Log in

goodpods headphones icon

To access all our features

Open the Goodpods app
Close icon
headphones
Ministry of Ideas

Ministry of Ideas

Zachary Davis

A podcast about the ideas that shape our lives. Hosted by Zachary Davis and produced at Harvard Divinity School. Learn more at ministryofideas.org
profile image

1 Listener

bookmark
Share icon

All episodes

Best episodes

Top 10 Ministry of Ideas Episodes

Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Ministry of Ideas episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Ministry of Ideas for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Ministry of Ideas episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Ministry of Ideas - Measure for Measure Episode 1: Fathom
play

07/19/22 • 10 min

We love a good chart or graph but we think measurement is more complex and interesting than the data points. The fathom is a measure of depth from the surface to the ocean floorwhich is critical for navigating the Mississippi River and the Suez Canal. The fathom also shows us what’s beyond measurement: The unfathomable.

This episode was produced by Andrew Middleton and Liya Rechtman.

Measure for Measure is a limited series from Ministry of Ideas. The show is executive produced by Liya Rechtman, created by Andrew Middleton, and sound engineered by Greg Fredle.

profile image

1 Listener

bookmark
plus icon
share episode
Ministry of Ideas - Illuminations Episode 1: Experimental Methods
play

10/26/22 • 35 min

Have faith and science always been enemies? The story of Robert Hooke, a revolutionary working in the Scientific Revolution, exemplifies the ways in which Christianity has actually provoked scientific inquiry.

Robert George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University.

Patricia Fara, director of studies and affiliated lecturer at the University of Cambridge’s Department of the History and Philosophy of Science.

Jim Bennett, Keeper Emeritus at the Science Museum, London and professor emeritus of the history of science, University of Oxford.

Brother Guy Consolmagno, director of the Vatican Observatory and president of the Vatican Observatory Foundation.

Stephen Barr, professor emeritus at the University of Delaware’s department of physics and astronomy.

This episode was produced by Rosalind Rei and Maria Devlin McNair.

Illuminations is supported by the John Templeton Foundation.

profile image

1 Listener

bookmark
plus icon
share episode
Ministry of Ideas - Generation Why?

Generation Why?

Ministry of Ideas

play

01/04/23 • 13 min

Who gets to define generational cohorts and do they obscure more than illuminate?

Guests

  • Neil Howe, author of Generations
  • Tony Tulathimutte, author of Why There’s No ‘Millennial’ Novel

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

bookmark
plus icon
share episode
Ministry of Ideas - Making Meaning Episode 24: The Shining Surface
play

06/29/22 • 6 min

DESCRIPTION

It's common to equate meaning with depth, but the surface of things, with its wild and rapturous beauty, can coax us into life.

GUEST

Stephanie Paulsell is the Susan Shallcross Swartz Professor of the Practice of Christian Studies in the Harvard Divinity School and served as the Interim Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church from 2019 to 2020. An ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), she is the author of Religion Around Virginia Woolf, (2019), editor (with David Carrasco and Mara Willard) of Goodness and the Literary Imagination (2019), and a regular columnist in The Christian Century.

SHOW DESCRIPTION

Making Meaning is a limited series from Ministry of Ideas that explores how life can be lived more meaningfully. Featuring meditations by some of the world’s most sensitive and insightful thinkers, Making Meaning will give you fresh perspective and encouragement to live with greater intention and fullness.

Making Meaning is produced by Jack Pombriant and Zachary Davis. Artwork by Dan Pecci. Learn more at ministryofideas.org and find us on Twitter @ministryofideas.

bookmark
plus icon
share episode
Ministry of Ideas - Introducing Measure for Measure
play

07/11/22 • 1 min

Introducing Measure for Measure, a new limited series from Ministry of Ideas.

We love a good chart or graph but we think measurement is more complex and interesting than data points. In each episode of the Measure for Measure, we look at a different unit of measure as a fundamental grammar of our lives.

Learn more at ministryofideas.org/measure

PRODUCTION TEAM

Liya Rechtman is Executive Producer and co-host of Measure for Measure and Managing Producer of Ministry of Ideas. She is a climate activist and Jew about town.

Andrew Middleton is Creator and co-host of Measure for Measure and a Producer of Ministry of Ideas. He is a cartographer, diver, and the founder of Open Dive Sites.

Greg Fredle is Sound Engineer for Measure for Measure. He is a freelance filmmaker and audio producer.

Zachary Davis is Executive Producer and Host of Ministry Ideas, Writ Large and Making Meaning; advisor to Measure for Measure.

Tyler Morrisette is the art director for Measure for Measure.

bookmark
plus icon
share episode
Ministry of Ideas - Measure for Measure Episode 0: Birds
play

07/19/22 • 4 min

Could you pick a white-breasted nuthatch out of a lineup? We explore the value - and limits - of birdwatching, categorization, and measurement.

This episode was produced by Andrew Middleton and Liya Rechtman.

Measure for Measure is a limited series from Ministry of Ideas. The show is executive produced by Liya Rechtman, created by Andrew Middleton, and sound engineered by Greg Fredle.

bookmark
plus icon
share episode

The problem of gun violence is as old as guns themselves. According to historian Priya Satia, America’s present epidemic of gun violence has its roots in the industrial revolution. Satia tells the story of British gun-maker Samuel Galton, Jr., who was called to task by his Quaker community for manufacturing rifles. As a professed pacifist, Galton had to wrestle with the large-scale uses to which his weapons were put. So where do we look for answers about how to regulate guns? Some claim the answer has to lie in the past, in the nation’s founding documents. Others argue that novel technologies demand novel solutions. Solving the problem of gun violence may be a case where we need to make a strong modernity claim.

Researcher, writer, and episode producer: Christopher Nygren, Associate Professor, History of Art and Architecture, University of Pittsburgh

Featured Scholars:

Catherine Fletcher, Professor of History, Manchester Metropolitan University

Priya Satia, Professor of History, Stanford University

Special thanks: James DeMasi, Chloé Hogg, Jonathan Lyonhart, Pernille Røge, Jennifer Waldron, Catherine Yanko.

For transcript, teaching aids, and other resources, click here.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

bookmark
plus icon
share episode
Ministry of Ideas - Measure for Measure Episode 3: Mohs
play

08/02/22 • 10 min

We’re hitting up against the very nature of measurement: How can we best describe the world around us, in its infinite complexity, with finite measures? In other words, how hard are rocks?

This episode was produced by Andrew Middleton and Liya Rechtman.

Measure for Measure is a limited series from Ministry of Ideas.

bookmark
plus icon
share episode
Ministry of Ideas - Measure for Measure Episode 4: Movies
play

08/09/22 • 16 min

We’d rate today’s episode a ten out of ten, five star, certified fresh, two thumbs up. But we can’t speak for its IMdB score.

This episode was produced by Andrew Middleton and Liya Rechtman.

Measure for Measure is a limited series from Ministry of Ideas.

bookmark
plus icon
share episode
Ministry of Ideas - Shifting Blame

Shifting Blame

Ministry of Ideas

play

01/18/23 • 27 min

We claim to judge people for what they intentionally do, but accidents often influence our judgments. In our justice systems, people can be harshly and unfairly blamed for bad luck—but in our personal lives, taking on blame isn’t always a bad thing.

Guests

  • Fiery Cushman, Professor of Psychology at Harvard University
  • Daniel Statman, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Haifa

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

bookmark
plus icon
share episode

Show more best episodes

Toggle view more icon

FAQ

How many episodes does Ministry of Ideas have?

Ministry of Ideas currently has 104 episodes available.

What topics does Ministry of Ideas cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, Podcasts and Philosophy.

What is the most popular episode on Ministry of Ideas?

The episode title 'Measure for Measure Episode 1: Fathom' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Ministry of Ideas?

The average episode length on Ministry of Ideas is 20 minutes.

How often are episodes of Ministry of Ideas released?

Episodes of Ministry of Ideas are typically released every day.

When was the first episode of Ministry of Ideas?

The first episode of Ministry of Ideas was released on Jun 29, 2022.

Show more FAQ

Toggle view more icon

Comments