Podcasts about rivendell institute

What is the current state of Christian philosophy in the secular university and the culture more generally? Is Christian philosophy considered an oxymoron? Or has belief in God enjoyed a renewal in academic settings, and if so, what accounts for that? We'll answer these questions and more with our guest , our philosophy colleague Dr. Greg Ganssle. We'll also talk about how Talbot's MA Program in Philosophy, 30 years going as of 2023, has tried to advance the state of Christian philosophy in the academy and the culture.Greg Ganssle is Professor of Philosophy at Talbot.  He earned a Master of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Rhode Island in 1990. He earned his doctorate in philosophy from Syracuse University in 1995, where his dissertation on God's relation to time won a Syracuse University Dissertation Award. In addition to publishing nearly three dozen articles, chapters and reviews, Greg has edited two books, God and Time: Four Views (IVP, 2001) and God and Time: Essays on the Divine Nature (Oxford, 2002 – with David M. Woodruff). Greg is also the author of Our Deepest Desires: How the Christian Story Fulfills Human Aspirations (IVP, 2017), Thinking about God: First Steps in Philosophy (IVP, 2004) and A Reasonable God: Engaging the New Face of Atheism (Baylor University Press, 2009). Greg was part-time lecturer in the philosophy department at Yale for nine years and a senior fellow at the Rivendell Institute at Yale. ==========Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith and Culture is a podcast from Talbot School of Theology at Biola University, which offers degrees both online and on campus in Southern California.   Read a transcript of this episode at: https://www.biola.edu/blogs/think-biblically/2023/the-state-of-christian-philosophy-today.   Find all episodes of Think Biblically at: https://www.biola.edu/think-biblically   Watch video episodes at: https://bit.ly/think-biblically-video   

Sue Smedley co-directs the Rivendell Institute's program on spiritual formation at Yale. On this week's show, she delves more into the process and practices of spiritual formation, which endeavors to help those following Jesus go deeper in their faith - from head to heart, from knowledge to application. The Rivendell Institute website puts it this way: "As followers of Christ, it is our desire to grow in our faith and see Christ 'formed' in us. Spiritual Formation is the process that enables us to move from knowledge to practice as we seek to live as Christ followers in the spheres of influence in which we find ourselves." Sue also shares an EXTRAordinary story about a student becoming a believer through a vision of Jesus. Sue is fun, inspiring, and insightful. You won't want to miss this interview. In addition, Sue refers to influential and beneficial books about spiritual formation and spiritual disciplines by these authors: Dallas Willard, Richard Foster, and Henri Nouwen.

At the age of 6, Sue Smedley told God she would be His missionary. She was shy and nervous about public speaking, but as she saw God work through her, she gained confidence. She worked with Cru's high school ministry for many years and now writes curriculum and teaches about spiritual formation to graduate students at the Rivendell Institute at Yale. You'll be hooked by her caring and fun personality and extraordinary God-stories. In the podcast, Sue mentions God's goodness to us and Psalm 84:11 "For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly." She also talks about the book by Sue Edwards and Barbara Neumann, Organic Mentoring: A Mentor's Guide to Relationships with Next Generation Women. In addition, Sue refers to influential and beneficial books about spiritual formation and spiritual disciplines by these authors: Dallas Willard, Richard Foster, and Henri Nouwen.

How does the life-vision of Nietzsche compare and contrast to the life-vision of Jesus of Nazareth? Join us as Dr. Greg Ganssle, Ph.D., a former veteran instructor at Yale University's Philosophy Department, introduces us to that topic. Along the way, we find out more about Greg's other books, the courses he's taught, where he teaches now, and a bit about serving regularly for years in a homeless ministry for the local church. Greg is also co-founder and Board member of the Rivendell Institute at Yale University. There are additionally a few anecdotes Dr. Ganssle shares from his professors Peter van Inwagen and William P. Alston. Greg's first book is Thinking About God: First Steps in Philosophy, available on Mississippi, the Arkansas, the Ganges, or whatever other river you normal buy books on, e.g., here : https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-About... Ganssle's latest book is Our Deepest Desire: How the Christian Story Fulfills Human Aspiration, available on the Nile here : https://www.amazon.com/Our-Deepest-De... The Republican Professor is a pro-understanding-the-difference-between-Nietzsche-and-Jesus podcast. Welcome, Dr. Greg Ganssle !

Originally posted in my other podcast, due to its highly technical and scientific nature I reposted it here.  Also, it helps us to understand more about Covid and the science behind it during these times.Molecular biologist Anjeanette “AJ” Roberts  completed her BS in chemistry (graduating with honors) at the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences at the University of Tulsa in 1988 and her PhD in molecular and cell biology at the University of Pennsylvania in 1996. From 1997 to 2001, she conducted postdoctoral research in viral pathogenesis and “proof-of-concept” vaccine studies in Dr. John Rose’s lab at Yale University. She then spent two years in Samara, Russia, in Christian mission work and public health lecturing.In 2003, AJ joined Dr. Kanata Subbarao’s lab at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). There she co-led a SARS research team until 2006. From 2006 to 2013, she served as an assistant professor of graduate education for the University of Virginia’s microbiology faculty and directed the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program in Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases. From 2013 to 2015, she was a visiting fellow with the Rivendell Institute at Yale.Music by my friend David:  https://soundcloud.com/david-marshall-taylor

Does objective morality exist, or is it relative? How is objective morality used to argue for the existence of God? Aren't there better naturalistic explanations? Dr. Greg Ganssle joins the show to answer these questions and more! Dr. Ganssle is a professor of philosophy at Talbot School of Theology. He was part-time lecturer in the philosophy department at Yale and a senior fellow at the Rivendell Institute at Yale. His work explores the intersection of Christian faith and contemporary scholarship. Dr. Ganssle earned his PhD in Philosophy from Syracuse University where his dissertation on God’s relation to time won a Syracuse University Dissertation Award.

Molecular biologist Anjeanette “AJ” Roberts writes and speaks about harmonizing science and the Christian faith. AJ completed her BS in chemistry (graduating with honors) at the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences at the University of Tulsa in 1988 and her PhD in molecular and cell biology at the University of Pennsylvania in 1996. From 1997 to 2001, she conducted postdoctoral research in viral pathogenesis and “proof-of-concept” vaccine studies in Dr. John Rose’s lab at Yale University. She then spent two years in Samara, Russia, in Christian mission work and public health lecturing.In 2003, AJ joined Dr. Kanata Subbarao’s lab at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). There she co-led a SARS research team until 2006. From 2006 to 2013, she served as an assistant professor of graduate education for the University of Virginia’s microbiology faculty and directed the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program in Microbiology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases. From 2013 to 2015, she was a visiting fellow with the Rivendell Institute at Yale.As a research scholar at Reasons to Believe (RTB), AJ is committed to seeking truth in science and Scripture and to sharing the great news of grace, hope, forgiveness, new life, and truth found in Jesus Christ.Previous episode: https://cafe.nikoskatsikanis.com/episodes/anjeanette-robertsMusic by my friend David:  https://soundcloud.com/david-marshall-taylorFancy something more tech focused? Why not check out my software podcast called Learn With Us.

As our lead pastor, Brad Bergfalk, takes his Sabbatical we are joined by three guest preachers. This month, Reverend Robert Satterberg joins us. Rev. Satterberg serves as Executive Administrator for the Rivendell Institute, a Christian Study Center at Yale. Rob is ordained in the Evangelical Covenant Church and has served churches in Colorado, Pennsylvania and California. This week: Join us in reading 1Corinthians 12 and Nehemiah 8, as we talk about being people of the Book.

As our lead pastor, Brad Bergfalk, takes his Sabbatical we are joined by three guest preachers. This month, Reverend Robert Satterberg joins us. Rev. Satterberg serves as Executive Administrator for the Rivendell Institute, a Christian Study Center at Yale. Rob is ordained in the Evangelical Covenant Church and has served churches in Colorado, Pennsylvania and California. This week: Join us in reading Isaiah 60:1-6, Ephesians 3:1-12, and Matthew 2:1-12 as we study Epiphany and the Three Kings.

Evan Baehr is the cofounder of Able, an online lender to small businesses. It launched June 2014 with the Wall Street Journal's Weekend Interview and on TechCrunch. His passion at Able is to serve the Fortune 5 Million – the 5.8 million small businesses that represent the backbone of the American economy. His previous startup was Outbox, a consumer internet company aiming to takeover the US Postal Service and backed by venture capitalists Peter Thiel and Mike Maples, on Fox News, CNN, TechCrunch, FastCompany, Wall Street Journal, INC, the New York Times, and on Jay Leno. He is coauthor of Get Backed: Craft Your Story, Build the Perfect Pitch Deck, and Launch the Venture of Your Dreams from Harvard Business Press (2015), which has hit #1 in Amazon's business new releases. Evan has worked on the Facebook platform under Sheryl Sandberg, helping shape a vision to make life better by making it social, and for Peter Thiel building a political data company. He's an honors graduate of Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School, Yale Divinity School, and Harvard Business School. He has worked for the American Enterprise Institute's Charles Murray, the Ethics and Public Policy Center, the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, and the White House Office of Faith-Based Initiatives, served as a legislative aid on the House Appropriations Committee under Rep. Frank Wolf, was Chief of Staff on the Congressional Human Rights Caucus, under which he wrote the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act, and was the failed candidate for Princeton's City Council, despite receiving more votes than George W. Bush. He has served on the board of the Manhattan Institute's Adam Smith Society, the New Canaan Society, the Rivendell Institute, and Harvard Business School's FIELD Program, and is a mentor with First Round Capital's Dorm Room Fund. He cofounded the Hoover Institute's Rising Fellows Program, Harvard Business School's Ideas@Work, Princetonians in the Nation's Service, and the Yale Forum on Faith and Politics. He is the recipient of the Lily Endowment Thesis Prize, the Blackstone Legal Fellowship, and Princeton's James Madison Fellowship. He lives in Austin, TX, with his wife, Kristina Scurry Baehr, a patent litigator, and children Cooper and Madeleine. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/atribecalledyes)

We've all been moved by something beautiful, be it the majestic glory of a snow-capped mountain or the homey chords of a country song. And most of us have been told that beauty can point us to God. But this often clashes with how we’re used to approaching God, where we’ve taught ourselves that beyond our daily bread, it is only the invisible and spiritual that matter. How would God have us think about beauty? We often find God in unexpected places, but are there places we should expect to find Him? Can we balance the earthly beauty that moves us and the God of beauty that made it? In this conversation, dynamic speaker Junius Johnson will explore why beauty moves and inspires us, and how we were made to encounter God more deeply through it. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Junius Johnson is a scholar, freelance writer, and musician. His captivating conversation with us during his last visit kept an entire room on their toes as our ideas were challenged and strengthened. And that was before he started an exploration of the moral themes in the Marvel superhero movies! Junius is assistant professor of historical theology at Baylor University. He previously taught sacred music at Yale Divinity School, where he was affiliated with our friends at the Rivendell Institute. More info: http://www.anselmsociety.org/events/2015/2/21/does-beauty-matter

Today's interview is with Christian philosopher Greg Ganssle. He talks about his work with Rivendell Institute, how he became a Christian and got interested in philosophy, his key areas of focus (philosophy of religion), the influence of his study on his faith, his view of philosophy as it relates to the faith, evaluating truth claims from various systems of thought, atheism and whether or not it is making truth claims about God's existence, his intro to philosophy book Thinking About God, how to raise the bar of Christian thought, the role of a basic understanding of philosophy, learning about logic, various ways to think about apologetics, the impact of the new atheism and the arguments they have brought to the table, his advice to Christian apologists, the importance of knowing the Gospel, how to be a better communicator, and more. Enjoy.