Ep 74 - Diana Butler Bass ”Grateful”

The Deconstructionists

John Williamson

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.4 • 823 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2018

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Guest Bio: This week we welcome back one of our favorite guests Dr. Diana Butler Bass! Diana is an author, speaker, and independent scholar specializing in American religion and culture. She holds a Ph.D. in religious studies from Duke University. Diana regularly speaks at conferences, consults with religious organizations, leads educational events for religious leaders, and teaches and preaches in a variety of venues. She writes at The Huffington Post and The Washington Post and comments on religion, politics, and culture in the media including USA TODAY, Time, Newsweek, CBS, CNN, FOX, PBS, and NPR. (Selected) Published Works: Grounded: Finding God in the World - A Spiritual Revolution; Christianity After Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening; A People’s History of Christianity: The Other Side of the Story; Christianity for the Rest of Us: How the Neighborhood Church is Transforming the Faith; and Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks. Guest Website/Social Media: www.dianabutlerbass.com Facebook: @d.butlerbass Twitter: @dianbutlerbass Special Guest Music Provide by: Bo Baskoro twitter: https://twitter.com/bobaskoro Facebook: https://facebook.com/bobaskoromusic/ instagram: https://instagram.com/bobaskoro SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/bo-baskoro Enjoy the songs? Songs featured on this episode were: “This Time” & “The Light” from the Architecture EP. “Other Side” from the I Keep My Eyes Closed EP and the singles, “The Woman” and “High (Keep Up).” Bo Baskoro’s music is available on: iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, SoundCloud, and anywhere good music is found! https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/bo-baskoro/883122926 DECONSTRUCTIONISTS LIVE!!! We have a live event in Denver on April the 28th! Grab your tickets here: www.thedeconstructionists.com/events/ or at www.eventbright.com (search deconstructionists podcast live) Donate/Patreon: Check out our website www.thedeconstructionists.com to become part of our Patreon family, listen to all of our past episodes, subscribe for future episodes, connect with us on social media, read our blog, or get your hands on one of our many cool t-shirts or pint glasses! Website designed by @ryanbattles The Deconstructionists Podcast is produced by Nicholas Rowe at National Audio Preservation Society: A full service recording studio and creative habitat, located in Heath, Ohio. Find them on Facebook and Twitter or visit their website for more information. www.nationalaudiopreservationsociety.weebly.com www.facebook.com/nationalaudiopreservationsociety Twitter: @napsrecording Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:30.3	But if you think about gratitude for a moment, you realize that it can never really be
0:37.1	individualistic because in order to be
0:39.5	grateful, you have to receive something.
0:42.4	And in order to receive something, there has to be a giver of some sort, whether it's another
0:48.7	person or if it's the universe or the cosmos or nature or God.
1:00.1	Something other than yourself has caused you to stop and have a sense of wonder, appreciation, relief. Something's given you a gift. And so
1:07.3	immediately, that's about connection. So while we kind of think about gratitude as an individual practice, ultimately it can never be individual.
1:19.8	It's always about our lives being linked with someone or something else. I love the woman I thought you were, would I fight, but I cry.
1:44.8	Welcome to the Deacon. And I know that you were I'd be fine.
1:49.7	Welcome to the Deconstructionist podcast, everybody.
1:51.7	We are happy to be with you again.
1:52.7	I'm Adam Norlock.
1:53.8	And I'm John Williamson.
1:56.5	And today, we have a returning guest.
1:58.8	Returning wonderful guest.
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