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Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
How do we transform and transcend our biases? From judgments made unconsciously to complacency in systemic evil, we must learn how to see if we are to learn how to transform. Center for Action and Contemplation faculty member Brian McLaren hosts the podcast series Learning How to See. Listen and discover how seeing is social, political, and contemplative.
Episodes
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
Re-Consecrate Everything (feat. Barbara Brown Taylor)
How do you create harmony in your life? Can Christianity inspire us to focus on what kind of human we want to be—instead of trying to prove we’re right? In…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
Find the Flow (feat. Jacqui Lewis)
What gets you into the flow? Rev. Jacqui Lewis joins Brian again in conversation to envision a new way of living Christianity in this episode talking about the…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
Re-Wild (feat. Todd Wynward)
Where do we go to replenish our hearts? On this season of Learning How to See, we're exploring ways to reframe our Christian identity so that it reflects our…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
Start with the Heart (feat. Jacqui Lewis)
How do we remind ourselves that Love is the center of our lives? As we continue this season, Brian and the guests offer guideposts for negotiating a new…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
Include and Transcend (feat. Barbara Brown Taylor)
How have you experienced the grief of growth? In this episode, Barbara Brown Taylor joins Brian for a stimulating conversation about the importance of…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
An Introduction to Season 4
As we kick off a new season grappling with the 'how' answer of Do I Stay Christian?, Brian wanted to revisit the previous seasons that built up and connect to…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
Season 4: Learning How to See: Christianity (How)
On this Season 4 of Learning How to See, we continue to grapple with the question "do I stay Christian?" In Season 3, we looked at the "yes" and the "no"…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
Christianity as a Road We Make By Walking
Could technology be key to deepening our faith experience? From the printing press to podcasts, the newest technology has been inviting people into faith…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
Christianity as a Set of Insistent Questions
What if questions are God’s way of communicating? Could we learn to embrace asking questions as a spiritual practice? For this episode, Brian McLaren invites…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
Christianity and the Cult of Innocence
What is the Christian Cult of Innocence and how does it limit our view of ourselves, God, and Christian wisdom? In this episode, Brian McLaren continues his…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
Christianity as Neighbor (Part 2)
Renowned civil rights leader and best-selling author Valarie Kaur joins Brian for this episode of Learning How to See. In this conversation, they help us see…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
Christianity as Neighbor (Part 1)
Antisemitism, theology, empire—this week’s episode invites us to examine our histories and faith traditions with an honest lens. Explore a different…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
Christianity, Race, and Politics
On the second episode of this season, Brian is joined by Lisa Sharon Harper and Gigi Ross exploring the many ways colonialism has injected racism into…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
Christianity is Many Things
What does “Christianity” mean to you? Do you see it as a force for good in the world? How much harm has it caused? Do you want to stay Christian? And if so…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
Season 3: Learning How to See: Christianity (Yes and No)
On the third season of Learning How to See, Brian McLaren invites us to see and experience Christianity in new ways. Exploring sections from his new book Do I…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
Bonus: Begin Again from the Very Beginning
On this bonus episode, Brian, Gigi, Mike and Paul conclude the season in their reflections on the dynamics of suffering and the art of beginning again in order…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
6: What Do You Want?
On this episode of Learning How to See, Brian, Gigi, Mike and Paul talk about the last two biases that look at the social-political dimensions of seeing…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
5: Hate and Love
On this episode of Learning How to See, Brian, Gigi, Mike and Paul talk about the next two biases that look at the social-political dimensions of seeing…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
4: Boxes Inside Boxes
On this episode of Learning How to See, Brian, Gigi, Mike and Paul talk about the next two biases that look at the social-political dimensions of seeing…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
3: Mountain Climbers
On this episode of Learning How to See, Brian, Gigi, Mike and Paul talk about the next two biases that look at the social-political dimensions of seeing…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
2: Going Against the Flow
On this episode of Learning How to See, Brian, Gigi, Mike and Paul talk about the next three biases that look at the social dimensions of seeing: Community…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
1: The Big Ditch
On this introductory episode for Season 2 of Learning How to See, Brian, Gigi, Mike and Paul review the biases and talk about two biases that set the stage for…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
Coming Soon: Season 2
What could happen if we approached the world in silent wonder, with a humility and openness to learning? Brian McLaren is back for Season 2 of this powerful…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
6: Seeing, Doubt, Contemplation and Action
On this last episode of Learning How to See, Brian, Jacqui, and Richard review of the biases, and reflection on how doubt, action, and contemplation enrich our…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
5: What You Focus on Determines What You Miss
On this episode of Learning How to See, Brian, Jacqui, and Richard talk about the next three biases that look at the social-political dimensions of seeing…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
4: What Authoritarian Leaders See
On this episode of Learning How to See, Brian, Jacqui, and Richard talk about the next two biases that look at the social-political dimensions of seeing…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
3: Seeing is Political
On this episode of Learning How to See, Brian, Jacqui, and Richard talk about the next three biases that look at the social-political dimensions of seeing…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
2: Seeing Is A Social Act
On this episode of Learning How to See, Brian, Jacqui, and Richard talk about the next three biases that look at the social dimensions of seeing: Community…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
1: Why Can't We See?
On this introductory episode of Learning How to See, Brian, Jacqui, and Richard talk about two biases that set the stage for all the others: Confirmation Bias…
- Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
Coming Soon: Learning How to See
How do we transform and transcend our biases? From judgments made unconsciously to complacency in systemic evil, we must learn how to see if we are to learn…