Shadow and the Prophetic Imagination

Shadow and the Prophetic Imagination

Author: Kent Dobson October 13, 2025 Duration: 55:51
The ancient prophets were something like the first shadow detectors, and had the courage to externalize their vision of the world.  What ever happened to such prophetic imagination?  Are there any lessons we can metabolize from the prophets in our age of madness?  What would it be like to stand between the way of power and the way of denial, a creative alternative to the tantalizing polls of scapegoating and blame?  Enjoy! 

Kent Dobson hosts Hints and Guesses, a space where curiosity meets the profound questions that quietly shape our lives. This isn't about delivering easy answers or rigid doctrines. Instead, each episode unfolds as a thoughtful exploration, weaving together threads from ancient sacred texts, the wisdom of the natural world, and the raw material of our everyday experiences in culture and society. You'll hear conversations that treat doubt not as an enemy of faith, but as a necessary companion on a genuine spiritual path. The terrain covered is vast and deeply human-from love and soul to mortality and what lies beyond-all approached with a sense of openness and reverence for the mystery. The Hints and Guesses podcast creates room for reflection, inviting you to slow down and consider the subtle whispers of meaning that often get lost in the noise. It’s for anyone who finds themselves pondering the bigger picture, regardless of where they stand on religion, seeking a honest and nuanced dialogue about what it means to live a connected and examined life.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 50

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Deal with the Devil [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:16:29
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Duration: 1:10:48
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Age of Mistrust: A Sermon [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:34
The word sermon implies a threading together, and I'd like to thread together some lines from St Paul, T.S.Eliot, and Jung. I hope you'll find some encouragement and challenge from these voices, who in their own way, poi…
Moving Again? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:02
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The Masculine and the (Wounded) Feeling Function [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:13:14
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Duration: 1:00:24
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Wandering Desert God [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:40
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Duration: 51:28
I want to explore some religious questions that have been troubling me lately, where I've gotten things wrong over the last few years, and some hints and guesses about what's calling my name; namely some very ancient inv…
The God of Wild Places: Tony Jones [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:23:42
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When the World Breaks: Jason Adam Miller [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:21:31
I hope you'll appreciate this conversation with Jason Adam Miller about his new book on Jesus' most paradoxical and misunderstood words at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount. I loved this book, When the World Break…