Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
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Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
How do we transform and transcend our biases? From judgments made unconsciously to complacency in systemic evil, we must learn how to see if we are to learn how to transform. Center for Action and Contemplation faculty member Brian McLaren hosts the podcast series Learning How to See. Listen and dis...
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Bonus: Listener Questions
What if love could guide you through anger, injustice, and even the darkest memories?
In this episode, Brian McLaren and co-host Carmen A...
Seeing with the Help of a Soul-Optometrist with Sr. Simone Campbell
What would change if you could see with eyes of love—even in the face of cruelty, fear, and disagreement?
In this episode, Brian McLaren...
Seeing Nonviolently with Rev. John Dear
What would change if you believed that active, creative non-violence was the deepest expression of love?
In this episode, Brian McLaren a...
Seeing (and Dancing) in the Dark with Rev. Otis Moss III
How might your life change if you paused more often to unlearn what fear has taught you?
In this episode, hosts Brian McLaren and Carmen...
Seeing (and Loving) the Divine in The Everyday with Carrie Newcomer
How do ordinary moments become portals to the sacred?
On this episode of Learning How to See, Carrie Newcomer joins Brian and Carmen for...
Seeing the Humanity of Everyone (No Exceptions) with Fr. Rafael Garcia
What happens to your own humanity when you choose to truly see the humanity in others?
In this episode, Jesuit priest Father Rafael Garci...
Seeing Grace-fully with Rev. Nadia Bolz Weber
What would change if you believed that grace was at the center of your life?
In this episode, Brian and Carmen are joined by longtime fri...
Introducing Season 8 (and our new co-host!) with Carmen Acevedo Butcher and Brian McLaren
In this opening to Season 8, Learning How to See returns with understanding how to see with the eyes of love. On this season, Brian McLaren introduces...
Seeing Nature as a Friend with Brian McLaren
Can we cultivate a relationship with the natural world which mirrors the care and concern we would offer a dear friend? How do you foster hope in the...
Seeing Nature as a Visionary with Philip Clayton
How important is community in facing the climate crisis? What kinds of communities are helping you to live differently and find hope?
In this ep...
Seeing Nature as an Indigenous Person with Edith and Randy Woodley
How can you apply Indigenous values like harmony, respect, and accountability to your own life and community?
In this episode, we’re learning t...
Seeing Nature as a Franciscan with Michele Dunne and Sister Joan Brown
What might it look like to live out a Franciscan vision of kinship in your daily life?
In this episode, we’re learning to see nature through t...
Seeing Nature as a Historian of Religions with Mary Evelyn Tucker
What story do you tell yourself about the interconnectedness of nature and culture?
In this episode, we’re learning to see nature through the l...
Seeing Nature as a Mystic with Douglas E. Christie
What does it mean to grieve the crisis facing our planet?
In this episode, we’re learning to see nature through the lens of a mystic. Brian McL...
Seeing Nature as a Poet with Drew Jackson and Pádraig Ó Tuama
What is it about poetry that allows it to hold both beauty and disruption, and even inspire change?
In this episode, Brian McLaren explores the...
Seeing Nature as an Artist with Christy Berghoef and Thomas Jay Oord
How does nature inspire your sense of creativity?
On this episode, we’re looking at nature through the artistic lens, with Brian McLaren and two...
Bonus: Seeing Nature as Nature With Felicia Murrell
How do you typically see your relationship with nature?
In this bonus episode, Brian interviews Felicia Murrell, author of And: The Restorative...
Seeing Nature as a Gardener (Part 2) With Cassidy Steele Dale
How do you think our personal beliefs and values shape the way we see the world?
In this episode, as we continue to explore the theme of learnin...
Seeing Nature as a Gardener (Part 1) With Brett McLaren and Rachel McLaren
What if the way we see nature could be the key to a more sustainable future?
In this two-part series, we're turning to see nature as a gardener...
Seeing Nature as a Seeker With James White, Tony Jones, and Wes Granberg-Michaelson
How does time in nature benefit you?
In this episode, Brian is in conversation with James White, Tony Jones, and Wes Granberg-Michaelson explori...
Seeing Nature as a Doctor (Part 2) With Theresa Martella
How do you feel when you witness the destruction of creation?
In this episode, Brian interviews Teresa Martella, an environmental scientist and...
Seeing Nature as a Doctor (Part 1) With Debra Rienstra and Melanie Griffin
How does the connection between nature and spirituality influence your understanding of the environment and the challenges that it faces?
In the...
Seeing Nature as a Lover (Part 2) With Miriam Smith
What shapes the connection between your inner and outer landscapes?
On the second part of seeing nature like a lover, Brian interviews a non-p...
Seeing Nature as a Lover (Part 1) With Scott Smith
What can you do, big or small, to create a positive impact on the planet?
In this episode, Brian interviews Scott Smith, a retired wildlife ecol...
Seeing Nature as a Scientist (Part 2) With Susan J. Tweit
What sparks your sense of wonder in the natural world?
In this episode, we're continuing our exploration of learning how to see like a scientis...
Seeing Nature as a Scientist (Part 1) With Paul Wallace
Can we look at nature with both wonder and a scientist's eye?
In this episode, we're learning how to see nature from the perspective of a scient...
Seeing Nature as a Child (Wonder)
What can children teach us about loving nature?
In the first episode of season 6, three of Brian’s grandchildren — Ella, Ada, and Lucas — drop b...
Introducing: Learning How to See "Nature"
Welcome to the sixth season of Learning How to See which focuses on learning how to see nature in a new way. In this season, we'll look at nature thro...
The Seventh Story
What if we could reimagine the future of storytelling?
In the last episode of Season 5 of Learning How to See, join in the conversation about ho...
Accumulation Stories
How do you embrace the wisdom of letting go?
In this episode, Brian and Gareth explore the power of sharing to explore the Accumulation Story, a...
Victimization Stories
How do you tell the story of a time you have been wronged or betrayed?
Many of us experience victimization. But when does "victim" become an ou...
Isolation Stories
“To be fully in the world is to believe that we can love other people and places more than we fear them.” –Gareth Higgins
Have you convinced y...
Purification Stories
“Almost everybody who does evil has convinced themselves that they are doing good.” —Brian McLaren
Have you ever convinced yourself that an un...
Revolution Stories
“If you want a better world, tell a better story — especially one that centers justice without vengeance.” –Gareth Higgins
How do we tell stori...
Domination Stories
“Stories shape our reality, whether they are true or not.” —Gareth Higgins
What if you told the story of your life differently? Explore the pow...
An Introduction to Seven Stories
“Becoming conscious of the stories we’re telling can be lifesaving to individuals and entire cultures.”—Gareth Higgins
How do you recount life’...
Listener Questions: Navigating Faith Shifts in Marriage and Relationships
Have your spiritual views impacted your romantic relationships?
In the next episode of our listener questions series, Brian and the team examine...
Listener Questions: Jesus and Theology
In this third episode of listener questions, Brian and the team respond to questions that came in centered around Jesus and theology. A listener write...
Listener Questions: Community
What does community look like when our faith shifts?
“If I support my grandson who is gay, what do I do with my Catholic faith?”
Brian, an...
Listener Questions: Actions and Beliefs, and God's Intervention
The topic of questions related to this listener questions episode is on actions and beliefs, and if God intervenes.
Listeners wrote in with ques...