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Theology Lab: Courage & Curiosity for Everyday Faith
Theology Lab: Courage & Curiosity for Everyday FaithWant to participate in live theology discussions on evil (theodicy) with well known guests? Theology Lab's current series!Theology Lab's 2025/26 discussion series! Learn more/Register: Deliver Us From Evil: Faith In the Face of Human Sufferinghttps://www.highrock.org/theologylab/theology-lab-2025?mc_cid=aba046ddd1&mc_eid=30ec3d28f8This year’s Theology Lab – Deliver Us From Evil – features Dominique Gilliard, Tim Mackie, Nicholas Kristof, Kaitlyn Scheiss, Russell Moore, Janette Ok, Willie Jennings, Munther Isaac, Miroslav Volf, Matthew Ichihashi Potts, Mary Speta, Drew Jackson, Brian McLaren, and Yi-An Huang! This free online series, open to individuals, groups and churches, reflects on Scripture, theological questions, and what faithful responses to suffering might look l...
2025-09-1203 minThe Weight
The Weight"What Is Forgiveness?" with Matthew PottsShow Notes:This episode comes out on Maundy Thursday, the day when Jesus celebrated his last Passover meal with his disciples and washed their feet in an act of humble service. Tomorrow is Good Friday, where Christians around the world relive Jesus’ crucifixion and death and wait for the Good News of Easter Sunday--the day of resurrection and the restoration of hope.Why does this matter? Because in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, we are not only forgiven, but we are given a new way into offering fo...
2025-04-1748 minHarvard Divinity School
Harvard Divinity SchoolReligion in Times of Earth Crisis: Reflecting on Religion in Times of Earth CrisisThis is the sixth event is a six-part series. This session was a discussion among presenters reflecting upon the insights shared throughout the series. In addition to identifying themes and throughlines among sessions, they returned to the overarching questions that framed this collaboration: What can an expansive understanding of religion provide in these times of Earth crisis? What is the role of the study of religion in times of catastrophe? Panelists: Mayra Rivera, Dan McKanan, Teren Sevea, Matthew Ichihashi Potts, Terry Tempest Williams Moderator: Diane L. Moore, Diane L. Moore, Associate Dean of Religion and Public Life Mayra Rivera, Andrew...
2024-05-161h 29Harvard Divinity School
Harvard Divinity SchoolReligion in Times of Earth Crisis: Apocalyptic Grief: Reckoning with Loss, Wrestling with HopeThis was the fourth event in the six-part Religion in Times of Earth Crisis Series. Human-caused climate change already contributes to manifold global disasters. As the planet inevitably continues to warm, these disasters will be routine and unrelenting. Addressing the reality of loss must become a basic spiritual task of our climate present and future, along with summoning the resolve to respond to all our losses. In this session, Matthew Ichihashi Potts considered the apocalyptic roots of the Christian tradition in order to diagnose how Christianity has contributed to the present crisis and suggest possibilities for a different way forward...
2024-04-011h 29The Englewood Review of Books Podcast
The Englewood Review of Books PodcastEpisode 68: On Forgiveness w/Matthew Ichihashi Potts & Sophfronia ScottJoel took over the host role for a vulnerable and thoughtful conversation on the topic of forgiveness with two first-time ERB guests. They discuss their personal narratives and experiences with forgiveness, the ways dominant cultural discussions of forgiveness can distort the concept, and what they are currently reading.Books Mentioned in this Episode:If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so from Hearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger) Forgiveness: An Alternative Account by Mat...
2023-11-0652 minHarvard Divinity School
Harvard Divinity SchoolExamining the Religious and Spiritual Implications of Climate ChangeWhat role does religion play in the movement for climate justice? How can religious communities serve as sites of organizing and activism? Panelists will discuss these questions through the lenses of religious literacy, climate grief, climate ministry, and practices to guide communities through the perils of climate catastrophe. This panel will feature: Terry Tempest Williams, HDS Writer-in-Residence Matthew Ichihashi Potts, Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church and the Plummer Professor of Christian Morals, MDiv '08, PhD '13 Rev. Vernon K. Walker, Program Director of Communities Responding to Extreme Weather (CREW) Anna Del Castillo, MDiv '21, Climate Justice Researcher for Religion...
2023-04-1941 minThe Gloria Purvis Podcast
The Gloria Purvis PodcastWe don’t need to stop being angry in order to forgiveWhat is a Christian understanding of forgiveness? And does it necessarily involve reconciliation or the abatement of anger? On the final episode of this season, Gloria welcomes Reverend Matthew Ichihashi Potts on “The Gloria Purvis Podcast” to discuss the subject of forgiveness.Reverend Potts is an Episcopalian minister and professor of Christian Morals at Harvard University. He is also the author of the new book, Forgiveness: An Alternative Account, a probing study that draws upon theology, philosophy, social ethics and even literature to reexamine or rediscover forgiveness.The conversation centers primarily on whether forgiv...
2023-03-2840 minThe Deep Dive
The Deep DiveEpisode 139: How We Think About Forgiveness w/ Matthew Ichihashi PottsPhilip spends time with professor/author Matthew Ichihashi Potts. In this conversation they discuss Matthew’s book Forgiveness: An Alternative Account and what it means to forgive in a modern society, is it a virtue and who is expected to forgive and why. The Drop – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings. Philip’s Drop: All things bell hooks Matthew’s Drop: The Buried Giant – Kazuo Ishiguro Special Guest: Matthew Ichihashi Potts.
2023-03-021h 04New Books in Psychology
New Books in PsychologyMaking Meaning Episode 23: Limits and LoveWe are finite creatures who struggle to accept our finitude. But if we can learn to embrace our limits, we will find that our relations with one another, the created world, and God allow us to experience a love so exquisite, it need not last forever.Guest: Matthew Ichihashi Potts is Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church at Harvard University. He studies the thought and practice of Christian communities through attention to diverse literary and theological texts.Making Meaning is a limited series from Ministry of Ideas that...
2023-02-2610 minMinistry of Ideas
Ministry of IdeasMaking Meaning Episode 23: Limits and LoveWe are finite creatures who struggle to accept our finitude. But if we can learn to embrace our limits, we will find that our relations with one another, the created world, and God allow us to experience a love so exquisite, it need not last forever.Guest: Matthew Ichihashi Potts is Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church at Harvard University. He studies the thought and practice of Christian communities through attention to diverse literary and theological texts.Making Meaning is a limited series from Ministry of Ideas that...
2023-02-2610 minNew Books in Religion
New Books in ReligionMaking Meaning Episode 23: Limits and LoveWe are finite creatures who struggle to accept our finitude. But if we can learn to embrace our limits, we will find that our relations with one another, the created world, and God allow us to experience a love so exquisite, it need not last forever.Guest: Matthew Ichihashi Potts is Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church at Harvard University. He studies the thought and practice of Christian communities through attention to diverse literary and theological texts.Making Meaning is a limited series from Ministry of Ideas that...
2023-02-2610 minThe Intellectual
The IntellectualThe Practice of Forgiveness in an Unforgiving World – Dr. Matthew Ichihashi Potts Podcast: Delgado Podcast (LS 24 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: The Practice of Forgiveness in an Unforgiving World – Dr. Matthew Ichihashi PottsPub date: 2023-01-21Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationWe’re honored to learn from Dr. Matthew Ichichashi Potts about his book, Forgiveness: An Alternative Account, which is focused on understanding the practice of forgiveness in an unforgiving world. In this episode, Dr. Potts shares: • When forgiveness causes emotional distress • Common misunderstandings about forgiveness • When forgiveness causes shame for vic...
2023-01-2441 minThe Englewood Review of Books Podcast
The Englewood Review of Books PodcastEpisode 50: Our favorite books of 2022 (and our favorite ERB podcast moments)Jen leads a freewheeling conversation with a roundtable of guests, who all reflect on their favorite books that were released in 2022. Also, Joel briefly takes over the episode for a reflection on the state of the ERB podcast after 50 episodes. Enjoy!Books Mentioned in this Episode:If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so from Hearts and Minds Books(An independent bookstore in Dallastown, PA, run by Byron and Beth Borger) Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Muc...
2023-01-231h 06Delgado Podcast
Delgado PodcastThe Practice of Forgiveness in an Unforgiving World – Dr. Matthew Ichihashi PottsWe’re honored to learn from Dr. Matthew Ichichashi Potts about his book, Forgiveness: An Alternative Account, which is focused on understanding the practice of forgiveness in an unforgiving world. In this episode, Dr. Potts shares: • When forgiveness causes emotional distress • Common misunderstandings about forgiveness • When forgiveness causes shame for victims of abuse or trauma • How does forgiveness help us love our enemy • Forgiveness is an alternative to systems of justice that demand retaliation • How can marginalized populations forgive systems of oppression? • Charleston church attack and stories of forgiveness • How to thi...
2023-01-2141 minYaleUniversity
YaleUniversityMatthew Ichihashi Potts on ForgivenessIn this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk to Matthew Ichihashi Potts about his new book, Forgiveness: An Alternative Account, a deeply researched and poignant reflection on the practice of forgiveness in an unforgiving world.
2022-12-0534 minYale University Press Podcast
Yale University Press PodcastMatthew Ichihashi Potts on ForgivenessIn this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk to Matthew Ichihashi Potts about his new book, Forgiveness: An Alternative Account, a deeply researched and poignant reflection on the practice of forgiveness in an unforgiving world.
2022-12-0534 minChristian Humanist Profiles
Christian Humanist ProfilesChristian Humanist Profiles 238: Matthew Ichihashi Potts“Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.”  I pray those words every Sunday morning at Bogart Christian Church, and I think I have a basic idea of what I mean when I do.  But that sense of solid knowledge conceals philosophical and theological disputes not only what the verb “to forgive” and the noun “forgiveness” mean but also how those realities relate to violence, reconciliation, narrative, memory, and all sorts of other complex matters.  In his recent book Forgiveness: An Alternative Account, Matthew Ichihashi Potts proposes that to ask God to forgive us as we forgive is a...
2022-12-041h 03Christian Humanist Profiles
Christian Humanist ProfilesChristian Humanist Profiles 238: Matthew Ichihashi Potts“Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.”  I pray those words every Sunday morning at Bogart Christian Church, and I think I have a basic idea of what I mean when I do.  But that sense of solid knowledge conceals philosophical and theological disputes not only what the verb “to forgive” and the noun “forgiveness” mean but also how those realities relate to violence, reconciliation, narrative, memory, and all sorts of other complex matters.  In his recent book Forgiveness: An Alternative Account, Matthew Ichihashi Potts proposes that to ask God to forgive us as we forgive is a...
2022-12-041h 03In All Things Podcast
In All Things PodcastFORGIVING as a Form of Grief with Matthew Ichihashi Potts (ep. 31)On this episode of the podcast, I speak with Matthew Ichihashi Potts about his new book, Forgiveness: An Alternative Account. During the conversation, we consider the biblical teaching about forgiveness in the face of lingering grievance and ongoing harm. Among the topics we cover: How some demands for forgiveness might actually do more harm to those who have been hurt. How we can escape the binary of "remember or retaliate" or "forgive and forget" What forgiveness looks like that is rooted in grief or mourning Why literary works might hold special value for helping us grasp the complexities...
2022-11-2946 minStep Inside This Heart-Pounding Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.
Step Inside This Heart-Pounding Full Audiobook And Feel The Difference.Forgiveness by Matthew Ichihashi PottsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/233190to listen full audiobooks. Title: Forgiveness Author: Matthew Ichihashi Potts Narrator: Roman Howell Format: mp3 Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins Release date: 11-29-22 Ratings: 3 out of 5 stars, 2 ratings Genres: Ethics Publisher's Summary: In this sensitive and probing book, Matthew Ichihashi Potts explores the complex moral terrain of forgiveness, which he claims has too often served as a salve to the conscience of power rather than as an instrument of healing or justice. Though forgiveness is often linked with reconciliation or the abatement of anger, Potts resists these associations, asserting instead that forgiveness is simply...
2022-11-2912h 50The Two Cities
The Two CitiesEpisode #147 - Forgiveness: An Alternative Account with Rev. Dr. Matthew Ichihashi PottsIn this episode we talk about forgiveness with Rev. Dr. Matthew Ichihashi Potts, who is Plummer Professor of Christian Morals at Harvard Divinity School, an ordained episcopal priest serving as the minister at the Memorial Church at Harvard, a co-host of the podcast, Harry Potter and the Sacred Text, and the author of the book we discuss on this episode, Forgiveness: An Alternative Account (published by Yale University Press). As Rev. Dr. Potts explains, accounts of forgiveness in broader Christian thinking tend to place the onus of forgiveness on victims, virtually requiring that their feelings of anger or grief change...
2022-11-1651 minMaking Meaning
Making MeaningEpisode 23: Limits and LoveWe are finite creatures who struggle to accept our finitude. But if we can learn to embrace our limits, we will find that our relations with one another, the created world, and God allow us to experience a love so exquisite, it need not last forever.  GUESTMatthew Ichihashi Potts is Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church at Harvard University. He studies the thought and practice of Christian communities through attention to diverse literary and theological texts.
2022-05-0310 minColloquy
ColloquyInclusion, Justice, and Love in an Apocalyptic MomentAs the Christmas holiday approaches, Rev. Dr. Matthew Ichihashi Potts, PhD ’13, says that the United States is in the midst of an “apocalyptic moment.” The inequities of the COVID-19 pandemic, the fight for racial justice, and the crisis of climate change are revealing the aspects of our society—and ourselves—from which we can no longer turn away. Now Pusey Minister in Harvard’s Memorial Church and Plummer Professor of Christian Morals, Potts preaches a Christian ethics that is at odds with white supremacy and cultural hegemony—and he’s got some hard questions: Can we turn away from prejudice and fear and tow...
2021-12-1628 min