Mar 30, 2022

From its roots in the first half of the twentieth century, evangelicalism has become a powerful political force within American society. This new series—A Critique of Evangelical Christianity—explores what has gone wrong with evangelicalism as a movement, in order to point to new paths forward: both to...

Mar 23, 2022

Rigid thinking often makes deeply felt emotional needs and insecurities. In this episode, we explore why getting stuck in rigid stage 2 thinking—with its polarization and its toxicity—is so common (especially in our contemporary world) and what we can do to divorce ourselves from an addiction to rigid certainty that...

Mar 16, 2022

Non-dualism (or non-dualistic thinking) is an idea that comes up often in world religions and in talk of spirituality in general. But what exactly is non-dual thinking or a non-dual mind? In this episode, we explore the reality that non-dual, both-and thinking is critical to our growth and spiritual development as...

Mar 9, 2022

Christian Scripture, like most religious texts, has been abused by those seeking to use it for their own ends. But the meta-story of Scripture transcends these abuses and provides a road-map to a life of true inner goodness. In this episode, we explore how M. Scott Peck’s Four Stages of Spiritual Development follows...

Mar 2, 2022

To make progress in our spiritual development, it’s incredibly helpful to understand the Jungian concepts of the ego (or "false self") and the shadow. In this episode, we explore how these ideas illuminate M. Scott Peck’s Four Stages of Spiritual Development, as well as our human experience, more generally....