In Good Faith

Restore, an upcoming Faith Matters gathering is happening in Salt Lake City, UT October 7th & 8th, 2022. In collaboration with Faith Matters, we spoke with featured Faith Matters speakers Aubrey and Tim Chavez about Fiona Givens, who will be presenting at the gathering.

Listen to the full episode with Tim and Aubrey Chavez on October 2nd, 2022

For more information on Faith Matters and the Restore gathering visit https://faithmatters.org/

Restore, an upcoming Faith Matters gathering is happening in Salt Lake City, UT October 7th & 8th, 2022. In collaboration with Faith Matters, we spoke with featured Faith Matters speakers Aubrey and Tim Chavez about Fiona Givens, who will be presenting at the gathering.

Listen to the full episode with Tim and Aubrey Chavez on October 2nd, 2022

For more information on Faith Matters and the Restore gathering visit https://faithmatters.org/

Restore, an upcoming Faith Matters gathering is happening in Salt Lake City, UT October 7th & 8th, 2022. In collaboration with Faith Matters, we spoke with featured Faith Matters speakers Aubrey and Tim Chavez about Fiona Givens, who will be presenting at the gathering.

Listen to the full episode with Tim and Aubrey Chavez on October 2nd, 2022

For more information on Faith Matters and the Restore gathering visit https://faithmatters.org/

The Divine often reveals itself to us in ways that are deeply personal and unique to our own tradition. Despite the power of these experiences, we can sometimes become complacent in how we experience divinity, and deprive ourselves from finding God in new ways. In this episode, we hear different ideas about God's characteristics and attributes. First, we hear from Dr. Abhishek Ghosh, a religious studies professor and the Director of the Institute for Vaishnava Studies in Gainesville, Florida. Then we spoke with La Thao in Wisconsin, who works for Christian Campus ministry group InterVarsity, and recently co-wrote "Learning Our Names" a book of advice and experiences aimed specifically at young Asian-American Christians. We hear from call-in listeners from Massachusetts, Tennessee, and Utah, who share their encounters with aspects of God. Next is Buddhist publisher Samuel Bercholz who, in a near death experience, found himself in Hell. Finally, we hear from A Helwa, Muslim poet and author who's work explores Islamic theology from a perspective of God's boundless love.

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:02:47 - Abhishek Ghosh: Experiencing God

00:16:10 - La Thao: God as Parent

00:26:28 - Call-In Guests

00:33:16 - Sam Bercholz: Embrace Change

00:38:31 - A. Helwa: God the Merciful

The Divine often reveals itself to us in ways that are deeply personal and unique to our own tradition. In preparation for their latest episode characteristics of the Divine, the team behind In Good Faith visited the Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Utah, where they got to experience some of those divine characteristics first hand.

Listen to "In Good Faith | Characteristics of the Divine: How We Talk about God" Sunday, September 25th: https://youtu.be/vtgOmQw1cYQ

Visit the Spanish Fork Radha Krishna Temple! https://www.utahkrishnas.org/

The Divine often reveals itself to us in ways that are deeply personal and unique to our own tradition. In preparation for their latest episode characteristics of the Divine, the team behind In Good Faith visited the Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Utah, where they got to experience some of those divine characteristics first hand.

Listen to "In Good Faith | Characteristics of the Divine: How We Talk about God" Sunday, September 25th: https://youtu.be/vtgOmQw1cYQ

Visit the Spanish Fork Radha Krishna Temple! https://www.utahkrishnas.org/

The Divine often reveals itself to us in ways that are deeply personal and unique to our own tradition. In preparation for their latest episode characteristics of the Divine, the team behind In Good Faith visited the Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Utah, where they got to experience some of those divine characteristics first hand.

Listen to "In Good Faith | Characteristics of the Divine: How We Talk about God" Sunday, September 25th: https://youtu.be/vtgOmQw1cYQ

Visit the Spanish Fork Radha Krishna Temple! https://www.utahkrishnas.org/

The Divine often reveals itself to us in ways that are deeply personal and unique to our own tradition. In preparation for their latest episode characteristics of the Divine, the team behind In Good Faith visited the Radha Krishna Temple in Spanish Fork, Utah, where they got to experience some of those divine characteristics first hand.

Listen to "In Good Faith | Characteristics of the Divine: How We Talk about God" Sunday, September 25th: https://youtu.be/vtgOmQw1cYQ

Visit the Spanish Fork Radha Krishna Temple! https://www.utahkrishnas.org/

What is the role of social justice for religious institutions? Dr. Terrence Smith talks about the journey to a more just and equal community in his hometown of Raymond, Alberta, where he has served for several years as a leader for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, as well as a family doctor for 47 years. Across decades, he has worked to establish the physical, mental, and spiritual health of the people in this specific place of the world. We asked Terry about his vision for a "Zion society," the concept of a prosperous and balanced society that inspires the practice of Latter-Day Saints in the areas of public service. He told us personal stories from his life of how God's Spirit works within us to make Zion a reality.

Steve speaks with Barbara Brown Taylor, New York Times best-selling author, about her book "Holy Envy," and how to find God in the faith of others.

Barbara Brown Taylor is a best-selling author, teacher, and Episcopal priest. Her first memoir, Leaving Church, won an Author of the Year award from the Georgia Writers Association in 2006. Her next three books earned places on the New York Times bestseller list. Taylor has served on the faculties of Piedmont College, Emory University, Mercer University, Columbia Seminary, Oblate School of Theology, and the Certificate in Theological Studies program at Arrendale State Prison for Women in Alto, Georgia. Her latest book, Always a Guest, was released in October 2020 from Westminster John Knox Press.

Photo Credit: Jean Santopatre