Episodes

  • Nihilism Might be a Good Thing with Jim Palmer
    Aug 15 2025

    It was great to have Jim Palmer on talking about meaning making, the role of God, love, how atheism can get it wrong, religion, nihilism, and Costa Rica! Find him on Substack with thousands and thousands of followers and also on Amazon or Facebook. Jim is a good friend of mine and I'm really glad we were able to carve out an hour with him.

    Subscribe, like, and review the show. I dare you!

    Find me at the links below 👇🏼

    jonathan_foster substack
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • The Microbiome and Theology with John Pohl
    Aug 8 2025

    I had a great time talking with the Dr. John Pohl about what the microbiome might say about metaphysics (and metaphysics about the microbiome). Not to mention prehension, panentheism, and panexperientialism and a host of other things!

    I hope you'll check it out, find him on Substack, and read his dissertation turned book, which is called A Theology of the Microbiome: An Intersection of Divinity and the Microbial Life Within Us.

    Thanks everyone and find me at these links 👇🏼

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Unitive Moreness with Dr. Ilia Delio
    Aug 4 2025

    I don’t know how one gets to be so lucky as to be acquainted with Ilia Delio, but Tori E. Owens and I are and today we got to catch up with her online. It’s probably the best start to a conversation I’ve ever had as the first thing out of the box was “So, I play guitar.” 😂 And then it just went up from ther

    We were able to talk about mysticism, evolution, the distinctions between Whitehead and Teilhard, and also differences between the words being and becoming, plus the idea of contradiction, love, and a little phrase that I like: unitive moreness

    You can find Ilia all over the internet, including at the Center for Christogenesis. Tori and I have both read a ton of her work and personally, well, let’s see, if I had to go with my favorite it might be The Unbearable Wholeness of Being. But all of them are great.

    Make sure to like, share, and subscribe. Do it, we dare you.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • The Wood Between the Worlds with Brian Zahnd
    Jul 17 2025

    Hey, friends, thanks for joining me and Tori as we talk to the Rev. Brian Zahnd. Brian is the author of multiple books (probably my favorite is Beauty Will Save the World), including his latest, The Wood Between the Worlds: A Poetic Theology of the Cross.

    He's also the pastor of Word of Life Church, a speaker, and a lover of mountains. Last time Brian was on we spent the whole time talking about Rocky Mtn National Park, so we successfully stayed clear of that topic today (for the most part), however he did mention the Camino de Santiago on multiple occassions, something I hope to do before my days are finished on this earth.

    If you like what Brian has to say, make sure to follow him on any and all social media platforms, but we interviewed him through his substack channel here.

    Speaking of Substack make sure to find me there at the link below and, of course, don't forget about the amazing work I get to be a part of with lovehait.org. Thanks everyone!

    Jonathan

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • A Lament for Reckless Power with the Rev Ben Cremer
    Jul 14 2025

    Hey everyone, thanks for hanging out with Tori and I with Ben Cremer where we talk about fun things like pastoring, justice, the mark of the beast, politics, christianity, living in geographical areas (social areas, too) where there isn’t much room to think outside the box, and much, much more! Make sure to subscribe to any of Ben's channels, but you can find his Substack here.

    Find me at these links 👇🏼

    jonathan_foster substack
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    lovehaiti.org
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    1 hr
  • The World Soul with Matt Segall
    Jun 25 2025

    Loved our time with the Dr. Matthew Segall. You should listen if you’re interested in …

    • The participatory nature of truth
    • How Jesus fits into this idea
    • Open and closed systems
    • Objective vs. subjective immortality
    • The non-completeness of love
    • Is God responsible or responsive?
    • AI and our current political-economic times.

    Meanwhile, make sure to find Matt on Subsctak or YouTube or just about anywhere by searching for Footnotes2Plato.

    don't forget to check out these links 👇🏼

    jonathan_foster substack
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • The Grief We Carry
    Jun 18 2025

    Welcome to a little conversation I had with my friends Dina Bell-Laroche and Leslie Palumbo. We met on the Substack Live platform a few weeks ago, but am grateful to be able to bring the audio to you here on this podcast.

    Both Leslie and Dina have great insight into the grieving process. I've really enjoyed both their content and their vibe. ("vibe attracts your tribe?") I hope you'll take some time to find them on Substack or pick up their respective books Leslie's-here or Dina's-here.

    Hey, why not share this one with a friend?

    Thank you!
    J

    And don't forget to check out these amazing links 👇🏼

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Theology and the World with Brian McLaren
    Jun 16 2025

    I absolutely loved this conversation that Tori E. Owens and I had with Brian McLaren. Among many other things we chatted about ...

    • Authoritarianism.
    • The issues that both the right and the left have in the church with authoritarianism.
    • The indigenous vision question that Jesus went on (Temptation in the Wilderness story).
    • Creativity and Writing.
    • Relational Theology.

    Music is from epedemicsound.com

    Meanwhile, don't forget to leave a reivew and oh, find me at these cool links 👇🏼

    jonathan_foster substack
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    1 hr and 5 mins