Faith and Imagination: A BYU Humanities Center Podcast

The Faith and Imagination podcast hosts rich ecumenical conversations with scholars, theologians, and artists about our experience at the heart of spiritual, intellectual, and religious life. Sponsored by the BYU Humanities Center.

Latest Episodes

April 29, 2025 01:01:26
Ep. 104: Godstruck: Seven Women’s Unexpected Journeys to Religious Conversion, with Kelsey Osgood, writer

Ep. 104: Godstruck: Seven Women’s Unexpected Journeys to Religious Conversion, with Kelsey Osgood, writer

Kelsey Osgood is a graduate of Columbia University and Goucher College’s creative nonfiction MFA program. Her work has appeared in New York, The New...

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April 21, 2025 00:58:37
Ep. 103: A Theology of Fiction, with Cassandra Nelson, Lumen Center

Ep. 103: A Theology of Fiction, with Cassandra Nelson, Lumen Center

Cassandra Nelson is a Visiting Fellow in literature at the Lumen Center in Madison, Wisconsin, a community of scholars seeking to deepen the dialogue...

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April 14, 2025 00:47:01
Ep. 102: Keeping the Faith and Living Together in a Polarized Age, with Leonard McMahon, Pacific School of Religion

Ep. 102: Keeping the Faith and Living Together in a Polarized Age, with Leonard McMahon, Pacific School of Religion

We welcome back to our podcast a former guest, Leonard McMahon, who is an assistant professor of pastoral care, spirituality, and political theology at...

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January 28, 2025 00:51:48
Ep. 101: Hopkins’s Poetry and the Hope – and Rhythms – of New Creation, with Devon Abts

Ep. 101: Hopkins’s Poetry and the Hope – and Rhythms – of New Creation, with Devon Abts

Devon Abts is Research and Operations Director for the Clemente Course in the Humanities, an organization whose mission is to provide transformative educational experiences,...

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December 02, 2024 00:41:17
Ep. 100: A Handful of Gems from Our First One Hundred Episodes

Ep. 100: A Handful of Gems from Our First One Hundred Episodes

On this one hundredth episode of the Faith and Imagination podcast, its host, Matthew Wickman, commemorates some key moments from the early seasons of...

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October 28, 2024 00:49:38
Ep. 99 A Way of Writing, a Way of Living, with Scott Cairns, poet

Ep. 99 A Way of Writing, a Way of Living, with Scott Cairns, poet

Scott Cairns is Curators’ Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri. A librettist, essayist, translator, and author of a dozen poetry collections, he...

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