Context Matters

This podcast is for people who are curious about the ancient context that influenced the final shape of the Bible…AND ALSO…how our modern context influences the way we understand the Bible and God and all things spiritual.

Context Matters is a religion podcast hosted by Dr. Cyndi Parker, with 229 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Dr. Cyndi Parker hosts Context Matters, a religion show with 229 episodes published.

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  Episode #6

  Burdens of Choice

  Oct 1, 202632 minS11

  In today's conversation, Dr. Felicia helps us understand how technology shapes not just what we do , but what we long for . In reality are our devices creating "burdens of choice" and are they training us to crave all that is possible instead of being present with other humans? What questions do we need to be mindful of when we determine how to use technology: What are we really living for? Where does our worth come from? What if freedom isn't about unlimited access to everything, but the freedom to be fully, messily ourselves and still be loved?And what does a Christian worldview have to contribute to the way we train our imaginations for what is good? Find out more about Dr. Felicia Wu Song HERE Find her book Restless Devices HERE and her previous book Virtual Communities HERE Contact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place . Learn more about me and sign up for upcoming tours of Israel/Palestine. Join Cyndi Parker's   Patreon Team !

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  Episode #5

  Technology's Impact on Being Human

  Sep 24, 202626 minS11

  Dr. Felisha Wu Song is a writer and speaker and cultural sociologist who studies the place of digital technologies in contemporary life. In this episode we trace American technological utopianism that optimistically believes every new invention will finally set us free. In reality, technology can lead to a psychological cocktail of pleasures, anxieties, and felt expectations that leave us feeling exhausted. What if we can learn to see the human finiteness as a gift, not a flaw? What if our need for rest, our limits, our embeddedness in time and place, aren't problems to be solved by the next app, but part of what makes us whole? What if the friction we're tempted to automate away is exactly where growth and creativity live? Find out more about Dr. Felicia Wu Song HERE Find her book Restless Devices HERE and her previous book Virtual Communities HERE Contact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place . Learn more about me and sign up for upcoming tours of Israel/Palestine. Join Cyndi Parker's   Patreon Team !

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  Episode #3

  Shalom and Mental Health

  Sep 10, 202629 minS11

  What does Peacemaking have to do with mental health? Dr. Warren Kinghorn is an excellent guide through the journey of discovery. Dr. Kinghorn challenges modern medicine's tendency to reduce people to "buckets of symptoms" or broken machines to be optimized. Instead he calls for a Christian vision of mental healthcare rooted in the belief that every person matters simply because they are made in the image of God -- not for their productivity and consumption which leads to increased levels of anxiety. Read more about Dr. Kinghorn HERE Read more about what is available through Duke's Theology, Medicine, and Culture HERE Explore Dr. Kinghorn's book Wayfairing published with @eerdmans Explore The Sanctuary Course - a free resource designed for small groups to explore mental health Contact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place . Learn more about me and sign up for upcoming tours of Israel/Palestine. Join Cyndi Parker's Patreon Team !

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  Episode #2

  Living out Hesed

  Sep 3, 202641 minS11

  In Part 2 of the conversation ]about her book Hesed, the Seed of the Biblical Story , Dr. Matheny walks through her own working definition of hesed , describing it as both something God does and a way of being that God's people are invited to embody. She and Cyndi unpack how two-thirds of the word's biblical uses point back to God's character, and how that opens up space for humanity, as image-bearers, to reflect that same quality back into the world. Explore the book Hesed the Seed of the Biblical Story from @bakerpublishinggroup Here Read more about Dr. Jennifer M. Matheny HERE Contact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place . Learn more about me and sign up for upcoming tours of Israel/Palestine. Join Cyndi Parker's Patreon Team !

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  Episode #1

  The Story of Hesed

  Aug 27, 202629 minS11

  Ever tried explaining a word that shows up 250+ times in the Bible... and still can't quite pin it down? That's exactly the puzzle Old Testament scholar Jenny Matheny sits down to unpack with Cyndi this episode. Using her own growing up context in Napa Valley and the French wine concept of terroir to help people explore the concept of the Hebrew term hesed . This word defies easy translations because it is so thick with meaning. Explore the book Hesed the Seed of the Biblical Story from @bakerpublishinggroup Here Read more about Dr. Jennifer M. Matheny HERE Listen to Dr. Megan Roberts talk about a trauma informed reading of Isaiah: Part 1 and Part 2 Listen to Dr. Ericka Dunbar talk about reading Ruth as Horror: Part 1 and Part 2 Contact Cyndi Parker through Narrative of Place . Learn more about me and sign up for upcoming tours of Israel/Palestine. Join Cyndi Parker's Patreon Team !

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