The Allegorical Life

By The Allegorical Life

Mark Crosweller, AFSM, has willingly spent many years studying and teaching – through allegories, myths, metaphors, philosophies and theologies, and particularly in studies, practices and teaching of ... more

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The podcast currently has 30 episodes available.

The Allegorical Life episodes:

July 11, 2022 The long and winding road to virtue – traversing human fallibility
As any leader who has committed to an ethical life will tell you, upholding a virtuous disposition of character is one of the most challenging and worthy pursuits we could ever undertake. In this episode we explore fallibility as a universal feature of the human condition.
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16min
May 18, 2022 Logs and Specks – Tackling the Ugliness of Moral Hypocrisy
In this episode Mark talks about Ethics, and how the Virtues (such as trust, compassion, kindness, care, and courage), form a large part of our identities. Mark also challenges us to consider the potential trap of judgement that we can fall into when we claim high standards of ethics and virtues.
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17min
March 11, 2022 Leaving the Cudgel of Moral Superiority on the Ground
In this episode, Mark talks about the challenges of courageous leadership, at a time when leadership is under more scrutiny than ever before.
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25min
July 09, 2021 The Privilege of Growing Old
Even more concerning, despite all our human progress, we remain unsure of our goals, our sense of meaning and purpose, and we appear as discontented as ever. Mark discusses how we can work towards getting our head around our own mortality and find a way forward together.
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24min
March 19, 2021 With the Benefit of 2020 Hindsight
In this episode, Mark reflects on the enormity of the year that was 2020, and what we might take from it.
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21min
October 07, 2020 Arriving on foot and leaving on horseback
When the system lapses and capabilities reach their limitations, it is the ethics of the leadership that is called upon to step in, step up, and run towards the needs of those who are genuinely suffering. Mark discusses how leaders can increasingly access their inherent ethical capabilities.
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24min
September 05, 2020 A very dark cloud with a bright silver lining
In this episode, Mark talks about the opportunity for transformation that Covid-19 offers.
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12min
June 27, 2020 Podcast #21 Ethical Leadership During Covid and Beyond
In this episode Mark reflects on how companies and leaders can lead out through and beyond Covid and what the biggest challenges in the coming months and years.
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23min
October 30, 2019 Podcast #20 Sanctification or Exemplification
Leaders such as Ms Ardern are clearly inspirational. They impress us for a variety of reasons not the least of which is that they exemplify the very ethics that we would desire to see far more often in our leaders generally. They become so impressive that we sanctify the leader for their courage and commitment to the very ethics that we find so desirable. In other words, we see them on some level as holy, blessed, event saintly. It is understandable because to inspire is to be “in spirit” with another. And to be in spirit implies a holiness, whether you are religious or not.
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26min
September 29, 2019 Podcast #19 The insatiable curiosity of all mankind to explore the unknown
In this episode, Mark reflects on a crucial moment in history - the Apollo 11 mission to the moon which took place 50 years ago last month.
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22min

FAQs about The Allegorical Life:

How many episodes does The Allegorical Life have?

The podcast currently has 30 episodes available.