• S11 Bonus Episode - What Kind of Church/Kyōkai is Kiitsu Kyōkai? by Imaoka Shin'ichirō
    Jan 12 2026

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    The full text of this podcast can be found in the transcript of this edition, or at the following link:

    https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/e/2PACX-1vTgvwLgEa8a258r6GYosYiGzEHL0i-GP5JkDRDylt9cvd86eQtzE6G5Kco8f1AuuhrgLgbydOBYX356/pub?pli=1#h.3fykvwpqs1ew

    More information about Imaoka Shin-ichirō (1881-1988) can be found at this link:

    https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/p/free-religion.html

    And information about a modern, online, Kiitsu Kyōkai, can be found at this link:

    https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/p/kiitsu-kyokai.html

    Please feel free to post any comments you have about this episode there.

    Opening Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J. Brown and played by Chris Ingham (piano), Paul Higgs (trumpet), Russ Morgan (drums) and Andrew J. Brown (double bass)

    Thanks for listening. Just a reminder that the texts of all these podcasts are available on my blog. You'll also find there a brief biography, info about my career as a musician, & some photography. Feel free to drop by & say hello. Email: caute.brown[at]gmail.com

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    12 mins
  • S11 #13 - From Nostalgia to Hüzün - Rethinking Our Free-Religious Path - A thought for the day
    Jan 9 2026

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    The full text of this podcast with all the links mentioned in it can be found in the transcript of this edition, or at the following link:

    https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2026/01/from-nostalgia-to-huzun-rethinking-our.html

    Please feel free to post any comments you have about this episode there.

    Opening Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J. Brown and played by Chris Ingham (piano), Paul Higgs (trumpet), Russ Morgan (drums) and Andrew J. Brown (double bass)

    Thanks for listening. Just a reminder that the texts of all these podcasts are available on my blog. You'll also find there a brief biography, info about my career as a musician, & some photography. Feel free to drop by & say hello. Email: caute.brown[at]gmail.com

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    11 mins
  • S11 Bonus Episode - Such Largness—The Quiet Opening of Imaoka Shin’ichirō’s Free-Religion
    Jan 3 2026

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    The full text of this podcast with all the links mentioned in it can be found in the transcript of this edition, or at the following link:

    https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2025/12/such-largnessthe-quiet-opening-of.html

    Please feel free to post any comments you have about this episode there.

    Opening Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J. Brown and played by Chris Ingham (piano), Paul Higgs (trumpet), Russ Morgan (drums) and Andrew J. Brown (double bass)

    Thanks for listening. Just a reminder that the texts of all these podcasts are available on my blog. You'll also find there a brief biography, info about my career as a musician, & some photography. Feel free to drop by & say hello. Email: caute.brown[at]gmail.com

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    20 mins
  • S11 #12 - TFTD - Reigniting our free-religious tradition - from being to buildings and back again - A thought for the day
    Jan 2 2026

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    The full text of this podcast with all the links mentioned in it can be found in the transcript of this edition, or at the following link:

    https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2026/01/reigniting-our-free-religious-tradition.html

    Please feel free to post any comments you have about this episode there.

    Opening Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J. Brown and played by Chris Ingham (piano), Paul Higgs (trumpet), Russ Morgan (drums) and Andrew J. Brown (double bass)

    Thanks for listening. Just a reminder that the texts of all these podcasts are available on my blog. You'll also find there a brief biography, info about my career as a musician, & some photography. Feel free to drop by & say hello. Email: caute.brown[at]gmail.com

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    12 mins
  • S11 #11 - A philosophy of wonder born of an ancient disappointment - A thought for the day
    Dec 27 2025

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    The full text of this podcast with all the links mentioned in it can be found in the transcript of this edition, or at the following link:

    https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-philosophy-of-wonder-born-of-ancient.html

    Please feel free to post any comments you have about this episode there.

    Opening Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J. Brown and played by Chris Ingham (piano), Paul Higgs (trumpet), Russ Morgan (drums) and Andrew J. Brown (double bass)

    Thanks for listening. Just a reminder that the texts of all these podcasts are available on my blog. You'll also find there a brief biography, info about my career as a musician, & some photography. Feel free to drop by & say hello. Email: caute.brown[at]gmail.com

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    12 mins
  • S11 #10 - Celebrating Christmas Day without a founder - Jesus, Buddha and the Great Life - A thought for the day
    Dec 24 2025

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    The full text of this podcast with all the links mentioned in it can be found in the transcript of this edition, or at the following link:

    https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2025/12/celebrating-christmas-day-without.html

    Please feel free to post any comments you have about this episode there.

    Opening Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J. Brown and played by Chris Ingham (piano), Paul Higgs (trumpet), Russ Morgan (drums) and Andrew J. Brown (double bass)

    Concluding Music, "Silent Night" played by Andrew J. Brown (guitar and double-bass), recorded on Christmas Eve 2020, during the pandemic lockdown.

    Thanks for listening. Just a reminder that the texts of all these podcasts are available on my blog. You'll also find there a brief biography, info about my career as a musician, & some photography. Feel free to drop by & say hello. Email: caute.brown[at]gmail.com

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    10 mins
  • S11 Bonus Episode - The Eternal Buddha is no one else but the Eternal Christ—a talk given to a United Reformed Church Advent online retreat called “Waiting for the light”
    Nov 30 2025

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    The full text of this podcast with all the links mentioned in it can be found in the transcript of this edition, or at the following link:

    https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-eternal-buddha-is-no-one-else-but.html

    Please feel free to post any comments you have about this episode there.

    Opening Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J. Brown and played by Chris Ingham (piano), Paul Higgs (trumpet), Russ Morgan (drums) and Andrew J. Brown (double bass)

    Thanks for listening. Just a reminder that the texts of all these podcasts are available on my blog. You'll also find there a brief biography, info about my career as a musician, & some photography. Feel free to drop by & say hello. Email: caute.brown[at]gmail.com

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    13 mins
  • S11 Bonus Episode - Who is Christ? (A Christmas Day talk by Imaoka Shin'ichirō)
    Nov 30 2025

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    The full text of this podcast with all the links mentioned in it can be found in the transcript of this edition, or at the following link:

    https://andrewjbrown.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-eternal-buddha-is-no-one-else-but.html

    Please feel free to post any comments you have about this episode there.

    Opening Music, "New Heaven", written by Andrew J. Brown and played by Chris Ingham (piano), Paul Higgs (trumpet), Russ Morgan (drums) and Andrew J. Brown (double bass)

    Thanks for listening. Just a reminder that the texts of all these podcasts are available on my blog. You'll also find there a brief biography, info about my career as a musician, & some photography. Feel free to drop by & say hello. Email: caute.brown[at]gmail.com

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    7 mins