269. Are All Religions True? Theology Without Walls & the New Axial Age | Jerry & Abigail (FULL)

Описание: Can multiple religions be true at the same time?

In Episode 269 of God: An Autobiography, The Podcast, married philosophers Jerry L. Martin and Abigail Rosenthal explore one of the most challenging questions in religious philosophy and interfaith dialogue.

Drawing from Jerry’s spiritual experiences recorded in God: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher, the conversation reflects on the idea that different cultures may be given different spiritual tasks. The Hebrew focus on history and covenant stands alongside India’s inward contemplative traditions, pointing to a world where divine truth unfolds in more than one way.

Jerry explains that Theology Without Walls must take lived spiritual experience seriously. Personal transformation, moments of divine connection, and the individual spiritual journey are essential data for understanding spiritual reality.

Abigail brings this into lived experience with stories from her own life, including intense yoga practice and the limits of spiritual paths. She also shares a powerful memory involving Thomas Altizer, the theologian associated with the “God is dead” movement — a moment that becomes a reflection on sincerity, spiritual depth, and the difference between politeness and real engagement with ultimate questions.

Together, Jerry and Abigail suggest we are living at the beginning of a New Axial Age, a time when the world’s religions now meet directly. Their conversation is candid, thoughtful, and deeply personal — like listening in on two philosophers at the kitchen table wrestling with life’s biggest questions.

If you're interested in religious pluralism, interfaith dialogue, spiritual experience, theology, or the search for truth across traditions, this episode offers a rich and human exploration.
Books by Jerry L. Martin:
Radically Personal: God and Ourselves in the New Axial Age: https://a.co/d/6L5Yc1J
God: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher: https://a.co/d/9LBFLK1

Books by Abigail L Rosenthal:
Confessions of a Young Philosopher: https://a.co/d/0cM4QwDW

#godanautobiographythepodcast #interfaithdialogue #religiouspluralism #spiritualexperience #theologywithoutwalls

Listen to the full episode and subscribe to the podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1271483/ep...
CHAPTERS:
[00:00:17] Introduction to God: An Autobiography, The Podcast
[00:01:13] Introduction to Jerry & Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue
[00:02:06] God’s Guidance: Reading Across Religious Traditions
[00:03:49] Different Truths for Different Cultures
[00:07:29] Israel’s Vocation and Story Accountability
[00:13:46] Contrasting Spiritual Tasks: Israel and India
[00:16:17] Abigail’s Yoga Practice and the Limits of Spiritual Paths
[00:20:50] The Idea of a New Axial Age
[00:22:44] Prophets vs. Priests: What Changed in the First Axial Age
[00:26:35] Theology Without Walls: Taking In All Spiritual Data
[00:28:53] Yitzhak Greenberg and Major World Religions
[00:34:18] Are All Religions True? Sorting Truth from Harm
[00:38:59] Lived Experience as Theological Evidence
[00:45:03] Taking In All the Data: Against Confirmation Bias
[00:49:10] Why Real Respect Includes Argument: Risk, Courage, and Genuine Care
[00:57:14] Belief Systems Shape How We Live and Perceive
[01:04:07] Understanding Others Before Disagreeing
[01:08:08] Thomas Altizer and the “God Is Dead” Moment
[01:12:25] The Courage to Share a Common World
[01:14:10] Outro and Contact: Stay Connected

Connect with us:
Website:godanautobiography.com
Facebook: facebook.com/GodAnAutobiography
Twitter: twitter.com/godanautobio
Instagram: instagram.com/godanautobiography
Listen to all episodes: https://godanautobiographythepodcast....
Email: [email protected]
Subscribe for more conversations about faith, love, and the spiritual journey.