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Andrew Davis - Perspectives on Process Philosophy | Sacred Synergy #13

Andrew M. Davis, PhD is an American process philosopher, theologian, and scholar of the cosmos.  He is research and academic director for the Center for Process Studies [https://ctr4process.org/] where he researches, writes, teaches, and organizes conferences on various aspects of process-relational thought. An advocate of metaphysics and meaning in a hospitable universe, he approaches philosophy as the endeavor to systematically think through what reality must be like because we are a part of it.  He is author, editor, and co-editor of nearly a dozen books including Mind, Value, and Cosmos: On the Relational Nature of Ultimacy (2020); Process Cosmology: New Integrations in Science and Philosophy (2022); Metaphysics of Exo-Life: Toward a Constructive Whiteheadian Cosmotheology (2023); and most recently, Whitehead's Universe: A Prismatic Introduction (2026). Links: https://www.instagram.com/adventure_davis/ [https://www.instagram.com/adventure_davis/] https://www.instagram.com/whiteheadsuniverse/ [https://www.instagram.com/whiteheadsuniverse/] https://www.andrewmdavis.info/ [https://www.andrewmdavis.info/] https://ctr4process.org/ [https://ctr4process.org/] Sacred Synergy Links: BUY SACRED SYNERGY: https://www.paulistpress.com/Products/5782-2/sacred-synergy.aspx Buy Sacred Synergy on AMAZON: https://a.co/d/0h3NDaDE SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@UCd-fU57fNgLb2YgYCClNgKg Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sacred-synergy/id1849705791 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4rq1QfhjbYook8Jcdr0GE5?si=E4-1wTrLTC6iZQ-k1Zp7ew Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/earth_psyche_spirit/ Website: https://andrewdelrossi.com/

Robert Nicastro - The Tension of Tradition and the Future | Sacred Synergy #12

Robert Nicastro, PhD, is the Executive Director of the Center for Christogenesis and is a theologian, teacher, and writer whose research explores the convergence of religion, science, and artificial intelligence. His work focuses on how emerging technologies are reshaping human identity, planetary consciousness, and the future of religious thought. His doctoral dissertation, The Future as Sole Support: Metaphysics, Hyperphysics, and the Theology of Teilhard de Chardin, offers a reinterpretation of Teilhard’s cosmic vision as a compelling metaphysical framework for addressing the complex challenges of the twenty-first century. Robert and I discuss how evolutionary theology had an impact on his vocation and how young theologians are living in a moment of tension between tradition and the future of faith and organized religion. Be sure to consider joining Robert, myself, and others from the Teilhardian communities this November of 2026 for the Center for Christogenesis' 10th Anniversary Conference. Links: christogenesis.org rnicastro (at) christogenesis (dot) org Sacred Synergy Links: BUY SACRED SYNERGY: https://www.paulistpress.com/Products/5782-2/sacred-synergy.aspx SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@UCd-fU57fNgLb2YgYCClNgKg Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sacred-synergy/id1849705791 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4rq1QfhjbYook8Jcdr0GE5?si=E4-1wTrLTC6iZQ-k1Zp7ew Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/earth_psyche_spirit/ Website: https://andrewdelrossi.com/

Joan McManness - Spiritual Embodiment and Evolution | Sacred Synergy #11

Joan grew up in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and her Mennonite upbringing created a heart for the world. She and her husband and three children lived in Indonesia for 13 years. Upon returning to the United States Joan taught English as a foreign language to adults in her Lancaster County, Pennsylvania community. Currently, Joan is exploring new avenues of faith and volunteering at Lancaster city’s welcome desk for refugees and immigrants. In addition to enjoying biking with her husband, she adores her three adult children and loves spending time with her four grandchildren. She is who connected me with Brian McLaren and John Keane, of earlier episodes. We discuss her work with BioSpiritual Focusing and evolutionary spirituality. Links: https://biospiritual.org/ Sacred Synergy Links: BUY SACRED SYNERGY: https://www.paulistpress.com/Products/5782-2/sacred-synergy.aspx SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@UCd-fU57fNgLb2YgYCClNgKg Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sacred-synergy/id1849705791 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4rq1QfhjbYook8Jcdr0GE5?si=E4-1wTrLTC6iZQ-k1Zp7ew Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/earth_psyche_spirit/ Website: https://andrewdelrossi.com/

Kathleen Deignan - The Inner Work of Evolution | Sacred Synergy #10

Kathleen is a Sister of the Congregation of Notre Dame and a theologian, spiritual teacher, author, and songwriter of contemporary liturgical and contemplative music. She was composer-in-residence for Schola Ministries at the former Benedictine Grange for 40 years and is the founding director of the Deignan Institute for Earth and Spirit at Iona University, where she continues to serve as Emerita Professor of Religious Studies. Links: https://www.iona.edu/academics/schools-institutes/kathleen-deignan-cnd-institute-earth-and-spirit [https://www.iona.edu/academics/schools-institutes/kathleen-deignan-cnd-institute-earth-and-spirit] https://www.instagram.com/kpdeignan/ [https://www.instagram.com/kpdeignan/] https://www.facebook.com/kathleen.deignan [https://www.facebook.com/kathleen.deignan] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeyGG2o20TkjWxpDiE9up_g [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeyGG2o20TkjWxpDiE9up_g] https://www.instagram.com/earth_and_spirit_/ [https://www.instagram.com/earth_and_spirit_/] Sacred Synergy Links: SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@UCd-fU57fNgLb2YgYCClNgKg Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sacred-synergy/id1849705791 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4rq1QfhjbYook8Jcdr0GE5?si=E4-1wTrLTC6iZQ-k1Zp7ew Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/earth_psyche_spirit/ Website: https://andrewdelrossi.com/ Paulist Spring/Summer 2026: https://www.paulistpress.com/Promotions/catalogs/PP_Trade_Catalog.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawREzrFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFuQkdjeFJjVHA5N2I5OUhPc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHiEwEHr-Oe4a-q68JZ3lvHqz1D0KygP7M-Wd9HamBdmNn3EM4PXU6gBqXJ5z_aem_AIVF8ks7Y8BMUaqM5CUxIw

Jason Willits - Service and Stewardship on the Front | Sacred Synergy #9

Jason Willits deployed with the US Army to the highways of Iraq one year after the invasion, the battle of Fallujah, and the Abu Ghraib scandal. He was also deployed to Afghanistan at the start of the largest Special Operations mission since Vietnam: training and arming the Afghan Local Police in 2011. Osama Bin Laden was killed halfway through his Afghan tour. He has most recently worked to develop Resilience Training for AmeriCorps, is working to complete a Masters in Theology, and is actively involved with the VA and has been part of a pilot group focusing on healing Moral Injury. Links: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jasonwillits1755 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jawillits Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jwillits Sacred Synergy Links: SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@UCd-fU57fNgLb2YgYCClNgKg Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sacred-synergy/id1849705791 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4rq1QfhjbYook8Jcdr0GE5?si=E4-1wTrLTC6iZQ-k1Zp7ew Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/earth_psyche_spirit/ Website: https://andrewdelrossi.com/ Paulist Spring/Summer 2026: https://www.paulistpress.com/Promotions/catalogs/PP_Trade_Catalog.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawREzrFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFuQkdjeFJjVHA5N2I5OUhPc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHiEwEHr-Oe4a-q68JZ3lvHqz1D0KygP7M-Wd9HamBdmNn3EM4PXU6gBqXJ5z_aem_AIVF8ks7Y8BMUaqM5CUxIw