On Becoming
Every other week, Dr. Bruce Ellis Benson invites you to join him in a conversation on some of the most important questions in the world of contemporary christianity. What does it mean to ‘deconstruct’ your Christianity? What is religion, and what is its future? Who — or what — is God? Dr. Benson deploys years of training in philosophy and theology, as well as experience teaching in some of the world’s most highly-regarded universities, to answer these questions and many others.
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Episodes
Saturday Nov 25, 2023
Saturday Nov 25, 2023
In this episode, Dr. Benson continues his discussion of Ross Douthat's New York Times op-ed 'Where Does Religion Come From?'
Saturday Nov 25, 2023
Saturday Nov 25, 2023
In this episode, Dr. Benson discusses Ross Douthat's recent New York Times op-ed 'Where Does Religion Come From?,' offers his take on where Douthat goes wrong, and gives his own take on the question.
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
Tuesday Nov 21, 2023
This short episode on conversion is an example of the bonus content that is made available to those who support the podcast on Patreon. If you are interested in more, please subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/onbecomingpodcast !
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
In this episode, Dr. Benson continues to explore the context and implications of one of the best-known statements in the history of philosophy: "God is dead."
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
Sunday Oct 29, 2023
In this episode, Dr. Benson discusses his experience at last week's conference, Theology Beer Camp, and further examines Nietzsche's critique of Christianity.
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
In the final episode of our Nietzsche series, Dr. Benson discusses his final thoughts on Nietzsche's life and work, and adds a bit of detail about how his own philosophical itinerary brought him to Nietzsche's thought.
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
In this episode, Dr. Benson continues the series on Nietzsche, and goes in-depth on Nietzsche's "Thus Spoke Zarathustra."
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
Thursday Oct 05, 2023
In this episode, Dr. Benson begins a discussion of theological elements in Nietzsche's life and work.
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
If you've already signed up for the Gadamer course, you might be interested in hearing what we'll be discussing. For those of you who have been meaning to sign up (but just haven't gotten around to it yet), you might find it interesting too. If you're interested in signing up, don't forget that the deadline is October 1st.
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Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
In this episode, I share a recent presentation on Kierkegaard. I was part of a workshop on contradictions in theology and my assignment was to present on Kierkegaard and the paradox. The context for the workshop was the problem of contradiction in two major doctrines in Christianity: the trinity (3 in 1) and the incarnation (fully human, fully divine). While Kierkegaard is aware of (and wants to avoid) the logical contradiction, he is more concerned about the existential dimension of the paradox.