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UnderlandAuthor: Seth David
Underland is a timespace in which to slow down and think - an experiment in living, breathing, systematic semiotics. Seth David is a psychodynamic therapist and philosophical theologian, feeling and thinking in place from Seattle-Snohomish, Cascadia. Language: en-us Genres: Philosophy, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Christus Incognito
Episode 11
Monday, 2 June, 2025
Book 2: The Illumination of the Gospel of JohnPart 4: Christus IncognitoThis episode concludes our 4-part overview of the Illumination of the Gospel of John. We focus our attention on the curious manner of several of the Resurrected Christ's appearances - he appears in disguise, first to Mary Magdalene dressed like a gardener, then later to the male disciples, as an old man cooking fish by the sea. We also consider related passages in Luke and Matthew's Gospels. We consider the questions: why does he appear in disguise? What do the scenes of re-cognition in John's narrative teach us? What is the inner structure of Christianity, as opposed to the superficial form?I introduce the idea of the Johannine (Liberal/Psychodynamic) age of the church, wherein it is posited that Christ feels quite free to appear without being recognized as such. He is not to be recognized in his superficial appearance, but in the very deeds and signs which distinguished him in life. In this episode:0:00 - Charting course: focus on the resurrection accounts2:05 - The enigma of Christ's resurrected body3:53 - The question: why does Christ like to appear in disguise? 3 stories4:35 - #1. "Were not our hearts burning in our chests?" (Luke)5:55 - The moment of recognition: He breaks bread6:25 - #2. She mistook him for the gardener7:10 - The moment of recognition: He speaks her name8:35 - Correction from last episode! Phileo vs. Agape10:15 - The reading: John 21:1-14 12:40 - #3. "None of them dared to ask, 'Who are you?'"14:00 - The moment of recognition: The miraculous catch15:30 - Fishers of men, fishing for souls16:43 - Pragmatism - what is true is what works17:40 - Liberal Christianity: Substance > Form18:29 - Jesus' prophetic warning about nominal Christianity19:56 - Erik's response: Intuitive and experiential knowing of Christ23:20 - The book of Acts & the tragicomic issue of franchising Christ24:36 - What is the essential inner structure of Christianity?25:32 - Matthew's 'simple' answer in parable of Sheep and Goats27:50 - Eyes of Christ, eyes of Love (Agape)31:07 - The 3rd (Johannine) Age of the Church & Psychodynamic therapy34:50 - Schleiermacher and Religious Liberalism36:32 - Romanticism, Existentialism & the structure of Christianity37:13 - The big picture: total integration of theology and psychology38:46 - Erik's diagnosis of general populace: Disconnection41:54 - Christianity as a How rather than a What43:05 - Christ and reconnection to Love in the present45:04 - The ongoing work of incarnation: on earth as in heaven47:43 - Concluding the present series on John's Gospel
