301. Special Episode: Finding God Beyond Religion- Spiritual Discernment in Everyday Life

301. Special Episode: Finding God Beyond Religion- Spiritual Discernment in Everyday Life

Author: Jerry L. Martin September 17, 2026 Duration: 12:00
Questions? Comments? Text Us! A piece of music, a friendship, a moment in nature, a struggle with suffering, a quiet stretch of contemplation, or a remark made almost in passing can become a point of contact with something larger than ourselves. In this special episode, Jerry L. Martin considers theology as an inquiry into divine or ultimate reality. Particles are ultimate in physics. Leibniz had his monads. Jerry is interested in the kind of ultimate reality that has, or ought to have, a gra...

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
268. From God to Jerry to You: How God Speaks Across Religions [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:00
Questions? Comments? Text Us! Can God speak through more than one religion? In this episode of From God to Jerry to You, philosopher Jerry L. Martin explores a central insight from God: An Autobiography, As Told to a Phi…
265. Radically Personal – William James on Religious Experience [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:18
Questions? Comments? Text Us! In this episode of Radically Personal, Jerry L. Martin turns to the work of American philosopher and psychologist William James to explore how divine reality is encountered in lived experien…
264. Jerry & Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue- Evil, Love, and God [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:07:00
Questions? Comments? Text Us! In this year-end intimate dialogue, philosophers Jerry L. Martin and Abigail L. Rosenthal return to one of the most enduring questions in philosophy and theology: why evil persists, and what…