Welcome to the Eudo Podcast. In this pilot episode, we share a bit about ourselves, explain how we arrived at the podcast name, and share the story of the
Continue
Meet Your Hosts, Courtney & Paul
Welcome to The Eudo Podcast! Join Courtney McLean and Paul Gould as they discuss human flourishing in a disenchanted world. Combining insightful analysis of theology, philosophy, and culture with entertaining discussion, Courtney and Paul hope to connect the deep longings of the human heart—for truth, goodness, beauty, justice, love, and happiness—to Jesus and the gospel. We hope to show that Christianity is both true to the way the world is and true to the way the world ought to be. Whether you are a believer, seeker, or non-seeker in God, join us as we explore the intersection of philosophy, theology, and culture.
0
EPISODE SUMMARY: Our topic of Season 4 of the Eudo podcast is “Re-discovering the Sacramental Image.” We want to see the world and delight in it the same way Jesus
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: As we consider God’s world—the sun or the moon, the chicken or the egg, the laws of mathematics or the laws of physics—there is a feeling that rises
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: So far this season we’ve explored the question of wonder and delight. The idea is that we can join with God to reenchant the world as we learn
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode, we want to take you back in history to a time when pretty much everyone viewed the world as enchanted. This image of the world
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: What kind of universe do we live in? According to the dominant story coming from science, the universe is just a vast assembly of molecules in motion. In
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: In season 4 episode 6 of the Eudo Podcast, we explore the wonder of life. So far, we’ve explored the topics of wonder and delight and considered in
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: In season 4 episode 7 of the Eudo Podcast, we want to get personal—we want to consider the question of human significance. Are humans just “organized mud” or
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: Do you ever feel like you are not doing enough for God? Do you struggle with guilt or even shame in your Christian life? If you work a
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: What does it mean to live all of life under the banner of Christ? How should we think of work and play in a sacramental universe? What does
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: In this season, we’ll explore the question of meaning. Is there meaning to be had at all? Can we find it, especially in our disenchanted age? Join us
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: In season 5 episode 2 of the Eudo Podcast, we dive deeper into the question of meaning, as we explore various senses of the word and how they
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: In the previous episode, we discussed two out of the three basic senses of the term “meaning.” In episode 3 of season 5, we will continue this discussion
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: We’ve been exploring the meaning of “meaning” over the past few episodes. We’ve noted the many senses of the term and defined the search for meaning as the
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: In episode 5 of season 5 of the Eudo podcast, we discuss the existential argument for God. The idea is that religious people need God in order to get
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: Only two things are certain, according to Ben Franklin, death and taxes. And one of these certainties—death or at least the prospect of dying—arguably fills us with terror
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: In his Cambridge Element Volume on God, Soul and the Meaning of Life, Thaddeus Metz raises a number of worries about the relation between God, the soul, and meaning.
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: We’ve been exploring the search for meaning in a disenchanted world this season. Closely connected to the question of meaning is the question of happiness. There are many
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: We are exploring four dead ends; four common ideas for what happiness is so that we can arrive at a biblically grounded understanding of meaningful happiness. In our
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: In season 6 of the Eudo podcast, Paul and Courtney will explore the philosophy and theology of C.S. Lewis’s science fiction trilogy. We will explore the quest of
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: In season 6 episode 2, Paul and Courtney discuss Lewis’s first book in the Ransom Trilogy, a book titled Out of the Silent Planet. EPISODE NOTES: We are
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: Is there life beyond Earth? Even more interesting, is there intelligent life beyond the Earth? Where might we go for answers to these questions? What are the
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode and the next, we are going to consider some theological questions that Lewis presses us to consider when considering the possibility of other intelligent races
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: In the last episode we explored the central metaphor of “the silent planet” – the idea that the earth is fallen and cut off from the heavens
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: At the beginning of Perelandra, Ransom has summoned the character Lewis. Ransom explains that he needs Lewis’s help, and that he is being sent to Perelandra. Ransom
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode of the Eudo Podcast, Paul and Courtney discuss C. S. Lewis’s famous essay called “Meditations in a Toolshed.” Paul, explains to us the distinction
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: One of the best ways to see afresh the beauty of the gospel is to look at it “from the outside” through imaginative stories. Lewis is a master
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode, Paul and Courtney consider one of Lewis’s more famous ideas from The Abolition of Man—the idea that modern education has rendered us all as men
ContinueEPISODE SUMMARY: In season 6 of the Eudo podcast, Paul and Courtney will explore the philosophy and theology of C.S. Lewis’s science fiction trilogy. We will explore the quest of
ContinueEPISODE SUMMARY: In season 6 episode 2, Paul and Courtney discuss Lewis’s first book in the Ransom Trilogy, a book titled Out of the Silent Planet. EPISODE NOTES: We are
ContinueEPISODE SUMMARY: Is there life beyond Earth? Even more interesting, is there intelligent life beyond the Earth? Where might we go for answers to these questions? What are the
ContinueEPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode and the next, we are going to consider some theological questions that Lewis presses us to consider when considering the possibility of other intelligent races
ContinueEPISODE SUMMARY: In the last episode we explored the central metaphor of “the silent planet” – the idea that the earth is fallen and cut off from the heavens
ContinueEPISODE SUMMARY: At the beginning of Perelandra, Ransom has summoned the character Lewis. Ransom explains that he needs Lewis’s help, and that he is being sent to Perelandra. Ransom
ContinueEPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode of the Eudo Podcast, Paul and Courtney discuss C. S. Lewis’s famous essay called “Meditations in a Toolshed.” Paul, explains to us the distinction
ContinueEPISODE SUMMARY: One of the best ways to see afresh the beauty of the gospel is to look at it “from the outside” through imaginative stories. Lewis is a master
ContinueEPISODE SUMMARY: In this episode, Paul and Courtney consider one of Lewis’s more famous ideas from The Abolition of Man—the idea that modern education has rendered us all as men
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: In season 7 of the Eudo podcast, Paul and Courtney get personal. They explore one of the deepest questions we could ask: What does it mean
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: In the second episode of season 7, Paul and Courtney look at philosophical, biological and theological definitions of human persons, and explore the “what” and “who”
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: Paul and Courtney consider another important topic related to human persons. It has to do with the kind of thing we are, materially speaking. Are we just
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: Paul and Courtney look at the human mind and the fact that we know things and we can reason. In particular, they consider Dallas Willard’s discussion
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: Paul and Courtney discuss free will: is free will an illusion? Do we really have power to shape our lives, to be self-determiners of our choices, action,
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: Paul and Courtney explore the question “Can machines create art?” by exploring the nature of the imagination, creative thinking, and its relationship to art. EPISODE NOTES:
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: Paul and Courtney look at Jesus. As Christians, we rightly understand Jesus as the Savior of the world. Jesus is the Messiah. Jesus is the God-man who
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: Paul and Courtney discuss the question of human origin and consider our past. Which story makes the best sense of human history? EPISODE NOTES:
Continue
EPISODE SUMMARY: As we shall see in this episode, we live at an unusual and unique time in human history. So, it is important that we consider our future since
Continue