Making Footprints Not Blueprints
226 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWelcome to “Making Footprints not Blueprints”, a regular podcast about matters philosophical and religious. My name is Andrew James Brown and, despite being an atheistically inclined free-thinker, I’m also the minister to the Unitarian Church in the city of Cambridge, UK.The title of this podcast is borrowed from the philosopher Herbert Fingarette (1921-2018) who, in his book, “The Self in Transformation” (Basic Books, New York 1963), offered us studies that were “outcomes rather than realised objectives” which were offered to the reader as an encouragement to make “intellectual footprints, not blueprints.” This podcast tries to proceed in a similar fashion and takes seriously an insight of the poet A. R. Ammons who felt that true human freedom only comes when we have understood that full scope always eludes our grasp, that there is no finality of vision, that we have perceived nothing completely and that, therefore, and thankfully, tomorrow a new walk is a new walk.
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#008 - Live the questions now
November 14, 2020 18:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBA few thoughts on how to live well in the In-Between of question and answer The full text of this podcast can be found at the following link: https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2020/11/live-questions-now-living-well-in-in.html Please feel to post any comments you have about this episode there. Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J. Brown and played by Chris Ingham (piano), Paul Higgs (trumpet), Russ Morgan (drums) and Andrew J. Brown (double bass) A pdf copy of “Living in the Question...
S1 #08 - Live the questions now
November 14, 2020 18:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBA few thoughts on how to live well in the In-Between of question and answer The full text of this podcast can be found at the following link: https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2020/11/live-questions-now-living-well-in-in.html Please feel to post any comments you have about this episode there. Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J. Brown and played by Chris Ingham (piano), Paul Higgs (trumpet), Russ Morgan (drums) and Andrew J. Brown (double bass) A pdf copy of “Living in the Question...
S01 #08 - Live the questions now
November 14, 2020 18:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBA few thoughts on how to live well in the In-Between of question and answer The full text of this podcast can be found at the following link: https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2020/11/live-questions-now-living-well-in-in.html Please feel to post any comments you have about this episode there. Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J. Brown and played by Chris Ingham (piano), Paul Higgs (trumpet), Russ Morgan (drums) and Andrew J. Brown (double bass) A pdf copy of “Living in the Question...
S1 #07 - This monument is for the unknown good in our enemies
November 08, 2020 17:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBA few thoughts on the idea of the "the Good" (or "God") in the context of Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day drawing on a poem by the American poet and pacifist, William Edgar Stafford (1914-1993), called “For the Unknown Enemy” (William Stafford: “The Way It Is—New & Selected Poems”, Graywolf Press, 1998, p. 217). The full text of this podcast can be found at the following link: https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2020/11/this-monument-is-for-unknown-good-in.html Please feel to post any c...
#007 - This monument is for the unknown good in our enemies
November 08, 2020 17:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBA few thoughts on the idea of the "the Good" (or "God") in the context of Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day drawing on a poem by the American poet and pacifist, William Edgar Stafford (1914-1993), called “For the Unknown Enemy” (William Stafford: “The Way It Is—New & Selected Poems”, Graywolf Press, 1998, p. 217). The full text of this podcast can be found at the following link: https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2020/11/this-monument-is-for-unknown-good-in.html Please feel to post any c...
S01 #07 - This monument is for the unknown good in our enemies
November 08, 2020 17:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBA few thoughts on the idea of the "the Good" (or "God") in the context of Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day drawing on a poem by the American poet and pacifist, William Edgar Stafford (1914-1993), called “For the Unknown Enemy” (William Stafford: “The Way It Is—New & Selected Poems”, Graywolf Press, 1998, p. 217). The full text of this podcast can be found at the following link: https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2020/11/this-monument-is-for-unknown-good-in.html Please feel to post any c...
S01 #06 - The Subtle Deer meets Jesus & Socrates
October 31, 2020 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBIn recent weeks I’ve been trying to show various ways by which, and why, I think both our own liberal, democratic European and North American culture in general — and its liberal religious, Judaeo-Christian traditions such as the Unitarian one to which I belong — can confidently reconnect with its two major religious and philosophical fountainheads, namely, the human Jesus and Socrates and can do this without recourse to traditional Christian or Platonic beliefs. The full text of this podc...
#006 - The Subtle Deer meets Jesus & Socrates
October 31, 2020 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBIn recent weeks I’ve been trying to show various ways by which, and why, I think both our own liberal, democratic European and North American culture in general — and its liberal religious, Judaeo-Christian traditions such as the Unitarian one to which I belong — can confidently reconnect with its two major religious and philosophical fountainheads, namely, the human Jesus and Socrates and can do this without recourse to traditional Christian or Platonic beliefs. The full text of this podc...
S1 #06 - The Subtle Deer meets Jesus & Socrates
October 31, 2020 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MBIn recent weeks I’ve been trying to show various ways by which, and why, I think both our own liberal, democratic European and North American culture in general — and its liberal religious, Judaeo-Christian traditions such as the Unitarian one to which I belong — can confidently reconnect with its two major religious and philosophical fountainheads, namely, the human Jesus and Socrates and can do this without recourse to traditional Christian or Platonic beliefs. The full text of this podc...
S1 #05 - Athens or Jerusalem or Athens & Jerusalem?
October 25, 2020 15:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBExistentialism & Liberal Religion - A look at John F. Hayward's way of bringing the Jewish/Christian and Greek traditions back into play in a way that might make sense to modern sceptical, but still religiously curious, liberals . . . The full text of this podcast can be found at the following link: https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2020/10/athens-or-jerusalem-or-athens-and.html Please feel to post any comments you have about this episode there. Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J....
S01 #05 - Athens or Jerusalem or Athens & Jerusalem?
October 25, 2020 15:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBExistentialism & Liberal Religion - A look at John F. Hayward's way of bringing the Jewish/Christian and Greek traditions back into play in a way that might make sense to modern sceptical, but still religiously curious, liberals . . . The full text of this podcast can be found at the following link: https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2020/10/athens-or-jerusalem-or-athens-and.html Please feel to post any comments you have about this episode there. Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J....
S01 #05 - Athens or Jerusalem or Athens & Jerusalem?
October 25, 2020 15:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBExistentialism & Liberal Religion - A look at John F. Hayward's way of bringing the Jewish/Christian and Greek traditions back into play in a way that might make sense to modern sceptical, but still religiously curious, liberals . . . The full text of this podcast can be found at the following link: https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2020/10/athens-or-jerusalem-or-athens-and.html Please feel to post any comments you have about this episode there. Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J....
#005 - Athens or Jerusalem or Athens & Jerusalem?
October 25, 2020 15:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBExistentialism & Liberal Religion - A look at John F. Hayward's way of bringing the Jewish/Christian and Greek traditions back into play in a way that might make sense to modern sceptical, but still religiously curious, liberals . . . The full text of this podcast can be found at the following link: https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2020/10/athens-or-jerusalem-or-athens-and.html Please feel to post any comments you have about this episode there. Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J....
#005 - Athens or Jerusalem or Athens & Jerusalem? - Existentialism & Liberal Religion
October 25, 2020 15:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBA look at John F. Hayward's way of bringing the Jewish/Christian and Greek traditions back into play in a way that might make sense to modern sceptical, but still religiously curious, liberals . . . The full text of this podcast can be found at the following link: https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2020/10/athens-or-jerusalem-or-athens-and.html Please feel to post any comments you have about this episode there. Here's a link to a pdf of Hayward's long out of print 1962 book, "Existential...
S1 #04 - The Flight of the Phoenix
October 17, 2020 14:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBSome thoughts on one basic way we can prepare ourselves for a future, post- COVID-19, time. The full text of this podcast can be found at the following link: https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-flight-of-phoenix-or-what-can-be.html Please feel to post any comments you have about this episode there. Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J. Brown and played by Chris Ingham (piano), Paul Higgs (trumpet), Russ Morgan (drums) and Andrew J. Brown (double bass) If you would like to ...
#004 - The Flight of the Phoenix
October 17, 2020 14:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBSome thoughts on one basic way we can prepare ourselves for a future, post- COVID-19, time. The full text of this podcast can be found at the following link: https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-flight-of-phoenix-or-what-can-be.html Please feel to post any comments you have about this episode there. Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J. Brown and played by Chris Ingham (piano), Paul Higgs (trumpet), Russ Morgan (drums) and Andrew J. Brown (double bass) If you would like to ...
S01 #04 - The Flight of the Phoenix
October 17, 2020 14:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBSome thoughts on one basic way we can prepare ourselves for a future, post- COVID-19, time. The full text of this podcast can be found at the following link: https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-flight-of-phoenix-or-what-can-be.html Please feel to post any comments you have about this episode there. Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J. Brown and played by Chris Ingham (piano), Paul Higgs (trumpet), Russ Morgan (drums) and Andrew J. Brown (double bass) If you would like to ...
#003 - Short-circuiting the parable of the mustard seed
October 10, 2020 15:00 - 13 minutes - 9.07 MBA meditation at Harvest-time giving thanks for all the children involved in the School Strike for Climate movement. The full text of this podcast can be found at the following link: https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2020/10/short-circuiting-parable-of-mustard.html Please feel to post any comments you have about this episode there. Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J. Brown and played by Chris Ingham (piano), Paul Higgs (trumpet), Russ Morgan (drums) and Andrew J. Brown (double bass)
S1 #03 - Short-circuiting the parable of the mustard seed
October 10, 2020 15:00 - 13 minutes - 9.07 MBA meditation at Harvest-time giving thanks for all the children involved in the School Strike for Climate movement. The full text of this podcast can be found at the following link: https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2020/10/short-circuiting-parable-of-mustard.html Please feel to post any comments you have about this episode there. Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J. Brown and played by Chris Ingham (piano), Paul Higgs (trumpet), Russ Morgan (drums) and Andrew J. Brown (double bass)
S01 #03 - Short-circuiting the parable of the mustard seed
October 10, 2020 15:00 - 13 minutes - 9.07 MBA meditation at Harvest-time giving thanks for all the children involved in the School Strike for Climate movement. The full text of this podcast can be found at the following link: https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2020/10/short-circuiting-parable-of-mustard.html Please feel to post any comments you have about this episode there. Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J. Brown and played by Chris Ingham (piano), Paul Higgs (trumpet), Russ Morgan (drums) and Andrew J. Brown (double bass) ...
S01 #02 - Socrates & Jesus vs the strongmen leaders
October 03, 2020 16:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBHow continuing to follow the wholly human Jesus and the Ancient Greek philosopher Socrates can help us resist the ideologies and blueprints of strongmen leaders The full text of this podcast can be found at the following link: https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2020/10/socrates-jesus-vs-strongmen-leaders.html Please feel to post any comments you have about this episode there. Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J. Brown and played by Chris Ingham (piano), Paul Higgs (trumpet), Russ Morg...
#002 - Socrates & Jesus vs the strongmen leaders
October 03, 2020 16:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBHow continuing to follow the wholly human Jesus and the Ancient Greek philosopher Socrates can help us resist the ideologies and blueprints of strongmen leaders The full text of this podcast can be found at the following link: https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2020/10/socrates-jesus-vs-strongmen-leaders.html Please feel to post any comments you have about this episode there. Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J. Brown and played by Chris Ingham (piano), Paul Higgs (trumpet), Russ Morg...
S1 #02 - Socrates & Jesus vs the strongmen leaders
October 03, 2020 16:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBHow continuing to follow the wholly human Jesus and the Ancient Greek philosopher Socrates can help us resist the ideologies and blueprints of strongmen leaders The full text of this podcast can be found at the following link: https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2020/10/socrates-jesus-vs-strongmen-leaders.html Please feel to post any comments you have about this episode there. Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J. Brown and played by Chris Ingham (piano), Paul Higgs (trumpet), Russ Morg...
#001 - Cool It
October 03, 2020 09:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBAn exploration of the need always to bring the cooling water of reason and empirical evidence to our increasingly over-heated world. The full text of this podcast is available here: https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2020/09/cool-it.html Please feel to post any comments you have about this episode there. Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J. Brown and played by Chris Ingham (piano), Paul Higgs (trumpet), Russ Morgan (drums) and Andrew J. Brown (double bass)
S01 #01 - Cool It
October 03, 2020 09:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBAn exploration of the need always to bring the cooling water of reason and empirical evidence to our increasingly over-heated world. The full text of this podcast is available here: https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2020/09/cool-it.html Please feel to post any comments you have about this episode there. Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J. Brown and played by Chris Ingham (piano), Paul Higgs (trumpet), Russ Morgan (drums) and Andrew J. Brown (double bass) Thanks for listening. Just ...
S1 #01 - Cool It
October 03, 2020 09:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBAn exploration of the need always to bring the cooling water of reason and empirical evidence to our increasingly over-heated world. The full text of this podcast is available here: https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2020/09/cool-it.html Please feel to post any comments you have about this episode there. Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J. Brown and played by Chris Ingham (piano), Paul Higgs (trumpet), Russ Morgan (drums) and Andrew J. Brown (double bass)