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The Understory

In late May 2026, more than a thousand people gathered for three days beneath the vaults of Washington National Cathedral to ask what it means to be human in the light of Christ. This podcast carries the festival’s talks, sessions, and experiences to everyone who wasn’t in the room—and to everyone who was, who wishes to return.
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October 21, 20261h 2m

Renewal and the Academy: Reimagining Institutional Stewardship

We measure a forest by the height of its trees, but its future takes root lower,...
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    Shirley Hoogstra
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    Robin Baker
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    Shirley Mullen
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    Claude Alexander
  • Aaron Winkle
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October 14, 202642m

Deep Roots or Open Arms?

The deepest resources of the Christian tradition refuse the false binary of root...
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Conversing

Conversing with Mark Labberton invites listeners into transformative encounters with leaders and creators shaping our world at the intersection of Christian faith, culture, and public life.
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October 20, 20261h

Live Laugh Love Propaganda

There is a secret history of white Christian women, says historian Kristin Kobes...
  • Kristin Kobes Du Mez
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October 13, 202640m

Spiritual Formation at Global Scale

How can a Christian humanitarian organization keep Christ at the center of its m...
  • Gary Haugen
  • Kevin Jenkins
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The Sacred

The Sacred is a podcast interested in the real people behind their public personas. Elizabeth Oldfield hosts unhurried conversations that go deeper, in search of what might heal our fractured world.
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October 21, 20261h 23m

What AI Reveals About Human Nature

What happens when the AI tools we use to make life easier start to change the wa...
  • Jamie Bartlett
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October 7, 202651m

Art, Friendship and Trust Across the Israeli-Palestinian Divide

What does it take to create a shared home in a divided city? In Jerusalem, two w...
  • Riman Barakat
  • Karen Brunwasser
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Zealots at the Gate

Muslim political thinker Shadi Hamid and Christian theologian Matthew Kaemingk explore the future of democracy and religion, charting a new paradigm for navigating difference.
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October 12, 20261h 13m

Holy Feminism? Muslim and Christian Feminists Discuss

Leah Libresco Sargeant and Hadia Mubarak join Matt and Shadi to discuss what fem...
  • Leah Libresco Sargeant
  • Hadia Mubarak
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September 28, 202657m

Can Trump Bomb Iran Into Democracy?

Matt and Shadi’s initiative, The Faith and Future of Democracy Initiative, is ...
  • Nader Hashemi
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MATERIAL MYSTICISM

Matthew J. Milliner

Julian for Everyone

Norwich and the gospel of grace.

Matthew J. Milliner

The Roots of Gender

Goddess fantasies and Christian reality on Crete.

Matthew J. Milliner

Giving the Whitney Biennial a Chance

America does have cultural confidence (if one knows where to look).

Matthew J. Milliner

That Man of Understanding

A material introduction to Evagrius of Pontus.

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POPULAR ESSAYS

Skyler Adleta

The Providence of Poverty

Finding grace in the midst of addiction and homelessness.

Matthew J. Milliner

Merton’s Nurse

How Mary helped rescue America’s most famous monk.

Laura Fabrycky

Motherhood and the Intellectual Life

What kind of knowing is maternal knowing?

Chris Owen

The Truth Will Lead You Home

Why do we cling to our denials, delusions, and deceits?

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