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For the Life of the World / Yale Center for Faith & Culture

by Matthew Croasmun, Ryan McAnnally-Linz, Drew Collins, Miroslav Volf, Evan Rosa, Macie Bridge

Seeking and living a life worthy of our humanity. Theological insight, cultural analysis, and practical guidance for personal and communal flourishing. Brought to you by the Yale Center for Faith & Culture.

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1
How to Read Ecclesiastes: Absurdity, Futility, and the Simple Value of Life / Jesse Peterson
1:01:37 Mar 26, 2026
2
Loyalty Without Idolatry: Religious Vibe Shift and a Theology of Democratic Life / Luke Bretherton
55:48 Mar 18, 2026
3
The Wound and the Gaze: Trauma Theology, Contemplative Healing, and Becoming Beloved / Bo Karen Lee
36:34 Mar 11, 2026
4
The Accessorized Bible: Interpretation, Responsibility, and the Ethics of Reading / David Dault
1:02:40 Mar 4, 2026
5
Season of Rebellion / Esau McCaulley on Lent [From the Archives]
49:16 Feb 25, 2026
6
Your Whole Self at Work: The Sociology of Religion in the Workplace / Elaine Ecklund
50:22 Feb 18, 2026
7
Faith and Character in a Polarized Society / John Kasich
31:43 Jan 21, 2026
8
Forgiving Our Fathers: Time, Mortality, and Finding Peace / Stan Grant
58:23 Jan 14, 2026
9
Religion and Modern Slavery: Moral Blindness, Religious Responsibility, and the Psychology of Power / Kevin Bales and Michael Rota
52:26 Jan 7, 2026
10
The Nail in the Tree: Sandy Hook School Shooting, Violence, Childhood, Poetry / Carol Ann Davis
58:38 Dec 14, 2025
11
How to Read Blaise Pascal: Grace, Modern Longing, and Wagering with Fire / Graham Tomlin
55:07 Dec 3, 2025
12
Creaturely Loneliness: Desire, Grief, and the Hope of Encounter / Macie Bridge & Ryan McAnnally-Linz (SOLO Part 6)
29:19 Nov 19, 2025
13
Dying Alone: Terminal Loneliness, Modern Medicine, and Contemplative Solitude / Lydia Dugdale (SOLO Part 5)
47:31 Nov 12, 2025
14
Women Alone with God: Extraordinary Lives of Medieval Women / Hetta Howes (SOLO Part 4)
50:19 Nov 5, 2025
15
Lonely Tech: AI, Isolation, Solitude, and Grace / Felicia Wu Song (SOLO Part 3)
51:18 Oct 29, 2025
16
Notice the Absence: Ecological Loneliness, Local Attention, and Interspecies Connection / Laura Marris (SOLO Part 2)
39:55 Oct 22, 2025
17
Flourishing Alone / Miroslav Volf (SOLO Part 1)
42:27 Oct 15, 2025
18
Christian Faith and Public Service / Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
32:57 Oct 9, 2025
19
Irrevocable Covenant: Against Supersessionism / R. Kendall Soulen
1:11:50 Oct 2, 2025
20
Burnout and Sabbath / Alexis Abernethy
48:11 Sep 10, 2025
21
How to Read the Gospel of John / David Ford
48:30 Sep 4, 2025
22
Amor Mundi Part 5: Humility and Glory of Love / Miroslav Volf's 2025 Gifford Lectures
1:02:10 Aug 27, 2025
23
Amor Mundi Part 4: The Earth Embraced / Miroslav Volf's 2025 Gifford Lectures
1:03:42 Aug 20, 2025
24
Amor Mundi Part 3: Loving Our Fate? / Miroslav Volf's 2025 Gifford Lectures
1:03:48 Aug 13, 2025
25
Amor Mundi Part 2: Hating the World, Unquenchable Thirst / Miroslav Volf's 2025 Gifford Lectures
1:06:04 Aug 6, 2025
26
Amor Mundi Part 1: Unchained from Our Sun / Miroslav Volf's 2025 Gifford Lectures
1:00:36 Jul 30, 2025
27
How Striving to Be Better Than Others Makes Us Worse / Miroslav Volf
33:54 Jul 23, 2025
28
The Body as Sacred Offering: Ballet and Embodied Faith / New York City Ballet Dancer Silas Farley
1:02:42 Apr 30, 2025
29
Remembering Pope Francis / Nichole Flores and Ryan McAnnally-Linz
34:43 Apr 23, 2025
30
Art and Sacred Resistance: Art as Prayer, Love, Resistance and Relationship / Bruce Herman
1:01:48 Apr 17, 2025
31
The Fear to Hope: Ukrainian Pastor on Democracy, Fear, and Abundant Life in the Midst of War / Fyodor Raychynets
54:20 Mar 13, 2025
32
What the Devil: Christian Imagination, Morality, and Two-Step Devil / Jamie Quatro
59:28 Mar 5, 2025
33
The Scandal of Giving and Forgiving / Miroslav Volf
32:04 Feb 26, 2025
34
Kendrick Lamar's Political Theology / Femi Olutade
1:04:33 Feb 21, 2025
35
The Psychology of Disaster: The Impact of Calamity on Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Health / Jamie Aten and Pam King
58:28 Feb 12, 2025
36
Our One and Only Earth: Environmental Ethics, Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Consumption / Ryan Darr & Ryan McAnnally-Linz
46:58 Feb 7, 2025
37
Divine Hiddenness / Deborah Casewell
36:16 Jan 23, 2025
38
We the (Chosen) People: Christian Nationalism Now / Eliyahu Stern & Philip Gorski
58:06 Jan 8, 2025
39
How to Read Simone Weil, Part 3: The Existentialist / Deborah Casewell
1:05:43 Dec 26, 2024
40
How to Read Simone Weil, Part 2: The Activist / Cynthia Wallace
1:11:26 Dec 18, 2024
41
How to Read Simone Weil, Part 1: The Mystic / Eric O. Springsted
59:24 Dec 12, 2024
42
Open the Gates: Immigration & the Book of Revelation / Yii-Jan Lin
43:08 Dec 4, 2024
43
Letters to a Future Saint / Brad East & Drew Collins
54:00 Nov 21, 2024
44
How to Read Henry David Thoreau / Lawrence Buell
1:00:19 Nov 13, 2024
45
Cosmic Connections: Resonating with the World / Charles Taylor & Miroslav Volf
54:50 Nov 6, 2024
46
How to Read Teresa of Ávila / Carlos Eire
52:53 Oct 30, 2024
47
History Speaks the Spirit of Justice / Jemar Tisby
46:20 Oct 23, 2024
48
Unity in Diversity, Empathic Wisdom / Christy Vines
56:20 Oct 16, 2024
49
Baseball as a Road to God / John Sexton
1:17:20 Oct 11, 2024
50
Love and Judaism / Rabbi Shai Held with Miroslav Volf
1:01:54 Oct 2, 2024
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