Undeceptions with John Dickson

It’s high time for an episode on the fabulous Hildegard of Bingen.

This remarkable 12th-century nun’s work covered a vast amount of ground: she wrote about ecclesiastical history, science, medicine, botany, mineralogy and petrology, zoology and theology, mysticism, music, painting, and monastic architecture.
She was also a travelling preacher, visionary, and geopolitical manoeuvrer.

She’s now revered as a ‘Doctor of the Church’ - one of only 38 people awarded the title for their profound and lasting impact on Christian teaching.

Other Doctors include Augustine of Hippo, Gregory the Great, and the Venerable Bede. So, Hildegard is in good company.

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CREDITS
Undeceptions is hosted by John Dickson, produced by Kaley Payne, directed and edited by Mark Hadley. 
Alasdair Belling is a writer and researcher.
Sophie Hawkshaw is on socials and membership. 
Siobhan McGuiness is our online librarian. 
Lyndie Leviston remains my wonderful assistant. 
Santino Dimarco is Chief Finance and Operations Consultant. 
Our voice actors for this episode were Yannick Lawry and Dakotah Love
Undeceptions is the flagship podcast of Undeceptions.com – letting the truth out.

The West might be becoming less ‘religious’, but according to many it’s becoming a lot more ’spiritual’.

In fact, “spiritual but not religious” is described as a “rapidly growing faith group” in America, with as many as 20 per cent of people falling into the category.

And yet, there’s nothing new about being spiritual but not religious; it’s been Christianity’s dancing partner – or maybe sparring partner - for thousands of years.

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CREDITS
Undeceptions is hosted by John Dickson, produced by Kaley Payne, directed and edited by Mark Hadley. 
Alasdair Belling is a writer and researcher.
Sophie Hawkshaw is on socials and membership. 
Siobhan McGuiness is our online librarian. 
Lyndie Leviston remains my wonderful assistant. 
Santino Dimarco is Chief Finance and Operations Consultant. 
Undeceptions is the flagship podcast of Undeceptions.com – letting the truth out.

High performers - athletes, business professionals, artists, and the like - inspire and motivate us. They give us benchmarks to strive for and show us what sort of life we might lead if we were the “greatest of all time” in a given field.

But is striving to be the “greatest” actually good for us? Or does it do more harm than good?
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CREDITS
Undeceptions is hosted by John Dickson, produced by Kaley Payne, directed and edited by Mark Hadley. 
Alasdair Belling is a writer and researcher.
Sophie Hawkshaw is on socials and membership. 
Siobhan McGuiness is our online librarian. 
Lyndie Leviston remains my wonderful assistant. 
Santino Dimarco is Chief Finance and Operations Consultant. 
Undeceptions is the flagship podcast of Undeceptions.com – letting the truth out.

Africa is home to over 1.5 billion people and some of the fastest-growing economies in the world, but it still faces vast challenges.

Thousands of missionaries have moved to Africa and made it their life’s work to help bring about change.

John speaks with one of them.

CREDITS
Undeceptions is hosted by John Dickson, produced by Kaley Payne and directed by Mark Hadley. 
Alasdair Belling is a writer and researcher.
Sophie Hawkshaw is on socials and membership. 
Siobhan McGuiness is our online librarian. 
Lyndie Leviston remains my wonderful assistant. 
Santino Dimarco is Chief Finance and Operations Consultant. 
Undeceptions is the flagship podcast of Undeceptions.com – letting the truth out.

War is a horror – so how has Christianity, in its classical tradition, approached the human reality of war? Can it ever be justified on spiritual grounds?
We looked at these questions in episode 55, ‘Just War’, back in 2021 - and given recent events, we thought now was a good time to revisit that episode.