LIVE WEBINAR WITH DR. BART EHRMAN NOV 7
Did Jesus Call Himself God? A Closer Look at the Evidence
Soon after Jesus’ death, his disciples claimed that he was God. What did they mean by that? Was he the One and Only God, Yahweh? Did they think he was God before he died, during his public ministry? Did he himself think so? Did he say so? In this lecture, we will look at what the evidence actually tells us.
Live Webinar with Q&A Session
Nov. 7, 2021
12–1:30pm PST / 3–4:30pm EST
$9.95 (limited time pricing)
BONUS! Includes lifetime access to webinar recording
Dr. Bart D. Ehrman has written or edited thirty-three books, including six New York Times bestsellers: How Jesus Became God, Misquoting Jesus, God’s Problem, Jesus Interrupted, Forged, and The Triumph of Christianity. Bart is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where he has taught thousands of students and won numerous awards. Ehrman’s work has been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Time, and Newsweek; he has appeared on National Geographic, CNN, the BBC, NBC’s Dateline, the Discovery Channel, the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the Sam Harris Podcast, and many other top media outlets.
EPISODE # 223
Paul Bloom on the pleasures of suffering and the meaning of life, based on his book The Sweet Spot: The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning
We go to movies that make us cry, or scream, or gag. We poke at sores, eat spicy foods, immerse ourselves in hot baths, run marathons. Some of us even seek out pain and humiliation in sexual role-play. Why do we so often seek out physical pain and emotional turmoil? Where do these seemingly perverse appetites come from? In his latest book, The Sweet Spot: The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning, Bloom aims to understand how people find meaning in their lives, and, moreover, to explore what he calls, “the sweet spot” — the proper balance between pleasure and suffering. As one of the world’s leading psychologists, drawing on groundbreaking findings from psychology and brain science, Bloom shows how the right kind of suffering sets the stage for enhanced pleasure.
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