Beatrice Institute Podcast

While we may think of phones and laptops when we hear the word "technology," it can also be thought of as a way of viewing the world: the belief that knowledge of reality means the ability to predict,...

7 Des 202250min

Of the many hopes that society hangs on artificial intelligence, one is its potential to clean up the results of human messiness. Whether on a large scale (solving climate change, reducing war crimes ...

23 Nov 202258min

One of modernity's many attributes is its ingratitude towards the past. Both through forgetfulness of pre-modern thought and ways of being (whether intentional or accidental), and also by reconfigurin...

9 Nov 202246min

Anne Carpenter joins Ryan to discuss the intersection of history, tradition, art, and theology. What is the difference between ressourcement and genealogy? Are art and theology the same thing? What ca...

25 Okt 202254min

Innovation is often seen as key to modern society. Whether in pursuit of economic growth, more convenience in daily life, or simply greater well-being, the pursuit of the new and better ideas and tech...

12 Okt 202249min

In this episode, Ryan sits down with Madhavi Nevader and T.J. Lang, both biblical scholars at St. Andrew's School of Divinity in Scotland. In a conversation that roams from the Tower of Babel to journ...

27 Sep 20221h 15min

For much of middle class America, 401ks are seen as good stewardship, and wise investing in the stock market as a way of attaining financial goods for oneself and the economy at large. But do these th...

10 Aug 202246min

The prophet Isaiah speaks of the foolishness of those who bow down to the work of their own hands, idols made of wood that cannot speak and have no power of their own. And yet the irony of idolatry is...

26 Jul 20221h 6min