Notes from Nash

Notes with Brian LePort: Religion & Meaning


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Notes from Nash is a long-form conversation show that’s all about exploring ideas, concepts, and understanding one another better by having experts and other brilliant folks join us every Monday. This week’s guest is Social and Religious Studies Instructor at TMI Episcopal in San Antonio, TX, Dr. LePort. He has taught courses on the Hebrew Bible, the Christian New Testament, comparative religion, and American religion for the past seven years. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Bristol (Bristol, UK) with a focus on Religion and Theology. His thesis was on the Christian Gospels, specifically the figure of John the Baptist.

  • What defines religion?
  • What Voltaire meant when he said: “If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him”
  • What defines God?
  • What is the supernatural?
  • ...more
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