For the Life of the World / Yale Center for Faith & Culture
By Matthew Croasmun, Ryan McAnnally-Linz, Drew Collins, Miroslav Volf, Evan Rosa, Macie Bridge
Seeking and living a life worthy of our humanity. Theological insight, cultural analysis, and practical guidance for personal and communal flourishing. Brought to you by the Yale Center for Faith & Culture.
Recent Episodes
The Wound and the Gaze: Trauma Theology, Contemplative Healing, and Becoming Beloved / Bo Karen Lee
11 Mar 2026
The Accessorized Bible: Interpretation, Responsibility, and the Ethics of Reading / David Dault
4 Mar 2026
Season of Rebellion / Esau McCaulley on Lent [From the Archives]
25 Feb 2026
Your Whole Self at Work: The Sociology of Religion in the Workplace / Elaine Ecklund
18 Feb 2026
Faith and Character in a Polarized Society / John Kasich
21 Jan 2026
Forgiving Our Fathers: Time, Mortality, and Finding Peace / Stan Grant
14 Jan 2026
Religion and Modern Slavery: Moral Blindness, Religious Responsibility, and the Psychology of Power / Kevin Bales and Michael Rota
7 Jan 2026
The Nail in the Tree: Sandy Hook School Shooting, Violence, Childhood, Poetry / Carol Ann Davis
14 Dec 2025
How to Read Blaise Pascal: Grace, Modern Longing, and Wagering with Fire / Graham Tomlin
3 Dec 2025
Creaturely Loneliness: Desire, Grief, and the Hope of Encounter / Macie Bridge & Ryan McAnnally-Linz (SOLO Part 6)
19 Nov 2025
Dying Alone: Terminal Loneliness, Modern Medicine, and Contemplative Solitude / Lydia Dugdale (SOLO Part 5)
12 Nov 2025
Women Alone with God: Extraordinary Lives of Medieval Women / Hetta Howes (SOLO Part 4)
5 Nov 2025
Lonely Tech: AI, Isolation, Solitude, and Grace / Felicia Wu Song (SOLO Part 3)
29 Oct 2025
Notice the Absence: Ecological Loneliness, Local Attention, and Interspecies Connection / Laura Marris (SOLO Part 2)
22 Oct 2025
Flourishing Alone / Miroslav Volf (SOLO Part 1)
15 Oct 2025
Christian Faith and Public Service / Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
9 Oct 2025
Irrevocable Covenant: Against Supersessionism / R. Kendall Soulen
2 Oct 2025
Burnout and Sabbath / Alexis Abernethy
10 Sep 2025
How to Read the Gospel of John / David Ford
4 Sep 2025
Amor Mundi Part 5: Humility and Glory of Love / Miroslav Volf's 2025 Gifford Lectures
27 Aug 2025
Amor Mundi Part 4: The Earth Embraced / Miroslav Volf's 2025 Gifford Lectures
20 Aug 2025
Amor Mundi Part 3: Loving Our Fate? / Miroslav Volf's 2025 Gifford Lectures
13 Aug 2025
Amor Mundi Part 2: Hating the World, Unquenchable Thirst / Miroslav Volf's 2025 Gifford Lectures
6 Aug 2025
Amor Mundi Part 1: Unchained from Our Sun / Miroslav Volf's 2025 Gifford Lectures
30 Jul 2025
How Striving to Be Better Than Others Makes Us Worse / Miroslav Volf
23 Jul 2025
The Body as Sacred Offering: Ballet and Embodied Faith / New York City Ballet Dancer Silas Farley
30 Apr 2025
Remembering Pope Francis / Nichole Flores and Ryan McAnnally-Linz
23 Apr 2025
Art and Sacred Resistance: Art as Prayer, Love, Resistance and Relationship / Bruce Herman
17 Apr 2025
The Fear to Hope: Ukrainian Pastor on Democracy, Fear, and Abundant Life in the Midst of War / Fyodor Raychynets
13 Mar 2025
What the Devil: Christian Imagination, Morality, and Two-Step Devil / Jamie Quatro
