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Before the Common Era is an educational and conversational podcast between 3 friends and their sound guy. Join them as they go on an adventure through a hat and all of the mysteries it may contain.
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What does our current era of change mean for the future of spiritual communities? What are the questions and challenges facing us in terms of belonging, justice, ecology and beyond? Common Era brings two guests around our table to talk about spirituality in an age of change. Common Era is produced by Lab/ora Press, an independent publisher run by the Catholic monastic order known as the Passionists. To find out more about either of those, you can go to https://labora.press or https://passion ...
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In this final episode of the season, Annmarie and Matshidiso return to an ongoing theme: what does a just society really look like, and how can we get there? To bring all the threads together, they ask how the church can lead the way in demonstrating a justice mindset, and what questions we need to ask ourselves. Ultimately, it all leads back to th…
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In this episode, Matshidiso and Annmarie put the very concept of crime and punishment under scrutiny. If the prison system we've created is ultimately a failure, what kind of approach could take its place? The conversation moves from the need for acknowledgment of wrong, and consequences of that wrong, to establishing a humane, case-by-case underst…
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In the New Testament of the Bible, the church is often referred to as a Body. In this episode, Annmarie and Matshidiso draw on this language to consider the lack of action on racism from the church in the UK, explaining why we should expect the church to look different from other institutions. They discuss why this is so important specifically in a…
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Annmarie and Matshidiso begin this episode redefining and clarifying the definition of racism, and the very concept of different races among human beings. Looking at racism as a mechanism of maintaining power, they break down the differences between racism and prejudice; or the classification of people groups; or the pre-judgments that might come a…
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Justice is increasingly a word at the forefront of our social conversations, but like any word it's subject to interpretation and misunderstanding. In this episode Annmarie and Matshidiso talk about a Biblical view of both justice and fairness, how these have influenced our legal systems, and yet how they might differ from what we expect. They talk…
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Welcome back to Season 2 of Common Era! In our second season, we’re hosting a conversation between Annmarie Lewis, a leading business, youth and justice consultant, and Matshidiso, a composer, songwriter and podcaster with a background in human rights law. In this episode Matshidiso and Annmarie discuss the sense of justice - and injustice - that h…
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In our second season, we’re hosting a conversation between Annmarie Lewis and Matshidiso. Annmarie Lewis OBE is a leading business and justice consultant - sought after in the fields of Justice Systems, Strategy, Business/Organisational Development and Design and Executive Leadership. Having previously founded her own award winning social enterpris…
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What exactly is coming to an end at this time? And how do we feel about those things ending? Perhaps we need to learn to hold healthy funerals, so that change can be acknowledged and mourned, rather than creating bitterness and division. In this final episode of our season, author and musican David Benjamin Blower and Passionist priest Nicholas Pos…
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What does it feel like to be on the threshold of change - at significant moments in time? What's the feeling of being caught between the pressures of the past and the demands of the future? Passionist priest Nicholas Postlethwaite and post-evangelical poet David Benjamin Blower discuss the challenges of creating space and authentic conversation in …
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Pope Francis would be one of the influential Catholic voices in recent years reiterating the need to step outside our known world, and reframe it through the eyes of those on the margins of society. It's an idea that lies at the heart of the Passionist movement. Nicholas Postlethwaite from the Passionists, and post-evangelical poet David Benjamin B…
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The last few years have seen a surge of interest in monasticism, rules, liturgies, and all kind of orthodox practices, in many unexpected circles. At the same time, the daily life of Catholic Orders are little known to outsiders. What are monastic Orders, and what's behind the renewed appeal? Post-evangelical poet David Benjamin Blower and Passioni…
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We're in an era where different faith groups are drawing on one another's wisdom and traditions. In some places there seems to be less suspicion and more openness between these groups than ever before. What's caused this, and where is it headed? Post-evangelical poet David Benjamin Blower and Passionist Catholic priest Nicholas Postlethwaite talk a…
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Is there a bigger story to be found behind the sense of decline felt by some faith traditions? What positive visions of the future could we find in place of those anxieties? Post-evangelical poet David Benjamin Blower and Passionist Catholic priest Nicholas Postlethwaite talk about the narratives of decline in the traditions they grew up with, the …
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What does this current time of change mean for spiritual communities? How are the traditions that we call 'home' changing, along with our relationships to those traditions? Author and musician David Benjamin Blower, and Catholic priest Nicholas Postlethwaite - who belongs to the monastic order known as the Passionists - talk about their current spi…
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Before The Common Era Episode Eight: Ivan The Terrible
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I knew a boy that people called "The Terrible". His name was Daniel though, so it wasn't nearly as intimidating. FUN EPISODE CORRECTIONS: Ivan's other wives were not entirely for political gain and they were not divorced. Their fates are listed here poisoned,poisoned, imprisoned, murdered while imprisoned, imprisoned, executed, survived. all and al…
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Before The Common Era Episode Seven: Victorian Surgery
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"It boggles the mind what a bone saw can do."- Fred Farnsworth on Victorian surgery. "It boggles the mind what Bonesaw can do." - Brandon on the wrestling scene in the first Spider-Man. Before the Common Era is an educational and conversational podcast between 3 friends and their sound guy. Join them as they go on an adventure through a hat and all…
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Bryan Cranston is not to be confused with Bry Cranston. A popular jazz musician in the 1940's. Sorry for being gone so long folks. Life's a little hectic sometimes, but we're back now and better than ever. Before the Common Era is an educational and conversational podcast between 3 friends and their sound guy. Join them as they go on an adventure t…
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As a boy I always wanted to be a Power Ranger. Turns out "Teenager with attitude" is considered a "Behavior Problem" by most child therapists. Before the Common Era is an educational and conversational podcast between 3 friends and their sound guy. Join them as they go on an adventure through a hat and all of the mysteries it may contain. A special…
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My uncle was in a western once. John Wayne called him funny. I call him Ken. FUN EPISODE CORRECTIONS: Dwayne actually beat Steve Austin in their last Wrestlemania match. Yay! Before the Common Era is an educational and conversational podcast between 3 friends and their sound guy. Join them as they go on an adventure through a hat and all of the mys…
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John Henry Book invented the Auidobook way back in 1987. He did so to make his girlfriend Veronica Novel jealous. Since then they've married, had three kids and moved to Vermont. Before the Common Era is an educational and conversational podcast between 3 friends and their sound guy. Join them as they go on an adventure through a hat and all of the…
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Before The Common Era Episode Two: Boats, Battleships, and Boats?
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Fun Fact: Julias Caesar once rode a boat. He was quoted saying " Et tu, boate" which roughly translates to "Nice boat joke Brandon!" Before the Common Era is an educational and conversational podcast between 3 friends and their sound guy. Join them as they go on an adventure through a hat and all of the mysteries it may contain. A special thank you…
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Before the Common Era is an educational and conversational podcast between 3 friends and their sound guy. Join them as they go on an adventure through a hat and all of the mysteries it may contain. A special thank you to Michael Morrise for our music. Link Dump: G'Nort: vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/i…80510030716 www.fanzing.com/images-mag/…
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