The Quiet Revolution and the New Theism. A conversation with Rupert Sheldrake

About this episode

Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon discuss the shift in attitudes towards God and the implications of a new theism.

The mood has shifted. Subjects that were once taboo - like God - are now discussed openly. So if a new theism is abroad, what might it bring? In this episode of the Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogues, Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon ask why individuals engaged in pursuits from cultural critique to theoretical biology are now actively interested in traditions such as Christianity and Platonism. What is new about this turn and what is old? What does it mean in terms of understanding our hu...

People in this episode

Host: Mark Vernon

Guest: Rupert Sheldrake

Topics covered

• theism
• cultural critique
• theoretical biology
• Christianity
• Platonism
• spirituality

Keywords

• theism
• God
• cultural critique
• theoretical biology
• Christianity
• Platonism
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Christianity, Platonism

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