Wisdom Collective

#13 Dan Sheffler: Logos, Beauty and Christian Participation

In this conversation with Professor of Theology & Philosophy, Dan Sheffler, we discuss many of the Greek concepts that we take for granted in our world today. You will learn what words like "cosmos & logos" mean, and why they matter for your day to day life. Dan is a phenomenal teacher who has a gift of making complicated ideas relatable and enjoyable, rather than just speaking over all of our heads.

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#12 Larry Sanger: Wikipedia & Information Politics

Dr. Larry Sanger is a co-founder (or as he likes to call it "ex-founder") of Wikipedia who just came out with a book about the development of the revolutionary company and where it is today called "Essays on Free Knowledge: The Origins of Wikipedia and the New Politics of Knowledge"

Larry and I discuss not just what Wikipedia was originally slated to be, but much more on what it is today (especially some of it's negative influences and practices in culture). It is one of the most highly trafficked sites online today, and it has a tremendous influence on our everyday life and politics in ways many of us don't fully understand.

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#11 Jared Walker: Confronting our Medical Debt Crisis

This is a very informative conversation with the founder and CEO of "Dollar For," Jared Walker. We learn all about why Time magazine and others want to interview him about how he has helped get millions in medical debt forgiven this year, some of the ins-and-outs of hospital and insurance navigation under the affordable care act, and much more.

I hope you learn a thing or two from this conversation to help people in your own life, but I also hope you consider learning more about Jared's organization and how you might partner with them by checking out their website.

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#10 Kyle Strobel: Spiritual Formation & Misunderstanding Power and Politics

In this conversation with systematic theologian, author and professor Kyle Strobel, we discuss a few topics he has been writing and talking about over his career.

We focus specifically on Spiritual Formation (and how the evangelical church is having a renaissance in it but may not fully understand it), as well as the concept of "power" from the perspective of culture and the Bible.

We highlight where they overlap and differ in the realm of politics, the interpersonal level, and much more while showing that it is deeply connected to spiritual formation.

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#9 John Vervaeke: Understanding Collective Wisdom

Join me for a conversation with University of Toronto professor of cognitive psychology and science, John Vervaeke.

In this episode we dig down on the idea of "collective wisdom" (where this show gets its name), opponent processing vs. adversarial processing (human flourishing vs. polarization), living in the midst of a meaning crisis, and more.

John's work and thinking has been very formative on the whole idea for this show and community called "Wisdom Collective."

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#8 Rafael Struve: The Crisis in Venezuela

In this conversation with the podcast host and commentator of "The State of Venezuela," we talk with Rafael Struve about all things Venezuela. From poverty, criminal dictatorship, socialism, ideological journalism, geopolitical foreign involvement and interference, and much more.

We take care to try and understand not just what is going on, but why, how we oftentimes misunderstand what is going on from the West with various forms of socialism and romanticized journalism, and some of the reasons that might be behind that.

I would strongly encourage you to subscribe and listen to Rafael's show "The State of Venezuela" wherever you get your podcasts: https://linktr.ee/stateofvenezuela

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#7 Paul Pastor: Experiencing the Holy Spirit "The Face of the Deep"

In this conversation with Paul Pastor (author & editor for Penguin Random House/Waterbrook/Multnomah) we talk about the re-release of his first book "The Face of the Deep."

We spend time discussing more than just his book though, we try to dig into why what Paul is writing about matters for our understanding of the Holy Spirit at more than just a head level, trying to understand the experiential nature of a life lived in God through Christ in the power of the Spirit.

I strongly recommend you check out the re-release of his book with updated artwork, audio book options with musical scores, as well as Paul's other published works.

You can find all of that and how to keep in touch with Paul's work through his newsletter and Twitter here: http://www.pauljpastor.com/

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#6 Tripp Parker: Woke Religion & Atonement

In this conversation with Tripp Parker Tripp, we hear his unique perspectives on religion given his education and interests. Tripp is a graduate from Duke University with a BSE in computer engineering and a MA philosophy of mind (along with studies at Reformed Theological Seminary). He had a recent article published in the Federalist that discussed the religious nature of many on the "woke left" which was the focus of our discussion.

In this conversation we talk about their sin narrative, atonement practices, and other religious rhythms. We move from those observations to think about the people wrapped up in the ideology and how ultimately oftentimes these people come from a place of good intentions, and how we might call them into a better religion in light of that.

Check out Tripp's unique observations in his recent article here: https://thefederalist.com/2020/06/30/...

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#5 T.K. Coleman: "Compassion Culture" vs. "Cancel Culture" & Black Agency

In this interview with T.K. Coleman (the Director of Entrepreneurial Education at the Foundation for Economic Education and Co-Founder & Education Director of Praxis) we talk about drawing a distinction in how "cancel culture" is not a new phenomenon, and how Christians should respond to these realities with what he calls "compassion culture" or what we might call "enemy love."

 

We also talk about our cultural moment and racial tensions, political polarization that objectifies Black people (from both the left and the right), and once again, "what we might do about all of it."

 

I hope you enjoy this conversation, and I hope you go and follow T.K. on Twitter and connect up with the amazing work he is doing in helping young people develop a spirt of creativity and financial clarity over at FEE & Praxis.

 

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#4 Benjamin Boyce: Evergreen State College & Our Cultural Moment

In this conversation with Benjamin Boyce (YouTube commentator and documentarian) we talk about the Evergreen State College momentary takeover by student activists of their college campus in Washington. Benjamin tells the story about what it was like to be a student during these incidents in 2017, and his ongoing investigative journalism and documentation of the events during and after.

After talking about Evergreen State, we try to understand by way of metaphor and analogy, how some of the logic and ideology that motivated those incidents might be connected to some of the civil unrest we are seeing in many major cities today in our cultural moment.

Be sure to check out Benjamins ongoing documentary on the Evergreen State College, story as well as his various commentaries and interviews (links below)

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