Destroyer of the gods! Larry Hurtado talks early church distinctiveness.

After you hear this interview you are gonna want to get Hurtado's new book Destroyer of gods. In the conversation we discuss just what made Christianity a distinctive religion in the Roman empire and what came to distinguish Christianity from Judaism. What Hurtado does a great job explaining … Read more about Destroyer of the gods! Larry Hurtado talks early church distinctiveness.

Resurrection-al

On today’s TNT podcast a well-meaning caller tries to close the gap between Tripp and my perspectives by appealing to Whitehead’s process view (minute 55). Let me try to articulate my perspective as quickly and clearly as possible so that there are no misunderstandings – even if you disagree with … Read more about Resurrection-al

Walter Brueggemann on the Prophetic Imagination [Barrel Aged]

Walter Brueggemann is a living legend in Biblical Studies. In this Barrel Aged podcast we pull out an interview with Dr. Brueggemann from the middle of the 2008 Presidential campaign. During the podcast we discuss his most influential text and required reading in every decent seminary The Prophetic … Read more about Walter Brueggemann on the Prophetic Imagination [Barrel Aged]

Paul: Rupture, Revelation, & Revolution [High Gravity class w/ Peter Rollins]

Peter Rollins and I may not be able to do atheism for lent this year because we are going to be reading the Apostle Paul... along with some philosophers who are into Paul. You should think about joining us in this High Gravity online class. It's over 10 hours of geekdom streamed to your computer on … Read more about Paul: Rupture, Revelation, & Revolution [High Gravity class w/ Peter Rollins]

S is for Salvation

Are you saved? Salvation is one of those words we sing about and talk about a lot in the church but rarely define. During my teen youth group years, salvation was laid out like some kind of religious multi-level marketing program. Get saved by saying some spiritual words during an altar call, … Read more about S is for Salvation

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