Deeper Matters, Exploring Human Complexity with Rene Coffey and guest Rasheed Ogunlaru: Recent Episodes
Rene Coffey
Deeper Matters is a conversation that tries, in the words of Marilynne Robinson, to do “justice to the complexity of things”. Looking to philosophy, the arts, religion, spirituality, psychology, "self-help", politics, history, science and culture generally Rene and Rasheed explore the ultimate and delicate questions that flow through the fabric of our beings, unsettling, abashing, delighting and always surprising us. These conversations explore ways and means to find the unique keys
Rene Coffey and Rasheed Ogunlaru explore creativity, inspired by the writer Marilynne Robinson's approach to creativity and her challenge to question our assumptions about the scale at which we allow ourselves to think and act. On creative gifts Robinson has said "It's our role in life to actualise these as fully and as reverently as possible".Episode 3. Deeper Matters.
A conversation reflecting on the idea of grace. Inspired by the writer Marilynne Robinson's ongoing exploration of the concept of grace as a resource of divine love that transcends the notion of forgiveness and gives us a foundation for creative compassionate thinking.
Rene Coffey and Rasheed Ogunlaru explore the idea of “Grace”, and reflect on Marilynne Robinson’s notion of love as a “second level of perception”, because "we do not perceive each other truly unless we perceive each other lovingly”. Episode 2. Deeper Matters.
A conversation reflecting on the idea of a sovereign self, a self beyond social definition. Inspired by writer Marilynne Robinson's definition of "The Sovereign Self", a conversation exploring creativity, intuition, identity and the mind.
Rene Coffey and Rasheed Ogunlaru explore the idea of "The Sovereign Self", inspired by a conversation between Marilynne Robinson and the Nation magazine. Robinson explains that it is important to her to "assert the sovereign self" because she is "very much drawn to the idea of an absolute self, someone who eludes social definitions". Coffey and Ogunlaru explore what the implications for the individual and society might be if creativity, intuition, uniqueness and a more reverent appreciation of the mind were encouraged and allowed to thrive. Episode 1. Deeper Matters.