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Ministry of Ideas

A podcast about the ideas that shape our lives. Hosted by Zachary Davis and produced at Harvard Divinity School.

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Illuminations Episode 9: Rituals for a Dying World

Illuminations Episode 9: Rituals for a Dying World

Absorbing the full reality of climate change will require more than a scientific approach. Some American Jews are showin... Read more

22 Jun 2023

23mins

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Illuminations Episode 8: Watching Heaven

Illuminations Episode 8: Watching Heaven

The story of Galileo has long been cited as evidence the Catholic Church is inherently opposed to scientific research. B... Read more

16 May 2023

30mins

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Illuminations Episode 7: Mirrors of Morality

Illuminations Episode 7: Mirrors of Morality

Scientific origin stories promise to tell us who we really are. But that deepest question of human existence can never f... Read more

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Illuminations Episode 6: Manifest Mars

Illuminations Episode 6: Manifest Mars

A sense of divine destiny drove Americans to expand West. A similar spirit is behind the modern quest to conquer space. ... Read more

20 Mar 2023

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Illuminations Episode 5: Moveable Feasts

Illuminations Episode 5: Moveable Feasts

God, we know, is outside space and time. But the need to date one faith’s most sacred feast drove a cutting-edge technol... Read more

16 Mar 2023

30mins

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Illuminations Episode 4: Quantum Buddhism

Illuminations Episode 4: Quantum Buddhism

What’s the spiritual significance of quantum mechanics? One answer comes from the Dalai Lama - a surprising but genuine ... Read more

15 Mar 2023

26mins

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Illuminations Episode 3: Divine Technology

Illuminations Episode 3: Divine Technology

It’s common to feel that technology removes the magic of the world, but Hindu worshippers in Bangalore have shown that i... Read more

14 Mar 2023

16mins

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Illuminations Episode 2: Beyond Belief

Illuminations Episode 2: Beyond Belief

Do scientists ever reject science? Research data on the controversial topic of extraterrestrial life has met with resist... Read more

13 Mar 2023

25mins

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Illuminations Episode 1: Experimental Methods

Illuminations Episode 1: Experimental Methods

Have faith and science always been enemies? The story of Robert Hooke, a revolutionary working in the Scientific Revolut... Read more

12 Mar 2023

35mins

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Illuminations Introduction

Illuminations Introduction

Illuminations is a limited series that reveals the untold friendship of religion and science. Through interviews and sto... Read more

11 Mar 2023

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