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On CultureOn Culture - No Place Like HomeA conversation between Chad Myers and me on our mission in this culture - based on the latest from The EmbassyHere is an excerpt … I am not here to tell you how to be the Ambassador from the United States to (Sweden, Norway, Germany …). But let’s reflect on what the job is - on why we are there. We, as ambassadors, are there to represent the interests of the United States and to represent the U.S.A. in that place - to exemplify “American” and to represent the policies, concerns, and presence of our cou...2024-04-0636 min
On CultureOn Culture: Predicting FaithChad Myers and I talk about the trends related to Christianity in America - how they may be understood … and the surprises (unknown) that may upend them.As with all episodes of On Culture - this is based on the lasted dispatch from The Embassy - Predicting Faith. You can find it at theembassy.substack.comLinksModeling the Future of Religion in America - Pew ResearchThe Rise of the ‘Umms’ - Christianity Today‘Nondenominational’ is Now the Largest Segment of American Protestants - Christianity TodayFrom the R...2023-03-2531 min
On CultureOn Culture - Art is For SeeingOn Culture is the podcast for The Embassy. The foundation for this episode of On Culture is the corresponding dispatch from The Embassy - Art is For SeeingThanks again to Professor Agnes Callard for our correspondence regarding this piece and her piece (linked below). Thanks to Chad Myers for this quote - When we wish to correct with advantage, and to show another that he errs, we must notice from what side he views the matter, for on that side it is usually true, and admit that truth to him, but reveal...2022-11-1934 min
On CultureYou Will Know Them By Their Fruits - On CultureLet’s say you have to remove a fence post. Who do you ask? Let’s say a co-worker asks you about Christian Tarot Cards. Who do you trust?We say we have rejected authority - but have we? Is it even possible?Mike Sherman talks with Chad Myers about what a healthy relationship to authority (and truth and trust) might look like.The resource for On Culture episodes, as always, is the corresponding dispatch in The Embassy newsletter. This one is called ‘You Will Know Them By Their Fruits.”The Emba...2022-09-1035 min
On CultureOn Culture - IdentityIdentityMike Sherman is joined again by Chad Myers to talk about the role of identity - who we are and who we think we are and who we associate with and who we don’t - plays in our culture. Is who I am something different from who I present myself as? Or who I present myself as opposing? Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe2022-05-1100 min
On CultureOn Culture - The Embassy - Episode 1The Big StoryMike Sherman is joined by Chad Myers in this inaugural episode of On Culture, the podcast for The Embassy.We will talk about the themes visited in the first post of The Embassy - The Big Story we are in. Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe2022-05-0130 min
The SubversiveMan, Myth, and Meaning Act 2We go further down the rabbit hole of meaning and story with Mike Sherman, discussing the awakening affect of being in the story as opposed to staying on the outside in analysis. We give nods to Flannery O'Connor, Tolkien and Marilynne Robinson.
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US2019-11-1150 minThe SubversiveMan, Myth, and Meaning Act 1Man does not live on statements and statistics alone, but on every story that comes from the mouth of the Divine. Mike Sherman joins us on this episode. We expose bogus storylines. We discuss the intersection of meaning and narrative. We listen to what is revealed in the human longing for some cohesion in our experience of the absurd.
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US2019-11-0447 min