Author & speaker Keith Giles returns to discuss with Steve & Tammy his new book Sola Mysterium: Celebrating the Beautiful Uncertainty of Everything. If God is a Being that transcends imagination, how we can learn to embrace mystery of Christ. Along the way, Keith shares how Charismatics can understand their experiences, re-wiring your mind for "gratitude", and why it's often scientists, and not theologians, who convey a sense of wonder of the Universe.
Go Beyond the Pale with Keith Giles!
Episode Index
1:16 - Intro with Steve & Tammy
11:30 - That time when we “know” everything
12:20 - Intro to “Sola Mysterium”
15:59 - What to do with our “charismatic” experiences?
22:44 - “Everyone is hypnotised on a daily basis”
28:30 - Blurring the line between natural & supernatural
34:44 - Why quantum physics scientists are starting to sound like theologians
42:02 - Why “Sola Mysterium”
43: 56 - Can we “rewire” our brain toward gratitude?
52:59 - J.J. Abrams & his Mystery Box
57:40 - The wonder found in Creation
Find out more about Keith's books, classes, and content here: https://www.bk2sq1.com/aboutme
Keith Giles returns to the podcast to discuss with Steve & Tammy his final book in the seven part "un" series Jesus Unarmed: How the Prince of Peace Disarms our Violence. Along the way Keith also explains where American Christians get their fascination with "redemptive violence", why Evangelicals should re-think their "End Times" theology, and what God really meant when he said we should "be Holy as he is Holy".
Go Beyond the Pale with Keith Giles
Episode Index
1:51 - Intro discussion with Steve and Tammy
12:31 - Conversation with Keith begins
16:02 - “All my heroes carried guns”
23:10 - Did Jesus ever use violence?
31:04 - It’s hard to introduce Jesus to Christians
44:18 - Re thinking the “End Times”
49:19 - How to really be “Holy as God is Holy”
Brian Zahnd returns to Beyond the Pale to discuss his new book When Everything Is On Fire and how despite a season of doubt and deconstruction a stronger, more confident faith is possible when it is grounded in the beauty of Christ. Along the way Brian discusses pilgrimage, contemplation, and how his journey on the Camino de Santiago inspired the book.
Go Beyond the Pale with Brian Zahnd
Episode Index
2:06 - Intro with Steve & Tammy
11:06 - Conversation with Brian begins
13:04 - Brian and Peri share about about pilgrimage
24:26 - Talking all things Camino de Santiago
30:00 - Brian discusses his new book “When Everything is on Fire”
34:46 - Deconstructing and renovating our faith
37:25 - Beauty will Save the World
51:50 - Notre Dame is on Fire
1:02:34 - Christians of the future
Simon Rammaci has been active in sharing with Christians that to follow Christ is to be a peacemaker. He discusses with Beyond the Pale his work with various groups including the Christian Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament to help promote non-violent alternatives in today's increasingly volatile world. Along the way Simon shares a bit of his faith journey which led him from his homeland of Italy to working with various churches in the U.K.
Go Beyond the Pale with Simon Ramacci!
Episode Index
1:20 - Intro with Steve
3:34 - Conversation with Simon Ramacci begins
4:03 - From Italy to the U.K.
9:33 - Orthopraxy vs. Orthodoxy
16:45 - Discovering a theology of non-violence
36:57 - Helping Christians to see the Christ Way of non-violence
Simon Rammaci has been active in sharing with Christians that to follow Christ is to be a peacemaker. He discusses with Beyond the Pale his work with various groups including the Christian Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament to help promote non-violent alternatives in today's increasingly volatile world. Along the way Simon shares a bit of his faith journey which led him from his homeland of Italy to working with various churches in the U.K.
Go Beyond the Pale with Simon Ramacci!
Episode Index
1:20 - Intro with Steve
3:34 - Conversation with Simon Ramacci begins
4:03 - From Italy to the U.K.
9:33 - Orthopraxy vs. Orthodoxy
16:45 - Discovering a theology of non-violence
36:57 - Helping Christians to see the Christ Way of non-violence