Betwixt Podcast on the Brink of Becoming
72 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 57 ratingsBetwixt podcast is a unique place for meaningful conversations about the liminal spaces between faith, spiritual formation and a flourishing life. Through intimate conversations with fascinating guests, we share stories of their experiences at the brink of becoming and the wisdom of charting a course through the in-between.
Join us on this journey as we explore the depths of our innermost selves and the outermost reaches of our faith. We hope our stories will help you embrace the unknown and find the courage to step into the liminal space.
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07 Dominion with J Richard Middleton: Image of God & Feminine Experience Part 5
April 10, 2018 11:17 - 50 minutes - 34.6 MBNear the end of the twentieth century, the Functional View of the image of God emerged with virtual consensus among Old Testament scholars. The discovery of ancient texts which used “image of God” language in reference to kings and cult images led scholars to recast the imago Dei in terms of how a king or priest functions as a royal representation of God.The Functional View asserts that man was created to be God’s physical representation on earth and to function as his agent and vice-regent i...
Station of the Cross 9: Lament
March 23, 2018 20:05 - 12 minutes - 16.7 MBMeditation for Station 9: Lament. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem. *Music: Kai Engel: Morbid Imaginations; Couperin's Air de Diablo performed by Advent Chamber Orchestra * Art: The Outcry of the Women by Adolfo Perez Esquivel (creative commons)
Station of the Cross 1: Passion
March 23, 2018 18:45 - 9 minutes - 13.6 MBMeditation for Station 1: Passion. Jesus prays in the Garden of Gethsemane * Music provided by Les Petits Chanteurs de Montigny: Cantata Domino GO Pitoni and Kai Engel: Take a Look Around You. *Art: Christ on the Mount of Olives by Paul Gaugin
Stations Of The Cross Intro
March 23, 2018 18:44 - 8 minutes - 11.4 MBIntroduction to the Betwixt Podcast meditations on the Stations of the Cross. *Music by Kai Engel: Daedalus
Station of the Cross 13: Death
March 23, 2018 18:38 - 10 minutes - 14.1 MBMeditation for Station 13: Death. Jesus dies and the veil of the Temple is torn. *Music: Agnus Dei performed Tudor Consort; Curtains are Always Drawn by Kai Engel. * Art by Michelle Morris
Station of the Cross 12: Grief
March 23, 2018 18:38 - 12 minutes - 16.9 MBMeditation for Station 12: Grief. Jesus speaks to his mother from the cross. *Music: Cujus Animam Gementem performed by Tudor Consort; Evermore by Kai Engel. *Art by Michael O'Donnell
Station of the Cross 11: Thirst
March 23, 2018 18:38 - 11 minutes - 15.2 MBMeditation for Station 11: Thirst. Jesus thirsts. *Music: Byzantine Chant Kontakion Unshakeable Foundation by Cappella Romana; Kai Engel: Soli. *Art: As Seen from the Cross by James Tissot (Brooklyn Art Museum, public domain)
Station of the Cross 10: Wounds
March 23, 2018 18:38 - 13 minutes - 18.9 MBMeditation for Station 10: Wounds. Jesus is stripped and crucified. To view the "White Crucifixion" by Marc Chagall, please visit this link to the Art Institute of Chicago: http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/59426 The song Via Dolorosa provided with courtesy by Young Noah.
Station of the Cross 8: Fall
March 23, 2018 18:38 - 9 minutes - 13.2 MBMeditation for Station 8: Fall. Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus to carry his cross. *Music: Russian Liturgical Chant: Turn Not Thy Face Away from Thy Servant; Kai Engel: Aspirato. *Art by Lynn Staggs
Station of the Cross 7: Burden
March 23, 2018 18:37 - 9 minutes - 13.5 MBMeditation for Station 7: Burden. The King takes up his cross. *Music: Russian Liturgical Chant: The Cross Exalted Invites All Creation; Kai Engel: Cloudburst. *Art by Michael O'Donnell
Station of the Cross 6: Scourge
March 23, 2018 18:37 - 11 minutes - 15.4 MBMeditation for Station of the Cross 6: Scourge. Jesus is scourged and wears a crown of thorns. *Music: Victim Paschali Laudes performed by Tudor Consort; Bach's Andante from Italian Concerto performed on harp by Catrin Finch. *Art by Michelle Morris
Station of the Cross 5: Judgement
March 23, 2018 18:37 - 10 minutes - 14.7 MBMeditation for Station of the Cross 5: Judgement. Jesus is judged by Pilate. *Music: Todor Consort perform Kyrie Eleison; Barryvan performs Je mei Souviens de l'Automne *Art by Lynn Staggs
Station of the Cross 4: Denial
March 23, 2018 18:37 - 12 minutes - 17.8 MBMeditation for Station of the Cross 4: Denial. Peter Denies Jesus. Music: Cappella Romana's Byzantine Chant: Prokeimenon; Kai Engel: Mist and Clouds Art by Michael O'Donnell
Station of the Cross 3: Condemnation
March 23, 2018 18:36 - 11 minutes - 15.7 MBMeditation for Station 3: Condemnation. Jesus is condemned by the Sanhedrin. *Music: Couperin's Prelude la Tromba, Air de Diable performed by Advent Chamber Orchestra; Perdue No. 1 performed by Barryvan *Art by Lynn Staggs
Station of the Cross 2: Betrayal
March 23, 2018 18:36 - 10 minutes - 13.8 MBMeditation for Station 2: Betrayal. Jesus is betrayed by Judas and arrested. *Music: Les Petits Chanteurs de Montigny: O Bone Jesus; Violin by Neil Leonard * Art by Michael O'Donnell
06 Gender Binary & Intersex with Megan DeFranza: Image of God & Feminine Experience Part 4
February 27, 2018 03:07 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBTheologian Megan DeFranza is a bridge-builder in a war zone. As culture battles rage around issues of gender and sexuality, Megan assists Christian communities through controversial conversations related to sex, gender, and sexuality. Listen as Megan unpacks the Relational View of the imago Dei in Part 4 of the Betwixt Podcast series, "The Image of God & the Feminine Experience." Emerging from and in response to existential thought, modern Christianity recast the imago Dei as primarily relati...
05 Passage to Manhood with Craig Glass
February 13, 2018 01:30 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBHas the erosion of rites of passage adversly impacted men in Western culture? Craig Glass thinks so. “The boys in the village must be initiatedor they will burn down the villagejust to feel the heat.” - Kenyan ProverbOur culture is desperate for men who leave a legacy of blessing rather than a wake of destruction. Looking back on his own life, Craig began to ask the questions: “Am I a man? What is a man anyway?” Recognizing the lack of initiation into adulthood in his own life and the men wit...
04 Image of God & the Feminine Experience Part 3: Are Women Rational? Let's Ask Google!
January 30, 2018 13:35 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBIn Part 3 of The Image of God & the Feminine Experience, Philosopher Dr. Rachel Douchant leads us from Thomas Aquinas to the "Google Memo," teasing out how Enlightenment rationalism continues to impact women today.Rachel Douchant is Professor of Philosophy at Lindenwood University, Co-chair of the Lindenwood Honors College, and Director of the Liberty & Ethics Center. Her research interests include Hume’s classical liberalism, the Philosophy of Economics, and Aristotelian Virtue Theory.'r2up8...
04 Are Women Rational? Let's Ask Google: Image of God & the Feminine Experience Part 3
January 30, 2018 13:35 - 30 minutes - 42.5 MBIn Part 3 of The Image of God & the Feminine Experience, Philosopher Dr. Rachel Douchant leads us from Thomas Aquinas to the "Google Memo," teasing out how Enlightenment rationalism continues to impact women today. Rachel Douchant is Professor of Philosophy at Lindenwood University, Co-chair of the Lindenwood Honors College, and Director of the Liberty & Ethics Center. Her research interests include Hume’s classical liberalism, the Philosophy of Economics, and Aristotelian Virtue Theory. 'r2...
03 Walter Brueggemann on Failed White Domination & the Door of Hope
January 16, 2018 13:45 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MB"Edgeman" Walter Brueggemann helps kick off this introductory Betwixt Podcast episode. We explore themes of prophetic imagination, sacrament, liminality, wilderness and the failed world of white domination. As a special treat, he reads some of his poetic prayers.“The old world of white domination has failed . . . we are seeing the anger and the fear and the hate about how uneasy we are of having to live in that moment.” - Walter Brueggemann*Special thanks to Ryvoli and Tudor Consort for shar...
02 Image of God & Feminine Experience Part 2: Hannah Hunt on "Female Men of God" in Early Church
January 11, 2018 21:13 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBIn conversation with Church Historian Dr. Hannah Hunt, we explore the Substantive view of the imago Dei with an eye to Hellenistic influences on early Christian thought. These cultural and theological views led many virtuous women to reject their feminine bodies, forsake marriage and perform spirituality through masculinization.Dr. Hannah Hunt is a Church History scholar and former Senior Lecturer in Theology at Leeds Trinity University. She is the author of the books “Clothed in the Body: As...
01 Image of God & the Feminine Experience Introduction
January 06, 2018 22:35 - 15 minutes - 11 MB“When our understanding of the imago Dei is refracted through a warped philosophical glass and skewed Biblical understanding, the result is that our image, and especially the images of women and minorities along the margins, is tarnished and distorted.”Introducing our series "The Image of God & the Feminine Experience." Episode 1 probes how women think of themselves as image-bearers of God, the dominant historic Christian interpretations of the imago Dei, and what the Bible specifically says...