Delgado Podcast

Conversations on Spirituality, Social Justice & Scriptures

About the show

Conversations with academics, authors, artists and people who challenge our thinking and help us grow in empathy and compassion. Reach out @DelgadoPodcast on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.

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Episodes

  • Spiritual Direction, Dealing with Dark Nights & Psalm Reading - N.T. Wright

    22 October 2020  |  25 mins 47 secs

    We continue our conversation with N.T. Wright about his book "Broken Signposts." This episode is focused on understanding the benefits of working with a spiritual director -- and ways they can assist us in understanding how God may be working in our lives. Spiritual directors can track your spiritual seasons and assist during dark nights of the soul and periods when you are feeling broken or distraught. Dr. Wright also shares why daily Psalm reading is a helpful practice to see the spiritual highs and lows that are part of the Christian life.

  • Self-Knowledge, Gnosticism & Broken Spirituality - N.T. Wright

    20 October 2020  |  31 mins 19 secs

    N.T. Wright discusses his motivations for writing his new book "Broken Signposts: How Christianity Makes Sense of the World" and shares insights into ways spirituality has become fractured in society, along with a rise in gnosticism and narcissism.

  • Reading the Bible Critically & Devotionally (Part 2) w/ Dr.. Walter Moberly

    14 October 2020  |  33 mins 15 secs

    In this episode, Dr. Moberly talks with us about the importance of grief and laments in the Old Testament -- and how these passages can speak to us during our own grieving processes. He also shares why Scripture reading should be an adventure and how the Bible expresses truth in a variety of ways: poetry, narrative, stories, humor and even through intentional contradictions.

  • Reading the Old Testament Critically & Devotionally - Dr. Walter Moberly (Part 1)

    7 October 2020  |  35 mins 5 secs

    We're honored to learn from Dr. Walter Moberly about ways to understand the Old Testament -- and to learn about his latest book: The God of the Old Testament: Encountering the Divine in Christian Scripture, wherein he writes about eight key Old Testament passages that give us insights into the nature of God in Christian Scriptures.

  • New Perspectives on the Letter to Galatians - Dr. Jeremy Wade Barrier (Part 2)

    2 October 2020  |  31 mins 25 secs

    This is part two of our discussion with Dr. Jeremy Wade Barrier about his twelve-year journey researching ancient manuscripts and writing his latest book “Witch Hunt in Galatia,” a book providing a new perspective on ways to understand Paul’s letter to the Galatians.

  • New Perspectives on Paul & Letter to Galatians - Dr. Jeremy Wade Barrier (Part 1)

    27 September 2020  |  36 mins 36 secs
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    A discussion with Dr. Jeremy Wade Barrier about his twelve-year journey researching ancient manuscripts and writing his latest book “Witch Hunt in Galatia,” a book providing a new perspective on ways to understand Paul’s letter to the Galatians.

  • Dr. John Barton: History of the Bible (Part 2)

    20 September 2020  |  36 mins 44 secs
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    This is part two of our conversation with Dr. John Barton about his latest book "A History of the Bible: The Story of the World's Most Influential Book."

  • Dr. John Barton: History of the Bible (Part 1)

    14 September 2020  |  31 mins 34 secs
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    In this episode, we chat with Dr. John Barton about his latest book "A History of the Bible: The Story of the World's Most Influential Book."