“Scripture presses us to listen to the voice of God, who scripts for us an embodied life in order for us to see what he is showing us and and to share that wisdom with others. And if God created us as ritualed humans, then our exploration of rites can’t be limited to religion. If we are indeed shaped by our rituals, it includes everything.” - Human Rites, The Power of Rituals, Habits and Sacraments

The topic of this episode is human rites. Yes. You read that correctly…Rites. Professor Dru Johnson joins us today to peel back the world of ritual. He says, “It’s not quite right to say that rituals surround us. Instead, we are ritualized creatures…” Can understanding this about ourselves reveal something about how we were created to exist in this world? From wedding ceremonies to funerals, we participate regularly in ritual scripts.. Where did they come from, and by whose authority? These are some of the questions that permeate our discussion of human rites. Dru Johnson is associate professor at The Kings College in Manhattan, NY; editor of The Biblical Mind Magazine and the author of Human Rites: The Power of Rituals, Habits, and Sacraments.