Things Not Seen Podcast
Religion Moment: January 31, 2014- A Final Goodbye to Lebanon

In Friday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Youssef Bey Karam, a leading figure in Lebanon's independence movement.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_YoussefKaramMix_1m59s_20140131.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: January 30, 2014- Schools Leading the Way for Non-Violence

In Thursday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the School Day of Non-Violence and Peace.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_SchNonVPeaceMix_2m00s_20140130.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: January 29, 2014- Krishna Meets Rock-n-Roll

In Wednesday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses 1967's Mantra-Rock Dance.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_MantraRockDanceMix_2m00s_20140129.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: January 28, 2014- Singing to Give

In Tuesday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the 1985 single, "We Are the World."

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_WeAreTheWorldMix_2m00s_20140128.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: January 27, 2014- Bruno's Long Trial Begins

In Monday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Giordano Bruno and his seven-year heresy trial, which opened on this day in 1593.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_GiordanoBrunoMix_2m02s_20140127.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: January 26, 2014- The Fall of an Empire

In Sunday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the Vijayanagara Empire, and the battle that led to its downfall.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_TalikotaMix_1m59s_20140126.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: January 25, 2014- The Appearance of the Guiding Light

In Saturday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the religious origins of the soap opera, Guiding Light.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_GuidingLightMix_2m03s_20140125.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: January 24, 2014- Master of the Pipes

In Friday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Dom Bédos de Celles, a towering figure in pipe organ history.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_DomBedosMix_2m02s_20140124.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: January 23, 2014- The Beginning of Kali Yuga

In Thursday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the dark age known as Kali Yuga, thought to have begun on this day in 3102 BCE.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_KaliYugaMix_2m11s_20140123.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: January 22, 2014- Father Tooth Defies the Court

In Wednesday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses rebellious Anglican clergyman Arthur Tooth.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_ArthurToothMix_2m09s_20140122.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: January 21, 2014- Hugging It Out

In Tuesday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses National Hugging Day.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_HuggingDayMix_1m59s_20140121.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: January 20, 2014- The Father of Fiqh

In Monday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Imam Al-Shafi'i, one of the most significant figures in Islamic jurisprudence.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_AlShafiiMix_2m06s_20140120.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

#1403 - Live from Wheaton: Catherine Brekus

Last October, Things Not Seen Radio went on-location to Wheaton College to speak to participants in their conference on the Bible and Democracy in America, co-sponsored by the American Bible Society. Our guest this week is University of Chicago professor, historian Catherine Brekus. Also on the show, Katy Scrogin discusses Martha C. Nussbaum’s book, Political Emotions: Why Love Matters for Justice.

Direct download: TNS_1403_Catherine-Brekus_20140119.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 5:09pm CDT

Religion Moment: January 19, 2014- The Mysterious Toaster

In Sunday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the Poe Toaster.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_PoeToasterMix_2m00s_20140119.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: January 18, 2014- A New Burial Practice in Britain

In Saturday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses William Price, who opened the door to legal cremation in Britain.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_WilliamPriceMix_2m06s_20140118.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: January 17, 2014- The Edict of Saint Germain

In Friday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses France's 1562 Edict of Saint Germain.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_EdictOfStGermainMix_2m05s_20140117.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: January 16, 2014- A New Caliph for Spain

In Thursday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the Caliphate of Cordoba.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_CaliphOfCordobaMix_2m05s_20140116.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: January 15, 2014- The Scroll that Barely Survived

In Wednesday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the Derveni papyrus, found on this day in 1962.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_DerveniPapyrusMix_1m59s_20150115.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: January 14, 2014- Being Humans, Being Together

In Tuesday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the 1967 Human Be-In in San Francisco.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_HumanBe-InMix_2m03s_20140114.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: January 13, 2014- Tossing Out the Tree with St. Knut

In Monday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses St. Knut's Day, the last day of Christmas in some Scandinavian countries.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_StKnutsDayMix_2m05s_20140113.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

#1402 - Emerging, Emergence, Emergent, Part 2: Phyllis Tickle

In part 2 of our interview with Phyllis Tickle, we look at the relationship of science and faith, and why new seminarians might want to have a background in physics rather than theology. According to Tickle, our present epoch - referred to by some as "The Great Emergence" - has the potential to yield a new Christianity distinct from Protestantism, Catholicism, and Orthodoxy. Also on the program, Katy Scrogin reviews Soul Repair: Recovering from Moral Injury after War, the new book by Rita Nakashima Brock and Gabriella Lettini.

Direct download: TNS_1402_Phyllis-Tickle-2_42m12s_MONO_64K_CBR_20140112.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 11:46pm CDT

Religion Moment: January 12, 2014- The Freeze Begins

In Sunday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the field of cryogenics, which began with James Bedford's preservation in 1967.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_BedfordDayMix_2m09s_20140112.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: January 11, 2014- Breaking Things for the New Year

In Saturday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Kagami Biraki, the breaking of the mochi.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_KagamiBirakiMix_2m02s_20140111.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: January 10, 2014- The Feast of Gregory

In Friday's Religion Moment, David Dunn discusses Gregory of Nyssa.

Direct download: RM_Dunn_GOfNyssaMix_2m11s_20140110.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: January 9, 2014- The Black Nazarene on Parade

In Thursday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Manila's Feast of the Black Nazarene.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_BlackNazareneMix_1m59s_20140109.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: January 8, 2014- A Final Sacrifice to Blasphemy

In Wednesday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Thomas Aikenhead, the last person executed in Britain for blasphemy.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_AikenheadMix_2m05s_01082014.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: January 7, 2014- A Day to Eat Your Herbs

In Tuesday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Japan's Festival of Seven Herbs, Nanakusa-no-sekku.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_NanakusaNoSekkuMix_2m02s_20140107.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: January 6, 2014- Let the Party Begin!

In Monday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the Carnival season.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_CarnivalMix_2m05s_20140106.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

#1401 - Emerging, Emergence, Emergent, Part 1: Phyllis Tickle

In part 1 of our interview with Phyllis Tickle, we explore the idea that our culture has been shaped by roughly 500-year cycles, which have helped define our major religious traditions for the past two millennia. According to Tickle, our present epoch - referred to by some as "The Great Emergence" - has the potential to yield a new Christianity distint from Protestantism, Catholicism, and Orthodoxy. Also on the program, Katy Scrogin reviews a new biography of philosopher Alain Badiou by Hollis Phelps.

Direct download: TNS_1401_Phyllis-Tickle-1_43m16s_MONO_20140105.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:06pm CDT

Religion Moment: January 5, 2014: The West's Father of Yoga

In Sunday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Paramahansa Yogananda, born on this day in 1893.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_PYoganandaMix_2m03s_20140105.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: January 4, 2014- Maintaining the Ogoni Struggle

In Saturday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Ogoni Day, observed since 1993.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_OgoniDayMix_2m06s_20140104.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: January 3, 2014- A Short-Lived Agreement in the Middle East

In Friday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses the 1919 Faisal-Weizmann Agreement.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_FaisalWeizmannMix_2m00s_20140103.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: January 2, 2014- New Name, New Tradition

In Thursday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses John II's innovation of taking a new name as Pope.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_JohnIIMix_2m11s_20140102.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

Religion Moment: January 1, 2014- The Cristero Campaign Begins

In Wednesday's Religion Moment, Katy Scrogin discusses Mexico's Cristero War.

Direct download: RM_Scrogin_CristeroWar_2m08s_20140101.mp3
Category:Religion & Spirituality -- posted at: 7:00am CDT

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