wandering

Joel and Travis talk about avarice (greed). How is it different from envy? What does Aquinas think about your shoe collection? Where should you send your money so that you can stop being avaricious? What in the world is pleonexia? Answers to all these questions and more can be found here, as we w_nder through another of the Seven Deadly Sins.

Joel and Travis discuss the most delicious of the Seven Deadly Sins! Come learn about how gluttony isn't really just about loving food too much, or eating too much. Like all the sins, it is a misperception of food that causes us to relate to it in ways that destroy us or our relationships to others.

Joel and Travis talk wrath! All the deadly sins are misperceptions that result in lots of wrong actions. What is wrath a misperception of? Can we even act properly out of wrath? If you disagree with us, feel free to say something righteously indignant to us on Twitter or through email!

You've heard of sloth, but have you heard what the word (badly) translated as "sloth" really means? In this episode, we discuss the meaning of that word (acedia), why it's a sin, and what it looks like (hint: even busy, hardworking people can be guilty of it). We also talk about how we might be encouraging acedia even in the way we talk and think about Christianity and the gospel.

Ever feel upset that you're not as awesome, intelligent, or downright humble as us? Well, you may be suffering from envy. How is envy different than greed? How does envy masquerade as fairness? Why do you want your more successful friend to suffer? Come listen as we discuss this "most interpersonal" of the seven deadly sins.

Joel and Travis discuss pride (and vainglory) which is fundamentally a misperception of ourselves, either too high or too low. How should we see ourselves? Should we seek any glory at all? And what in the world is vainglory?

Joel and Travis begin a series on the Seven Deadly Sins, which sounds really boring and perhaps a bit convicting. Especially if you've already failed in your New Year's Resolutions. Why should we focus on these particular sins? Does their being "capital" sins have something to do with being most prevalent in Washington, D.C.? (Spoiler: No...but still!) Is sin most importantly an act, or a wrong perception of value? And how can we change this? These are the questions we will tackling in this series.

A note that we're coming back next week and starting a series on the Seven Deadly sins.

Joel and Travis again discuss faith and it's relation to how the Incarnation reveals *who* God is, more than *that* God is. We use Kierkegaard's story of the king who fell in love with a peasant girl as an illustration of why God chooses to reveal his character more than proving his existence. We also try to convince you that philosophers can talk about Christmas without ruining it!

Joel and Travis continue to talk about faith and science, while managing to make reference to Advent (a time of preparation for the coming of the Messiah) and the issue (raised in a tweet by Bret Weinstein) of the relationship between the metaphysical claims about Jesus and his moral teachings. (Note: Audio is a little messy on this one due to some technical issues, which we have since worked out.)