Category: Culture
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Pilgrim Journey with Professor Curtis Freeman (Podcast)
Read more: Pilgrim Journey with Professor Curtis Freeman (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Professor Curtis Freeman, who is Ruth D. Duncan Director of the Baptist House of Studies and Research Professor of Theology and Baptist Studies at Duke Divinity School, and he’s the author of Pilgrim Letters, and the book that we’re excited to discuss in this episode, Pilgrim Journey. In our…
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Multilingual Church with Dr. Jonathan Downie (Podcast)
Read more: Multilingual Church with Dr. Jonathan Downie (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Dr. Jonathan Downie (PhD, Heriot-Watt University), who is a Consultant Interpreter and Researcher in Multilingual Churches, and the author of Multilingual Church: Strategies for Making Disciples in All Languages (w/ William Carey Publishing). Over the course of our conversation, Dr. Downie articulates the importance of multilingualism as something that…
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Jesus Was A Refugee with Dr. Barnabas Aspray (Podcast)
Read more: Jesus Was A Refugee with Dr. Barnabas Aspray (Podcast)Dr. Barnabas Aspray is Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology at St. Mary’s Seminary and University in Baltimore, MD and the author of a recent article in the academic journal, Modern Theology, called “Jesus Was A Refugee: Unpacking the Theological Implications.” In this episode Dr. Aspray addresses the topic of the refugee crisis around the world…
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Trauma & The Trinity with Rev. Dr. Scott Harrower (Podcast)
Read more: Trauma & The Trinity with Rev. Dr. Scott Harrower (Podcast)CW: violence against children, assault, domestic partner violence, adverse religious experiences, suicide Rev. Dr. Scott Harrower is Lecturer in Christian Thought at Ridley College and an ordained minister in the Anglican Church. In this episode, Revd Dr. Harrower offers a theological response to trauma through the doctrine of the Trinity–reflected in large part in his…
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Trauma-Informed Evangelism with Dr. Elaine Heath and Dr. Charles Kiser (Podcast)
Read more: Trauma-Informed Evangelism with Dr. Elaine Heath and Dr. Charles Kiser (Podcast)CW: adverse religious experiences Dr. Charles Kiser is a pastor and theologian with Storyline Christian Community in Dallas, TX, and Dr. Elanie Heath is the former Dean of Duke Divinity School and the author of The Mystic Way of Evangelism and Loving the Hell Out of Ourselves (and Others). In this episode, we talk about…
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Trauma-Informed Preaching with Dr. Matthew Kim (Podcast)
Read more: Trauma-Informed Preaching with Dr. Matthew Kim (Podcast)CW: murder, depression Dr. Matthew D. Kim is the Professor of Practical Theology; Holder of the Hubert H. and Gladys S. Raborn Chair of Pastoral Leadership at Truett Seminary at Baylor University. In this episode, Dr. Kim introduces us to his book Preaching to People in Pain (Baker Academic, 2021) and his broader philosophies around…
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PIVOT with Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer (Podcast)
Read more: PIVOT with Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer (Podcast)CW: adverse religious experiences, church-related trauma, narcissistic leaders Dr. Scot McKnight is Professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary and Laura Barringer is an author and a Kindergarten Teacher. In this episode, they summarize their two recent books (A Church Called Tov and Pivot). In the first part, in light of abuse related to Willow…
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Trauma & Moral Injury with Dr. Brian Powers (Podcast)
Read more: Trauma & Moral Injury with Dr. Brian Powers (Podcast)CW: wartime violence, civilian casualities, suicide Dr. Brian Powers is Vann Fellow in Christianity and the Armed Forces and Executive Director of the International Centre for Moral Injury at Durham University. In this episode Dr. Powers defines the term “moral injury” and helps us to understand some of the applications of this term with respect…
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Ecological Trauma with Dr. Tim Middleton (Podcast)
Read more: Ecological Trauma with Dr. Tim Middleton (Podcast)Dr. Tim Middleton is Tutorial Fellow in Theology & Director of the Centre for Baptist Studies at Regent’s Park College at Oxford University. In this episode, we talk about ecological trauma—the trauma experienced by the earth and as a result of climate change and other ecological conditions. Dr. Middleton explains how his work intersects with…
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Racial Trauma with Pastor Juliet Liu
Read more: Racial Trauma with Pastor Juliet LiuCW: microaggressions, institutional trauma, intergenerational trauma Pastor Juliet Liu is a co-pastor of Life on the Vine in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, and she serves as Chair of the Board for Missio Alliance. In this episode, we talk about what constitutes racial trauma, how this occurs differently in different environments, how intergenerational trauma affects…
