Season 30

Why evil and suffering? Is there life after death? What is the world to come? Ultimate Questions from the perspectives of Global Philosophy of Religion, featuring diverse religions/traditions (alphabetically): African, Buddhist, Chinese, Christian, Hindu, Islamic, and Jewish.

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Given the enormity of evil & suffering, can the world make sense? To Abrahamic religions, with an all-powerful, all-good God, evil and suffering are problems to solve. To...

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Global Philosophy: Why Evil and Suffering?

Episode 1

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What kinds of afterlives do the world’s religions offer? Soul/spirit in heaven or hell, with or apart from God? Reincarnation with innumerable rebirths, seeking liberation...

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Global Philosophy: What Life Might Come After Death?

Episode 2

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26:46

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Science and religion: clash or consilience? Science commands broad consensus, which religion cannot. Religion claims ultimate insight, which science cannot. Should the...

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Global Philosophy: How Does Religion Engage Science?

Episode 3

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26:46

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Can non-Western traditions discern new perspectives of fundamental reality, the deepest levels or categories or grounds of being? Can novel ways of seeing the world’s...

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Global Philosophy: What can Global Metaphysics Discover?

Episode 4

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26:46

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Every religion deals with ultimate futures. What happens to the person? Reincarnation? Reabsorption? Resurrection? What is the final state of the world? Innumerable cycles? A...

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Global Philosophy: What is the World to Come?

Episode 5

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26:46

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