing principle which unites the disparate Jesus images after finding the suffering, redeeming Jesus of Roman Catholicism beside the sin-busting Jesus of American fundamentalism and the mystical Jesus of Quaker spirituality, the status-quo-shaking Jesus of feminist theology, the patriotic-triumphant Jesus of Mormonism and a suburban Protestant Jesus, as well as the provocative Jesus of New Testament scholarship and the prophetic Jesus of black liberation theology. There was only one historic Jesus. But none of our Jesus models have ever coincided, not even during his earthly ministry. In March, Dr. Shepherd will introduce new ideas about Christology from his upcoming book as his distinguished panel searches for ideas about Jesus that make sense to a postmodern world. | 3/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lenten Lessons From the Dalai Lama | His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the great spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, is known worldwide simply as the Dalai Lama. He has written a grand summation of the most important things in life, which includes these words: "Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon." Buddhism generally understands love as compassion for all sentient beings and, paradoxically, detachment from desire itself. Christian love is about forgiveness and altruism; there is a self-sacrificial tone to the love of God in Jesus Christ. Yet there is much that Buddhists and Christians share in common. Compassion, kindness, and selflessness. This week Dr. Shepherd looks at what Christians can learn from their Buddhist counterparts as his panel of distinguished guests discusses 19 "Lenten Lessons From the Dalai Lama." | 2/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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God Loves Laughter | What's your favorite religious joke? Hopefully, it's something you could repeat from the pulpit on a Sunday morning! What is the nature of humor, and where in the Bible is it found? Does God have a sense of humor, or is there too much tragedy in the world for that question not to be offensive? Can we laugh in the face of disaster without seeming airy-faerie or disconnected with reality? This week Dr. Shepherd's panel will tell some good ones and discuss the nature of humor as a spiritual discipline. | 2/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Four Types of Love | Love isn't the same as eternal romance, like Hollywood pretends. But another point is that love comes in more than one variety. The answer to "What is love?" depends on the context. We don't love our children the same way we love our country. We certainly don't love friends and neighbors the same way we love husbands and wives, unless we're behaving like characters in a tawdry novel. What about that obnoxious so-and-so at work? How about friends and family who have been cruel? How can we "love" people who are prejudiced against us, or members of a group who stand against everything we cherish? When Jesus said, "Love your enemies," how far did he intend for that command to stretch? Some would say infinitely. Yet would Jesus insist that Jewish Holocaust survivors or freed slaves after the American Civil War were ethically required to love their persecutors? The question is not as clear as a first glimpse might suggest. This week Dr. Shepherd's panel will consider the four types of love suggested by four biblical era words: hesed, philia, eros and agape. Tune in and be better equipped for Valentine's Day! | 2/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New Resolutions Require New Lenses | Have you made New Year's resolutions in previous years but the changes you looked for never came into focus? Maybe you need a new set of lenses! Dr. Shepherd's panel will explore some important concepts that shape the lenses through which people look at their lives: worldview, embedded theology, ethnocentrism and the zeitgeist. Charles Fillmore called for a similar assessment when he spoke of the need to reform our human race consciousness. "Love and justice are mighty powers, and all things must eventually come under their influence, because even a few men and women of right motive can, by right thinking and consequent just action, introduce these ideas into the race consciousness and pave the way for their universal adoption" (Prosperity, p.150). This is Internet radio, but we're certain you'll see better after hearing LTAI this week. | 2/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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It's All Good—Or Is It? A Postmodern Understanding of One Presence/One Power | Young people today have a saying when facing a problem: "It's all good." This Zen-like response to life's exigencies can reflect either optimism or fatalism, depending on the theology of the speaker. But can we truly say "It's all good" when an earthquake devastates the nation of Haiti or a person we love is diagnosed with a terminal disease? How do we square a belief in God as One Presence/One Power, Omnipotent Good, with a world in which suffering is the daily lot of millions? This week, Dr. Shepherd's Let's Talk About It panel will address this most ancient of all religious questions. | 1/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Avatar Connection: Good Movies With a Spiritual Theme | Have you seen the eight-foot tall, Druid-blue aliens who sound like hybrid clones made from DNA donated by Al Gore, Jet Li and Deepak Chopra? Without giving the whole plot away-in case you are one of a half-dozen Unity people on the planet who hasn't seen Avatar yet-this week Dr. Shepherd and his panel of distinguished guests will take a look at good movies with a spiritual theme, especially the new 3-D sci-fi epic. Avatar raises ecological issues about the conflict between industrial economies and simpler societies. The film also looks seriously at theological anthropology (i.e., what is the real nature of personhood?), strongly suggests the scientific reality of omnipresent Spirit, and dramatizes the conflict of individual rights versus societal needs. Avatar resists the temptation to simply picture people as good and evil, while raising the age-old problem of exploitation of the weak by the powerful. If you want to hear Unity scholars and thinkers review the Avatar phenomenon, you won't want to miss this one. | 1/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Dream Revisited: Race Relations in the Age of Obama | "I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today." Those prophetic words were spoken almost five decades ago by a theologian, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Although best known for his work in the civil rights and peace movements of mid-20th century America, which earned him the Nobel Prize and an assassin's bullet, King was also a distinguished academic thinker who had a Ph.D. in systematic theology from Boston University. Today, King's "I Have a Dream" speech is memorized by school children, invoked by preachers, and recited by politicians courting the African-American vote. Even though Americans have elected a black president of the United States, how far has Dr. King's native land progressed toward achieving his lofty vision of a society which judges people by "the content of their character" and looks at race and ethnicity as an asset rather than a liability? This week Dr. Shepherd's distinguished guests-including former Kansas City Mayor Pro-Tem Alvin Brooks-will discuss "The Dream Revisited" and take a critical look at "Race Relations in the Age of Obama." | 1/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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New Angles on Angels | Christmas carols echo with their choruses; cards and packages display their images; sacred scripture of Judaism, Christianity and Islam testify to their reality. But are there really, really such things as angels? No humbug intended, but have you ever seen one? Why is it that some otherwise rational people, who would never affirm the existence of demons, have no problem believing in angels? This week Dr. Shepherd's distinguished panel will take a close look at angelology and try to answer these questions and get new angles on the angels on LTAI. | 12/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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So Many Good Books, So Little time to Read … | Wondering what to do with all your spare time this holiday season? (Right. Neither are we.) Here's something you can always stop and start up again-read a book! Remember books? ... The place you went for information before the Internet? | 12/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Get Thee Behind Me, Recession—It’s Time for Christmas! | Forget being in the Now, for now. Grab your diary and your wish book, and let's talk good memories and secret hopes. And while you're at it, look the pundits in the eye and shout, "Get thee behind me, Recession-it's time for Christmas!" Not everything has to come in a velvet box or with a big price tag. Not every celebration has to be midnight mass at the cathedral. This week Rev. Dr. Thomas Shepherd's panel of distinguished guests will take a look at holiday celebrations and great gifts, past and future. Tune in to LTAI to hear great memories and creative ideas to make this the best holiday season ever. | 12/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Praise the Lord, Anyway! Giving Thanks in Adversity | Psalm 137:4 asks: "How can I sing the Lord's song in a foreign land?" The spiritually mature person knows that life is under no obligation to be fair. But how, then, shall we respond when life's journey takes us down the valley of the shadow, away from joy to a "foreign land" of adversity? This week Rev. Rob Robinson, senior minister of Unity Village Chapel, joins Dr. Tom's panel of distinguished guests to discuss how it is possible, despite circumstances, to "Praise the Lord, Anyway!" | 11/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Killing the killers: Shall We End Capital Punishment? | Should justice be calibrated by principles of retribution, deterrence, social protection, correction, or rehabilitation? Every society establishes methods for dealing with citizens who murder innocent people or commit other heinous deeds, but many areas-such as the European Union-have abolished the death penalty. Shall the United States and other nations who still carry out capital punishment join them and end the practice of killing its killers? This week Dr. Thomas Shepherd's panel of guests will discuss the ethical and theological implications of the ways in which societies respond to serious crime. | 11/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Is It a Sin to Be Poor? Arguments and Issues About the Prosperity Gospel | In his book Prosperity, published during the Great Depression of the 1930s, Unity co-founder Charles Fillmore wrote: "We cannot be very happy if we are poor, and nobody needs to be poor. It is a sin to be poor." Unity ministers have been defending that remark for more than 70 years. Today the "Prosperity Gospel" has gone mainstream. Televangelist Joel Osteen regularly assures his audiences that God wants them to be happy and prosperous. Yet, surprisingly, some of Rev. Osteen's harshest critics are not members of the Religious Right but progressive theologians, liberal Christian thinkers who question the morality of asking for personal wealth in a world where so much hunger and economic oppression persists. This week Rev. Dr. Robert Martin of Saint Paul School of Theology will join Rev. Dr. Thomas Shepherd's panel of distinguished guests to consider the controversial "Prosperity Gospel" in 21st-century Christian thought. | 11/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Make a Joyful Noise: Music as Worship, Theology and Celebration | Music is one of the oldest forms of religious celebration. Our hunter-gatherer ancestors danced around the fire at the end of the day, singing songs of the hunt and calling upon the Divine to bring success for tomorrow. Great compositions filled European cathedrals with majestic praise in musical form; serfs, slaves and tenant farmers sang of deliverance from bondage as they worked the fields. Yet sometime in Church history, music began to drift from the center of worship to become filler material that got you from one form of spoken word to the next. The Protestant church service has been uncharitably referred to as a "hymn sandwich" by modern reformers. Now there is a new wind stirring, bringing fresh music in the breeze. And not just among Metaphysical Christians-our friends in many other Protestant traditions are rediscovering the power of music as worship, and they are being joined in this melodious awakening by Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches, and other communities as well. This week Rev. Dr. Thomas Shepherd and his panel of musically minded guests will discuss these new trends. | 11/6/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Do We Need a "New Reformation," and What Will It Reform? | October 31 provides more to celebrate than just Halloween. It also marks the anniversary of the day in 1517 when an obscure German priest and professor of theology named Martin Luther wrote a list of critical points about the doctrine of the Church and nailed it to the door (bulletin board) at the Castle Church of Wittenberg University. Luther's Ninety-Five Theses were written in Latin and meant for scholarly discussion, but friends soon translated his arguments into German and other modern languages, and with the aid of the newly invented printing press, the work quickly circulated throughout Europe. Almost overnight, the monkish scholar had become unwilling leader of a massive uprising to reform the Church. The Protestant Reformation shook the Christian world, and it is probably fair to say that other reform movements, like Unity, would not be here without that innocent act of scholarly inquiry by Doctor Luther. In our time, retired Episcopal Bishop John Shelby Spong has called for a "New Reformation" in Christian thought. Is he right? What needs to be reformed, and what will a new Christianity updated for the 21st century look like? Join Rev. Dr. Thomas Shepherd and his panel as they wrestle with questions about a New Reformation on Let's talk About It. | 10/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Issues and Controversies in Spiritual Healing | Spiritual healing has been a part of world religious traditions throughout history. The Hebrew Bible reports that Captain Naaman of Syria was cured of leprosy by Elisha the Prophet. Jesus essentially practiced a healing ministry everywhere he went. It is so central to the Gospels that one wonders if people came to the Sermon on the Mount primarily to hear him teach or to watch for a healing miracle or two. The Book of Acts says the apostles of Jesus also had healing gifts. Other religions describe similar gifts among the spiritually attuned. Muslim traditions record that Mohammed healed blindness and even a broken leg. The phenomenon cuts across the religious landscape-from Pentecostal healing services with "laying on of hands" to Roman Catholics making the pilgrimage to Lourdes for a miracle cure, many people still believe in the possibility of spiritual healing as an act of God in the physical world. Yet faith healing is not without its critics, and there have been notorious charlatans among those who minister to health-challenged believers. Join Rev. Dr. Thomas Shepherd and his guests as they look at issues and controversies in spiritual healing. | 10/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Spiritual Practices That Work for Me | Nature hiking on a golden autumn day or meditating in a candlelit cathedral; attending midnight mass or praying at dawn; vision questing, Sufi dancing, centering prayer, walking a labyrinth, lighting incense sticks, chanting psalms or resting in the Silence-there has been an explosion of knowledge about the array of spiritual practices available to 21st-century people. This week Dr. Thomas Shepherd and a guest panel, representing several religious traditions, will discuss tips and techniques to discover peace and joy in a busy world. | 10/16/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Praying to the Ceiling: Is God 'Out There' or Only Found Within? | Tune in for potentially the most controversial program yet! Is God to be found exclusively within, or can someone look to the night sky and pray to a God "out there" with equal effect? What about prayer for others-if God is only within us, what good does it do to offer prayer for someone else's healing, help or encouragement? When we talk to God, are we really talking to ourselves? And if we are talking to ourselves, how far is that idea from the claims of philosophical atheists like Christopher Hitchens, whose latest book is titled God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything? Guests will include Rev. Dr. Paul Hasselbeck, dean of Unity's Spiritual Education and Enrichment program, and KartaPurkh Khalsa-who is a senior member of the Sikh religious community of Kansas City. Join Rev. Dr. Shepherd and his panel as they discuss a workable theology of prayer in this postmodern world. | 10/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The World Is Ending Again: This Time in 2012 ... | Every generation since the ink first dried on the first copy of the Book of Revelation has believed they were living in the end times. Doomsday and/or the coming of the Kingdom of God has been predicted over 220 times just since the beginning of the Common Era. Now a new crop of end-is-near authors are making large claimsand large profits in book salesabout the new doomsday date in December 2012 when the Mayan calendar completes its cycle. Although New Age literature rhapsodizes about the coming transformation, legitimate scholars like Sandra Noble, executive director of a Mesoamerican research organization, have called the portrayal of December 2012 as a doomsday or cosmic-shift event a complete fabrication and a chance for a lot of people to cash in. This week Dr. Shepherds panel includes Mesoamerican and Unity biblical scholars as they consider the phenomenon of doomsday in the history and consciousness of humanity. | 10/2/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Science and Religion: An Evolving Dialogue | Science and religion have tried to answer the same question over the ageswhat is going on out there in the universe, and how does it relate to me and my world? In earlier times, religious explanations have filled in the gap where human knowledge ended. The gods rolled up the night sky and peppered it with stars, then unfurled the day and rode their fiery chariot across the heavens to warm the earth. Sometimes great religious scholars led the way as science leaned more about our cosmos, and other times the church fought back against new knowledge as a threat to its established doctrines. Today religion and science continue dancing in the dark, sometimes as allies, sometimes as enemies. This week Rev. Dr. Thomas Shepherd and his panel of distinguished guests will consider the theme for the upcoming Lyceum 2009 academic conference at Unity Institute®, Science and Religion: An Evolving Dialogue. | 9/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Making Good Relationships Better | Rev. Dr. Thomas Shepherd recalls how he became interested in this topic: "Early in my career as a military chaplain and pastoral counselor, I noticed that the couples who came to see me were usually in troubled relationships already. So, instead of continuing to function strictly as a spiritual emergency room for traumatized partners, I joined the growing number of ministers who practice preventive ministry among healthy couples. Working with chaplains from all sorts of denominations, I sponsored marriage enrichment retreats, taught 'fair fighting' techniques, and put together couples' support groups. I quickly discovered that people were eager to improve their interactions with significant others before the post-nuptial love boat headed for the rocks. That's what this week's program is about-making good relationships better." | 9/18/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Report Card: Islam and Christianity, Eight Years After 9/11 | Eight years have passed since the savage attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and yet the radical Islamists are still angry, terrorists are still plotting. | 9/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What Good Is the Church to a Postmodern World? | Are you "spiritual, not religious?" Does this trendy new phrase really mean anything, other than a declaration that someone is not a participating member of a church, mosque or synagogue? How should people who are practicing members of a faith community respond to the challenge of the nonobservant among us? Rev. Dr. Thomas Shepherd's guests will ask [and answer] the hard question: "What good is the church in a postmodern world?" | 9/4/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Is Health Care a Fundamental Right or a Personal Responsibility? | Senator Ted Kennedy, who himself suffers from a brain tumor, has repeatedly called for Congress to recognize that health care is a fundamental right rather than a privilege. But what about those who hold that it isn't a right but a personal responsibility? Rev. Dr. Thomas Shepherd's guests will wade into the ethical, political and theological implications of universal health care. | 8/28/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Journey to a Postracial America: Are We There Yet? | With the recent flap over President Barack Obama's comments in the aftermath of the arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, people are once again asking questions about racial equality in the United States. What are the religious, ethical and moral issues of race relations, and will we ever achieve true equality? Rev. Dr. Thomas Shepherd's guests will wrestle with the social, political and theological implications of America's status as a multiracial, multicultural society. | 8/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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