This gentleman is always very interesting to listen to.

What a beautiful way of seeing things, the light of Christ shining through.

Fascinating conversation (as usual). I had never heard the bible referenced as a comedy before. So many interesting nuggets!

Brilliant conversation, particularly liked the part about how to approach reading the bible as a modern everyday person. Really helpful and enlightening;”don’t read it entirely as a camcorder narrative” going to remember that for future conversations! Also moved by his sonnet, it made me recall quite some years ago reading Genesis and suddenly being totally overwhelmed by Gods unconditional love as I read how he made clothes for Adam and Eve after their betrayal and mistrust, and this after having read this passage numerous times and never noticing or appreciating this. Thanks for another great interview, keep’em coming!

Ian McGilchrist makes the point that the left hemisphere of the brain will analyse/deconstruct reality but only in order for the right hemisphere to reconstruct it as whole embodied experience to be lived. He argues modern society has been lost in a left hand virtual world of systems and models and is losing its way of knowing how to get back to the lived experience. To illustrate how right and left brain work together he gives the example of the pianist who listens to the piece she wants to learn as a whole, primarily a right brain mode. She then analyses the piece and breaks it down to understand structure, how it works etc., primarily a left brain mode. Finally however left brain must allow the right brain to take control again in the playing of the piece, the lived experience.

I believe Guite is alluding to this Martin Luther King Jr. quote at about 10 and a half minutes: “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” The ultimate point I believe is still the same--its a faith and hope. Sorry, I guess you correct him.