Is the Bible the unembellished Word of God or the product of human agency? There are different answers to that question. And they lie at the heart of this book's powerful exploration of the fraught ways in which money, race and power shape the story of Christianity in American public life. The authors' subject is the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC: ar ... Show More
Apr 21
James Bultema, "Free Enough to Grow: The Turkish Protestant Movement, 1961-2016" (Springer, 2026)
In Free Enough to Grow: The Turkish Protestant Movement, 1961-2016 (Springer Nature, 2026), James Bultema identifies and investigates four central factors that gave rise to the Turkish Protestant movement in the latter half of the twentieth century and the early years of the twen ... Show More
1 h
Apr 11
Joanna Kline, "Narrative Analogy in the David Story" (Mohr Siebeck, 2024)
Have you ever heard echoes of the Genesis patriarchs in the story of David? If so, you're not alone! Join us as we speak with Joanna Kline about her monograph, Narrative Analogy in the David Story (Mohr Siebeck, 2024) where she brings out parallels between Genesis 22-50 and 1 Sa ... Show More
18m 52s
Apr 8
S5E5 The Gospel According to Josephus: On the Final Days of Jesus Christ with Thomas C. Schmidt
In this fifth episode of Season 5, I interview Professor Thomas C. Schmidt, a historian who focuses on the New Testament, Patristics, and Eastern Christianity. An Associate Professor at Fairfield University, he is currently a 2025-2026 Visiting Fellow at the James Madison Program ... Show More
58m 53s
Feb 2024
Should Our Churches Be Political? (Alan Strange)
In today's episode, Alan Strange unpacks the doctrine of the spirituality of the church and discusses its implications for our world today.
Alan D. Strange is professor of church history at Mid-America Reformed Seminary, a conference speaker, and the author of various works, incl ... Show More
38m 11s
Jan 2025
Stephen T. Pardue, "Why Evangelical Theology Needs the Global Church" (Baker Group, 2024)
Christian theologians and students are aware that evangelicals in the Majority World now outnumber those in North America and Europe, and many want to know more about emerging voices in the global church. At the same time, these voices are largely absent from Western evangelical ... Show More
59m 33s