Episode 09: There's a shadow on the door of a cottage on the shore
This is the first episode of a multi-episode series that examines what Professor John Vervaeke has called the Crisis of Meaning. Marc and Kristina begin a discussion outlining what a crisis of meaning may be and there is a massive digression into a debate over whether Religion provides people with meaning, and, as a result, feelings of contentedness and connection. Meaning or purpose is something that Victor Frankl posited was the most important thing in any individual's life and is the crux of logotherapy, a form of psychotherapy that he developed and that is considered one of the three Viennese schools of therapy (along with Freud's and Adler's contributions).
In this series we will be exploring the ways that people have found meaning in their lives. Because our digression into religion took up so much time, we will be dropping a bonus episode by Sunday! See below for links to the things we talk about or reference in this episode. If you find us entertaining we'd appreciate if you would share us with a friend and/or give us a review and a rating on itunes.
https://www.verywellmind.com/an-overview-of-victor-frankl-s-logotherapy-4159308
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/religion-happy-atheism-psychology-faith-belief-emotion-mental-health-christianity-a8766376.html
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/01/31/are-religious-people-happier-healthier-our-new-global-study-explores-this-question/
https://www.youtube.com/user/johnvervaeke
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jan/07/witchcraft-economics-reformation-catholic-protestant-market-share
https://qz.com/1183992/why-europe-was-overrun-by-witch-hunts-in-early-modern-history/
https://books.google.com/books?id=yFloAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA287&lpg=PA287&dq=did+changing+charity+and+alms+giving+lead+to+witchcraft+craze&source=bl&ots=NImCU9uLVd&sig=ACfU3U3Q5ZQUpPU5SQaUyWYePs2ZNNsHoQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiQ_-7xsO_sAhUFxVkKHY0UDgs4ChDoATAFegQIARAC#v=onepage&q=did%20changing%20charity%20and%20alms%20giving%20lead%20to%20witchcraft%20craze&f=false
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5FPPoLqkCk
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