GOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The Podcast
GOD: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher - The Podcast is a true story of a philosopher’s conversations with God. Dr. Jerry L. Martin was a lifelong agnostic. But one day he had occasion to pray. To his vast surprise, God answered - in words. Being a philosopher, he had a lot of questions. And God had a lot to tell him. Dr. Martin served as head of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the University of Colorado philosophy department. Find out more at www.GodAnAutobiography.com
Episodes
244 episodes
244. From God to Jerry to You – Entering the New Axial Age: The Future of Spiritual Development
In this episode of From God to Jerry to You, Dr. Jerry L. Martin explores a profound and timely revelation: the arrival of a New Spiritual Axial Age. God’s message to Jerry wasn’t just about retelling a familiar story; it w...
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243. What's On Our Mind- Why God Allows Suffering: A Conversation About Pain, Purpose, and Presence
In this moving episode of What’s On Our Mind, Scott and Jerry revisit one of the most difficult questions in spiritual life: why does suffering exist? Drawing from God: An Autobiography, As Told to a Philosopher, t...
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242. What's Your Spiritual Story? Rosemarie Proctor: A Chaplain’s Journey Through Grief, Healing, and Faith
What’s your spiritual story? In this heartfelt episode of God: An Autobiography, The Podcast, Dr. Jerry L. Martin sits down with hospital chaplain Rosemarie Proctor to explore a life of evolving faith, profound loss, and deep spiritual...
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241. Jerry & Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue- What We Learn Through Love and Suffering
What does it mean to love someone deeply in a world where suffering is inevitable? Jerry and Abigail return for another honest and intimate reflection on a recent health crisis that brought the pair face-to-face with mortality, vulnerability, a...
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240. From God to Jerry to You- When Suffering Strikes: Finding Meaning, Love, and God in Hard Times
Why do good people suffer? What does it mean when pain and loss enter our lives without warning? In this profoundly moving episode of From God To Jerry To You, Jerry L. Martin sh...
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239. What's On Our Mind- What Is God’s Story?
What Is God’s Story? Ongoing Revelation, Personal Experience, and the Language of StoryIn the newest What's On Our Mind, Scott Langdon and Jerry L. Martin explore how God’s story is dynamic and evolving, not a fixed account from t...
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238. What’s Your Spiritual Story: Ray Silverman on Swedenborg, Modern Revelation, and Eternal Love
In this episode of God: An Autobiography, The Podcast, Dr. Jerry L. Martin talks with Dr. Ray Silverman, a Swedenborgian minister who grew up in a passionately atheist home but always felt a hidden connection to God.From secretl...
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237. Jerry & Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue - How A Radically Personal God Works In Real Lives
In this deeply personal and spiritually rich episode, philosopher Jerry L. Martin is joined by Abigail L. Rosenthal for an intimate conversation about divine encounters, spiritual awakening, and what it means to experience a radically personal ...
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236. From God to Jerry To You- How To Hear God’s Call In Your Own Life
In this episode of From God To Jerry To You, we explore the moment that changed everything: when Jerry heard God's voice for the first time. What began as a private prayer became a divine calling—“Tell My Story.” B...
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235. What's On Our Mind- Love That Transforms
Romantic Awakening, Divine Listening, and the Inner SelfWhat does it mean to fall in love, not just with a person, but with the mystery of life itself? In this heartfelt and thought-provoking episode of What's On O...
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234. What’s Your Spiritual Story: Mark Groleau on God, Process, and Change
Welcome to What’s Your Spiritual Story: a new series from God: An Autobiography, The Podcast, featuring candid conversations with people whose spiritual lives have been reshaped by direct encounters with the divine. <...
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233. Jerry and Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue | Philosophers Answer: What Is Love
Welcome to the debut of a new series: Jerry and Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue, a conversation between two philosophers who are also deeply in lov...
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232. From God To Jerry To You- Sex At Its Best: Sacred Intimacy
What if sex, at its very best, is not just physical, but spiritual? In this deeply personal episode, philosopher Jerry L. Martin reflects on his own experience of romantic love and how it became a pathway to the divine. Drawi...
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231. Special Episode | A Love Story Rooted in God: Introducing Jerry & Abigail’s Intimate Dialogue
What happens when divine revelation begins with love?In this special episode, host Scott Langdon shares how God: An Autobiography, The Podcast has evolved from a dramatic adaptation of Jerry L. Martin’s book to a powerful...
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230. What's On Our Mind- God’s Other Side: Zoroaster, Divine Duality, and Becoming
In the newest What's On Your Mind, host Scott Langdon sits down with Dr. Jerry L. Martin for a deep and heartfelt conversation about divine growth, spiritual tension, and the unfolding mystery of God's nature.As they revisit God...
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229. What's On Your Mind- From Doubt to Oneness: Roxana’s Spiritual Journey
In this heartfelt episode of What's On Your Mind, Jerry L. Martin and Scott Langdon explore a deeply personal spiritual journey shared through three emails from a listener named Roxana. Spanning over a year and a half, Roxa...
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228. The Life Wisdom Project | Facing Divine Darkness | Special Guest: Matt Cardin
In this special episode of The Life Wisdom Project Jerry L. Martin is joined by acclaimed horror author, essayist, and religious thinker Matt Cardin for a profound exploration of divine duality, Zoroastrian cosmology, and the moral landscape of...
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227. Special Episode- Revisiting Zoroaster Sees God’s Other Side
What if God had another side?In this special revisit of Episode 26, Zoroaster Sees God’s Other Side, we explore one of the most profound moments in God: An Autobiography- a divine encounter that reshaped both Zor...
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226. From God to Jerry to You- Zoroaster and the Divine Battle Between Good and Evil
Jerry shares his fascinating revelations during prayer concerning the prophet Zoroaster’s profound encounter with the divine.Zoroastrianism is one of the world's oldest known monotheistic religions, but few know its rich history—largely ...
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225. What's On Our Mind- When God Nudges: Mystical Encounters and Spiritual Discernment
In this powerful edition of What’s On Our Mind, Jerry shares two recent spiritual encounters that deeply impacted him—one with a professor who’s never spoken about her mystical experiences publicly, and another with a student whose spi...
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224. What's On Your Mind – Calling Out to God
Have you ever wondered what it really means to call out to God- and what it feels like when something answers?In this moving episode of What’s On Your Mind, we explore Janet's spiritual awakening, which began with a simple desir...
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223. The Life Wisdom Project | From Ritual to Reason: A Journey from Plato to Levinas | Special Guest: Dr. Michael Poliakoff
How do rituals, traditions, and philosophical reasoning shape our understanding of the divine and the human experience?In this episode of God: An Autobiography, The Podcast, Dr. Jerry L. Martin and Dr. Michael Poliakoff e...
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222. Special Episode | Revisiting I Ask About God’s History with the People of Israel
What if God spoke to you directly? Would you listen?This episode of God: An Autobiography, The Podcast revisits some of the most pivotal moments in biblical history, from Moses’ divine encounter at the burning bush to the...
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221. From God to Jerry to You- A Logic Professor’s Divine Encounter: 9 Spiritual Truths from Moses' Encounter with God
What happens when a philosophy professor, known for teaching logic and critical thinking, has an undeniable encounter with God? Dr. Jerry L. Martin was a lifelong agnostic until one day, to his great surprise, God spoke to him. As a philosopher...
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220. What's On Our Mind- Spiritual Trust and Transformation: What God Really Wants From Us
Does God test us? What does obedience to God really mean? In this episode of What's On Our Mind, Scott Langdon and Dr. Jerry L. Martin dive deep into the complex and often misunderstood concepts of obedience, trust, ...
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