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Emotion in Early Christianity with Professor Andrew Crislip (Podcast)
Read more: Emotion in Early Christianity with Professor Andrew Crislip (Podcast)In this episode, we’re joined by Prof. Andrew Crislip, who is Blake Chair in the History of Christianity at Virginia Commonwealth University, and the author of Emotion in Early Christianity (published by Eerdmans). In our conversation, Prof. Crislip talks with us about what emotions really are, what early Christians thought about five key emotions, and…
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The Mary We Forgot with Professor Jennifer Powell McNutt (Podcast)
Read more: The Mary We Forgot with Professor Jennifer Powell McNutt (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Jennifer Powell McNutt, who is the Franklin S. Dyrness Chair of Biblical and Theological Studies and Professor of Theology and History of Christianity at Wheaton College and the author of the book that we discuss in this episode, The Mary We Forgot: What the Apostle to the Apostles Teaches…
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The Christian Invention of the Jewish Executioners of Jesus with Dr. J. Christopher Edwards (Podcast)
Read more: The Christian Invention of the Jewish Executioners of Jesus with Dr. J. Christopher Edwards (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Dr. J. Christopher Edwards, who is Professor of Religious Studies at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York, to talk about his new book, Crucified: The Christian Invention of the Jewish Executioners of Jesus (published by Fortress Press). The present conversation addresses a very difficult topic, but an important…
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Christ the Center with Dr. Tomas Bokedal (Podcast)
Read more: Christ the Center with Dr. Tomas Bokedal (Podcast)In this episode we are joined by Dr. Tomas Bokedal, who is Lecturer in New Testament at University of Aberdeen (Scotland) and Associate Professor in New Testament at NLA University College (Bergen, Norway), and the author of the book that we discuss in this episode, Christ the Center: How the Rule of Faith, the Nomina…
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Early Christian Protagonists and their Impairments with Dr. Kylie Crabbe (Podcast)
Read more: Early Christian Protagonists and their Impairments with Dr. Kylie Crabbe (Podcast)Alt txt: photo including the title of the episode next to images of our guest, Dr. Kylie Crabbe, a few of our co-hosts, Dr. John Anthony Dunne, Stephanie Kate Judd, and Rev. Dr. Chris Porter. Continuing our series on disability and theology, we conclude our look at textual matters within this series by looking at…
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Hell & Disability in Early Christian Literature with Dr. Meghan Henning (Podcast)
Read more: Hell & Disability in Early Christian Literature with Dr. Meghan Henning (Podcast)ALT txt: photo of our guest Dr. Meghan Henning and two of our co-hosts: Dr. John Anthony Dunne and Stephanie Kate Judd with the title of the episode: “Hell & Disability in Early Christian Literature with Dr. Meghan Henning.” Continuing our series on Disability & Theology we are joined by Dr. Meghan Henning to talk…
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Celebrating Prof. N. T. Wright: One God, One People, One Future
Read more: Celebrating Prof. N. T. Wright: One God, One People, One FutureOne week ago I had the privilege of presenting Prof. N. T. Wright with a Festschrift (German for ‘celebration writing’), which is a sub-genre of scholarly books comprised of essays from former students, colleagues, and long-time friends. This kind of book celebrates the contributions of a particular scholar, typically on the occasion of a major birthday or…
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Our New Book: Ancient Readers and Their Scriptures
Read more: Our New Book: Ancient Readers and Their ScripturesI am thrilled to say that our new book is finally out, Ancient Readers and Their Scriptures: Engaging the Hebrew Bible in Early Judaism and Christianity. The book was published by Brill just a few weeks ago and will be on display just in time for the annual meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature beginning this weekend in…
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Should Christians join the Military? A Forgotten Perspective
Read more: Should Christians join the Military? A Forgotten PerspectiveI have hesitated to write this post for some time now. Military service holds a special place of honor in American society. Veterans are our heroes, and everyone who joins the military gives up their life. Some sacrifice their lives unto death, while the rest forsake their homes, their families, their friends, and a “normal”…
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Review of The Jesus Movement and Its Expansion: Meaning and Mission by Seán Freyne
Read more: Review of The Jesus Movement and Its Expansion: Meaning and Mission by Seán FreyneSeán Freyne. The Jesus Movement and Its Expansion: Meaning and Mission. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2014. xii + 383 pp. Paperback. $35.00. ISBN: 9780802867865. The Jesus Movement and Its Expansion is the final work by the late Seán Freyne, who at the time of his death was Emeritus Professor of Theology at Trinity College, Dublin. Freyne…