{"podcast":{"title":"Athens and Jerusalem (in Education)","slug":"athens-and-jerusalem-in-education-6714615","podcast_index_feed_id":6714615,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/athens-and-jerusalem-in-education","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/hQeiOGGBL7u0p8U2XCG_14e451LVjlcDgCf5ELo6nvQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ3NTk5LzE3MDIw/NDIxMDItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"Kamran Namdar","episode_count":39,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T18:21:17.195719+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/athens-and-jerusalem-in-education-6714615"},"episode":{"title":"Revelation","slug":"revelation","published_at":"2025-12-16T12:34:25+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/athens-and-jerusalem-in-education-6714615/revelation","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/athens-and-jerusalem-in-education-6714615","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/5137faaf","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/5137faaf/17b56d63.mp3","summary":"This episode is about revelation. Is it only some who can reveal the truth about the divinity of the world, or is this something everyone can recognize if we open ourselves to such demention of life? How can we know this and how can we express what we know? These are some of the questions we address in this episode as an introduction to talking about prophets in the next episode.","meta_description":"This episode is about revelation. Is it only some who can reveal the truth about the divinity of the world, or is this something everyone can recognize if…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2684,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/athens-and-jerusalem-in-education-6714615/episodes/revelation/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/athens-and-jerusalem-in-education-6714615/revelation.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}