Episodes
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Finding God in Our Pain & Weakness: Reconciling Body & Spirit - Liuan Huska
30 January 2021 | 54 mins 42 secs
Liuan Huska talks about her spiritual journey, struggles with chronic pain and feeling misunderstood, the spiritual pain of feeling dismissed by God, managing her mental health, how disability theologians address wholeness, ways our understanding of God can change during these darkest moments, and ways to better listen to those who are hurting around us.
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The Life, Theology & Faith of J.I. Packer - Dr. Alister E. McGrath
22 January 2021 | 48 mins 14 secs
Dr. Alister E. McGrath discusses why he decided to write a biography on Packer's life and faith. He discusses Packer's thoughtful decision to teach at Regent College, why his book "Knowing God" became a bestseller, why Packer loved reading the Puritan writers, his thoughts on theistic evolution, why he didn't like the term "inerrancy" to describe the trustworthiness of the Bible, why he signed the evangelical and catholics together document, his views on aging, going blind and finding hope in God.
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Social Justice, Latinx Theology & The Brown Church - Dr. Robert Chao Romero
16 January 2021 | 53 mins 25 secs
Dr. Robert Chao Romero talks with us about the role that the Latina/o church has played to fight oppression throughout history. He discusses why a percentage Hispanic voters supported Trump, despite his policies and ideas that have been used to hurt Brown communities.
He addresses the history of racism and colonialism in Latin America and tells the story of Antonio de Montesinos, a Dominican Friar who preached sermons to denounce colonists who were enslaving and abusing indigenous people in the Caribbean back in 1511. He talks about the role of faith in the life of Cesar Chavez. We also discuss his book "The Brown Church: Five Centuries of Latina/o Social Justice, Theology & Identity," which docmuments the various ways our Latinx church has fought oppression throughout history.
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Meditating on the Gospels: Lyrical Reflections on the Life of Jesus – Michael Card
11 January 2021 | 48 mins 26 secs
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Art and Faith: A Theology of Making - Makoto Fujimura
16 December 2020 | 43 mins 1 sec
We're honored to learn from Makoto Fujimura about his book "Art and Faith: A Theology of Making," published by Yale University Press.
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African American Readings of Paul: Reception, Resistance & Transformation - Dr. Lisa M. Bowens
24 November 2020 | 54 mins 38 secs
Dr. Lisa M. Bowens at Princeton Theological Seminary talks about her new book entitled "African American Readings of Paul: Reception, Resistance & Transformation” which provide a historical, theological and biblical analysis of interpretations of Paul by African Americans from the early 1700s to the mid-twentieth century -- and deals with the passages from Paul directing slaves to obey their masters.
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A Biblical & Systematic Theology for Women’s Ordination – Dr. William Witt
17 November 2020 | 57 mins 44 secs
We’re honored to learn from Dr. William Witt about his book “Icons of Christ: A Biblical and Systematic Theology for Women’s Ordination” from Baylor Press where he provides an analysis of the various arguments used by Protestants and Catholics against woman’s ordination as well as the biblical and theological cases for women’s ordination to the offices of both word and sacrament.
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Importance of Early Church Writings for Biblical Interpretation - Dr. Matthew J. Thomas
12 November 2020 | 34 mins 29 secs
Matthew J. Thomas earned his PhD at Oxford University and serves as assistant professor of biblical studies at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in Berkeley, California and an instructor in theology at Regent College. His undergraduate work was done at Pepperdine University.
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Beyond Old & New Perspectives On Paul - Dr. Matthew J. Thomas at Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology
9 November 2020 | 45 mins 40 secs
Matthew J. Thomas earned his PhD at Oxford University and serves as assistant professor of biblical studies at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in Berkeley, California and an instructor in theology at Regent College. His undergraduate work was done at Pepperdine University.
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Dangerous Religious Ideas in Judaism, Christianity & Islam - Rabbi Rachel S. Mikva
3 November 2020 | 47 mins 23 secs
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Jewish & Christian Views on Monotheism, Original Sin & Use of the Torah
29 October 2020 | 30 mins 23 secs
We're honored to learn from Dr. Amy-Jill Levine and Dr. Marc Zvi Brettler in this week's podcast about their latest book "The Bible With and Without Jesus: How Jews and Christians Read the Same Stories Differently."
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How Jews & Christians Read the Same Stories Differently
27 October 2020 | 33 mins 2 secs
We're honored to learn from Dr. Amy-Jill Levine and Dr. Marc Zvi Brettler in this week's podcast about their latest book "The Bible With and Without Jesus: How Jews and Christians Read the Same Stories Differently."