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Catholicism claims thousands of miracles. What happens when a scientist who is also a faithful Catholic looks at them with a critical eye?

In this episode, we talk with Paul Rimmer, a Cambridge astrophysicist, about how he weighs miracle claims as both a Catholic and a scientist. We also delve into the implications of quantum mechanics and a whole host of different ideas. Whether you're a believer who wants to know which stories can withstand scrutiny or a skeptic curious how someone holds both positions at once, this conversation takes the question seriously.

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Can miracles actually be investigated scientifically?

In this episode, we sit down with Caleb Jackson to examine two of the most fascinating alleged miracle phenomena in modern Christian history: the apparitions at Zeitoun in Egypt and the healings associated with Lourdes in France.

What do the historical records actually show? How strong is the medical evidence for the Lourdes healings? What can (and can't) be established scientifically about the extraordinary events reported at Zeitoun? And at what point does evidence for an unexplained event become evidence for a genuine miracle?

Is this proof of miracles? Listen and decide for yourself.

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In this episode, we sit down with Gary Chartier, a legal scholar, philosopher, and one of the leading voices in market anarchism. We talk about his book Christianity and the Nation-State: A Study in Political Theology. Chartier argues that the modern nation-state isn't just flawed but morally illegitimate, and that a serious Christian political theology points toward something else entirely: radical consociationalism, a form of government without states or territories.

We dig into what radical consociationalism actually looks like in practice, why he rejects both nationalism and a global government, and whether any of this is remotely feasible.

If you've ever wondered what happens when rigorous political philosophy meets serious Christian theology and where that collision leads if you follow it all the way, this is the conversation for you.

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Raelism is the religion that believes humanity was genetically engineered by aliens. When their priest Leon Ariel Mellul ended up in a room with us, we were not about to let "extraterrestrials did it" go unchallenged.

Topics on the table: Who really created humanity? Does cloning debunk religion? Is the Bible just an alien PR campaign? And can two belief systems this different actually have a civil conversation, or does this go off the rails by minute ten?

Buckle up. This one's a ride.

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As I write this, the fifth batch of declassified government documents on UFOs (or UAPs for the sophisticated) is still being culled over. Clearly, this is a topic that isn't going anywhere anytime soon.

But just as this episode releases, a new book, called The Metaphysics of UFOs, attempts to uncover just what is going on in our skies. Its author, Jonathan Kendall, MD, began as an open-minded skeptic. Now, he believes he is beginning to unravel something far more astonishing.

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You've probably heard someone say, "You have to read the Bible in context." But what does that actually mean — and is historical context the only context that matters? We sat down with biblical scholar Max Botner to find out why treating the Bible purely as a historical document might be the most common mistake readers make, and what a richer approach to Scripture actually looks like.

This is part 2 of our conversation with Jordan Daniel Wood. See the last episode for part 1.

With the government releasing UFO files and Spielberg giving us more Hollywood blockbusters, aliens are back in the news. And believe it or not, Christian theology may already have the tools to handle the biggest question of the disclosure era. While many Christians ignore the topic or, perhaps, see it all as demonic, might the truth be more nuanced? This week we sit down with theologian Jordan Daniel Wood — known for his work on Maximus the Confessor and Christian metaphysics — to talk about what current UAP disclosure actually means for Christian theology, and what it doesn't and, most important, what the truth behind all this UFO talk might actually be.

Check out the new trailer for "Not of This World" featuring Jordan Daniel Wood!

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With the government releasing UFO files and Spielberg giving us more Hollywood blockbusters, aliens are back in the news. And believe it or not, Christian theology may already have the tools to handle the biggest question of the disclosure era. While many Christians ignore the topic or, perhaps, see it all as demonic, might the truth be more nuanced? This week we sit down with theologian Jordan Daniel Wood — known for his work on Maximus the Confessor and Christian metaphysics — to talk about what current UAP disclosure actually means for Christian theology, and what it doesn't and, most important, what the truth behind all this UFO talk might actually be.