Nov 29, 2020 |
The Dangers of Polarization
| St. Luke's PodcastsThe Dangers of Polarization
The Rev. Ed Bacon speaks with psychologist Dr. Paula Green about her Hands Across the Hills project and the dangers of polarization. Hands Across the Hills formed in response to the 2016 election with the goal of meeting face to face with others who voted differently, eliminating the voices of politicians and the media, who seek to divide us, to see us as enemies, red versus blue. Two small groups, progressives in rural Western Massachusetts and conservative voters in Eastern Kentucky coal country, met for three immersive weekends of dialogue and cultural exchange.
Nov 08, 2020 |
Where are We Now? Cynthia Tucker on the Election
| St. Luke's PodcastsWhere are We Now? Cynthia Tucker on the Election
Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist Cynthia Tucker returns to St. Luke's for a post-election day conversation with Ed. For seventeen years, she served as editorial page editor of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, overseeing the newspaper’s editorial policies on everything from local elections to foreign affairs. After leaving the newspaper, she spent three years as a visiting professor at the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, where she was also a Charlayne Hunter-Gault writer-in-residence. She is currently the journalist-in-residence at the University of South Alabama, where she teaches in the communications and political science departments.
Oct 11, 2020 |
Telling the Accurate Story about Slavery and The University of the South at Sewanee
| St. Luke's PodcastsTelling the Accurate Story about Slavery and The University of the South at Sewanee
In September (2020), Sewanee‘s Board of Regents stated that it “categorically rejects it past veneration of the Confederacy and of the ‘Lost Cause’ and wholeheartedly commits itself to an urgent process of institutional reckoning.” Join Ed Bacon in a conversation with Sewanee history professor Woody Register, who has led the six year journey of a slavery project at the University of the South.
Bishop Phoebe Roaf Winter Convocation Address: https://youtu.be/oKnahttqSEY
Oct 04, 2020 |
Environmentalist John Lanier
| St. Luke's PodcastsEnvironmentalist John Lanier
Ed interviews John A. Lanier, chair of the board of directors for Southface Energy Institute, the southeast’s nonprofit leader in the promotion of sustainable homes, workplaces, and communities through education, research, advocacy and technical assistance. He joined the Ray C. Anderson Foundation as executive director in May 2013 to advance the legacy of Ray, his grandfather, after practicing law. He earned his juris doctorate from the University of Virginia School of Law, and he holds bachelor of arts degrees in history and economics from the University of Virginia. He blogs regularly and his TEDx can be viewed on YouTube.
Sep 27, 2020 |
John Cobb: Pando Theology
| St. Luke's PodcastsJohn Cobb: Pando Theology
Sunday, September 27, 2020
Ed interviews John Cobb, regarded as the preeminent scholar in the field of process philosophy and process theology. Process theology views God as “relational, present in every moment of our lives and in all entities and levels of being. The world is interconnected, in effect a giant ecosystem where what harms or blesses one, harms or blesses all.” A unifying theme of Cobb’s work is his emphasis on ecological interdependence—the idea that every part of the ecosystem is reliant on all the other parts. Cobb has argued that humanity’s most urgent task is to preserve the world on which it lives and depends.
Ed interviews John Cobb, regarded as the preeminent scholar in the field of process philosophy and process theology. Process theology views God as “relational, present in every moment of our lives and in all entities and levels of being. The world is interconnected, in effect a giant ecosystem where what harms or blesses one, harms or blesses all.” A unifying theme of Cobb’s work is his emphasis on ecological interdependence—the idea that every part of the ecosystem is reliant on all the other parts. Cobb has argued that humanity’s most urgent task is to preserve the world on which it lives and depends.
Sep 20, 2020 |
Depression and Suicide: An Intimate Conversation
| St. Luke's PodcastsDepression and Suicide: An Intimate Conversation
Join St. Luke's clergy and parishioner Dr. Lisa Boswell, TACC therapist Nineshia Mont-Reynaud, and Steve Austin, a pastor who survived a suicide attempt, to discuss how the isolation and physical distancing required by living in a pandemic has increased rates of depression and suicidal ideations. The prolonged crisis of the pandemic is depleting people’s resources for resiliency. But there are things that we can pro-actively do for ourselves to build our resiliency reserves and support mental and spiritual well-being. And there are ways, even in this time of physical distance, that we can reach out to support one another which also adds to our capacity to be resilient.
Sep 13, 2020 |
When will we have a vaccine?
| St. Luke's PodcastsWhen will we have a vaccine?
Ed Bacon brings that question to Dr. Evan Anderson, the Emory Medical School physician who heads the coronavius vaccine trial. In this Forum conversation Dr. Anderson describes the steps required to bring a vaccine to market and thus to humanity world-wide. He also addresses our life after the vaccine, the social inequities this pandemic has revealed, and how he as a person of faith finds hope and persistence to do his work
Aug 30, 2020 |
James Lawson (Part 2)
| St. Luke's PodcastsJames Lawson (Part 2)
The conclusion of a two-part conversation between St. Luke's Interim Rector Ed Bacon and James Lawson, the leading theoretician and tactician of nonviolence within the Civil Rights Movement. During the 1960s, he served as a mentor to the Nashville Student Movement and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. He went as a Methodist missionary to India, where he studied satyagraha, a form of nonviolence resistance developed by Mohandas Gandhi and his followers. He returned to the US where he met Martin Luther King Jr. He joined Dr. King in the work of equality and non-violence, becoming a towering figure in the movement.
Aug 23, 2020 |
James Lawson (Part 1)
| St. Luke's PodcastsJames Lawson (Part 1)
The first in a two-part conversation between Interim Rector Ed Beacon and James Lawson, the leading theoretician and tactician of nonviolence within the Civil Rights Movement. During the 1960s, he served as a mentor to the Nashville Student Movement and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. He went as a Methodist missionary to India, where he studied satyagraha, a form of nonviolence resistance developed by Mohandas Gandhi and his followers. He returned to the US where he met Martin Luther King Jr. He joined Dr. King in the work of equality and non-violence, becoming a towering figure in the movement.
Aug 16, 2020 |
Robert P. Jones (2)
| St. Luke's PodcastsRobert P. Jones (2)
Interim Rector Ed Bacon concludes his conversation with Robert P. Jones, a leading scholar and commentator on religion, culture, and politics and the author of "White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity" and "The End of White Christian America." He is the founder and CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute and holds a Ph.D. in religion from Emory University, a M.Div. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a B.S. in computing science and mathematics from Mississippi College. In addition to being a frequent contribute to national media, such as CNN, NPR, MSNBC, The New York Times and the Washington Post, Jones writes a column for The Atlantic online on politics and culture.
Aug 09, 2020 |
Robert P. Jones (Part 1)
| St. Luke's PodcastsRobert P. Jones (Part 1)
Interim Rector Ed Bacon speaks with Robert P. Jones, a leading scholar and commentator on religion, culture, and politics and the author of "White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity" and "The End of White Christian America." He is the founder and CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute and holds a Ph.D. in religion from Emory University, a M.Div. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a B.S. in computing science and mathematics from Mississippi College. In addition to being a frequent contribute to national media, such as CNN, NPR, MSNBC, The New York Times and the Washington Post, Jones writes a column for The Atlantic online on politics and culture.