Outlander Soul

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.