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Episode 1 - Loneliness, Hope, and Imagination
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Hello everyone, welcome to Thoughts: Theological Considerations during COVID, featuring Gregg D. Garner. I’m Benjamin Reese, your host.
I’ve wanted to talk to Gregg because he’s always been someone who could help me isolate, out of the noise of a moment, essential issues and help me see them from a variety of angles. I was eager to see where the conversation would go, what connection I’d make, and see if I could get any clearer on what I was supposed to be doing during all this.
I was surprised to find, even though I had wanted to talk about COVID, Gregg began with loneliness as a place to start. What was more surprising was how that topic branched into themes, like imagination and hope. I’ve learned over many years of listening to Gregg… you have to be willing to follow him to several different places before you see the larger picture emerge, like one of those drawings you make by connecting the dots together. In this case, I thought it better to listen, and you will only hear me interject when I’m making sure I’m connecting the right dots at the right time.
Take note that this conversation was held through Zoom due to the stay-at-home orders in our state. You will hear Zoom artifacts in the recording, but I think that you will find the substance of this conversation makes up for the lack of polished audio quality.
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Related links to this episode:
Why Americans Are Dying from Despair by Atul Gawande
Is Our Aversion to Pain Killing Us? by Lisa Firestone Ph.D.
The Soul of Shame by Dr. Curt Thompson
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