A podcast about cults.
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The Zealots podcast is a podcast where four guys just get together and have some fun over talking!
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A podcast dedicated to the movies. Listen as zealots discuss, review & preview motion pictures.
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How do you disagree with substance, respect, and a spot of laughter? Is it possible for deep difference to be the uncanny glue of a free society, and not the spark for its conflagration? What does good-faith persuasion look like anymore? Zealots at the Gate from Comment explores these questions through the friendship of two men: Muslim political thinker Shadi Hamid and Christian theologian Matthew Kaemingk. Through frank, unapologetic dialogue interrogating the future of democracy and the ro ...
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From the Woolf Institute comes An A-Z of Believing: from Atheism to Zealotry. This new podcast, presented by Dr Ed Kessler, is a 26-week crash course on religion and society. What makes the beauty of ritual so attractive? Do Abrahamic religions teach karma? How do people from different faiths have constructive conversation? Join Ed as he explains a new letter each week.
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Arizona Wildcats ZonaZealots sites expert Shereen Rayan and Eric Townsend get together to talk about Arizona Athletics September 17, 2018
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That’s it! I’m moving to Canada. After a long election season, many American voters will find it difficult to accept defeat. And while it is hard, democratic life demands the regular practice of political concession—admitting that, however just your cause, the people did not agree with you. Shadi Hamid and Matthew Kaemingk discuss how Christianity …
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Is There a Judeo-Islamic Tradition?
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Muslims and Jews share more than either side might want to admit. Their monotheistic theology, their emphasis on law, and their long history of living alongside each other all play a role in developing what some might call the “Judeo-Islamic tradition.” In fact, Judaism might not have become what it is today if it wasn’t for Islam. Has this traditi…
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Do Muslims Fit in a Political Party?
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Muslim voting habits in America have changed in the past, and they are changing again. What issues might draw them to the political right or left? Dalia Mogahed has been studying Muslim Americans for decades. She is a senior scholar at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding and a former member of President Obama’s Advisory Council on Fai…
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In the wake of an assassination attempt on Donald Trump, he and his followers have been discussing the role of God in sparing his life. Reflecting on his good fortune, Trump has even speculated about potential changes in his nomination speech and broader campaign. In this episode, Shadi Hamid and Matthew Kaemingk delve into the religious and politi…
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Our many differences in religion and politics are not problems to be solved. In this episode we interview John Inazu, the author of a new book titled Learning to Disagree. A professor of religion and law at Washington University in St. Louis, Inazu shares the critical lessons he’s learned about deep disagreement. LINKS John Inazu’s books on disagre…
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The Rise of the Secular Evangelicals
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What is the political future of American evangelicalism? And what explains the rise of “secular” evangelical politics? Russell Moore is the editor-in-chief of Christianity Today and the author of Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America. Together we discuss the surprising and tragic ways in which evangelicalism has become politici…
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Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?
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Shadi Hamid and Matthew Kaemingk can't postpone the difficult question any longer. Do Muslims and Christians worship the same God? Their answers (and disagreements) might surprise you. LINKS Relevant articles on the “Same God” debate from: Gabriel Said Reynolds https://churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/is-the-quranic-god-the-same-god-as-the-biblica…
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Shadi Hamid and Matthew Kaemingk visited Wheaton College (the so-called evangelical Harvard) to discuss faith, politics, and deep difference. Interviewed by Alexander Massad, they were asked about their friendship, their deep disagreements, and why they did (or did not) want to convert one another. Links: Matthew Kaemingk, The Troubling Grace of a …
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“Hell is actually pretty underrated. I mean it, when it comes to democratic life, a belief in hell is quite helpful.” Shadi kicked off a recent public lecture with this rather unexpected and provocative statement. In a time when democratic debate is becoming increasingly judgmental, where citizens wish to condemn and literally sentence one another …
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How are American evangelicals and Muslims responding to the war in Gaza? More than half a year into the war, Shadi Hamid and Matthew Kaemingk discuss the (im)possibility of remaining neutral and the ways in which their own tribal loyalties push and pull on their positions. Matthew presses Shadi on how his Muslim identity influences his positions on…
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Gaza: A Political and Spiritual Reckoning
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We’re failing. The Israel-Hamas war is barely two weeks old and we are witnessing a collective religious failure. Christians, Muslims, and Jews alike are failing to live up to their own principles. The moral and ethical “rules of engagement” have been thrown out the window—be it on the battlefield or in public discourse. How should religious people…
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How to Exorcise Your Political Demons
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Political demons? Really? While everyone can agree that there’s something terribly wrong with America’s political culture, should we really describe it as “demonic” or even “demon-possessed”? Muslims and Christians have long recognized the presence and power of evil, but what does a belief in the “demonic” actually look like in modern political lif…
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Can Muslims be feminists? Should they be? This week, we speak with Hadia Mubarak, a self-described Muslim feminist, about the role and place of women in Islam. Professor Mubarak is the author of a groundbreaking new book titled Rebellious Wives and Neglectful Husbands. She fields a variety of tough questions from Shadi and Matthew: As a Muslim femi…
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A Catholic Socialist in a Secular World
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Can the American Left make space for deep religious commitment? Elizabeth Bruenig, a 2023 Pulitzer Prize finalist, is one of the most prominent—and controversial—Catholic socialists in America today. In this episode, she joins Matt and Shadi to discuss how people of faith can contribute to secular politics while maintaining their rather “strange” r…
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Americans are politically exhausted. Shadi happens to be one of them. But he’s taking action. In this special episode, our venerable co-host opens up about burnout, finitude, and his own struggles with meaning. In society more broadly, politically induced fatigue and even depression are spreading. Is there a way to find that meaning without religio…
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Tinder and the Gods of Modern Sex
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Welcome to a frank and thought-provoking discussion of the modern sexual marketplace and its discontents. Our guest and guide is Washington Post columnist Christine Emba. Author of the widely acclaimed book Rethinking Sex: A Provocation, Emba argues that while the sexual revolution and the MeToo movement brought much good to the world, there is a g…
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Crowning Charles: The Coronation and the Cross
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The coronation of King Charles will take place in a Christian church. Within the context of worship, Charles will be anointed, blessed, crowned, and enthroned as the head of England’s church and its state. As crown and cross intermingle and intersect so also do questions about the proper relationship between religion, politics, and power. Shadi Ham…
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Moral Progress and the Problem of Slavery
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Neither Islam nor Christianity banned slavery. For the near entirety of human history, the greatest prophets, statesmen, and philosophers did not seem to realize a truth that seems only too obvious today—that slavery is an unqualified and indisputable evil. How is it possible that they failed to realize this, despite being the most morally upstandi…
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Swimming Against the Secular Stream
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Ramadan isn’t going great for Shadi Hamid. Fasting in a secular city is hard. Everyone else is running around being productive and well-fed while Shadi’s feeling sluggish, hungry, and tired. Shadi’s discouragement with Ramadan kicks off a broader conversation with Matthew Kaemingk on the struggles both Christians and Muslims face in secular culture…
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Why Fasting Is Good for Democracy
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Muslims and Christians traditionally deny themselves during the holy seasons of Ramadan and Lent. To the modern mind, this might seem like an odd and unreasonable practice of self-denial. Why do believers fast? Why do they deny themselves? Perhaps the “unreasonableness” of fasting is precisely the point. While many know about the spiritual and emot…
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What is the connection between prayer and politics for Muslims and Christians? Shadi Hamid and Matthew Kaemingk challenge each other with a series of tough questions, and the results are illuminating. Should a life of prayer make us politically bold and zealous? Or should prayer make us humbler and politically submissive? Should prayer connect us t…
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Does the World Need a Caliphate?
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The caliphate is the traditional form of Islamic governance. Ever since the abolition of the last caliphate in 1924, Muslim thinkers have debated the revival of an Islamic state. In this episode we talk with one such thinker. Ovamir Anjum is the Imam Khattab Endowed Chair of Islamic Studies at the University of Toledo, and in 2019 he wrote a contro…
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What do we mean when we call someone “religious”? Is there such a thing as “religious” power or “religious” violence? The answers to these questions appear simple and straightforward. Not so. In his provocative book The Myth of Religious Violence, William Cavanaugh argues that modern distinctions between “religious” and “secular” forms of violence …
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Muscular Muslims, Weak Christians, and a Response to Andrew Tate
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Christianity in the West has grown soft and effeminate—or so says a growing groundswell on the right. These agitators argue that values like diversity and tolerance are signs of weakness and moral decay: Christians no longer stand up for the truth. They call for a muscular and “masculine” public voice—a religious and political movement that won’t m…
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Can Islam and Liberalism Coexist?
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If Muslims are committed to shariah and liberals are committed to individual freedom, can these two worldviews really coexist? Our guest, the Islamic legal theorist Mohammad Fadel, argues that Muslim citizens can accept, live in, and even flourish in a liberal society. Shadi Hamid and Matthew Kaemingk have questions. LINKS Mohammad Fadel on Islam a…
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Is Democracy a Mere System or a Way of Life?
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We have ourselves a disagreement. A debate breaks out as our hosts discuss Shadi’s new book, The Problem of Democracy. Shadi argues that we should see democracy as a mere form of governance, a systemic way to resolve ideological conflicts peacefully. Matthew argues that in order for democracy to endure, it must be more than a mere mechanism—it must…
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Around the world, democracy is in crisis. Should Christians and Muslims work to protect and revive it? Neither the Bible nor the Qur’an mentions the word “democracy.” At no point did the early followers of Jesus or Muhammad advocate for a democratic form of government. And yet Matthew Kaemingk and Shadi Hamid insist that Christians and Muslims shou…
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Diverse democracies are filled with “heretics”—citizens outside our religious and political tribes who dispute our vision of the good life and challenge all that we hold sacred. As democratic citizens, how should we respond to the heretics who contest the things we hold dear? Shadi Hamid and Matthew Kaemingk discuss the ways in which Muslims and Ch…
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Our most “combative” episode yet. Progressive secularism is on a winning streak. It has scored a number of significant political victories over those who hold traditional Christian and Muslim understandings of the moral life. How should people of faith respond? Our guest worries that we might be playing a little too nice. James R. Wood is one of th…
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Democracy is suffering from an overabundance of ideological certainty. Few citizens are willing (or able) to honestly express their doubts about their tribe. We can only project ideological certainty, purity, and strength—no wavering or weakness allowed. How might we begin to doubt ourselves again? How might we take ourselves and our political idea…
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What's happening to our democracy? It feels like we're being torn apart by deep religious, cultural, and political differences. Welcome to Zealots at the Gate, where two scholars of faith and politics—a Muslim and a Christian—make a rather surprising claim. Together Shadi Hamid and Matthew Kaemingk argue that our deep differences are not, in fact, …
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Zealotry has had a bad press. But has this always been justified?Bởi Woolf Institute
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What is the date? There are more religious calendars ticking along than most of us dream of.Bởi Woolf Institute
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Xenophobia seems to be on the rise… again.Bởi Woolf Institute
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Words are ambiguous but translating them is theologically treacherous…Bởi Woolf Institute
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Is human violence inspired by religion or mitigated by religion? The Woolf Institute podcast 'An A-Z of Believing' was published by The Independent as a weekly short essay. Read V for Violence here.Bởi Woolf Institute
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Universal religious values should not threaten what is unique to each religion. The Woolf Institute podcast 'An A-Z of Believing' was published by The Independent as a weekly short essay. Read U for Universalism here.Bởi Woolf Institute
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Tolerance is agreeing to differ, and that is a sign of strength not weakness. The Woolf Institute podcast 'An A-Z of Believing' was published by The Independent as a weekly short essay. Read T for Tolerance here.Bởi Woolf Institute
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Sex is glorious, sex is sinful, sex is necessary. Opinions differ... The Woolf Institute podcast 'An A-Z of Believing' was published by The Independent as a weekly short essay. Read S for Sex here.Bởi Woolf Institute
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Repentance is more than just saying sorry. The Woolf Institute podcast 'An A-Z of Believing' was published by The Independent as a weekly short essay. Read R for Repentance here.Bởi Woolf Institute
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Quietness is desirable but not when it is an evasion of the truth. The Woolf Institute podcast 'An A-Z of Believing' was published by The Independent as a weekly short essay. Read Q for Quietness here.Bởi Woolf Institute
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A pilgrimage can be literal or metaphorical. The Woolf Institute podcast 'An A-Z of Believing' was published by The Independent as a weekly short essay. Read P for Pilgrimage here.Bởi Woolf Institute
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Is the occult just religion without rules? The Woolf Institute podcast 'An A-Z of Believing' was published by The Independent as a weekly short essay. Read O for Occult here.Bởi Woolf Institute
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When religion turns patriotic... The Woolf Institute podcast 'An A-Z of Believing' was published by The Independent as a weekly short essay. Read N for Nationalism here.Bởi Woolf Institute
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Was Jesus the first religious martyr? The Woolf Institute podcast 'An A-Z of Believing' was published by The Independent as a weekly short essay. Read M for Martyrdom here.Bởi Woolf Institute
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One person's Holy Land is another person’s land grab. The Woolf Institute podcast 'An A-Z of Believing' was published by The Independent as a weekly short essay. Read L for Land here.Bởi Woolf Institute
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Are we punished for our sins, or by them? The Woolf Institute podcast 'An A-Z of Believing' was published by The Independent as a weekly short essay. Read K for Karma here.Bởi Woolf Institute
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Even Jesus had a funny side... The Woolf Institute podcast 'An A-Z of Believing' was published by The Independent as a weekly short essay. Read J for Jokes here.Bởi Woolf Institute
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How does God come down to meet us? The Woolf Institute podcast 'An A-Z of Believing' was published by The Independent as a weekly short essay. Read I for Incarnation here.Bởi Woolf Institute
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All orthodoxy was once heresy... The Woolf Institute podcast 'An A-Z of Believing' was published by The Independent as a weekly short essay. Read H for Heresy here.Bởi Woolf Institute
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