The Sacred | Martin Shaw & Felix Marquardt on Religious Conversion, Being Vulnerable, and the Power of Myths @thesacredpodcast | Uploaded July 2023 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
Martin Shaw is a mythologist and author of the award-winning, Branch from a Lightning Tree. Felix Marquardt has worn many hats over his career from author to entrepreneur to French rap producer. He is also the co-founder of Black Elephant - an experiential social network based on vulnerability.
They spoke about their respective religious conversations to Orthodox Christianity and Islam, the power of myths and storytelling and the role of vulnerability in bridging divides.
This recording took place in Patmos and is an audio only episode.
Read the full transcript here: theosthinktank.co.uk/comment/2023/07/05/martin-shaw-felix-marquardt-on-religious-conversion-being-vulnerable-and-the-power-of-myths
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
01:47 What is sacred to you? Martin Shaw and Felix Marquardt’s answers.
06:59 Martin’s childhood: Christianity, punk rock, and holding onto conscience
10:26 Martin – turning down a career in music, tent living, and rediscovering myths
21:11 Martin – A hundred and one nights on Dartmoor and a transformational experience
30:36 Felix’s childhood: toxic French secularism, fear of eternity, and escapism through drugs
36:58 Felix – Faith through recovery, the 12 Step movement, and showing reverence for synchronicity
49:50 Black Elephant: well-sealed vessels, breaking down barriers and trading growth for depth
57:23 The Black Elephant Question: common ground beyond the topical and the superficial
01:09:13 Reflection and Outro
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Martin Shaw is a mythologist and author of the award-winning, Branch from a Lightning Tree. Felix Marquardt has worn many hats over his career from author to entrepreneur to French rap producer. He is also the co-founder of Black Elephant - an experiential social network based on vulnerability.
They spoke about their respective religious conversations to Orthodox Christianity and Islam, the power of myths and storytelling and the role of vulnerability in bridging divides.
This recording took place in Patmos and is an audio only episode.
Read the full transcript here: theosthinktank.co.uk/comment/2023/07/05/martin-shaw-felix-marquardt-on-religious-conversion-being-vulnerable-and-the-power-of-myths
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
01:47 What is sacred to you? Martin Shaw and Felix Marquardt’s answers.
06:59 Martin’s childhood: Christianity, punk rock, and holding onto conscience
10:26 Martin – turning down a career in music, tent living, and rediscovering myths
21:11 Martin – A hundred and one nights on Dartmoor and a transformational experience
30:36 Felix’s childhood: toxic French secularism, fear of eternity, and escapism through drugs
36:58 Felix – Faith through recovery, the 12 Step movement, and showing reverence for synchronicity
49:50 Black Elephant: well-sealed vessels, breaking down barriers and trading growth for depth
57:23 The Black Elephant Question: common ground beyond the topical and the superficial
01:09:13 Reflection and Outro
*****
The Sacred is a podcast produced by the think tank Theos. Be sure to connect with us below to stay up-to-date with all our content, research and events.
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Instagram: instagram.com/elizabethsaraholdfield
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Website: theosthinktank.co.uk
CHECK OUT OUR PODCASTS
The Sacred: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-sacred/id1326888108
Reading Our Times: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/reading-our-times/id1530952185
