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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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September 30, 202659m

Critical Yeast vs. Critical Mass

How does cultural and moral renewal actually happen? Two schools of thought emer...
  • Cherie Harder
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  • Ian DeWaard
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September 23, 20268m

In the Time of Fire

With a jolt through his spine, Christian Wiman’s poem “In the Time of Fi...
  • Christian Wiman
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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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September 29, 202647m

A Ukrainian Pastor on Faith, Hope, and the Terror of War

War has wracked Ukraine for 1,678 days—outlasting both World Wars. In this con...
  • Fyodor Raichynets
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September 22, 202655m

Attention, Agency, and Power

In a country splitting apart over so much, three words point toward a better way...
  • David French
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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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September 23, 202658m

Can Bourgeois Values Save Britain?

Can you really vote your way to a good society—or does it have to be built hou...
  • James Vitali
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September 9, 20261h 11m

Preparing to Die, then Learning to Live Again

What does it mean to prepare to die—and then discover that you need to prepare...
  • Christian Wiman
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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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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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September 14, 20261h 1m

9/11: Why We Remember That Day Differently

What are the lessons of 9/11? What does it mean to “never forget”? Join Matt...
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MATERIAL MYSTICISM

Matthew J. Milliner

The Puffins and Evelyn Underhill

Commending an ecclesial mystic on her sesquicentennial.

Amanda Iglesias

The Architecture of Prayer

An interview with architect Amanda Iglesias.

Matthew J. Milliner

That Man of Understanding

A material introduction to Evagrius of Pontus.

Matthew J. Milliner

At the Field Museum with Father Teilhard

Minding my own business in Chicago, I once more encounter the dead.

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POPULAR ESSAYS

Gregory Thompson

Hinges and a Lock

Hospitality in a world of predators.

Jake Meador

The Long Defeat of History

Tolkien’s hope for the entropy of ages.

Jeff Reimer

How Not to Be a Schismatic

Wayfaring through a broken ecclesial landscape.

Richard V. Reeves

What Men Are For

When Lone Ranger masculinity bottoms out.

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