Outlander Soul

For the final episode of this season, we go deeper into some listener feedback, looking specifically at recent episodes and hearing what you think! We consider various questions and comments that have come in to us as well as talk about what we're reading and watching right now that is giving us joy and energy. Kick back and join us!

We love our listeners and we love hearing from you! We've built quite a community over the last few seasons and in these final two episodes of this season, we read through listener feedback, questions and comments as well as consider the impact Outlander continues to have on each of us.

One of the things we here at Outlander Soul love about Outlander is....well...the religion and various in ways in which faith is depicted in the lives of the characters. This is the second in a two-part series where we're exploring the multiplicity of ways in which faith and religion is exhibited, both for good and ill. Join us!

One of the things we here at Outlander Soul love about Outlander is....well...the religion and various in ways in which faith is depicted in the lives of the characters. Over the next two episodes, we'll explore the multiplicity of ways in which faith and religion is exhibited, both for good and ill. Join us and explore!

What is a sacrament and where do we see it in Outlander? A sacrament is a rite or ritual or event in which grace is imparted, where the extraordinary comes to us through the ordinary. In this episode, Terry and Jayme explore the wealth of sacramentality in the Outlander series, looking particularly at marriage, confession, communion, baptism, last rites for the dying, and holy taking orders.

Outlander creates a mythic universe in the same way that Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Star Wars does. There is magic and bad guys, and while sometimes there is terrible sacrifice, ultimately, the universe finds balance. So in this episode, we look at the various purposes of sacrifice, the recurring themes of sacrifice in Outlander - primarily around ritual, war, and honor - and what that means for the series and us.

We often talk about prophets and prophecy in terms of being able to tell the future, and since Outlander is a time travel story, the use of 'prophecy' language is pretty common. But what else is there that we can see in the series that links to how we understand it in a spiritual, religious, or theological sense? Have a listen and explore with us!

What is the dream and what is reality? In this episode, Jayme and Terry explore the many different types of dreams we see in the Outlander series, including nightmares, dreams of the dead and/or gone, symbolic dreams, and prescient dreams to name a few. We all know dreams can be interpreted in lots of ways and we explore how Outlander uses dreams to shape the story and reality in its world.

Strap on your boots - we're headed to the underworld! We're joined for another episode by our dear friend and fellow fan, Outcandour! In this episode, we make some connections between the Outlander epic and Greek epics and mythology, drawing out themes, and considering parallels and contrasts between the stories we know and love.

We're all now in Droughtlander again and WE'RE BACK with a new season of podcast episodes!! We kick off the new season talking about the most recent season of the Outlander TV show with our dear friend and fellow fan, Outcandour! Join us to review the season as a whole, what stood out to us, and what we can learn from it.

This is going to be a busy year in Outlander! We've got the new TV series starting 16 Feb 2020, Herself is *hopefully* finishing the newest book, and we've got a new podcast season in the works for you! We wanted to update you on a few developments and do a bit of fan-girling over the new TV season, which looks SO GOOD!! We look forward to being with you again very soon!

We love our listeners! We're back for the second part of our season finale where Jayme and Terry respond to further listener feedback! This time, we delve into further conversation about sexual violence, mercy, vengeance, justice, and touch a bit on the theme of colonization in Outlander. Plus, we field a few suggestions given by listeners for future episodes, which we'll be considering for Season 4! One of our dear listeners, Marilyn Pukkila, shared this quote with us via email with which we end this episode. It comes from Sheldon Kopp's "If You See the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him!': “We must learn to love in the absence of illusion. We must try to live a just life in an unjust world. We must be willing to go on caring even when     we are helpless to change things. Our best may not be good enough. Still it will have to do. I'm not o.k.  You're not o.k.  And that's o.k.” Hang in there, dear listeners! We'll be back with new episodes in February 2020!

We love our listeners! For the final 2 episodes of this season, Terry and Jayme responding to listener feedback, exploring the questions asked, and looking ahead to season 4! So for this episode, we delve into further conversation about romance, friendship, and folk/fairy tales.

We're back with a new episode where we talk about things that go bump in the night! A Scottish prayer reads: 'From ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties And things that go bump in the night, Good Lord, deliver us!' In this episode, we talk about ghosts, spirits, the paranormal, and otherworldly in Outlander - just in time for Samhaim and All Hallow's Eve (Halloween). Enjoy!

We're pulling together new episodes for you to finish off Season 3, but in the meantime, we'd like to invite you to revisit this earlier episode from Season 2 where we think and talk about Jamie's spiritual life and Celtic Spirituality. In this episode we introduce Celtic spirituality and its origins and theological foundations. Then we apply that to Outlander, looking at Jamie's interior life and prayers as an embodiment of Celtic spirituality.

We're pulling together new episodes for you to finish off Season 3, but in the meantime, we'd like to invite you to revisit an earlier episode from Season 1 where we think and talk about Claire's spiritual growth. As a central character, Claire's experience shapes the tone of the Outlander series. In this episode, Jayme and Terry discuss how Claire's inner life and spirituality change and mature over the course of the series and we set the stage for looking at other characters and their own spiritualities in future episodes.

We were guests at the Wild Goose Festival 2019, and hosted a live podcast episode centered on the topic of what it means to read fiction as sacred text, and specifically what it means to read Outlander as a sacred text. Join us for a conversation with a live audience and delve into the idea that we are the stories we tell ourselves!

We're back with part 2 with our wonderful guest (and listener) Dr Amy Davis, a film/media scholar based at the University of Hull in the UK. We continue our talk and share with you all you wanted to know but didn't about the ways in which Outlander resonates with and differs from classic fairy tales and works as a feminist fairy tale itself.

Outlander! Fairy Tales! Feminism! We're delighted to have our wonderful guest (and listener) Dr Amy Davis, a film/media scholar based at the University of Hull in the UK, on the podcast over the next 2 episodes! In this episode, we talk about the ways in which Outlander resonates with and differs from classic fairy tales and works as a feminist fairy tale itself.

The last episode was Part 1 where we started the conversation on vengeance and justice, and then quickly realised we also needed to talk about forgiveness and mercy too. So, we keep it going with Part 2, where we continue our discussion related to Jamie and Black Jack, Murtagh and the Duke of Sandringham, Wee Ian as a man of violence and Arch Bug's vengeance, Claire and Laoghaire, Claire and Jamie and Faith..... the list goes on and on. Enjoy!

So, we started with the idea that we'd do an episode on vengeance and justice, and then a second episode on forgiveness and mercy in Outlander. Jamie and Black Jack, Murtagh and the Duke of Sandringham, Wee Ian as a man of violence and Arch Bug's vengeance, Claire and Laoghaire..... the list goes on and on. We quickly realized we couldn't separate them all - because they're all connected - and so we're doing Part 1 and Part 2 instead. Enjoy!

With the premiere of Season 3, we started a series that builds on one another.  For episode 1 it was friendships, and now in episode 2 we explore oaths and honor (or honour for our UK listeners!) in Outlander.  We talk about the importance of vows, how honor motivates our beloved characters, and the ways the story calls us to question and value honor and oaths in our 21st century lives.

We're back!! We start this new season 3 with an exploration of the friendships in the Outlander series. We delve into the gender dynamics of friendship, the uses and value of friendship, and the various types of friendship we see in the series.

Season 4 of the Outlander TV series is over and Season 2 of the Outlander Soul podcast is also coming to a close. In this episode, Jayme and Terry give some listener feedback, talk about the latest TV series, reflect on some of the issues fandom is having with the TV adaptation, and give a taste of what's coming next in Season 3.

In this episode, Terry and Jayme conclude their 2 part discussion on theology and time travel, as depicted in the Outlander universe and in other stories we know and love, looking at the myriad of issues related to choice and fate and the ethics in trying to change history.

Did you know that there are several theories on how time travel works? Do you know which one is used in the Outlander universe? And what is the relationship between free will and fate, choice and determinism when we talk about traveling through time? In this episode, Terry and Jayme discuss the various theological and philosophical conundrums present in the Outlander text related to theology and time travel.

The latest in our closer looks at the call and vocation of Outlander characters, Terry and Jayme look at the beloved Roger (Wakefield) McKenzie. While in some ways, his call to Presbyterian ministry is the most straightforward (and obvious) of all the characters, the nuance of his call and vocation throughout the series is a much deeper and richer story than first appears.

We've talked about the calling and vocation of Claire and Jamie so far, but what about the call of the stones? What role do the stones play in the calling and vocation of Outlander characters? In this episode, Terry and Jayme talk about exceptionalism in calling and vocation for characters like Claire, Roger, and Bree because of the stones and other aspects the stones have in the Outlander narrative.

Terry fills us in on her trip to Thru the Stones, the bi-annual Outlander convention where she met and had a chat with Ron Moore and Terry Dresbach.

Jayme and Terry continue this 2 part Outlander and the Bible series looking specifically at Jamie and Claire's relationship and the parallels to Biblical texts. For this episode, we compare Outlander and Song of Solomon and how the themes of searching, longing, love, sex, and consent are portrayed.

We begin an initial 2 part series, looking at Jamie and Claire's relationship and the parallels to Biblical texts. For this episode, Terry and Jayme discuss the Adam and Eve narrative archetype and how Jamie and Claire's relationship is written and portrayed in a similar way.

We continue for part 2 of our conversation with guest, friend, and fellow Outlander fan, Emma Nagouse, whose research at the University of Sheffield (UK) focuses on religion and sexual violence. In this episode, Emma and Jayme discuss Christ imagery and suffering, the Geneva & Laoghaire question, Fergus, and sexual violence as depicted in Outlander more generally.

We welcome our first guest, friend, and fellow Outlander fan, Emma Nagouse, whose research at the University of Sheffield (UK) focuses on religion and sexual violence. For Part 1 of this series on sexual violence in Outlander, Emma and Jayme discuss Emma's research on Jamie Fraser and the Man of Sorrows, a character in Lamentations 3 in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, and the implications of male rape as depicted in biblical texts and in Outlander.

“May she be safe, she and the child. May she be safe, she and the child.” We're all familiar with this repeated prayer in Voyager and The Scottish Prisoner. In this episode, Terry and Jayme are back with the second instalment on Jamie's interior life, and we look look specifically at his prayers and the role they play in his life and spirituality.

We're back with Season 2 and we begin with introducing Celtic spirituality and its origins and theological foundations. Then we apply that to Outlander, looking at Jamie's interior life and prayers as an embodiment of Celtic spirituality.

The King of Men - James Alexander Malcolm MacKenzie Fraser. We devote this episode to looking at Jamie's call to be a leader, his various vocations living out that call, and what makes him the man we love to love.

As a central character, Claire's experience shapes the tone of the Outlander series. In this episode, Jayme and Terry discuss how Claire's inner life and spirituality change and mature over the course of the series and we set the stage for looking at other characters and their own spiritualities in future episodes.

This episode was recorded live on 15 July 2018 at The Wild Goose Festival 2018 at Hot Springs, North Carolina. Terry and Jayme lead discussion with fellow fans on what reading contemporary fiction as sacred text means and how that applies to how we approach Outlander as a formative and generative text for its fans. (Note: the sound quality is reflective of the fact that this was a live round-table recording)

Terry and Jayme discuss the theme of calling and vocation, the various ways people are called, where we see it in other literature and in Outlander. In this episode, we focus specifically on Claire's call and vocation as a healer.

Jayme & Terry explore the themes of home and belonging in the Outlander series, looking at where/who home is, what it's like to not feel at home, and the human impulse to create community and belong.

Terry and Jayme discuss the theme of being an outlander (or "Sassenach") throughout the series, the experiences of the different characters being on the outside, and what that means for us as readers in a world where most of us encounter exclusion.

Terry & Jayme explore the difference between myth and parable, then discuss why Outlander is a parable subverting the traditional romance genre.

Terry & Jayme examine previous theologies for romance and why they do not speak to us today. They lay out a new theology for romance that is inclusive, equitable, and has at its heart - love.

In this episode, Jayme and Terry chat about romance fiction as an often misunderstood and under-appreciated genre, why we believe Outlander *is* romance (as much as it is any other genre), and why that matters.

We (Jayme and Terry) begin the podcast with why Outlander is a rich, powerful, and multifaceted text for religious, theological, and spiritual exploration and why we're interested in the role it plays in its readers' lives. This introductory episode details who we are, why we've chosen this series (instead of something else), and what approaches we'll be taking as we search for the soul of Outlander.