Not Quite Religious: Recent Episodes
Matt Miller and Nate Cartel
Matt, a Christian Pastor and Nate, a former Evangelical church planter turned atheist discuss religion, faith, atheism, philosophy, and life.
In this episode Matt and Nate talk about how the Jesus Movement shaped a lot of evangelical Christian Culture today.
In this episode Matt and Nate talk about the nature of conversion and deconversion in various contexts. They look at why and how world views change and what happens after that.
In this episodes Matt and Nate talk about the nature of evil, both theological and naturalistically. They talk about the Fall, sin, Orcas, in group thinking, and of course coffee
In this episode Matt and Nate talk about the rationality (or irrationality of belief), Brute facts, what capital L and C liberals and conservatives believe, plus Will Ferrell
In this episode Matt and Nate have the highest rated coffee yet, talk about how Nate thinks religion can be good for some people, morality in general, and Taylor Swift
In this episode Matt and Nate talk about both lower case and capital Liberalism and Conservatism
In this episode Matt and Nate talk holidays. Not quite a Christmas Special, but Nate does find the meaning of Christmas again- but hallmark movie kind of meaning
In this episode Matt and Nate talk about Christian atheism, critical theory, and more tangents that can be counted
In this episode Matt and Nate discuss Halloween, Nietzsche, and a slew of other things.
In this episode Matt and Nate re-enter the swing of things. They talk culture, religion, and Batman once again.
We are back!!!! In this quick episode we talk about the pause in posting, what to expect from here on out, and how old we are
In this episope Matt and Nate talk about Tim Keller in light of his passing. They discuss what he brought to the table, formative memories they have about him, and why he is demonized by both sides
After a few weeks break, Matt and Nate begin their second season. They talk about the future, the past, and lots of tangets.
In tyhis episode Matt and Nate talk about their experiences doing the podcats this past year, reminisce, and drop Easter eggs left and right.
In the episode Matt and Nate talk about the bad sound quality, cancel culture, Bud Light, Harry Potter, and how Disney got it right
In this episode Matt and Nate revisit the article on deconstructs, discuss the philosopher Edmund Burke, self fulfilling prophesies, and why Nate’s not a leftist
In this episode Matt and Nate talk about some recent studies of deconstruction, LBGTQIA. World views, and a few tangents
In this episode Matt and Nate talk about it fictional suicide, as well as real life mental illness. If you or someone you love is experiencing depression, mental illness, thoughts of self harm, or suicide, help is available. Txt 988 for the suicide help line, 741-741 for crisis services. We love you all
Matt and Nate talk about baseball. That’s is. Rule changes, pitch clock, purists, Fenway, and how all of it is a metaphor for Matt
In this episode Matt and Nate talk about revival, Asbury College, cool cafes, and what real Kingdom growth looks like
Matt and Nate talk about missional communities, art galleries, awkwardness, and street preachers
In this episode Matt and Nate talk about YEC, YouTube, deconstruction, and street evangelism
In this episode Matt and Nate talk about existentialism, general philosophy, Hume, and how Nate surprises Matt
In this episode we are remote- so pardon the audio quality. We discuss the future of the podcast for the foreseeable future- no we are not stopping.
In this episode Nate talks about why Christmas lost its luster this year, Whole Matt sees the Incarnation in Nates story of despair
In this episode Matt and Nate talk holidays, a few end of the year reflections, wins, and losses. They talk about some friends they have lost, some hardships they’ve gone through, and some hope in the resolution of those losses .
In this episode, Nate shares why he cries every Christmas Eve, Matt shares why he was a grinch and why his heart grew three sizes, and why they both have come to live advent and give Santa no credit for the presents under the tree
I’m this episode we discuss coffee at length, trolling, the meaning of life, and nihilism once again…. Also John Cleese and a Catholic priest
In this episode we reminisce about the late 80’s, and clumsily transition to the difference between Buddhism, Nihilism, and Christianity as they pertain to duty, the afterlife, and meaning
In this episode Matt and Nate explain the two week hiatus and go on to have rabbit trails about the Jesus Movement, the Moral Majority, atheist caught in confirmation bias, and the metaphysics of atheism, Buddhism, and nihilism
In this quick episode we explain why the episode is so quick. We worked on this description for longer than we recorded
In this episode Matt and Nate talk about their struggles with depression and bipolar disorder. They somehow get on Driscoll and politics, but not how you think.
If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health or addiction there is help available.
The Crisis text line is 741-741 and the suicide hotline is 800-273-8255. Matt and ‘Nate can also help guide you to resources in our area
In this episode Matt and Nate talk about ghosts, demon possession, alien abduction, great coffee, and supernatural beliefs of every world view
In this episode Matt and Nate discus Feynman, brute facts, existentialism, the evolutionary theory of causality, and why too much coffee isn’t good. Also Miguel de Unamuno a few times
I’m this episode Matt and Nate discuss Chesterton, the most expensive coffee in the world, cats digestive systems, and different anthropologies
In this episode Matt and Nate discuss Mormons, Jehovahs Witnesses, false prophecy, Paul, James, and awful coffee.
In this episode Matt and Nate drink the worst coffee they’ve had on air, reminisce about Keene New Hampshire, and street evangelism
pastor #atheist #conversation #Keene #coffee #evangelism #exvangelical #construction
In this episode we talk about the reason we do the podcast, mental health crisis, premillennialism, and a few other tangents completely unrelated to each other.
abuse #atheist #church #comicon #conversation #exvangelical #pastor #philosophy #religion
In this episode, Matt and Nate talk about transcendence and how food is Nate’s new cult. But seriously we talk about how food is or can be spiritual in a way. We also talk about fantasy football, different types of nerdom, and a few other random tangents
First, trigger warning in this episode. We do talk about abuse and sexual abuse. If you, or a member of your family needs help, there are resources. The National abuse hotline is 800-799-7233. And their website is https://www.thehotline.org/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=domestic_violence
If you need a safe place to talk but can’t call for safety reasons, please message us with the tagline yard sale.
We also talk about purity culture, gender stereotypes in the church (and out of it), and gossip
In this episode we try to recreate the magic of the “lost” episode and actually discuss Dr Horribles Sing Along Blog! We also, probably, upset some Star Wars fans, and explain why fantasy football is just jock geeks
In this episode, John joins us once again. We continue the conversation on art, but take a hard left into sermons,@ and church, boundaries and emotions.
In this episode Matt and Nate introduce John as a guest on the show. They talk about what art is, urinals, and Nirvana
Epicureanism, gods of the gaps, Anselm, Infinities, and Pegasus… we talk about a lot of things this episode
Matt and Nate talk about, we’ll, Christian Nationalism and what we observe about it. #pastor #christian #exvangelical #atheist #conversation
In this episode Matt and Nate talk more about willful delusions and then take a hard right to talk about meaning vs mattering. #pastor #evangelical #exvangelical #jesus #religion #dialogue #atheist
Welcome to episode 12. In this episode we discuss apologetic value in testimonies, why Nate finds no value in conversion stories, mind control, mass hypnosis, and finally why Lisa Simpson stores are the worst
In this episode we take a much needed break from theology and talk about comics, comic book movies, and why Matt hates all of it except Batman
I’m this episode Nate says “Ummmm” a lot, we talk about the beauty of atheism as Nate sees it, infinites in general and infinites specially. We also rate some coffee
In this episode we hear why Matt thinks Christianity beautiful, talk about toxic relationships, and hear a toddler in the background
A little more about Matt’s story, what it means to be nice, and why we all try to put people in boxes (and why that’s not always a bad thing)
Nate talks about why he was Reformed in his theology while a pastor, and why he still reads the Bible the same way as an atheist. Matt talks about why he’s not reformed, and why that is a good thing for his faith, and the Christian faith throughout history
Matt and Nate continue introductions and speak about Nate’s experience church planting, recruiting Matt to move to New England, and some sights to be seen around the Pioneer Balley
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