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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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August 12, 202610 min

Broken Beauty

The artist Makoto Fujimura has spent decades exploring what he calls ”broken b...
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    Makoto Fujimura
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August 5, 20261h 15m

Politics in the Pulpit

There’s a needle many pastors have spent the last decade trying to thread. Spe...
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    David Bailey
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    Charlie Dates
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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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August 11, 20261h 14m

The God of the Unfinished

The Old Testament, Walter Brueggemann said, is an old text that simply refuses t...
  • Walter Brueggemann
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August 4, 202651m

An Unnecessary War

Why are we still “kicking the hornet’s nest”? The last time Mark Labberton...
  • Daniel Zoughbie
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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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August 5, 20261h 12m

How to Belong When You’ve Always Been An Outsider

What do you do when you feel like an outsider? We spoke to Rabbi Angela Buchdahl...
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July 22, 20261h 5m

The Ancient Wisdom in Fairy Tales

Why do stories matter? Why have human beings always told stories—and what if t...
  • Sharon Blackie
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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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August 10, 20261h 2m

The Lost Art of Political Moderation

Join us as we talk with David Brooks, author and staff writer at The Atlantic. B...
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June 3, 20261hr 30min

What Does It Mean to Support Israel?

Evangelicals, historically, have largely supported the state of Israel. But is s...
  • Robert Nicholson
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MATERIAL MYSTICISM

Matthew J. Milliner

The Secret of Walsingham

The first in a two-part Advent series on how my Marian-pilgrimage trophy was jealously retained.

Matthew J. Milliner

Toronto the Holy

On the best paintings in North America.

Matthew J. Milliner

Art Haters Anonymous

The art world is as secular as you want it to be.

Matthew J. Milliner

Boundary Waters

Exploring a great northern “monastery,” and a metaphor for mysticism.

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POPULAR ESSAYS

Fr. Francis Bethel

Let Them Be Born in Wonder

How the brief life of a storied liberal arts program changed lives the world over.

Philip D. Bunn

Devices and Desires

Addressing the link between smartphones and mental illness among our children.

Gregory Thompson

Hinges and a Lock

Hospitality in a world of predators.

Skyler Adleta

The Providence of Poverty

Finding grace in the midst of addiction and homelessness.

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