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One bright summer morn, Ekman asked Hank, "Do you wanna do a theology podcast with me?" Amateurs in Divinity is the fruit of that fateful question. Topics: Variable Episodes: Weekly (hopefully) Quality: Debatable

Elizabeth Ekman and Henry Widdicombe


    • Jul 25, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 33m AVG DURATION
    • 19 EPISODES


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    On Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2021 53:59


    Nothing is more practical than finding God, than falling in Love in a quite absolute, final way. What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination, will affect everything. It will decide what will get you out of bed in the morning, what you do with your evenings, how you spend your weekends, what you read, whom you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes you with joy and gratitude. Fall in Love, stay in love, and it will decide everything. Joseph Whelan, SJ

    Ressourcement in Avatar: the Last Airbender

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 51:20


    Update Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 21:40


    We've been off the airwaves for awhile, but we're back and ready for some great podcasting this summer! We've got some fun episodes lined up and we're looking forward to sharing them with you.

    Interview with Winston Holyfield - Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 48:43


    The first part of this episode can be found wherever you get out podcast.

    Interview with Winston Holyfield - Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 43:48


    It's a good one! Ekman, Hank, and Chowder start off talking about belief, but from there the conversation varies wildly. It was such a long episode that, to meet file-size requirements, in had to be split in twain. The second part can be found wherever you get our podcast.

    Interview with Ben Crosby

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 58:55


    Ekman and Hank talk to Ben Crosby about his academic interests, life as a seminarian, and Ben and Hank spend a significant amount of time nerding out about their respective liturgical traditions. Plus there's some reflection about how the pandemic has affected our thinking and our prayer lives.

    Interview with Daniel Dangca

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 40:05


    Ekman and Hank interview their friend, and Hank's former boss, Daniel about his experiences in liturgical ministry. Not one, not two, but three mentions of Oprah. Special Guest: Daniel Dangca.

    Interview with Emily Chaudhari

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 32:55


    Show Notes: Holy Envy - https://g.co/kgs/fTnEpN Encountering God: A Spiritual Journey from Bozeman to Banaras - https://g.co/kgs/sgLnNQ Another Name for Everything - https://cac.org/podcast/another-name-for-every-thing/ Universal Christ - https://g.co/kgs/6o2dXk The RobCast - https://robbell.com/portfolio/robcast/ Inspired: a Production of Interfaith Voices - https://soundcloud.com/listeninspired Special Guest: Emily Chaudhari.

    Jesuit Education 101

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 30:39


    Hank and Ekman discuss their exposure to Jesuit education. In this episode, they share their experiences and how Jesuit education contributed to their formation. Also, Ekman provides a little spoken word in the introduction (we support the arts).

    Special Bonus Episode! (Again!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 15:13


    Ekman and Hank, just chatting and whatnot.

    Interview with Renne Richards

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 27:37


    For this episode, Ekman and Hank are joined by their friend Renne! We talk about what it's like to be non-religious in religious spaces and also about how retreats are occasionally emotionally manipulative. Ekman and Renne also talk about which of Hanks friends they've had crushes on. All the names have been censored, so as to avoid boosting too many egos. Special Guest: Renne Richards.

    The Star Wars Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 30:38


    Ekman and Hank are indebted to this article, shared by Dr. Kevin Brown while recording the previous episode, for their righteous anger regarding the redemption of Darth Vader. Better Hermeneutics through Star Wars: https://dailytheology.org/2011/11/17/better-hermeneutics-through-star-wars/ Buzzfeed Lightsaber Quiz: https://www.buzzfeed.com/igrace97/which-lightsaber-colour-would-fit-your-personality-6nup09immy Ekman and Hank will reveal their color later this week.

    Interview with Dr. Kevin Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2020 37:00


    Dr. Brown's Twitter Reccomendations: @gregorykhillis @nimperatori @MaryAnnHinsdale @DanHoranOFM @JessicaCoblentz and a note from Dr. Brown: “I also recommend following my spouse Megan McCabe [@megankmccabe]—a great theology twitter follow—whom I should have mentioned in the podcast with the other theologians to follow, and not just because she’s my spouse” Special Guest: B. Kevin Brown.

    Special Bonus Episode!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 12:48


    Ekman and Hank chat about things.

    Interview with Alyssa Lukpat

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2020 19:46


    In this episode, Hank and Ekman interview data journalist and current Columbia graduate student, Alyssa Lukpat. Alyssa shares her background in the field, the significance of data journalism, and the portrayal of religion in the context of reporting. Special Guest: Alyssa Lukpat.

    Interview with Zoe Jaspers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2020 36:30


    In this episode, Hank and Elizabeth interview confident and recent Gonzaga alum, Zoe Jaspers. Zoe discusses their senior thesis on queer theology, highlighting how this particular theology is essential for human flourishing. Hank, Elizabeth, and Zoe discuss the historical roots of queer theology, the application of its values, and the need for this framework in our current religious context. Special Guest: Zoe Jaspers.

    Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 29:34


    In this episode, Hank shares his insights on Catholic social activist, Dorothy Day, and the Catholic Worker Movement. Ekman asks questions in regards to the impact of the movement. Hank and Ekman also discuss representations of sainthood, which prompts further dialogue on how Day's work provides a modern day example of lay leadership. Additional Links: The Catholic Worker Movement https://www.catholicworker.org Dorothy Day: Dissenting Voice of the American Century https://books.google.com/books/about/DorothyDay.html?id=oZyeDwAAQBAJ&source=kpbook_description and https://www.secondsale.com/i/dorothy-day-dissenting-voice-of-the-american-century/9781982103491 The Long Loneliness https://www.google.com/books/edition/TheLongLoneliness/DErFDgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=the+long+loneliness&printsec=frontcover and https://www.secondsale.com/i/the-long-loneliness-the-autobiography-of-the-legendary-catholic-social-activist/9780060617516 Pope Francis' 2015 Speech to Congress (Episode Cold Open) https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiAjbHQ-JPrAhW-JzQIHV79CsAQwqsBMAF6BAgKEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DoBM7DIeMsP0&usg=AOvVaw12qVYKv38hviEbs-Rp1wtM and (transcript) http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/speeches/2015/september/documents/papa-francesco20150924usa-us-congress.html

    Are Hallmark Movies a Religion?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 25:30


    For her undergraduate thesis, Ekman wrote about the cultural phenomenon of Hallmark movies, how they've developed a cult following, and whether or not that cult following is like a religion. In this episode, we talk about some of her central ideas (with scant reference to the actual paper) and Hank asks some questions. Hank has also never seen a Hallmark movie and will likely never do so on purpose, but nevertheless finds Ekman's paper very interesting.

    Pilot

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2020 24:10


    Welcome to Amateurs in Divinity! This is our first ever episode, in which Ekman and Hank introduce themselves and explain what our hopes are in producing a conversational theology podcast. Hopefully you enjoy the episode and stick around for more!

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