258. From God to Jerry to You — Dharma, Swadharma & How God Reveals Your Personal Calling

258. From God to Jerry to You — Dharma, Swadharma & How God Reveals Your Personal Calling

Author: Jerry L. Martin November 20, 2025 Duration: 28:00
Questions? Comments? Text Us! In this week’s episode of God: An Autobiography, The Podcast, Jerry L. Martin explores one of the most practical and urgent spiritual questions we face: How do we know what we’re meant to do with our lives—and how do we tell when God is guiding us? Drawing on the Hindu concepts of dharma and swadharma, Jerry explains the difference between our role-based responsibilities and our deeply personal calling; the tasks that “have your name on them.” From there, he turn...

Imagine a philosopher, a dedicated scholar who spent his life in the realm of ideas without a trace of faith, suddenly finding himself in a dialogue he never sought. GOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher-The Podcast is the unfolding account of Dr. Jerry L. Martin, a lifelong agnostic and former head of the National Endowment for the Humanities, who one day offered a prayer and received a clear, verbal response. This isn't a theoretical exercise or a sermon; it's a personal chronicle of what happened next, as a trained thinker with deep skepticism began asking the big questions about existence, purpose, and human nature, and recorded the answers he received. Each episode moves this extraordinary narrative forward, blending the disciplines of philosophy, spirituality, and raw personal experience. You'll hear Dr. Martin's thoughtful reflections on these conversations, which span topics from the nature of the divine to the practical challenges of living an ethical life, all grounded in his academic background. This podcast invites you into a story that challenges preconceptions, not to persuade but to present a profound and documented experience. It's for anyone curious about the intersection of intellect and the ineffable, where a philosopher's quest for truth took an utterly unexpected turn. The journey detailed here resonates across categories of religion, culture, and society, offering a unique perspective that is both deeply human and mysteriously transcendent.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 50

GOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The Podcast
Podcast Episodes
300. Special Episode: Who Are We to God? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 16:00
Questions? Comments? Text Us! For the 300th episode of God: An Autobiography, The Podcast, Scott Langdon returns to the first 44 episodes and asks three questions that reach to the heart of the entire series: Who are we…
297. Signs, Coincidences, and Divine Guidance- What's On Our Mind? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:36
Questions? Comments? Text Us! Scott shares a story about his brother Lee, a simple text message, and a dream that made the timing feel almost impossible to ignore. In this episode of What’s On Our Mind, Jerry L. Martin a…
295. God’s Reason for Being - Radically Personal Finale [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:00
Questions? Comments? Text Us! Why does God seem hidden if God wants to be known? In the ninth and final episode of Radically Personal, philosopher Jerry L. Martin concludes his exploration of what it means for God to kno…