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GOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The PodcastGOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The Podcast241. Jerry & Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue- What We Learn Through Love and SufferingQuestions? Comments? Text Us!What does it mean to love someone deeply in a world where suffering is inevitable? Jerry and Abigail return for another honest and intimate reflection on a recent health crisis that brought the pair face-to-face with mortality, vulnerability, and the aching intensity of love throughout it all. After Abigail suffers a near-fatal injury and a cascade of medical complications, Jerry and Abigail recount the physical ordeal and emotional aftermath. The couple invites listeners into the raw and tender space of survival, caregiving, and spiritual insight while wrestling with questions like: Why d...2025-07-2457 minGOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The PodcastGOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The Podcast240. From God to Jerry to You- When Suffering Strikes: Finding Meaning, Love, and God in Hard TimesQuestions? Comments? Text Us!Why do good people suffer? What does it mean when pain and loss enter our lives without warning? In this profoundly moving episode of From God To Jerry To You, Jerry L. Martin shares a personal story that brings the universal question of suffering into sharp, intimate focus.When Jerry’s wife, Abigail, experienced a series of life-threatening health crises—a broken hip, emergency surgery, and a near-fatal internal bleed—Jerry found himself grappling with what he has long called the unanswerable question: Why does a loving God allow pain? These...2025-07-1713 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastHow A Radically Personal God Works In Real Lives - Jerry & Abigail: An Intimate DialogueIn this deeply personal and spiritually rich episode, philosopher Jerry L. Martin is joined by Abigail L. Rosenthal on his podcast God An Autobiography for an intimate conversation about divine encounters, spiritual awakening, and what it means to experience a radically personal God. Drawing from Jerry’s new book Radically Personal: God and Ourselves in the New Axial Age, the discussion explores how spiritual truth is not one-size-fits-all and why each individual’s connection to the divine can look entirely unique.Jerry reflects on being called to tell God’s story across different cultures and religio...2025-07-1045 minGOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The PodcastGOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The Podcast239. What's On Our Mind- What Is God’s Story?Questions? Comments? Text Us!What Is God’s Story? Ongoing Revelation, Personal Experience, and the Language of StoryIn the newest What's On Our Mind, Scott Langdon and Jerry L. Martin explore how God’s story is dynamic and evolving, not a fixed account from the past. They reflect on how revelation continues today and how personal experience shapes our understanding of the divine.Jerry discusses why God grows through interaction with humanity and how reading ancient texts reveals an ongoing conversation between God and humankind. They consider Swedenborg’s insights about...2025-07-1043 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastWhat Is Love - Jerry and Abigail: An Intimate DialogueIn this episode, Dr. Abigail L. Rosenthal  joins her husband Dr. Jerry L. Martin on his podcast God An Autobiography to ask a question deeply human and spiritually profound: What is love and what does it reveal about the nature of the world we live in?Jerry and Abigail remind us that truth is not always found in the dominant worldview. Often, it comes from moments that break through: a glance, a conversation, a shared fight for something that matters.This intimate dialogue speaks to those who live at the edge of...2025-07-0345 minGOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The PodcastGOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The Podcast237. Jerry & Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue - How A Radically Personal God Works In Real LivesQuestions? Comments? Text Us!In this deeply personal and spiritually rich episode, philosopher Jerry L. Martin is joined by Abigail L. Rosenthal for an intimate conversation about divine encounters, spiritual awakening, and what it means to experience a radically personal God. Drawing from Jerry’s new book Radically Personal: God and Ourselves in the New Axial Age, the discussion explores how spiritual truth is not one-size-fits-all and why each individual’s connection to the divine can look entirely unique.Jerry reflects on being called to tell God’s story across different cultures and religio...2025-06-2646 minGOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The PodcastGOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The Podcast235. What's On Our Mind- Love That TransformsQuestions? Comments? Text Us!Romantic Awakening, Divine Listening, and the Inner SelfWhat does it mean to fall in love, not just with a person, but with the mystery of life itself? In this heartfelt and thought-provoking episode of What's On Our Mind, Jerry and Scott reflect on the deep emotional and spiritual themes raised in recent episodes and discuss two new series: Jerry and Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue, and What's Your Spiritual Story?From romantic love and divine connection to shadow work and self-integration, they explore how transformation o...2025-06-1242 minGOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The PodcastGOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The Podcast233. Jerry and Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue | Philosophers Answer: What Is LoveQuestions? Comments? Text Us!Welcome to the debut of a new series: Jerry and Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue, a conversation between two philosophers who are also deeply in love. This is not just a love story. It is an exploration of what love means at the level of reality itself.In this episode, Dr. Abigail L. Rosenthal and Dr. Jerry L. Martin ask a question deeply human and spiritually profound: What is love and what does it reveal about the nature of the world we live in...2025-05-2946 minManna For Breakfast with Bill MartinManna For Breakfast with Bill Martin1 Samuel 25 & 261 Samuel - Samuel's death. Nabal and Abigail. Abigail intercedes. David marries Abigail. David again spares Saul. 2025-05-2323 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastPreface Part 2: Married Philosophers Discuss Confessions"If we’re talking about how to understand the Abigail who sets forth on her life journey in the opening pages of this book, I could be deemed naive. But about the hovering presence of unspeakable horror at the outside of this visual screen of the world that I was looking at, I couldn’t be unaware of that."Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosopher (forthcoming), which is a woman's "confession" in the tradition of A...2025-05-2218 minGOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The PodcastGOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The Podcast232. From God To Jerry To You- Sex At Its Best: Sacred IntimacyQuestions? Comments? Text Us!What if sex, at its very best, is not just physical, but spiritual? In this deeply personal episode, philosopher Jerry L. Martin reflects on his own experience of romantic love and how it became a pathway to the divine. Drawing from his relationship with Abigail and his conversations with God, Jerry explores the sacred dimensions of sexuality, love, and embodiment.You’ll hear how love transformed his life, why the body is more than biology, and how sex can point beyond pleasure to something ultimate. Whether you're spi...2025-05-2209 minGOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The PodcastGOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The Podcast231. Special Episode | A Love Story Rooted in God: Introducing Jerry & Abigail’s Intimate DialogueQuestions? Comments? Text Us!What happens when divine revelation begins with love?In this special episode, host Scott Langdon shares how God: An Autobiography, The Podcast has evolved from a dramatic adaptation of Jerry L. Martin’s book to a powerful spiritual resource for seekers, skeptics, and philosophers.We revisit the podcast’s core series and introduce a brand-new addition: Jerry and Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue.This new series explores both romantic and divine love through the eyes of two philosophers: Jerry L. Martin and Abigail L. Rose...2025-05-1511 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastMarried Philosophers Discuss Confessions Dr. Jerry L. Martin and Dr. Abigail L. Rosenthal (author of Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column) are discussing her just-published book Confessions of a Young Philosopher. Explore more about Confessions of a Young Philosopher.Get Confessions of a Young Philosopher.Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosopher (forthcoming), which is a woman's "confession" in the tradition of A...2025-05-0116 minAbby\'s PlaceAbby's PlaceNo Training, Just Vibes: Half Marathons, Only Fans, & How I Got HereIn this episode, we’re focusing on two things: running a half marathon with no training (and somehow loving it), and my journey with OnlyFans — something I’ve never really talked about publicly before. I walk you through what it felt like to run 13.1 miles on pure vibes, how it challenged my body and mindset, and why it ended up being such a meaningful experience. Then in the second half, I open up about what led me to start OnlyFans, how it’s changed my life, what I’ve learned about boundaries, and how it’s reshaped the way I th...2025-04-211h 04Dear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastMarried Philosophers Discuss Confessions: Beginningwise, Part 3Dr. Jerry L. Martin and Dr. Abigail L. Rosenthal (author of Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column) pursue their discussion of Beginningwise, which is Part One of her new book, Confessions of a Young Philosopher. Let’s see how their discussion goes forward.Explore more about Confessions of a Young Philosopher.Get Confessions of a Young Philosopher.Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the auth...2025-04-1714 minAbby\'s PlaceAbby's PlaceLearning to Let Go: A Lost Passport, Lessons in Trust, and Finding Your WayWhen life doesn’t go the way you planned, what do you hold onto — and what do you let go? In this episode, I share the story of losing my passport before a big trip, how control has shown up in my life in sneaky ways, and what it really looks like to trust the journey you're on. We’ll talk about growing through what you can’t control, healing old fears, and making peace with where you are. Plus, a few "Dear Abby" letters, favorite songs, and the coziest check-in to start your week. I’m so happy y...2025-04-1457 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastMarried Philosophers Discuss Confessions: Beginningwise, Part 2Dr. Jerry L. Martin and Dr. Abigail L. Rosenthal (author of Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column) pursue their discussion of Beginningwise, which is Part One of her new book, Confessions of a Young Philosopher. Let’s see how their discussion goes forward.Explore more about Confessions of a Young Philosopher.Get Confessions of a Young Philosopher.Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A...2025-04-1019 minAbby\'s PlaceAbby's PlaceSoul Check: Growth, Gratitude, and Celebrating How Far You’ve ComeWelcome back to Abby’s Place – the place where no matter where you’re at, you can always feel a little at home. This week, we're catching up on everything: spontaneous Greece travel plans (with zero packing done), a chaotic but cozy week in Salt Lake City, and why I’m actually way less anxious about travel than I used to be. Spoiler: therapy works wonders. I’m opening up about my phobia journey (including a wild plane story), reflecting on how far I've come, and chatting about why giving yourself credit for everything you’ve survived...2025-04-0758 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastMarried Philosophers Discuss Confessions: Beginningwise, Part 1Dr. Jerry L. Martin and Dr. Abigail L. Rosenthal (author of Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column) begin their discussion of Beginningwise, which is Part One of her new book, Confessions of a Young Philosopher. Let’s see how their discussion goes forward.Explore more about Confessions of a Young Philosopher.Get Confessions of a Young Philosopher.Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A...2025-04-0317 minAbby\'s PlaceAbby's PlaceEp 5! Love & Life Lately: Situationships, Honest Feelings & a Plot Twist Trip to GreeceWelcome back to Abby’s Place — where no matter where you are, you can always feel a little at home. This week, we’re diving deep into love, situationships, and what it means to stay open-hearted in a world that often tells us to shut down. From spontaneous travel plans (hi, Greece!) and postponing a half marathon, inviting a maybe-stranger across the world, and reflecting on modern hookup culture, I’m unpacking what I’m learning about love at 23 — especially the tension between craving companionship and trying to stay cool with casual. This one gets real. I’m also...2025-03-3154 minAbby\'s PlaceAbby's PlaceEp 4! Van Life Real Talk: Swing Dancing, Jerry the Plant, & Off-Grid EssentialsWelcome back to Abby’s Place!! The place where no matter where you are, you can always feel a little at home. This week, we're getting super practical — we’re talking allll things van life logistics. Showers, toilets, power setups, how I do laundry, what I’d never do again, and everything I wish I knew before building my first van at 19. (Spoiler: RIP Jerry the pothos — you’ll understand soon.) I’m also catching you up on the wildest last-minute road trip — Bend to Bellingham to Montana to Jackson, Wyoming — that included filming a mockumentary and spontaneous swing...2025-03-2454 minAbby\'s PlaceAbby's PlaceEp 3! Van Life Realities: Chaos, Creativity & Unexpected AdventuresWelcome back to Abby’s Place!! The place where no matter where you are, you can always feel a little at home. This week, we’re diving into the unexpected highs and lows of van life—what I wish I knew before hitting the road, the chaos of decision fatigue, and the wildest, most unplanned adventures that shaped me along the way. From accidentally flooding my van on Day 1 to finding a mysterious journal on a park bench that led to a song, this episode is all about embracing the unpredictable. I’m also sharing my current obsessions, some life upd...2025-03-1046 minPops on HopsPops on HopsJukebox: What’s Next (The Who and Orchestrated Minds Brewing)Barry and Abigail discuss Who’s Next by The Who (submitted to our Jukebox by the late great Todd Sider, Barry’s brother-in-law and Abigail’s uncle) and sample Afternoon Showers, Sold Out, and PB Chess Pie from Orchestrated Minds Brewing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.Many thanks to Davy Martin, Owner and Head Brewer of Orchestrated Minds, for sitting down with us to discuss his brewing philosophy and his impressive collaboration and distribution strategy!Barry mentioned the 1979 Who concert in Cincinnati where people lost their lives and the WKRP episode that referenced this event.Barr...2025-03-071h 52Abby\'s PlaceAbby's PlaceEp 2! Who Am I Now?? Reinventing Yourself in Your 20s & Letting GoWelcome back to Abby’s Place!! The place where no matter where you are, you can always feel a little at home. This week, we’re diving into the messy, exciting, and sometimes terrifying journey of reinventing yourself in your 20s. From moving to Europe and losing myself in a relationship to rediscovering who I am after heartbreak, I’m sharing the ups, downs, and everything in between. We’re talking identity crises, moving into a house after years of van life, and learning to embrace change instead of running from it. Plus, I share some things I’ve been obses...2025-03-031h 03Abby\'s PlaceAbby's PlaceEp 1! Moving Into a Van at 19?? The Ins & Outs of Living UnconventionallyWelcome to Abby's Place!!! With your host, Abigail Martin. Thanks for stopping by everyone! In this weeks debut episode we'll talk all about my journey of moving into a van at 19 and everything that entailed, while discussing how to build confidence in going against the grain and living according to your own agenda. We also go over my personal Ins & Outs for 2025, along with some things I've been OBSESSED with recently! Sit back, relax, and enjoy the episode. I'm so happy you came over! xoxo2025-02-241h 08GOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The PodcastGOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The Podcast218. The Life Wisdom Project | Becoming Normal Through Love and God: Married Philosophers Journey Through The Story of Abraham and Isaac | Special Guest: Dr. Abigail L. RosenthalQuestions? Comments? Text Us!In this Life Wisdom Project episode of God: An Autobiography, The Podcast, married philosophers and authors, Jerry L. Martin and Abigail L. Rosenthal, explore profound themes of spiritual growth, absolute obedience, and the tests we face in life. Drawing on the story of Abraham and Isaac, they discuss how spiritual calls can be both enlightening and disorienting. Jerry shares his experience following the God voice and reflects on how moments of divine connection often feel both extraordinary and surprisingly normal. Abigail brings deep insight through personal stories, including a po...2025-02-1333 minCe n\'est que du cinémaCe n'est que du cinémaGladiator II, Clint Eastwood, My Old Ass, Abigail & L'art d'être heureuxCette semaine, on vous parle de GLADIATOR II de Ridley Scott, ainsi que de JUROR #2 de Clint Eastwood. La pépite du passé reviendra sur les  30 ans de SUR LA ROUTE DE MADISON. Et tout ça sans oublier nos coups de cœur de la semaine. Bonne écoute ! Avec Sacha Derwael, Julie Dupraz, Nora Loozen et Martin Maréchal Programme: (1:12) : Gladiator II (16:43) : Juror #2 (27:58) : Sur la route de Madison (Netflix) (40:42) : Nos meilleures scènes (par Sacha) (52:12) : My Old Ass (Prime) (53:43) : Abigail (Netflix) (5...2024-11-2500 minCreed & CultureCreed & CultureThe Genesis of Gender | Dr Abigail Favale | EP47Abigail is a writer whose work lies at the intersection of Catholic theology, literature, and women’s studies. She is a Professor at the University of Notre Dame.Disagree with Abigail? Let us know in the YouTube comments! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecreedandculturepodcast/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thecreedandculturepodcast2024-11-0752 minNow, About That w/ James & SarahNow, About That w/ James & SarahNow, About That... Abigail horror movie review.Welcome to another episode of Now, About That... w/ James & Sarah. In this week's episode, we review Abigail, the vampire ballerina movie from 2024.If you would like to help support this channel, please follow this link (https://buy.linqapp.com/discount/NowAboutThat?redirect=%2F%3Fafmc%3DNowAboutThat) to Linq where you can save 15% on a digital business card designed to grow with you as you progress through your career. Be sure to use the promo code "NowAboutThat" at check-out!Let us know what you think about this episode, and feel free to send us topics you...2024-10-2158 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastPhilosophyAs a little girl, I would set the lunch table extra slowly so that I could overhear the philosophic conversations between my father, Henry M. Rosenthal, and Léo Bronstein, his closest friend. Understanding not a word, I still liked that music better than any other. For me, it was like having died and gone to heaven. Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosopher (forthcoming), which is a woman's "confession" in the tradition of Augustine and Rousseau. Sh...2024-09-0511 minGOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The PodcastGOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The Podcast185. The Life Wisdom Project | Polytheism and Living Honestly | Special Guest: Dr. Abigail L. RosenthalQuestions? Comments? Text Us!Can noticing the divine in everyday life transform reality?This journey enriches the understanding of the divine in everyday life. Dr. Abigail L. Rosenthal, author of the upcoming book "Confessions of a Young Philosopher," returns to discuss the philosophical and theological implications and polytheism with Jerry from "God: An Autobiography, As Told To A Philosopher."The coexistence of monotheism and polytheism today, the divine in Andrew Wyeth's art, and the metaphor of fire embodying both creation and destruction are explored. Through nature, art, or music, these experiences resonate deeply...2024-06-2742 minGOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The PodcastGOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The Podcast180. The Life Wisdom Project | Journey of Love: Reflections on Romance | Special Guest: Dr. Abigail L. RosenthalQuestions? Comments? Text Us!When love becomes an idol, can it still hold a divine spark? Join Dr. Jerry L. Martin for an enlightening discussion with Dr. Abigail L. Rosenthal in the newest installment of the Life Wisdom Project, a spiritual podcast dedicated to living a wiser, happier, and more meaningful life.In this installment of The Life Wisdom Project, explore profound insights on spirituality, philosophy, and love. Starting with Adam and Eve, Jerry and Abigail examine the complexities of romance from biblical to French perspectives. While examining true love and romance, Jerry and Abigail...2024-05-2335 minManna For Breakfast with Bill MartinManna For Breakfast with Bill Martin1 Samuel 24-27 | Luke 23: 1-251 Samuel - David Spares Saul's Life, Samuel's Death, Nabal and Abigail, Abigail Intercedes, David Marries Abigail, David Again Spares Saul, David Flees to the Philistines Luke - Jesus before Pilate, Jesus before Herod, Pilate Seeks Jesus' Release2024-05-0533 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastA Steeper CliffSo here I am in this intermarriage and my man is having conversations with God that occur outside the Jewish project. So what do I do? Nothing. I do nothing. I keep the two worlds separate.Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosopher (forthcoming), which is a woman's "confession" in the tradition of Augustine and Rousseau. She writes a weekly online column, "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column" along with "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Podcast," where...2024-04-2510 minCarlie Martin\'s PodcastCarlie Martin's PodcastZendaya's Best Movies To Watch This WeekLookMovie 2024 offers quick access to a vast collection of the newest movies and television shows if you're sick of paying for cable TV or other channels to watch these releases. To pass the time on a pleasant evening, you might look for titles or explore other categories. 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She writes a weekly online column, "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column" along with "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Podcast," where she explains why women's lives are highly interesting. Many of her articles are accessible at https://brooklyn-cuny.academia.edu/AbigailMartin. She edited The...2024-04-1810 minThe Time Management PodcastThe Time Management Podcast028 How to live a life without REGRETS (ex Submariner, turned Global Sales Trainer) Martin Capelle📣 This week Martin Capelle, an International Trainer, Consultant and Coach shares his insights about intuition, decision making and how to live life without regrets, with examples from his own life as well as 25+ years as an International Trainer working with clients in Europe, Asia, India, South Africa and North America.   This Episode is for you if: → You’re struggling to hear your intuition → You make decisions and then wonder if they were right → You’ve ever felt uncertain about how to make changes in your career or life   W...2024-04-1824 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastRocky Mountain LowdownIn sum, it’s not true that everything has changed since the Shoah. Sadly, very little has changed. . .Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosopher (forthcoming), which is a woman's "confession" in the tradition of Augustine and Rousseau. She writes a weekly online column, "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column" along with "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Podcast," where she explains why women's lives are highly interesting. Many of her articles are accessible at https://brooklyn-cuny.academia.edu/AbigailMartin. Sh...2024-04-1113 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastMoses and MeThe reason I have trouble with Moses is that his basic task seems to me different. God is not just asking him to bring himself into being. The Lord is asking Moses to bring a people into being!Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosopher (forthcoming), which is a woman's "confession" in the tradition of Augustine and Rousseau. She writes a weekly online column, "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column" along with "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Podcast," where...2024-04-0410 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastWorld History and MeLast night I watched a documentary about the “discovery” by Europeans of the Western Hemisphere – that vast tract of land between Europe and the India that the spice-hunters sought.In my childhood, that discovery was chronicled without scare quotes, as the collected tales of intrepid adventurers and pioneers who stepped onto the shores of a virgin continent, and whose courage and future-directed hopes made it possible for my immediate forebears to live and be well in America. America! Where the government did not organize pogroms! Where the Good Guys won and the Nazis lost!2024-03-2816 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDeath, Dying, and HeroesSo, if death is ordinarily not that bad – a big relief, even – why the dread of dying?Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosopher (forthcoming), which is a woman's "confession" in the tradition of Augustine and Rousseau. She writes a weekly online column, "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column" along with "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Podcast," where she explains why women's lives are highly interesting. Many of her articles are accessible at https://brooklyn-cuny.academia.edu/Abig...2024-03-2110 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastSeptember 11, A Week Later –This post, written the week after September 11, 2011, is dedicated to Frank De Martini and Pablo Ortiz. Starting at the 88th floor on the North Tower, they went from floor to floor calling out to people who crouched in debris and darkness, without a clue as to what to do or where to go. “Is anybody there?” they called, gathering and shepherding people to hold on to each other and make their way down the stairs to the street below before the building fell. They are said to have saved 77 lives and inspired others to do the same. Their bodies were...2024-03-1421 minAfter Further ReviewAfter Further ReviewJanuary 28, 2021 - Abigail Martin, Program Director, Farm WisconsinJanuary 28, 2021 - Abigail Martin, Program Director, Farm Wisconsin2024-03-0828 minAfter Further ReviewAfter Further ReviewAugust 19, 2021 - Abigail Martin, Farm WisconsinAugust 19, 2021 - Abigail Martin, Farm Wisconsin2024-03-0828 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastSuccess in San FranciscoThe trip wasn’t exactly a willing one on my part because my spouse had talked me into giving a paper at the conference where he was to chair a panel and present his own paper. I hadn’t given any philosophical papers since taking early retirement at Brooklyn College. I’d forgotten how to breathe when you read something you wrote. The topic I’d written about might prove very unpopular. And, like many (but not all) women, invisibility is my preferred state. Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City Uni...2024-03-0710 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastZeitgeistWhat is it about the Zeitgeist?  It’s never quite feasible to pretend it’s not real or to dodge it completely – unless you’ve managed to carve out an existence on an uninhabited Pacific island or a solitary mountain peak.  It’s hard to define it and harder to explain it satisfactorily, but you know it when you see it.Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosopher (forthcoming), which is a woman's "confession" in the traditio...2024-02-2211 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastApologies to KierkegaardIn a previous post or two of “Dear Abbie,” I found myself sharply critical – denunciatory even – of Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855). He is the Danish philosopher/theologian who is still studied by serious people today, both inside and outside classrooms. I denounced him for having used his considerable talent, his genius really, to capture the heart, mind and soul of a girl to whom he first proposed marriage and jilted not long after.Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosop...2024-02-1510 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastFrustrations and EpiphaniesOur quiet town, with its Victorian houses (many of them kept in good repair by the law firms that have taken them over), its charming signs of civic care and pride, has for some years also been the scene of a performance that I for one find deeply frustrating and troubling.Every Tuesday, between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m., the main square in town is occupied by men and women holding up large placards that read, in big letters, “Justice for Palestine,” “No to Apartheid” and “No to War.” . . .Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn Col...2024-02-0815 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastA Funny Thing Happened to Philosophy (on its way to the deepest depths) In the entire history of philosophy, we know of nothing like it. No betrayal on that scale of the loyalty owed by a philosopher to his teacher and his students. It’s without precedent, so far as I know.Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosopher (forthcoming), which is a woman's "confession" in the tradition of Augustine and Rousseau. She writes a weekly online column, "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column" along with "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Pod...2024-02-0112 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastWhy Women Are Mean to Other WomenWhew! This is a touchy subject. Almost taboo, since we are these days denominated the compassionate, caring, anti-violence sex.Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosopher (forthcoming), which is a woman's "confession" in the tradition of Augustine and Rousseau. She writes a weekly online column, "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column" along with "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Podcast," where she explains why women's lives are highly interesting. Many of her articles are accessible at https://brooklyn-cuny.academia.edu...2024-01-2511 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastAbout Confessions of a Young PhilosopherWell, I am a person who, for most of her life, has carried a number of secrets. Possibly for that reason, or possibly because, temperamentally, I experience every encounter in an extra-amplified way, I try to tip toe through the world unheard and unseen.Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosopher (forthcoming), which is a woman's "confession" in the tradition of Augustine and Rousseau. She writes a weekly online column, "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column" along...2024-01-1808 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastWonder WomanOne of our back-to-back appointments here in California was cancelled, freeing the Saturday afternoon hours, so we decided to go see “Wonder Woman,” a great hero of my childhood now back in living cinematic color.Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosopher (forthcoming), which is a woman's "confession" in the tradition of Augustine and Rousseau. She writes a weekly online column, "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column" along with "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Podcast," where she explains why wome...2024-01-1106 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastMemoirs, True or False?Does this truth-behind-the-mask change anything for the philosophical reader? I can’t speak for anybody else, but I take philosophy very seriously. I’ll tell you what it changes for me.Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosopher (forthcoming), which is a woman's "confession" in the tradition of Augustine and Rousseau. She writes a weekly online column, "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column" along with "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Podcast," where she explains why women's lives are highly inte...2024-01-0416 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastThe Woman on the PedestalIn public, many feminists repudiate the whole structure: the pedestal and the woman trying to stand on it. I don’t. Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosopher (forthcoming), which is a woman's "confession" in the tradition of Augustine and Rousseau. She writes a weekly online column, "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column" along with "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Podcast," where she explains why women's lives are highly interesting. Many of her articles are accessible at https://br...2023-12-2813 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastIs Virtue Rewarded?Is a woman’s virtue rewarded? And, by the way, what do we mean by woman’s virtue nowadays?Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosopher (forthcoming), which is a woman's "confession" in the tradition of Augustine and Rousseau. She writes a weekly online column, "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column" along with "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Podcast," where she explains why women's lives are highly interesting. Many of her articles are accessible at https://brooklyn-cuny.academia.edu...2023-12-2111 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastA Chosen People?My explanation is simpler and covers all the cases.They are hated because God chose them.Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosopher (forthcoming), which is a woman's "confession" in the tradition of Augustine and Rousseau. She writes a weekly online column, "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column" along with "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Podcast," where she explains why women's lives are highly interesting. Many of her articles are accessible at https://brooklyn-cuny.academia...2023-12-1412 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastJews on the BrainHell, I like happy endings. Does this story contain one? Oh sure. When the messiah comes, or comes back if you prefer, we’re all gonna go to our happy place. But within the terms of our present discussion? Any happy ending here and now?  . . .Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosopher (forthcoming), which is a woman's "confession" in the tradition of Augustine and Rousseau. She writes a weekly online column, "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column" alo...2023-12-0714 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastBelieve You MeLast Saturday, in Torah Study, we read Numbers 16, the chapter where there’s a rebellion against the leadership of Moses. Korah and his faction of 250 Levite elders give voice to the uprising. Why should Moses continue in the leadership as the holiest Israelite? Isn’t the whole community holy? Who made him the CEO of holiness?Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosopher (forthcoming), which is a woman's "confession" in the tradition of Augustine and Rousseau. She...2023-11-3015 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastTreachery and TranscendenceIn my whole life, I have never been so angry. . .Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosopher (forthcoming), which is a woman's "confession" in the tradition of Augustine and Rousseau. She writes a weekly online column, "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column" along with "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Podcast," where she explains why women's lives are highly interesting. Many of her articles are accessible at https://brooklyn-cuny.academia.edu/AbigailMartin. She edited The Consolations of Philosophy...2023-11-2313 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastYom HaShoahI can’t “normalize” the past. Yet I’m aware of its insidious presence in our world. It’s true, many people have been persecuted and massacred, for all kinds of reasons — having nothing to do with this theology. But it is the longest hatred, of a single target, in recorded history. I often say that, in my next life, I’m coming back Swedish. But now I’m in this life.Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosophe...2023-11-1611 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastMicroaggression: Woman on WomanAs anyone knows who knows me, I detest the very word “microaggression.” To me, it’s part of a newly weaponized jargon that allows any accuser to put on the mantle of victimhood and leave the accused to fight her own way back to social safety. That said, I can’t think of another title for the story I’m about to share with you.Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosopher (forthcoming), which is a woman's "c...2023-11-0912 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice Podcast“I, A Happy Woman?”So what message did I get this morning? What came to me was merely this:I am happy.Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosopher (forthcoming), which is a woman's "confession" in the tradition of Augustine and Rousseau. She writes a weekly online column, "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column" along with "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Podcast," where she explains why women's lives are highly interesting. Many of her articles are accessible at https://brooklyn-cuny.ac...2023-11-0208 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastThe Ex-Terrorist Comes To TownOur temple sponsored a lecture by Kasim Hafeez, a Brit of Pakistani origin who had seriously resolved to give his life for jihad and then changed his mind. Everybody on the planet has an interest in finding out whether that can happen, and if so, how. His talk was titled, “Hate to Hope: The Day I Stopped Hating Israel.” . . .Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosopher (forthcoming), which is a woman's "confession" in the tradition of Augustine and...2023-10-2616 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastPolitical InnocenceIf each of us were sure we were right, we would never quarrel with anyone – much less break with friends – over politics. The politically-triggered quarrels, friendship breakages, civil-society breakdowns, result from our insecurity over what we think true in the conflict zones of public life...Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosopher (forthcoming), which is a woman's "confession" in the tradition of Augustine and Rousseau. She writes a weekly online column, "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column" along with...2023-10-1915 minDer Bibel Leadership PodcastDer Bibel Leadership Podcast698 - Abigail vs Nabal - Beziehung - Leadership QualitätenWeise Abigail vs. verachtenswerter Nabal 1 Samuel 25:1-42 Fragt man Menschen nach ihrer Lieblingsperson in der Bibel, so wird man wahrscheinlich den Namen Abigail hören. Dank ihres seltenen Mutes, ihres gesunden Menschenverstandes und ihrer fabelhaften Beziehungsfähigkeiten hat sie ihre Familie im Alleingang vor dem sicheren Untergang bewahrt. Ihr Ehemann Nabal hingegen hätte beinahe die Abschlachtung seines gesamten Haushalts provoziert. Nabals Name bedeutet "Narr", und er machte seinem Namen alle Ehre. Als Mann ohne Urteilsvermögen weigerte er sich egoistisch, David und seine Männer zu versorgen. Ein wütender David versammelte seine Truppen, um alle Männer...2023-10-1317 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastThe Blame GameWe don’t start life with a clean slate. Childhood is the time we spend figuring out what kind of a hand of cards we’ve been dealt and how to start playing it. What happens to us – inside ourselves – when we embark on the project of blaming others (or accepting blame) for the original hand that they, or we, were dealt?Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosopher (forthcoming), which is a woman's "confession" in the trad...2023-10-1216 minGOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The PodcastGOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The Podcast148. Special Episode | Revisiting God Takes Me To A Place Of PeaceQuestions? Comments? Text Us!Embark on a journey into the 'heart of God' and delve into the unique assignment given to Jerry, a lifelong agnostic who experiences an unexpected encounter with God.Welcome to this special episode of 'God: An Autobiography, The Podcast.' Join your host, Scott Langdon, as we revisit the intimate dialogues between Jerry L. Martin and the Voice of God. These profound experiences shed light on Jerry's inspiring revelations and transformative journey.God leads Jerry into the 'heart of God,' a place that is vast, powerful, tranquil, and...2023-10-1212 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastGetting to ObjectivityLately I’ve been reading a book titled What is Fiction For? The British philosopher Bernard Harrison wrote it to defend novels – defend writing them and reading them – from the accusation that they don’t tell the truth . . . !Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosopher (forthcoming), which is a woman's "confession" in the tradition of Augustine and Rousseau. She writes a weekly online column, "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column" along with "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Podcast," where sh...2023-10-0512 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastObsequies for Dennis Delcau“Because you were here,” I said, “now when people speak of God, they speak as if He’s real. And, when they speak of Israel, they speak as if it’s important.”Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Philosopher (forthcoming), which is a woman's "confession" in the tradition of Augustine and Rousseau. She writes a weekly online column, "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Column" along with "Dear Abbie: The Non-Advice Podcast," where she explains why women's lives are highly i...2023-09-2809 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastAre the Stories We Live True?Good people try to live the sorts of stories that will solve the problems of their lives as reasonably and realistically as they can. Meanwhile, evil people aim to mess up good people’s stories. When I first spoke in public about my view (later published in A Good Look at Evil) colleagues either treated it as a fantasy or as something a girl would like to think, poor dear.Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. She is the author of Confessions of A Young Ph...2023-09-2114 minDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastDear Abbie - The Non-Advice PodcastMy Interview on God An Autobiography - The Podcast - Shared Journeys: Marriage and Divine EncountersDeparting from our usual format for this week's podcast we have the interview with me by my husband Jerry L. Martin on his podcast God: An Autobiography.  In his interview for The Life Wisdom Project Series, Jerry asks for my reactions to one of the key episodes from the podcast and his book God: An Autobiography As Told to a Philosopher.Abigail L. Rosenthal is Professor Emerita of Philosophy, Brooklyn College of The City University of New York.  She is the author of A Good Look at Evil, a Pu...2023-08-1047 minGOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The PodcastGOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The Podcast139. The Life Wisdom Project | Shared Journeys: Marriage and Divine Encounters | Special Guest: Dr. Abigail L. RosenthalQuestions? Comments? Text Us!Welcome to 'God: An Autobiography, The Podcast,' where Jerry and his real-life wife, Abigail L. Rosenthal, explore profound life wisdom from "God Asks Me To Tell His Story." Join this fascinating duo as they delve into encounters with God, prayer, divine communication, and religious renewal. With courage and openness, they share personal experiences and perspectives on faith, complementing each other in a captivating exploration of spirituality, intellect, and faith.Abigail offers insights on demystifying God and embracing simplicity, honesty, and openness in life. Drawing from her Jewish perspective, she emphasizes...2023-08-1048 min