{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Trinity Forum Conversations","title":"Spiritual Formation Through our Imaginations","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/85945163\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3186,"description":"In this Trinity Forum Conversation, author Lanta Davis, along with special guest host and Trinity Forum Senior Fellow Jessica Hooten Wilson, delve into the power of imagination and its role in our spiritual formation. The discussion centers on Davis's book Becoming by Beholding, which explores Christian imagination through art, literature, and historical practices.\nThese friends and scholars discuss the transformative potential of engaging with sacred art, the virtues, and traditional practices like Lectio Divina:\n\"In Jesus's parables ... He's constantly showing us that there's more hidden behind the surface than we think. The mustard seed is not just a mustard seed. Yeast is not just yeast ... Jesus shows us heavenly meanings ... This is what the incarnation helps us understand, that the divine is not just up above. It's all around us. It's here and now. That when God became matter, all the material world changed because of it.\"\n\nWe hope this conversation will resonate with you as you explore the good, the true, and the beautiful in your own corner of creation. \n\nThis podcast is an edited version of our Online Conversation recorded in March 2025. You can access the full conversation with transcript here.\n\nLearn more about Lanta Davis and Jessica Hooten Wilson.\nEpisode Outline\n00:00 Welcome and Introduction\n04:47 Exploring the Power of Imagination\n05:37 The Concept of Becoming by Beholding\n07:46 Living in an Enchanted World\n10:53 Tradition and the Logic of Eternity\n13:49 Orthodoxy, Orthopraxy, and Orthopathy\n17:22 The Role of Icons and Medieval Bestiaries\n23:25 Lectio Divina and Imaginative Prayer\n27:20 Virtues and Vices: A Deeper Look\n30:38 Understanding Virtue and Its Historical Context\n31:37 The Practicality of Virtue Personifications\n32:32 Teaching Virtues in Everyday Life\n33:50 Exploring Courage Through Art\n36:30 Incorporating Virtue in Contemporary Art\n38:15 Imagination and Its Role in Understanding Reality\n45:28 Scripture, Culture, and the Fruits of the...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/LC6b2lFM_r_3xEJCzvD8r7UblHhgtgss5nBJ4X1mqD4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE3OTk3LzE2MTM1/MzUwNjEtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}