Dan Sherven InterviewsMatthieu Pageau speaks about his upcoming book, which has the working title: The Language of Renewal.
Matthieu Pageau is the author of The Language of Creation: Cosmic Symbolism in Genesis: A Commentary.
“The Language of Creation is a commentary on the primeval stories from the book of Genesis. It is often difficult to recognize the spiritual wisdom contained in these narratives because the current scientific worldview is deeply rooted in materialism.”
Materialism is the view that there is only matter, and spirit does not exist. The Language of Creation looks at Genesis from a spiritual view.
“The Language of Creation demonstrates why these stories are foundational to western science and civilization. It rediscovers the archaic cosmic patterns of heaven, earth, time, and space, and sees them repeated at different levels of reality.”
Dan Sherven is the author of four books, including the number one bestseller Classified: Off the Beat ‘N Path and Uncreated Light. Sherven is also an award-winning journalist, writing for several publications. Find Sherven’s work: https://linktr.ee/dansherven
Matthieu Pageau: The Language of RenewalDan Sherven Interviews2024-09-13 | Matthieu Pageau speaks about his upcoming book, which has the working title: The Language of Renewal.
Matthieu Pageau is the author of The Language of Creation: Cosmic Symbolism in Genesis: A Commentary.
“The Language of Creation is a commentary on the primeval stories from the book of Genesis. It is often difficult to recognize the spiritual wisdom contained in these narratives because the current scientific worldview is deeply rooted in materialism.”
Materialism is the view that there is only matter, and spirit does not exist. The Language of Creation looks at Genesis from a spiritual view.
“The Language of Creation demonstrates why these stories are foundational to western science and civilization. It rediscovers the archaic cosmic patterns of heaven, earth, time, and space, and sees them repeated at different levels of reality.”
Dan Sherven is the author of four books, including the number one bestseller Classified: Off the Beat ‘N Path and Uncreated Light. Sherven is also an award-winning journalist, writing for several publications. Find Sherven’s work: https://linktr.ee/danshervenTammy Peterson: Praying to Whats Best in MothersDan Sherven Interviews2024-02-14 | Tammy Peterson is a public speaker, podcaster, registered massage therapist, cancer survivor, and wife of Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson. Tammy is also a catechumen in the Catholic Church, meaning she is on the path to full communion with the Catholic Church.
Dan Sherven is the author of four books, including the number one bestseller Classified: Off the Beat ‘N Path and Uncreated Light. Sherven is also an award-winning journalist, writing for several publications. Find Sherven’s work at: https://linktr.ee/danshervenDan Innes on Bipolar Disorder and Hip-HopDan Sherven Interviews2024-01-09 | In 2005, Dan Innes started working in human services and the mental health field. He’s been a client in the mental health system since 1998. Innes formerly rapped under the name ThatmanDan. He began writing raps at the age of 11, around 1991. And in 2015, he started rapping for others.
Dan Sherven is the author of four books, including the number one bestseller Classified: Off the Beat ‘N Path and Uncreated Light. Sherven is also an award-winning journalist, writing for several publications. Find Sherven’s work at: https://linktr.ee/danshervenUncreated Light: Dan Shervens New BookDan Sherven Interviews2023-12-27 | “When Paul is killed by a drunk driver, while walking on a lonely stretch of prairie highway, he begins a journey through the afterlife to save himself and his loved ones.”
Dan Sherven is the author of four books, including the number one bestseller Classified: Off the Beat ‘N Path and Uncreated Light. Sherven is also an award-winning journalist, writing for several publications. Find Sherven’s work at: https://linktr.ee/dansherven
Mitch Sherven is a freelance writer and editor. His work has been featured in several publications. That has included long-form articles on Canadian history and religious symbolism, which will be part of his upcoming book. Read those articles: https://linktr.ee/mitchsherven
Close To The Bone Publishing, an imprint of Gritfiction Ltd: close2thebone.co.uk/wpMitch Bourbonniere: SchizophreniaDan Sherven Interviews2023-11-29 | Mitch Bourbonniere helps the homeless community in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He assists at-risk youth and advocates for missing people. Bourbonniere has received two Governor General Awards and the Order of Manitoba. Additionally, he was awarded the Medal of Bravery for diving into a river to save a young woman’s life. Mitch also cares for an adult son who lives with schizophrenia.
Dan Sherven is the author of three books, including the number one bestseller Classified: Off the Beat ‘N Path. Sherven is also an award-winning journalist, writing for several publications. Find Sherven’s work at: https://linktr.ee/danshervenJonathan Pageau: The Symbolic WorldDan Sherven Interviews2023-07-06 | Jonathan Pageau is a French-Canadian liturgical artist and icon carver. His work has been featured in museums throughout the world. He also has a YouTube channel called The Symbolic World, where he looks at “symbolism in all its forms, from its source in sacred stories and images to contemporary culture and ultimately how it shapes the world we encounter.” Additionally, Pageau edits the Orthodox Arts Journal.
Dan Sherven is the author of three books: Light and Dark, the #1 Amazon Bestseller Classified: Off the Beat ‘N Path and Live to the Point of Tears. He holds a Bachelors of Philosophy and a Bachelors of Journalism. Sherven currently writes for Word on Fire, The Symbolic World, the Homiletic and Pastoral Review, Christian Courier, Luther College and the Archdiocese of Regina.
You can find his work at: https://linktr.ee/dansherven
Timestamps: (Thank you to @lisaonthemargins for providing timestamps.)
00:00:00 - What does it mean for Man to unite heaven and earth? 00:01:11 - Can you talk about how Christianity is unique in having a mediator between God and Man? 00:05:04 - In your Rumpelstiltskin video you were talking about death and glory, how does that relate to Christ being a perfect mediator? 00:09:53 - Is grace the natural state of man according to Orthodoxy? 00:11:40 - What is the Kingdom of Heaven? 00:14:32 - Why is St. Maximus so important? 00:15:52 - Explain the connection between nous and logos? 00:17:39 - Why is St. Gregory of Nyssa so important? 00:20:22 - What does it mean when a person becomes God? 00:22:59 - Would you elaborate on how Christianity solves the problem of unity and multiplicity? 00:26:31 - What's the goal of the work you're doing? 00:30:29 - Can you talk about your and Matthieu's influences on each other? 00:32:23 - Are you older than Matthieu? Is that related to the symbolism of the first born? 00:33:45 - Can you talk about how your life has changed through the work you've been doing with The Symbolic World? (Jordan Peterson as a bridge) 00:38:49 - What made you choose Orthodoxy instead of Catholicism? 00:42:12 - Is it painful that you can't do much iconography anymore? 00:44:05 - What was it like being on Mt. Athos? 00:46:02 - Did you ever think about becoming a monk? 00:46:52 - Why is Christianity needed now so vitally? 00:50:59 - What did you mean by "the West being set up for that"? 00:52:21 - What do you think the resurrection looks like?The Quest for a Spiritual Home: Paul MitchellDan Sherven Interviews2023-06-26 | Paul Mitchell is a physiotherapist at a chronic pain clinic in Regina, Saskatchewan. He recently attended The Quest for a Spiritual Home conference in Chino, California. Paul works with people who are healing from persistent pain. He has a special interest in how the body's natural healing properties are intertwined with movement and how that relates to recovery in complex circumstances.
Dan Sherven is the author of three books: Light and Dark, the #1 Amazon Bestseller Classified: Off the Beat ‘N Path and Live to the Point of Tears. He holds a Bachelors of Philosophy and a Bachelors of Journalism. Sherven currently writes for Word on Fire, The Symbolic World, the Homiletic and Pastoral Review, Christian Courier, Luther College and the Archdiocese of Regina. Find his work at: https://linktr.ee/danshervenThe Quest for a Spiritual Home: Paul Vander Klay and John VandonkDan Sherven Interviews2023-06-16 | John Vandonk was formerly a pastor in the Christian Reformed Church. He enjoyed several other careers along the way; including dairy manager, pool/spa equipment technician and construction work. Vandonk is now retired and when not hanging out with his grandkids, he helps out at CrossPoint CRC. He's also an organizer of estuary, through Estuary Hub.
Paul Vander Klay is a minister in the Christian Reformed Church of North America. He pastors Living Stones CRC in Sacramento, California. And his YouTube channel has more than 25,000 subscribers; with videos on Christianity; the meaning crisis and popular intellectual discourse.
Dan Sherven is the author of three books: Light and Dark, the #1 Amazon Bestseller Classified: Off the Beat ‘N Path and Live to the Point of Tears. He holds a Bachelors of Philosophy and a Bachelors of Journalism. Sherven currently writes for Word on Fire, The Symbolic World, the Homiletic and Pastoral Review, Christian Courier, Luther College and the Archdiocese of Regina.
You can find Sherven’s work at: https://linktr.ee/danshervenDr. Brett Salkeld: Catholic Theology and Eastern Orthodoxy (Dan Sherven)Dan Sherven Interviews2023-05-31 | Dr. Brett Salkeld is Archdiocesan Theologian for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Regina, where he is responsible for deacon formation. Brett is the author of: Can Catholics and Evangelicals Agree about Purgatory and the Last Judgment? How Far Can We Go? A Catholic Guide to Sex and Dating (with Leah Perrault) and Transubstantiation: Theology, History, and Christian Unity. His newest book is Educating for Eternity: A Teacher’s Companion for Making Every Class Catholic.
Dan Sherven is the author of three books: Light and Dark, the #1 Amazon Bestseller Classified: Off the Beat ‘N Path and Live to the Point of Tears. He holds a Bachelors of Philosophy and a Bachelors of Journalism. Sherven currently writes for Word on Fire, The Symbolic World, the Homiletic and Pastoral Review, Christian Courier, Luther College and the Archdiocese of Regina.
Here you can find his work: https://linktr.ee/danshervenBishop Maximus of Pelagonia: Eastern Orthodoxy and the Meaning Crisis (Dan Sherven)Dan Sherven Interviews2023-03-31 | Bishop Maximus of Pelagonia is under the Holy Synod of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece. He is the Superior of the Hermitage of St. Ignatius, an Orthodox monastery on a mountain in Guatemala. And Bishop Maximus does missionary work in Africa and Latin America. He also teaches at St. Photios Orthodox Theological Seminary in California.
Dan Sherven is the author of three books: Light and Dark, the #1 Amazon Bestseller Classified: Off the Beat ‘N Path and Live to the Point of Tears. He holds a Bachelor’s of Philosophy and a Bachelor’s of Journalism. Sherven currently writes for Word on Fire, The Symbolic World, the Homiletic and Pastoral Review, Luther College, and the Archdiocese of Regina.
Here, you can find his work: https://linktr.ee/danshervenPaul Vander Klay: Christian Reformed Church (Dan Sherven)Dan Sherven Interviews2022-11-30 | Paul Vander Klay is a minister in the Christian Reformed Church of North America. He pastors Living Stones CRC, in Sacramento, California. And, his YouTube Channel has more than 20,000 subscribers: with videos on Christianity; the meaning crisis; and popular intellectual discourse.
Dan Sherven is the author of three books: Light and Dark, the #1 Amazon Bestseller Classified: Off the Beat ‘N Path, and Live to the Point of Tears. He holds a Bachelor’s of Philosophy, and a Bachelor’s of Journalism. Sherven currently writes for Word on Fire, The Symbolic World, the Homiletic and Pastoral Review, Luther College, and the Archdiocese of Regina.
Here, you can find his work: https://linktr.ee/danshervenAustin Suggs: Gospel Simplicity (Dan Sherven)Dan Sherven Interviews2022-11-14 | Austin Suggs’ YouTube channel Gospel Simplicity has more than 45,000 subscribers. He’s amassed 3-million views, with videos on all things Christianity.
“Gospel Simplicity began as a YouTube channel in a Moody Bible Institute dorm. It was born out of the central conviction that the gospel is really good news, and I wanted to share that with as many people as possible. The channel has grown and changed over time, but that central conviction has never changed.
“Today, we make content around biblical and theological topics, often interacting with people from across the Christian tradition with the hope of seeking greater unity and introducing people to the beautiful simplicity and transformative power of the gospel, the good news about Jesus.”
Dan Sherven is the author of three books: Light and Dark, the #1 Amazon Bestseller Classified: Off the Beat ‘N Path, and Live to the Point of Tears. He holds a Bachelor’s of Philosophy, and a Bachelor’s of Journalism. Sherven currently writes for Word on Fire, The Symbolic World, the Homiletic and Pastoral Review, Luther College, and the Archdiocese of Regina.
Here, you can find his work: https://linktr.ee/dansherven
(Forgive me for not knowing there are plenty of Protestants in Canada.)Matthieu Pageau: The Language of Creation (Dan Sherven)Dan Sherven Interviews2022-11-07 | Matthieu Pageau is the author of The Language of Creation: Cosmic Symbolism in Genesis: A Commentary.
“The Language of Creation is a commentary on the primeval stories from the book of Genesis. It is often difficult to recognize the spiritual wisdom contained in these narratives because the current scientific worldview is deeply rooted in materialism.”
Materialism is the view that there is only matter, and spirit does not exist. Matthieu’s book looks at Genesis from a spiritual view.
“The Language of Creation demonstrates why these stories are foundational to western science and civilization. It rediscovers the archaic cosmic patterns of heaven, earth, time, and space, and sees them repeated at different levels of reality.”
Dan Sherven is the author of three books: Light and Dark, the #1 Amazon Bestseller Classified: Off the Beat ‘N Path, and Live to the Point of Tears. He holds a Bachelor’s of Philosophy, and a Bachelor’s of Journalism. Sherven currently writes for Word on Fire, The Symbolic World, the Homiletic and Pastoral Review, Luther College, and the Archdiocese of Regina.
Here, you can find his work: https://linktr.ee/danshervenClassified: Off the Beat N Path (Dan Sherven)Dan Sherven Interviews2021-10-21 | Classified speaks with author Dan Sherven about their new book.
Classified: Off the Beat 'N Path is available now.
Off the Beat 'N Path is published by MacIntyre Purcell Publishing: macintyrepurcell.com
Taken from the book's back cover:
"Classified has always marched to the beat of his own drum. His visceral lyrics and authentic voice have echoed the aspirations and disappointments of a whole generation. He is an artist whose ear is always close to the ground.
Classified defied the industry expectation that you must live in L.A. or New York City or Toronto to make it as a rap artist. His life off the beaten track informs all his work. He has literally won every award possible for a recording artist in Canada. He has won for rap recording of the year and has also been producer of the year and studio engineer of the year.
Classified has released 18 studio albums. In total his work has been streamed over 200 million times. He has four platinum singles and three gold singles. Classified has also joined forces with some of the world's most prominent Hip Hop artists, including Snoop Dogg, Raekwon, Royce 5'9, DJ Premier, Joe Budden, Brother Ali, Maestro Fresh Wes and many others."
FULL-CLASS "Classified is a full-class individual -- talented, funny, speaks his mind, everything you hope to encounter in an artist you have heard and liked. Can't wait to read the full origin story, and, of course, can't wait for what comes next." -- Jim Cuddy, Blue Rodeo
FINEST "Class is unquestionably one of our all-time greats. At this point, he is among the finest Canadian producers and songwriters PERIOD." -- SHAD, rapper and broadcaster and host of Hip-Hop Evolution on HBO and Netflix
CREATIVE "Luke is one of the most committed and creative musicians I know and his sense of home resonates through everything he does." -- Joel Plaskett, Juno award winning singer-songwriter