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The Hermit as a Little Church with Br. Christian Matson, PhD (Podcast)
Read more: The Hermit as a Little Church with Br. Christian Matson, PhD (Podcast)In this episode, we’re joined by Br. Christian Matson, Ph.D., who is a Hermit in the Catholic Diocese of Lexington and the director of a theatre company focused on suicide prevention called Earendel Theatricals (earendelonstage.com). Over the course of our conversation, Br. Matson tells us about his unique journey to religious life, first as someone…
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The Dominican Order of Preachers with Rev. Dr. Isaac Augustine Morales (Podcast)
Read more: The Dominican Order of Preachers with Rev. Dr. Isaac Augustine Morales (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Rev. Dr. Isaac Augustine Morales, OP, who is Associate Professor of Theology at Providence College, an ordained Catholic priest, and a member of the Order of Preachers. Over the course of our conversation, Fr. Morales tells us about his journey in joining the Order of Preachers, what is distinct…
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Benedictine Monasticism with Br. John Baptist Santa Ana (Podcast)
Read more: Benedictine Monasticism with Br. John Baptist Santa Ana (Podcast)Carrying on in our series on monasticism and religious orders, in this episode we’re joined by Br. John Baptist Santa Ana, who is a monk in the Benedictine Order at St Andrew’s Abbey in California, and a student at the University of Notre Dame studying Greek Patristics. Over the course of our conversation, Br. John…
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The History of Monasticism with Rev. Dr. Greg Peters (Podcast)
Read more: The History of Monasticism with Rev. Dr. Greg Peters (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by the Rev. Dr. Greg Peters, who is Professor of Medieval and Spiritual Theology in the Torrey Honors College of Biola University, an Anglican priest, and the author of several books on Monasticism, including The Monkhood of All Believers: The Monastic Foundation of Christian Spirituality (published by Baker) and The…
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Experiencing Eastern Orthodoxy and a Recommendation
Read more: Experiencing Eastern Orthodoxy and a RecommendationMany years ago when I was new to biblical faith and largely unaware of other belief systems outside of my own (or at least of the couple congregations I had attended), I met a co-worker who described himself as ‘Eastern Orthodox’. At the time I met him I had been a Christian for only a…
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Christian Beer and the Question of Weed
Read more: Christian Beer and the Question of WeedThis week I’m in Amsterdam for the International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature. Yes, that’s right, a Bible conference in Amsterdam. I can already say that this city is one of my favorites. It is absolutely wonderful. The canals and architecture are picturesque and make me wish I intended to stay longer. Of course,…
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Esther & Canon?
Read more: Esther & Canon?[Update (2/14/2014)—My new book Esther and Her Elusive God: How A Secular Story Functions As Scripture is now available. My posts on this site represent stages in the development of my thinking about Esther. For the full argument check out the book]. The Book of Esther is notoriously difficult. For many Christians this might seem like an…