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Drunk with Professor Edward Slingerland
Read more: Drunk with Professor Edward SlingerlandCW: Adult themes and language. In this episode we’re joined by Professor Edward Slingerland, who is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Distinguished University Scholar and Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia, and the author of Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization (published by Little,…
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Wine & Christian Spirituality with Dr. Gisela Kreglinger
Read more: Wine & Christian Spirituality with Dr. Gisela KreglingerIn this episode we’re joined by Dr. Gisela Kreglinger, who is the author of several books on wine, namely, The Spirituality of Wine (with Eerdmans), The Soul of Wine (with IVP), and most recently, Cup Overflowing: Wine’s Place in Faith, Feasting, and Fellowship (with Zondervan Reflective). In this conversation we discuss the nature of wine…
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Ascetic Eucharists with the Very Rev’d Dr. Andrew McGowan
Read more: Ascetic Eucharists with the Very Rev’d Dr. Andrew McGowanIn this episode we’re joined by the Very Rev’d Dr. Andrew McGowan, an Anglican priest, Dean and President of the Berkeley Divinity School of Yale University and the McFaddin Professor of Anglican Studies and Pastoral Theology, and he’s the author of Ascetic Eucharists: Food and Drink in Early Christian Ritual Meals (with Oxford University Press)….
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Drinking with the Saints with Professor Michael Foley (Podcast)
Read more: Drinking with the Saints with Professor Michael Foley (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Professor Michael Foley, who is Professor of Patristics in the Great Texts program at Baylor University, and the author of Drinking with the Saints: The Sinner’s Guide to a Holy Happy Hour (published by Regnery History). Professor explains how is book is designed to pair beer, wine, and cocktail recipes…
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Alcohol in the Bible: Part Two (The New Testament)
Read more: Alcohol in the Bible: Part Two (The New Testament)Last week I posted an entry on alcohol in the OT and you are personally invited to read my former post before reading this if you have not done so, since the NT builds on a lot of the same theological imagery. I’m not sure what the general assumption of most Christians would be; whether…
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Alcohol in the Bible: Part One (The Old Testament)
Read more: Alcohol in the Bible: Part One (The Old Testament)“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” This quote, uttered by Benjamin Franklin, is closer to the mark than most Christians may realize. Growing up in a fairly conservative evangelical tradition (albeit in Las Vegas!), I was basically raised to believe that alcohol was evil. Period. The Bible was…