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Peter Rollins returns to the podcast and we have a bunch of fun. Some of Pete's previous visits Peter Rollins Casts Out a Demon & Plans a Middle School Purity Retreat #theologybeercamp Tony Jones & Peter Rollins on #TheGreatDebacle Soapbox Blabbery with Peter Rollins … Read more about Peter Rollins: friends are friends forever

I am pumped to have Andy Root back on the podcast! Plus... we are doing a GIANT BOOK GIVEAWAY...  And.... announcing a special summer reading group - Religion & the Spiritual Crisis: Ministry in a Secular Age. Andrew Root is the Carrie Olson Baalson Professor of Youth and Family … Read more about Andrew Root: Ministry in a Secular Age

Dr. Gerardo Marti is a professor of Sociology at Davidson in North Carolina. His research centers around race-ethnicity, religion, identity, inequality, and social change. Through his research, he works to uncover the dynamics of contemporary issues like diversity, religious innovation, and … Read more about Gerardo Marti: a Sociologist on American Religion

Long time friend of the podcast - Tony Jones - is back. This episode includes a bit of storytelling about origins of the podcast, the emerging church movement, and thoughts about the church post-collapse . Have you heard of the new app ClubHouse? Tony talked me into trying it out this coming … Read more about Tony Jones: the Post-Emergent Church

Dr. Petra Carlsson is an Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Stockholm School of Theology and a minister of the Lutheran Church of Sweden. It was a blast discussing her work and how radical material theology moves between the seminary classroom and the congregation. Be wise and go check … Read more about Petra Carlsson: Radical Material Theology

We just launched a brand new online pop-up learning community - Captial Change with Dr. Joerg Rieger. Over 6 weeks we will explore the intersection of religion and economic justice. To join learn more details and sign up just head over here. Want to get all the class sessions in a podcast feed … Read more about Joerg Rieger: the End of Religion & Business as Usual

"John Polkinghorne said his being a physicist-priest might strike some like being a vegetarian-butcher. But in his writings, speaking, teaching, and ministry, he showed one could affirm the best of both science and theology. John died on March 9, 2021. I was privileged to work with him on several … Read more about On John Polkinghorne: Creation, Prayer, Miracles, and Time

Douglas Ottati joins the podcast for his 5th visit to discuss his new book, A Theology for the Twenty-First Century. This is one of the most significant Protestant Systematic Theologies in years. I absolutely loved it. Of course, I talk about Ottati's Christology in my recent book so I am a bit of a … Read more about Douglas Ottati: Reformed Theology for the 21st Century

This is a special crossover episode with Chase Tibbs from the Faith and Capital podcast. In our conversation, Chase gives 5 reasons to go 'Christian Socialist.' Most theology nerds know that the overwhelming majority of theologians in the 2oth century were socialists. Barth, Tillich, Niebuhr, … Read more about Chase Tibbs: Why Go Christian Socialist?

How do you become a hippie socialist Jesus Freak? Well, this is the story of one of them. Very excited to have Kevin Max on the podcast! Kevin is a four-time Grammy-winning vocalist, whose work began in DC Talk and has since explored a host of different genres from spoken-word, electronica, … Read more about Kevin Max: From DC Talk to Spiritual Cosmonaut

We continue a hardcore lockdown here in Scotland, so I talked two of my co-workers into joining me digitally to answer some of your questions. Just think of it as an audio simulation of a staff lounge conversation. Dr. Joshua Ralston is a Reader in Christian-Muslim Relations here at the … Read more about Staff Lounge Shenanigans with Sarah Lane Ritchie & Joshua Ralston

Friend of the podcast and theological super-star John Thatamanil is back on the podcast to talk about his ohhh sooo good new book Circling the Elephant. We had a bunch of nerdy fun and discussed... the task of comparative theology and its relation to constructive theology why the category of … Read more about John Thatamanil: A Comparative Theology of Religious Diversity