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GOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The Podcast
GOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The Podcast is a true story of a philosopher’s conversations with God. Dr. Jerry L. Martin was a lifelong agnostic. But one day he had occasion to pray. To his vast surprise, God answered - in words. Being a philosopher, he had a lot of questions. And God had a lot to tell him. Dr. Martin served as head of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the University of Colorado philosophy department. Find out more at www.GodAnAutobiography.com
Episodes
- GOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The Podcast
307. Listening, Curiosity, and Action- What's On Our Mind?
Questions? Comments? Text Us! Listening to God is one thing. Knowing what to do with a spiritual experience is another. In the 50th edition of What's On Our…
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306. What's Your Spiritual Story?: Dr. Rory D. McEntee on Finding God Across Religious Traditions
Questions? Comments? Text Us! Long before he discovered Christian mysticism, Tibetan Buddhism, or the teachings of great spiritual masters, Dr. Rory D. McEntee…
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305. Finding Your True North: God and Spiritual Experience | Jerry & Jonathan: Four Dialogues on Radically Personal
Questions? Comments? Text Us! A single drop of water can change how we see the world. So can an unexpected encounter with God. God: An Autobiography, The…
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304. Hearing God, the Paranormal, and Spiritual Ego | Jerry & Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue
Questions? Comments? Text Us! Hearing God. Visits from the dead. Mystical experiences. Deathbed encounters. The paranormal. For most of human history…
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303. Joan of Arc, Divine Voices, and Spiritual Experience- From God to Jerry to You
Questions? Comments? Text Us! Joan of Arc heard divine voices that changed the course of her life. Centuries later, writer Reynolds Price described his own…
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302. Why Are We Afraid of Love? Jesus, God’s Love, and the Fear of Intimacy- What’s On Our Mind?
Questions? Comments? Text Us! Why are we sometimes afraid of love, even when love is exactly what we want? In this episode of What’s On Our Mind?, Scott…
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301. Special Episode: Finding God Beyond Religion- Spiritual Discernment in Everyday Life
Questions? Comments? Text Us! A piece of music, a friendship, a moment in nature, a struggle with suffering, a quiet stretch of contemplation, or a remark made…
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300. Special Episode: Who Are We to God?
Questions? Comments? Text Us! For the 300th episode of God: An Autobiography, The Podcast, Scott Langdon returns to the first 44 episodes and asks three…
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299. Jesus, Love, and the Reality of Evil | Jerry & Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue
Questions? Comments? Text Us! Jerry was driving home from work when Jesus appeared to him. What he remembers most is the love. It was so direct and…
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298. When You Feel Unworthy of Love: A Message from Jesus- From God to Jerry to You
Questions? Comments? Text Us! What happens when love is offered, but part of you still feels unworthy of receiving it? In this episode of God: An…
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297. Signs, Coincidences, and Divine Guidance- What's On Our Mind?
Questions? Comments? Text Us! Scott shares a story about his brother Lee, a simple text message, and a dream that made the timing feel almost impossible to…
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296. What’s Your Spiritual Story? The Search for Truth with Alex Woollends
Questions? Comments? Text Us! What happens when the search for truth becomes a search for God? In this episode of What’s Your Spiritual Story?, philosopher…
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295. God’s Reason for Being - Radically Personal Finale
Questions? Comments? Text Us! Why does God seem hidden if God wants to be known? In the ninth and final episode of Radically Personal, philosopher Jerry L…
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294. Romantic Love, God’s Love, and What Makes Love Real | Jerry & Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue
Questions? Comments? Text Us! What makes romantic love feel more powerful than reason, safer choices, or even self-preservation? And what does it mean to…
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293. Feeling God’s Love Through Other People- From God to Jerry to You
Questions? Comments? Text Us! What does it mean to feel God’s love through another person? In this episode of From God to Jerry to You, Jerry L. Martin…
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292. Is God a Person? Grief, Love, and Living in the Present Moment- What's On Our Mind?
Questions? Comments? Text Us! Is God a person, and what does it mean to experience God through relationships, grief, and everyday life? In this episode of…
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291. What's Your Spiritual Story? John Thatamanil on Faith, Preaching, and Spiritual Formation
Questions? Comments? Text Us! What shapes a person's spiritual story? Can childhood experiences, faith, and the practice of preaching become the foundation for…
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290. The Right Track: Finding God Beyond Sin and Suffering- Radically Personal
Questions? Comments? Text Us! What if the goal of spiritual life is not to merge with God? What if sin is not a debt to be paid, but a condition to be healed?…
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289. The Difference Between Coincidence and God | Jerry & Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue
Questions? Comments? Text Us! How do we know when something is merely a coincidence—and when it may be something more? In this episode of Jerry & Abigail: An…
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288. You’re Not Alone: How God Speaks Through Other People- From God to Jerry to You
Questions? Comments? Text Us! What if God is speaking, but not in the way you expected? In this episode, Jerry L. Martin reflects on how God may guide us…
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287. The Spiritual Meaning and Reality of Suffering - What's On Our Mind?
Questions? Comments? Text Us! What is the spiritual meaning of suffering, and why is suffering such a real part of human life? In this What’s On Our Mind…
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286. What’s Your Spiritual Story?: Dr. Stephen Spector on the Bible as Literature and the Nature of God
Questions? Comments? Text Us! In this deeply personal installment of What’s Your Spiritual Story, Jerry L. Martin speaks with Dr. Stephen Spector, professor of…
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285. A New Axial Age? Religion and Spiritual Transformation- Radically Personal
Questions? Comments? Text Us! Jerry L. Martin explores the idea that humanity may be entering a New Axial Age: a new era of spiritual transformation shaped by…
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284. Suffering, Purpose, and the Courage to Keep Living Fully | Jerry & Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue
Questions? Comments? Text Us! What happens when suffering enters a new season of life? How do we face aging, grief, limitation, and uncertainty without…
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283. Why Suffering Is the Law of Growth: What to Accept, What to Change- From God to Jerry to You
Questions? Comments? Text Us! In Episode 283 of God: An Autobiography, The Podcast, Jerry L. Martin reflects on a striking idea given in prayer: “Suffering is…
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282. How Do You Know the Right Thing? Moral Ambiguity and Finding Your Way- What’s On Our Mind?
Questions? Comments? Text Us! In Episode 282, Jerry L. Martin and Scott Langdon explore moral ambiguity and how we make decisions when the right answer isn’t…
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281. What's Your Spiritual Story?: Hans on Spiritual but Not Religious & Religious Seeking
Questions? Comments? Text Us! What does it mean to be spiritual but not religious, and can that way of life be taken seriously, both intellectually and…
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280. What Has Your Name on It? Calling, Truth, and Discernment- Radically Personal
Questions? Comments? Text Us! What if the most important decisions in your life don’t feel like choices at all? In this episode of Radically Personal, Jerry L…
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279. Can You Ever Do the Right Thing? Moral Ambiguity | Jerry & Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue
Questions? Comments? Text Us! What if doing the “right thing” isn’t always right? In this episode of Jerry & Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue, a deceptively…
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278. The Cost of Doing What’s Right: Moral Ambiguity in Real Life- From God to Jerry to You
Questions? Comments? Text Us! What do you do when doing the right thing still carries a cost? In this From God to Jerry to You episode, Jerry explores moral…
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277. Trusting Your Spiritual Senses & Discernment- What’s on Our Mind?
Questions? Comments? Text Us! Scott Langdon and Dr. Jerry L. Martin explore what it means to trust your spiritual senses and practice discernment in everyday…
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276. What’s Your Spiritual Story: Jonathan on Zen Buddhism, World Religions, and Finding Judaism
Questions? Comments? Text Us! In this episode of God: An Autobiography, The Podcast, Jerry L. Martin speaks with philosopher and world religions scholar…
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275. Spiritual Discernment and Religious Experience- Radically Personal
Questions? Comments? Text Us! What if spiritual experiences are real — but deeply personal? In this episode of God: An Autobiography, The Podcast, philosopher…
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274. God as a Player in Your Life Story: Trusting Your Inner Call with Discernment | Jerry & Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue
Questions? Comments? Text Us! How do you know when an inner prompting is truly guidance — and when it is illusion? In this intimate dialogue, Jerry L. Martin…
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273. Trusting Your Spiritual Senses and Finding Your Calling- From God to Jerry to You
Questions? Comments? Text Us! The newest From God to Jerry to You is a reflection on divine guidance, spiritual discernment, and the discovery of your calling…
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272. What’s On Our Mind- You Are the Experience God Is Having: On Consciousness and the Divine
Questions? Comments? Text Us! In Episode 272 of God: An Autobiography, The Podcast, Jerry Martin and Scott Langdon ask a deceptively simple question: What is…
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271. What’s Your Spiritual Story: Scott’s Journey from Certainty to Love
Questions? Comments? Text Us! In Episode 271 of God: An Autobiography, The Podcast, host Scott Langdon shares his personal spiritual journey — from Lutheran…
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270. Recovering the Depth of Experience in a Flattened World- Radically Personal
Questions? Comments? Text Us! What do we mean when we speak of human experience? In this fourth installment of the Radically Personal series, Jerry Martin…
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269. Are All Religions True? Theology Without Walls & the New Axial Age | Jerry & Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue
Questions? Comments? Text Us! Can multiple religions be true at the same time? Married philosophers, Jerry L. Martin and Abigail L. Rosenthal, explore one of…
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268. From God to Jerry to You: How God Speaks Across Religions
Questions? Comments? Text Us! Can God speak through more than one religion? In this episode of From God to Jerry to You, philosopher Jerry L. Martin explores a…
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267. What’s On Our Mind- God, Evil, and the Meaning of “Knock and You Will Find”
Questions? Comments? Text Us! In this episode of God: An Autobiography, The Podcast, Jerry L. Martin and Scott Langdon reflect on what it means to live in…
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266. What’s Your Spiritual Story: Abigail's Confessions on Childhood, Time, and Spiritual Awakening
Questions? Comments? Text Us! In this special edition of What’s Your Spiritual Story?, philosopher Abigail Rosenthal sits down with her husband, Jerry L…
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265. Radically Personal – William James on Religious Experience
Questions? Comments? Text Us! In this episode of Radically Personal, Jerry L. Martin turns to the work of American philosopher and psychologist William James…
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264. Jerry & Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue- Evil, Love, and God
Questions? Comments? Text Us! In this year-end intimate dialogue, philosophers Jerry L. Martin and Abigail L. Rosenthal return to one of the most enduring…
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263. From God to Jerry to You- The Problem of Evil and the Kingdom of God
Questions? Comments? Text Us! In Episode 263 of God: An Autobiography, The Podcast, philosopher Jerry L. Martin reflects on one of the most enduring and…
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262. What's On Our Mind- Truth-Seeking Beyond Reductionism: Experience, Meaning, and a Developing God
Questions? Comments? Text Us! In this episode of What’s On Our Mind, Scott Langdon and Jerry L. Martin explore truth-seeking beyond reductionism. Drawing on…
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261. What’s Your Spiritual Story: Amanda on Love, Trauma, and Discovering a God Who Suffers With Us
Questions? Comments? Text Us! What’s Your Spiritual Story? is a continuing series from God: An Autobiography, The Podcast that invites real people to share the…
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260. Radically Personal: A New Philosophy of God — Life Seeking Understanding
Questions? Comments? Text Us! What if theology is not a set of inherited doctrines, but life seeking understanding? Learn more in Jerry’s latest book…
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259. Jerry & Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue- Pilgrimage, Prophecy, and the Call of a Woman’s Life
Questions? Comments? Text Us! In this week’s episode of Jerry & Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue, Jerry L. Martin and Abigail L. Rosenthal explore how God…
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258. From God to Jerry to You — Dharma, Swadharma & How God Reveals Your Personal Calling
Questions? Comments? Text Us! In this week’s episode of God: An Autobiography, The Podcast, Jerry L. Martin explores one of the most practical and urgent…
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257. What's Your Spiritual Story: Dr. Richard Oxenberg on his Spiritual Journey and the Peace That Passeth Understanding
Questions? Comments? Text Us! In this deeply moving episode of God: An Autobiography, The Podcast, philosopher Richard Oxenberg—co-author of Two Philosophers…
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256. What's On Our Mind- Spiritual Nudges & Synchronicities: Is God Guiding You?
Questions? Comments? Text Us! How do we recognize when God is gently guiding us? Is it a voice, a feeling, or a moment of connection we might almost overlook?…
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255. What’s Your Spiritual Story: Laura Buck on Becoming Visible, Intuition, Loss & the Inner Voice
Questions? Comments? Text Us! What does it feel like when God guides you from within? For Laura Buck, that quiet voice has been there all along, leading…
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254. Radically Personal: How Divine Reality Reveals Itself In Every Spiritual Journey
Questions? Comments? Text Us! Radically Personal is a new series exploring how divine reality reveals itself within the lives of individual seekers. Based on…
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253. Jerry & Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue: Romantic Love and Divine Revelation: When Trust Becomes a Spiritual Calling
Questions? Comments? Text Us! When can love—and even pain—become a form of revelation? In this powerful dialogue, Dr. Jerry L. Martin and Dr. Abigail L…
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252. From God to Jerry to You- Hearing God Speak: An Agnostic Philosopher’s Awakening
Questions? Comments? Text Us! What happens when a lifelong agnostic philosopher prays for the first time—and God answers? In this episode, Jerry L. Martin…
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251. What's On Our Mind- Has This Task Got Your Name On It? Intuition, Ego & Energy Signs
Questions? Comments? Text Us! In this What’s On Our Mind episode, we ask: how do you know when a task has your name on it? In a noisy world full of choices, it…
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250. Special Episode: Suffering, Growth & Divine Love | Celebrating 250 Episodes
Questions? Comments? Text Us! Five years. 250 episodes. Countless stories of faith, struggle, and discovery. This milestone episode of God: An Autobiography…
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249. Jerry & Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue – The Summons of Love and Life’s True Calling
Questions? Comments? Text Us! In this wide-ranging conversation, Jerry and Abigail pick up where last week’s episode left off, turning from the idea of…
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248. From God to Jerry to You- God on the Bhagavad Gita: Moral Complexity, Swadharma, and Your True Calling
Questions? Comments? Text Us! What does the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata, often called “India’s Iliad,” have to say about your life today? In this From God…