Athens and Jerusalem (in Education)

By Knut Ove Æsøy, Steven Phelps, Kamran Namdar

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In this podcast we explore the relationship between a scientifically rational and a spiritual approach to reality. That is the relationship of Athens and Jerusalem. Our currently prevalent Western worldview is supposed to be based on rationality. If production of weapons of mass destruction, degradation of the natural environment, and increasing deterioration of mental well-being are signs of rationality, the term is to be considered a dangerous one. In all these, one can detect lack of ethical and existential considerations which renders this worldview essentially an irrational one. On the other hand, various forms of religious dogmatism and fundamentalism lack true spirituality, as they fail to create both a personal experience of serenity and upliftment and a social practice of empathy, solidarity, and equality. Essentially, both scientific and religious dogmatism seem to fail due to their disregard for a true and holistic view of human nature. Neither traditional Athens nor historical Jerusalem, alone, have been able to help our deepest human potential flourish, which we consider the task of our modern school system.

Episode Date
Transforming school?
May 05, 2024
Abolishing school?
Mar 25, 2024
Music, science and metaphysics - a conversation with Lasse Thoresen
Mar 18, 2024
Religiosity and conscience
Feb 07, 2024
Scientific discoveries and religious possibilities
Jan 07, 2024
Ibn Rushd part II
Dec 08, 2023
Ibn Rushd
Dec 08, 2023
On environment and worldview
Dec 08, 2023
Education and religious questions
Dec 08, 2023
The one and the many (Jerusalem)
Dec 08, 2023
The one and the many (Athens)
Dec 08, 2023
Introduction to Athens and Jerusalem (in Education)
Dec 08, 2023